Football

Messi has cut short his holiday to come back and join the treble winners for their pre-season training.

Jovetic will reportedly move back to Italy on a two-year loan deal, with Inter obliged to eventually purchase his full rights for 12 million euros ($13 million).

Real Madrid coach Benitez was a happier man after his side ended its visit to Australia with a 4-1 win over an under-strength Manchester City.

Platini, who was re-elected as UEFA president earlier this year, is likely to decide within the next 10 days or so whether to run, the source added.

City and Fulham agreed on a fee of two million pounds for the 18-year-old forward. Roberts had just a year remaining on his contract at Fulham.

Delph signed a five-year contract with Manchester City less than a week after telling Aston Villa fans he was staying with the Premier League club.

Chhetri is extremely happy to be a part of the tournament revealing his excitement to play alongside the French football great Nicolas Anelka.

Chhetri did not play in the first edition of the ISL as his side Bengaluru FC did not release him and his team-mates.

Blazer was banned for life by FIFA's ethics committee for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime most senior American in world football.

Gerrard said he did not want to play out his days as a "squad" member at Liverpool and had little hesitation signing for the Major League Football team.

Casillas has no objection about the offer, his agent Carlo Cutropia has said, Portuguese press reported on Tuesday.

Louis Van Gaal has expressed his admiration for FC Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi.

Carlos was a member of the Brazilian World Cup squads that reached the final in 1998 and won the tournament in 2002.

Lionel Messi was left reflecting on another bitterly familiar failure on Saturday after Argentina suffered an agonizing penalty shoot-out defeat to Chile in the Copa America final.

Falcao has clinched a deal to stay in the EPL at champions Chelsea on a season-long loan from Monaco despite a lackluster stint at Manchester United.