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East Bengal played with 10 men for the last 24 minutes as their stopper Arnab Mondal was shown red card for pulling a rival player by holding his jersey.

Saturday's 1-1 draw against Southampton was at Old Trafford where the Sir Alex Ferguson stand, Sir Alex Ferguson bronze statue and newly unveiled Sir Alex Ferguson Way road loom large.

No Indian club ever has advanced to the AFC Cup final, and EB will need to beat Kuwait SC with a two-goal margin in the second leg at home on Tuesday.

This was the second time after 1978 that a team from Meghalaya has won the U-17 Boys' title.

Sergio Aguero scored twice and set up another goal as Manchester City moved to fourth place in the English Premier League.

FIFA has ordered Italian clubs Juventus and Livorno to help Adrian Mutu pay the more than 21 million euros he owes English side Chelsea.

Townsend, who scored in the 4-1 win over Montenegro in World Cup qualifying, returned to Tottenham this season after a loan spell at QPR.

Following their emphatic win at Shillong, East Bengal will take on a struggling Dempo in their first home match of the I-League on Thursday.

Uruguay finished fifth in the South American qualifying group with Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador earning the automatic berths.

Italy's soccer players will be banned from using Twitter and other social media at the World Cup in Brazil next year, coach Cesare Prandelli said.

Spain need a solitary point against Georgia on Tuesday to secure their place at the finals in Brazil next year.

Ferguson will also be given the Honourary Freedom of the Borough of Trafford at a formal ceremony on Monday.

Emmanuel Emenike converted a 90th-minute penalty for his second goal to lead Nigeria to a 2-1 win in Ethiopia in Africa's World Cup playoffs.

England will be without Cole for the decisive WC qualifier against Poland because the experienced left back has failed to recover from a rib injury.

Neymar and Oscar scored either side of halftime to give Brazil a 2-0 win over South Korea in a friendly on Saturday.

Meanwhile, England and Russia won and moved into a position to confirm their ticket to Brazil next week.