The global footballers' union on Tuesday called on India to swiftly revive their top-tier competition, saying the 鈥榚scalating uncertainty鈥� was affecting the livelihoods of national players and staff.
Romelu Lukaku will miss Napoli\'s opening fixture of their Serie A title defence after suffering a thigh injury which could keep the Belgium striker out for months, the Italian champions said on Monday.
Thomas Muller made his Major League Soccer debut on Sunday as a second-half substitute for Vancouver Whitecaps in a 1-1 draw with Houston Dynamo that left the Germany great with 鈥榤ixed feelings鈥� after he had a goal disallowed for offside.
Espanyol staged a late comeback to grab a shock 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday as Diego Simeone\'s men made a disappointing start to their La Liga campaign.
Manchester United\'s expensively-assembled new forward line drew a blank as Arsenal began their quest for the Premier League title by grinding out a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Chelsea suffered a Club World Cup hangover as they were lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace to open their Premier League campaign on Sunday.
Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio has equalled the record held by former England international Peter Shilton for most competitive appearances in men\'s football, playing in his 1,390th match in a Brazilian league game on Saturday.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane praised winger Luis Diaz after the newcomer scored a goal on his competitive debut in Saturday\'s German Super Cup win over Stuttgart.
Lionel Messi returned from injury as a reserve and scored in the 84th minute to spark Inter Miami over the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 on Saturday.
Harry Kane and Luis Diaz scored as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 2-1 away on Saturday to lift the German Super Cup for a 10th time.
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank enjoyed a 鈥榙ream鈥� home debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley, while Erling Haaland inspired new-look Manchester City\'s 4-0 rout of Wolves on the opening weekend of the Premier League season on Saturday.
