Football

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been a named a respondent in the legal action being brought against the club by their former team doctor Eva Carneiro for constructive dismissal, sources close to the case said on Monday.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho declined to say on Friday whether he had been given any guarantees about his future if the champions lose at home to Liverpool this weekend.

Belgian striker Christian Benteke is fit for Liverpool's Premier League game away to Chelsea this weekend, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday.

Liverpool head coach Klopp has cracked a joke on his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho ahead of their EPL clash saying that the latter is a nice guy as long as you are not a journalist or a referee.

With the injury set to keep Aguero on the sidelines for a month, Pellegrini is confident he can bank on his other strikers, Wilfried Bony and 19-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho.

The England captain's praise of Smalling comes in the wake of Van Gaal saying the defender could one day captain United, and the 25-year-old has said the manager's influence has been key to his improved performances.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged his players to collectively shake off the fear which engulfs the team every time things go against them.

Kazan silenced the boisterous home crowd when they took the lead through Marko Devic's superb rising finish but a red card in the 36th minute for captain Oleg Kuzmin changed the dynamic of the match and handed Liverpool a route back.

Messi damaged knee ligaments in a La Liga game at the end of September and the prolific Argentina forward is not expected to return until the middle of next month.

Real's Cristiano Ronaldo, who set a club scoring record with his 324th goal on Saturday, will be going in search of his third consecutive World Player of the Year award.

Pune FC rode on India international Jackichand Singh's second minute strike to snap defending champions Atletico de Kolkata's unbeaten run with a 1-0 win and jump to the top of the Indian Super League standings on Saturday.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone believes outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter should remain in charge of the world football governing body despite facing corruption charges.

FIFA has suspended Kuwait's football association over government interference. World soccer's governing body says the sanction against the Kuwait Football Association goes into effect immediately.

Inter started the season with five straight wins but then lost to Fiorentina 4-1 and drew 1-1 at Sampdoria. A win on Sunday would put Inter 11 points clear of four-time defending champion Juventus.

With Madrid and Barcelona both battling injuries and trailing Villarreal at the top of the Spanish league, Benitez is counting on the Portugal forward to start the title charge on Saturday against Levante.

Some Bayern Munich fans are planning to boycott the start of next week's Champions League game at Arsenal in a protest over ticket prices, they said on Thursday.