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With Sepp Blatter suspended, African soccer leader Isaa Hayatou will serve as acting president of the football governing body - FIFA - for the next 90 days.

Van Dijk made the switch to the Saints from Scottish champions Celtic on deadline day, and has been in impressive form.

Arsenal have a chance of lifting the Premier League trophy this season if they can keep key players fit, midfielder Mesut Ozil has said.

India will have a tough task ahead of them against Turkmenistan when the two teams clash in the 2018 World Cup qualification match at the Ashgabat Stadium on Thursday.

Vincent Kompany will miss Belgium's Euro 2016 qualifier in Andorra on Saturday with a calf injury but will train on his own over the next few days in agreement with Manchester City, the country's soccer officials said on Wednesday.

"Let's say that during the short period when I was not playing, I was like a little caged lion who has not fed for a while," Sakho said.

The 30-year-old Frenchman, who fell out with manager Slaven Bilic during pre-season, left the Hammers after 13 months at Upton Park, in which he made 32 appearances and scored three goals.

The 35-year-old this week left the Brazilian club by mutual consent after just three months and nine matches, Xinhua news agency reported.

Malmo defender Anton Tinnerholm who insists his club's heavenly blue jersey is "the finest" following their 2-0 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid

There are seven Brazilian players in FC Goa team this time, while the others, including Spanish midfielder Jofre Mateu, have proven track record.

Delhi Dynamos will adopt an ultra-offensive approach to score "lots of goals" in the impending second season of the Indian Super League (ISL), marquee coach-manager Roberto Carlos promised.

Arsenal's Champions League hopes were left dangling by a thread on Tuesday after they lost an astonishing clash 3-2 to Olympiakos Piraeus who won a competitive European match in England for the first time in 50 years.

Barcelona's Argentina international Javier Mascherano has been charged with two counts of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of a total of more than 1.5 million euros ($1.67 million), the public prosecutor said on Monday.

The 25-year-old said he is enjoying his time at the club, "Manchester United are the greatest club in the world. You can see it in the enthusiasm among fans when we play a game."

After missing out on the semi-finals spot last time around, Delhi Dynamos have strengthened heavily this time around with a new coach, new marquee player and a new look team to find a place at the top of the charts.

Four-time defending champion Juventus are languishing in mid-table with just one point, while Inter Milan have left behind their mediocrity of the past few seasons to enjoy their best start in 49 years.