FC Goa turned in a flawless display to beat I-League champions Chennai City FC 3-0 in the first semi-final of the Hero Super Cup, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, on Tsday. The result sends the Gaurs through to the final of the knockout tournament, where they will face the winner of Wednesday's match between Atletico de Kolkata and Chennaiyin FC.
Atletico meet city rivals Real Madrid in the final at Jeddah.
Barcelona scored a high-class 3-0 win over city rivals Espanyol to win the Super Cup.
City's Khadija Shaw was named Women's Player of the Year, with Grace Clinton picking up the Young Player of the Year after excelling on loan at Tottenham Hotspur from Manchester United.
Two goals from Arda Turan and one from Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 3-0 win over Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup second leg on Wednesday to seal a 5-0 aggregate victory.
Spain's soccer federation (RFEF) announced a three-year deal to play the revamped tournament in Saudi Arabia
A Chidi Edeh strike against the run of play was enough for Goa's Dempo Sports Club to claim their maiden Super Cup title as they beat Kolkata's East Bengal by a solitary goal in Gurgaon on Wednesday.
Reigning champions City are also involved in a separate independent hearing into the club's alleged breaches of Premier League financial regulations which began in September, with a verdict expected some time before the end of the current season.
Chelsea lost their opening Premier League game with Lampard in charge 4-0 to Manchester United on Sunday and face Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has no complaints over his squad and fully trusts the club, the German said on the eve of Saturday's LaLiga opening clash at Valencia.
Fisticuff fans of Mumbai would have the rare chance to witness the cream of Indian boxing in the fourth Super Cup Inter-Zonal National Boxing Championships next week.
A day before they start trading punches among themselves, boxers in an inter-zonal tournament, a virtual selection trial for the Commonwealth Championships, were fuming over shabby accommodation arrangements at the event.
The one-off contest between the winners of I-League and Federation Cup on lines of the season opening Community Shield in England has not gone down well with Dempo coach Armando Colaco as he feels that the importance of the Super Cup gets diluted when played at end of the season.
The Champions League Two features 32 clubs divided into eight groups - four West, four East - of four teams each for the group stage, which will be played in a home-and-away round-robin format from September 17 to December 5.
A Spanish Super Cup comeback against arch rivals Barcelona and the arrival of Croatia playmaker Luka Modric may provide the perfect springboard for Real Madrid to kickstart their season.
Dani Carvajal scored a stunning late goal as Champions League winners Real Madrid beat Europa League holders Sevilla 3-2 after extra-time in a UEFA Super Cup thriller in Trondheim, Norway on Tuesday.
East Bengal look to revive fortunes in derby
Images from action in the Spanish Super Cup and English Premier League
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is looking for a big improvement from his side when they play their first home game of the LaLiga season, against Valladolid on Sunday, with Kylian Mbappe making his Santiago Bernabeu debut
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will miss this week's European Super Cup clash with Porto due to a calf injury, the Champions League holders said on Tuesday.
East Bengal pipped Federation Cup and National Football League champions Mahindra United 2-1 to lift the ONGC Super Cup title
Marco Asensio followed up his brilliant late goal in Sunday's first leg with a stunning effort from 30 metres in the fourth minute that proved a punishing blow for the Catalans.
Bayern Munich gained some revenge for their 2012 Champions League final defeat by Chelsea when they beat the Premier League club 5-4 on penalties after a thrilling UEFA Super Cup ended 2-2 at the end of extra-time on Friday.
Railway's Dilbagh Singh and Kuldeep Singh progressed to the next stage by winning their respective bouts on day two of the fourth Super Cup boxing tournament at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai.
Real will meet the winners of Thursday's semi between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in Sunday's showpiece at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah.
Napoli ended Juventus's hopes of securing a record seventh Italian Super Cup after snatching a dramatic 6-5 shootout win.
Suranjoy Singh, the gold medal winner of the prestigiuos President's Cup, had to toil hard to beat unheralded Mahimainathan 1-0 in his opening bout of the fourth Super Cup Inter-Zonal National Boxing Championship in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi Hernandez, the La Liga club said on Friday, four weeks after confirming he would honour the last year of his contract and lead them through next season.
Extending his good run further, Services boxer Suranjoy Singh on Saturday routed local boy Sanjay Kolte 7-2 on the fourth day of the 4th Super Cup Inter zonal Boxing Championship in Mumbai.
Brazilian forward Rodrigo Gral struck twice in a 3-0 win over Kyoto Purple Sanga.
Samuel Eto'o is desperate to give his new club Inter Milan instant payback when the Serie A champions take on Italian Cup winners Lazio in the Super Cup at the Bird's Nest on Saturday.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday he is happy with how new signing Kylian Mbappe is settling into life with the Spanish soccer giants and he has no concerns about his team's slow start to the LaLiga season.
The newly-crowned NFL champions said the weather and ground conditions in Gurgaon are not conducive.
Athletic Bilbao claimed their first silverware in more than three decades when they wrapped up a 5-1 aggregate win over 10-man Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup on Monday and unleash ecstatic celebrations in the Basque city.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup second leg against Atletico Madrid on Friday, coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Thursday.
Two goals from Marco Reus spurred Borussia Dortmund to lift the German Super Cup with a 4-2 win over Champions League and Bundesliga holders Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Diego Costa gave Europa League holders Atletico a dream start against Champions League winners Real by firing them ahead after 49 seconds, knocking down a long pass and smashing the ball into the net from a tight angle.
Minerva Punjab did not turn up for the first match of the qualification round, prompting the national federation to describe it as a 'crazy' and 'unacceptable' move.
Sevilla won the second leg final of the Spanish Super Cup 5-3.
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