Football

Germany are still No. 1 in the FIFA rankings despite losing to second-place Argentina in a friendly rematch of their final this month.

After a positive start, when the defensive weakness that wrecked last season appeared to have been ironed out, hopes are high Barcelona can challenge for silverware again.

Losing 4-0 to Manchester United was bad enough for QPR but if the worst comes to the worst they could find themselves playing at minor clubs.

Dortmund, the 2013 Champions League runner-up, will be hosting Arsenal in the competition for the third time in four seasons.

Di Maria and Ander Herrera scored their first goals for United, Rooney and Mata added others and Radamel Falcao had a 23-minute run-out as a substitute for his debut.

Terry was banned and fined for a racial slur against Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers in November 2011.

Neymar came on as a substitute to score twice from passes by Lionel Messi and give Barcelona a 2-0 win at home over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league.

"We were able to just walk out of here with a 1-1 draw. We gave it away so stupidly. When I talk about it now I get extremely angry again," coach said.

India built on their impressive first match showing against Jiangsu Sainty with yet another clinical display to beat Shanghai East Asia 2-0 in their own backyard.

UEFA is considering how to change the seedings for the Champions League clubs, with one option guaranteeing top-seeding to winners of high-ranked leagues.

Brazilian great Zico has been signed to coach Goa in the new eight-team Indian Super League next month.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been named Germany captain to replace the retired Philipp Lahm.

Liverpool's speedy attacking unit produced a 3-0 victory over Tottenham though Mario Balotelli failed to score on his return to the Premier League.

Ronaldo has recovered from the knee injury that affected him at the end of the last campaign but was also not 100 percent at the World Cup in Brazil.

Valencia's Alcacer, Parejo and Piatti found the target as they took full advantage of the first-half dismissal of Malagato win 3-0 at the Mestalla.

Teams in the top division have splashed out 725 million pounds since the transfer window opened, easily beating the record - set in 2013 - of 630 million pounds.