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ISL has surpassed Italy's Serie A in average attendance and trails only Bundesliga, EPL and La Liga.

The 74-year-old was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on Monday with a urinary infection.

"I am very happy. It is fantastic to achieve this record in this beautiful and important competition," Messi said.

"We can finish in the top four and I think that would be a remarkable achievement. We want to be in contention for the trophy after the round games are over," Dong-hyun said.

Aguero scored a hat trick - including two late goals - to inspire Manchester City to a 3-2 win over 10-man Bayern Munich.

Giroud injured his ankle on August 23 and was not expected to return until January, after all the group fixtures had taken place.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expects to beat West Bromwich Albion on Saturday but does not believe his side will become complacent in their quest for the Premier League title.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has broken down again with another injury to his left thigh, extending the England international's long spell out of the team.

Messi's father Jorge has sought to play down comments his son made this week which suggested the four-times World Player of the Year could consider leaving Barcelona.

'Ronaldo vs Messi' got top billing at a packed Old Trafford but it was a lesser light who scored as Portugal scraped a 1-0 friendly win over Argentina.

Beating Spain was the perfect way to end a stellar year, Germany coach Joachim Loew said after the world champions recorded a 1-0 victory in a friendly on Tuesday.

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is set to miss the rest of the year with a thigh injury, the La Liga leaders said in a statement.

FC Goa coach Zico feels the ISL needs to join forces with I-League to ensure that local players exceed the number of foreigners currently on show.

FIFA says its ethics committee chairman will release a statement on the investigation into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Sturridge is back in full training for the first time since injuring his thigh on England duty in August. He is expected to return for Liverpool trip to Crystal Palace.

The Bengaluru FC player and India captain told IBNLive Sports that he is bound to BFC in a contract, while refusing to compare ISL with the I-League.