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The team, captained by star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, is currently preparing for the Champions Trophy in London from June 10 before heading off to Valencia, Spain, to play the six nations invitational tournament.

Police used sniffer dogs to search the area before calling in an army bomb disposal unit which carried out a controlled explosion on the item.

Christian Benteke headed home from close range as Liverpool grabbed a stoppage-time leveller to snatch a point against Chelsea in a 1-1 draw.

According to Forbes, the 20 most valuable football teams are worth an average of $1.44 billion, a 24 percent jump from last year that was driven by new lucrative television deals.

West Ham bade farewell to the Boleyn Ground after 112 years with a pulsating 3-2 victory over Manchester United to leave the visitors' top-four hopes in tatters on Tuesday.

The regulatory commission of the Indian Super League (ISL) on Thursday imposed heavy penalties on FC Goa for breach of discipline during the final of the 2015 edition of the lucrative football tournament.

Having barely had time to digest their narrow win over Manuel Pellegrini's side, Real's euphoric fans gleefully recalled that late show in Lisbon, chanting: "Atletico, tell me how it felt to lose the final".

An extra-time strike from Brazilian forward Uilliams Bomfin sent Shillong Lajong through to the semi-finals, beating East Bengal 4-3 on aggregate.

"I have a contract for three years, so I will say 100 percent. Rumours affect any club where things are going badly. People think the top players want to leave because they are not in the Champions League," Courtois told Le Parisien.

The 38-year-old Hellas Verona striker says "this has been the worst year of my career. ... Maybe I wouldn't stop if we had had a good season."

"It's a fairy tale. It's a football story that only football can write. It's great not just for Leicester fans but for football fans everywhere," said Infantino.

Leicester's first top-flight title was secured after their only remaining challengers Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 2-2 draw at Chelsea when needing to win to keep the race alive.

Stefan Petrovski, an 18-year-old reserve 'keeper for second-tier side Melaka United, had been in a coma in intensive care since being struck by lightning three weeks ago.

Mario Balotelli missed a penalty as AC Milan, jeered off the field after a dismal first half, drew 3-3 with lowly Frosinone in Serie A on Sunday.

Leicester City must wait at least one more day for their first-ever Premier League title after drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Wenger dismissed protests against him as more 'disappointed love' than 'real aggression' after disenchanted supporters held up banners calling for his resignation in the 1-0 victory over Norwich.