Football

Louis van Gaal remains without a win as United manager after the team's opening-day loss was followed by a 1-1 draw at Sunderland in the Premier League on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid won the Spanish Supercup 2-1 on aggregate following a 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the second leg of the competition in the Vicente Calderon Stadium.

The 26-year-old Di Maria has spent the last four years at Madrid and helped them win the Champions League last season.

Former India international footballer IM Vijayan is flattered by cricket icon Tendulkar's knowledge of soccer and the little master's keenness to learn the finer points of the game.

The club made the announcement in a regulatory filing and said the transfer is worth 20 million euros.

There appears to be little chance of bettering last season's eighth-place finish, when Southampton earned 55 points - a best-ever haul in the top flight.

Martinez's squad has barely changed - his two major signings, Lukaku and Gareth Barry, were both there on loan last season - but there's still a sense of optimism.

This will be the first time in 19 years that Manchester United will be involved in the second round of the competition.

Ribery, who was Europe's player of the year in 2013, said he wanted to make way for a younger generation of players.

Djordjic joined United in 1999 and stayed at the club till 2004. But, he made only two appearances for the Premier League club.

For nine torturous years the absence of a trophy eluded Arsene Wenger but that burden was lifted when Arsenal lifted the FA Cup in May.

Under new manager Louis van Gaal, the mood at Manchester United has shifted dramatically heading into the new Premier League season.

Bayern said Reina is joining as a backup to first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Reina passed a medical on Thursday evening.

Southampton said they have signed Algeria midfielder Saphir Taider on a season-long loan from Inter Milan, with striker Pablo Osvaldo moving to the Milan club.

"He is due to come to Munich in the next few days for a medical and to sign his contract," Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.

Van Persie is set to miss Manchester United's opening match against Swansea City after being given an extended break after the World Cup.