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Brazil will play Argentina on October 11 at the Bird's Nest in Beijing and Japan three days later in Singapore.

Liverpool returned to the Champions League with a win but face a challenge to recover the free-scoring form that put them back among the European elite.

City giants East Bengal got past Tollygunge Agragami 2-1 to annex their fifth back-to-back and 36th overall Calcutta Football League Premier Division crown on Tuesday.

Schalke know what to expect from Chelsea after losing to them 3-0 both home and away in last season's Champions League group stage.

"I do not allow myself to say I can be national coach but since I'm on the other side of the fence, it is a possibility," Zidane added.

Ancelotti is counting on his wealth of experience to help fix the holders' midfield woes as they prepare to host FC Basel in Champions League Group B opener.

Rodgers acknowledged his side lacked quality required to undo the Villa defence in Sterling's absence but insisted he had faith in the other players at his disposal.

Keene debuted in the 2005 English Premier League under Harry Redknapp, who is one of the senior most managers in English professional football.

"If I may say, I'm against the use of video replay. I think the goal-line technology is the maximum we should use in a game," said Valcke.

FC Barcelona have confirmed that new signing Suarez will be able to make his debut in the 'Clasico' against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Oct 25.

Brazil coach Dunga is not ruling out calling up Maicon despite dropping him from the squad because of indiscipline.

Juan Delgado scored in the 20th minute, and Chile beat Haiti 1-0 in an exhibition match on Tuesday.

Europe's top football clubs have been asked to increase their commitment to prevent match-fixing.

"This is like a dream come true for me. It's a privilege to be part of our Dada's team," Mamunul said.

"I sincerely believe that with work the results will come and that's what I am focusing on," Costa said.

Hull completed the signing of Hernandez from Italian Serie A club Palermo for a club record fee of 9.5 million pounds.