Football

"Maybe Aguero and Messi are not here but big names of European football with huge careers have taken decisions like me to play in India," said the former Greece goalkeeper.

The inaugural season of the ISL got off to a grand opening at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium with a blend of music, dance, entertainment, Bollywood and cricket.

Tardelli scored twice to lead Brazil to a 2-0 win over Argentina in a friendly on Saturday.

It was Spain's first defeat in a qualifier for the European Championship or World Cup since they were beaten by Sweden in October 2006.

Chennaiyin FC also announced prominent real estate developers Ozone Group as their principal sponsor.

"Every year you can't expect foreign stars to come and make ISL a success", the former England goalkeeper and Kerala Blasters' icon told IBNLive.

Robben returned on Monday to the Dutch squad for the first time since the World Cup in Brazil after injury ruled him out of the last two internationals.

Mamunul Islam the star midfielder from Bangladesh was handed over the Atletico de Kolkata jersey on Sunday, said it was a dream come true for him to play for Kolkata team.

Kostas became the first player and captain of this year's FIFA World Cup to feature in the Indian Super League.

Benteke has been out since early April with a ruptured Achilles and missed Belgium's run to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil.

Arsenal and Galatasaray are facing disciplinary action after supporters of the Turkish club lit red flares and threw them onto the pitch.

Friday marks 15 years since Puyol made his debut for Barca and coach Enrique might be wishing he had someone of the calibre of the former defender still in his ranks.

A five-man midfield of Saul, Gabi, Koke, Arda Turan and Tiago - who played for Juve from 2007-10 - had given the team the stability.

Diego Costa's blistering start owes much to the style and setup at Chelsea already crafted by Mourinho over the course of last season.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho's trip back to his native Portugal is set to provide the biggest thrills as he takes on a club where he was an assistant in the early 1990s.

Valencia drew 1-1 at Real Sociedad in an entertaining match featuring a series of great saves to remain undefeated despite slipping to 2nd place in the Spanish league.