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Atletico Madrid substitute Luciano Vietto scored a late goal to snatch a 1-1 draw against crosstown rival Real Madrid, denying Rafa Benitez's side the chance to reclaim the Spanish league lead.

Dick Advocaat has stepped down as manager of Premier League Sunderland after less than seven months in the job, the club said in a statement on Sunday.

With as much bravado as he could muster, a grim-faced Mourinho said he would not walk out of Chelsea despite his champions suffering their fourth defeat in eight Premier League matches and languishing 16th in the table.

The second season of the cash-rich extravaganza Indian Super League (ISL) got off to a grand opening on Saturday at Chennai's Jawaharlal Newhru Stadium with a blend of music, dance, entertainment, Bollywood and cricket.

Arguably two of the strongest sides come together on match day one of the competition and you can expect it to be a top-draw.

David Beckham believes his old team-mate Ryan Giggs will be the perfect choice to succeed Louis van Gaal as the next Manchester United manager when the Dutchman leaves Old Trafford.

Sunil Chhetri believes the team should have got much more time for preparations for their match against Turkmenistan which is scheduled on October 8.

Both Platini and Blatter deny wrongdoing over the affair, part of a broader scandal that began unfolding in May.

Mutu is hopeful a strong spell with new club Pune City in the Indian Super League (ISL) could lead to an unlikely appearance at Euro 2016 and the chance to become his country's record goalscorer.

Sepp Blatter told his staff he has done "nothing illegal or improper" and has no immediate plans to step down, the FIFA president's legal team said Monday.

Brendan Rodgers still has the support of the Liverpool dressing room and criticism of the manager has united the squad, midfielders James Milner and Lucas said after their 3-2 win over Aston Villa eased some pressure on their beleaguered boss.

It was Deportivo's third win in six matches, enough to keep them within range of first-place Villarreal and the rest of the teams crowding the top of the table at the start of the season.

Memphis Depay scored his first ever Premier League goal and Wayne Rooney added his first of the season as Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-0 to go top of the standings on Saturday.

Kane scored his first goal of the season for Tottenham as Spurs roared back from a goal down to hammer early title favorites City 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

The tournament would see over 150 teams from schools associated with the NMASA compete in the U-8, U-10, U-12 and U-14 age categories.

Diego Costa and Gabriel Paulista have both been charged by the Football Association after incidents in Saturday's bad-tempered Premier League derby at Stamford Bridge.