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Costa needs to learn to show respect to opponents after the Spaniard goaded Everton players during their pulsating 6-3 EPL win.

Queens Park Rangers have signed former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra from Lokomotiv Moscow, manager Harry Redknapp confirmed.

Manchester United on Saturday say they have "reached agreement with Ajax to sign Daley Blind, subject to a medical and personal terms."

Tendulkar said there is a lot of sporting talent in the country, but no platform to showcase the talent and hopefully ISL will be an answer to it.

The AIFF has decided not to renew incumbent Wim Koevarmans' contract but retain him as the technical director.

Balotelli, Italy's most talented and most temperamental forward, transferred from AC Milan to Liverpool on Monday.

Pune Football Club signed Sporting Clube de Goa captain Matthew Gonsalves for the upcoming I-League season.

Manolas is an immediate replacement for Morocco defender Mehdi Benatia, whom Roma sold to Bayern Munich in a deal reported at €26 million ($34 million).

Lampard has scored 29 goals in 106 appearances, with his last appearance coming at the World Cup in June.

The 24-year-old is the big signing Liverpool fans have craved since selling last season's top scorer Luis Suarez to Barcelona in July.

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.