Having outrun, outthought and outplayed Mohun Bagan for most of the match, East Bengal won their 34th Kolkata league title here on Thursday evening. East Bengal coach Trevor Morgan can now focus on his family satisfied that he has signed off in some style.
The Europa League winners will get a place in the following season's Champions League from the 2015-16 season, a UEFA source told Reuters on Thursday.
An internet search for "Arjen Robben cuts inside" produces more than two million items, one of them a recent tweet declaring: "That was the 10,000th time Robben has cut inside and shot with his left foot - so predictable". Robben's finals hoodoo
Borussia Dortmund’s biggest weapon in Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich is Robert Lewandowski, who will be hoping to gun down the Bavarians at Wembley before sealing a transfer to the Allianz Arena in the summer. Poacher par excellence
East Bengal could be the first Indian club putting in place a salary cap. The club is looking to keep its first-team salary budget to Rs. 7 crore in 2013-14, with a maximum of Rs. 40 lakh for each Indian player and Rs. 70 lakh for every import.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says controversial striker Luis Suarez will not be sold, as the Merseyside club target Champions League qualification next season.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich due to a muscle injury, the club said.
Bayern Munich are out to exorcise the ghosts of losing the 2012 Champions League final at home to Chelsea when they take on Borussia Dortmund on Saturday at Wembley for the European title.
Bayern factfile
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says controversial striker Luis Suarez will not be sold, as the Merseyside club target Champions League qualification next season.
Jose Mourinho looks set to be welcomed back to Chelsea with open arms, but his reputation has been sullied during his three-year stint at Real Madrid and he will return to Stamford Bridge with several thorny issues to address.
The good, the bad and the ugly
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson capped his final season in charge of the English Premier League champions by clinching the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year award for the fourth time.
Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday at a rain-lashed Camp Nou. The wet conditions resulted in the lowest attendance for a Barca home league match this season.
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea.
Wellington Phoenix appointed Ernie Merrick as their new coach Monday, with the former Melbourne Victory mentor immediately vowing to bring a more attacking brand of football to the A-League club.
Robin van Persie said Manchester United were already looking to the future after Alex Ferguson closed the book on his 26-and-a-half-year managerial tenure with an incredible 5-5 draw at West Bromwich Albion.