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Higuain has found the back of the net in seven successive matches at the San Paolo: against Sampdoria, Lazio, Juventus, Fiorentina, Palermo and Udinese this season, as well as against Lazio at the end of the last campaign.

"Normally these kind of clubs (like Leicester) can be a long time competing, but normally at the end it's more difficult," Van Gaal said.

Defending champions and table-toppers Atletico de Kolkata will look to seal a last-four berth when they face a struggling FC Pune City.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two best players in the world right now but Neymar will eclipse them both next year says former Brazil striker Ronaldo.

Chelsea FC head coach Jose Mourinho has revealed that captain John Terry may miss the Premier League encounter against Tottenham after injuring his ankle in a Champions League clash with Tel Aviv.

Chelsea, who raced to the title with an eight-point margin last season, are currently 15th in the Premier League with 13 games played, 14 points adrift of leaders Leicester City.

Lashing out at IOA chef de mission Rakesh Gupta, Hockey India chief Batra on Thursday accused the IOA of appointing him to the prestigious post only due to his proximity to top officials.

A group of several attackers planned to set off multiple explosives in Hanover soccer stadium at Tuesday night's friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands, which was called off, daily Bild reported on Thursday.

Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez has said he will "fight to the end" for the Rojiblancos and ruled out that he could leave the La Liga side next football season.

Brazil revived their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Peru while Argentina, who have also struggled in early qualifying for Russia in 2018, got a similar boost with a 1-0 victory over Colombia.

Anelka, a former Chelsea and France national team star, described Mumbai's 0-7 defeat at the hands FC Goa as the worst in his life. The 7-0 win by FC Goa was the biggest in ISL.

Sunil Chhetri wants to see more Indians start upfront for their respective teams as the Indian Super League 2 nears the 100-goal mark, saying the thought of scoring the landmark goal "sounds special".

With back-to-back wins under its belt, a confident India would look to continue its unbeaten run when they take on China in their last pool match of the eighth junior men's Asia Cup hockey tournament, on Tuesday.

Hungary secured a spot at next year's European Championship by beating Norway 2-1 Sunday, ending a 30-year absence from major tournaments.

As France grappled with the aftermath of another terrorist attack, organizers of the European soccer championship faced renewed concerns about how to protect fans attending 51 matches in 10 stadiums around the country next year.