SOCCER

Inspired performances by Manchester United's Angel di Maria, Ander Herrera, and Radamel Falcao, who are dubbed as "Van Gaalacticos," were put in vain by their side's defensive blunders, costing them the game against Leicester City.

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli finds himself in in an unwanted position yet again, as he was subjected to racially abusive remarks on social media after mocking Manchester United, which got trounced 5-3 by Leicester City.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revealed, for the record, that it is the former Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo whom he regrettably missed signing and not walk-in trialist Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal sent out a warning to his side's stars that he will willingly bench them in favour of younger players, should they be complacent and underperform.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal claims that every player that he spoke to wanted to move to Old Trafford, hitting back at Pep Guardiola's assertion that the Premier League giants does not have enough resources to afford some of the Bayern Munich stars.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho came to the aid of one of his top summer signings Diego Costa, citing that the latter is just showing the opposition that he is no pushover, following accusations that the former Atletico Madrid striker is displaying belligerence on the pitch.

Manchester City is the defending champion and aspires to end their form slump. They are currently placed fifth in the rankings, which will require some effort to claim the fame they attained in the previous season. On the other hand, Chelsea wouldn't want to do anything differently.

The action on the felt between Rafael Nadal and Ronaldo is scheduled on Nov. 6, 2014. The announcement was made by PokerStars, one of the leading poker rooms online, in an official press release on Friday.

World Wrestling Entertainment is looking to expand its pool of entertainers and offered a contract to German national soccer player Tim Wiese.

Chelsea and Liverpool have reportedly sent out scouts to monitor promising Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Julian Brandt.

Juventus have reportedly tabled a bid for FC Barcelona attacker Pedro, according to Italian source Tuttosport.

Xavi wants to stay at Barcelona.

Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola mockingly stated that Premier League giants Manchester United do not have the means to acquire key members of his squad.

French footballer Zinedine Zidane has been in news after an interview.

After having an impressive start in the Premier League with four wins, Chelsea will look to bring their domestic form to the Champions League by securing all three points against Schalke 04.

Irina Shayk has made some comments recently, suggesting that she could be pressuring his boyfriend to sign with Paris Saint-Germain.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's boyhood club Malmo FF are back on the European scene, taking on Italian giants Juventus on matchday 1 in the Champions League.

It's a giant hunting night in the Champions League as Basel takes on the mighty Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp is looking to make a repeat performance as last season's in the Champions League group stages wherein they topped the group, but they must first deal with a beefed-up Arsenal squad.

After four straight seasons of absence in the Champions League, Liverpool are set to give their matchday 1 visitors - Ludogorets - an intimidating welcome.

Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ana Ivanovic were once a couple, but not anymore, after the Bayern Munich star has reconciled with his long-time partner Sarah Brandner.

Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao once showed the bully in him by tweeting that Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil "has eyes like The Simpsons."

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini divulged that his squad has a different mindset than last year's ahead of their Champions League clash against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

Manchester United are dealt with a double blow after Serie A pair Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado revealed that are set to sign a new deal with their respective clubs, Juventus and Fiorentina.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes that Jack Wilshere's inspired performance against Manchester City last Saturday will not be enough to convince Manchester United legend Paul Scholes that the 22-year-old is the real thing.

Manchester United imposed their will on Queens Park Rangers on Sunday in the Premier League, thrashing the latter with a 4-0 win, as Angel di Maria was voted Man of the Match for his stellar performance.

David Beckham is dabbling into fashion after retiring from professional football and thinks that his life is amazing and is not afraid of getting old.

Van Gaal has got a chance to put his record straight and prove his critics wrong in the match against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.

The Chelsea legend, Frank Lampard, has revealed that he retired from the England's International team because Luke Shaw didn't know about Tony Adams.