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Isak, 20, came off the bench during the win in Bucharest, with the game halted shortly after his 78th-minute introduction. While play was then allowed to continue, the Real Sociedad forward confirmed he had reported racist abuse to the referee, describing the incident as “incredibly sad”. “Of course it is sad for the moment, but at the same time we were prepared for such things to happen, even if it does not help in that way,” Isak told C More....

But as much as we all love to see Khedira’s famous left eyebrow quiver, it may well stay relaxed for the time being, even if deliverance is in the form of a radically different player – Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez. Of course, the world knows him as simply Isco. And for the Liverpool fans who read the word “Suarez” and started sputtering in disbelief, my not-so-heartfelt apologies – I just couldn’t resist....

And it has since been revealed that the terrorist group never actually intended to attack the Belgian capital, but quickly co-ordinated the attack after the group believed it was being closed in on by police. According to Liberation newspaper, Mohamed Abrini, a 31-year-old terrorist involved in the attack, told police after being arrested on Friday that the group was lining up a second attack in Paris during the Euro 2016 football tournament....

From IM Vijayan to VP Sathyan, and from Mohammed Rafi to Sahal Abdul Samad, several players from the state have made their presence felt over time. The ‘Sevens Football’ in the region has only strengthened their links to the game- links that have been further boosted by the ISL. Despite the rich football culture, the state had a dismal start to the previous decade. Chirag United Kerala, the state’s only representative in the I-League, was relegated after the 2011-12 season....

The Spaniard represented his nation on 60 international occasions and took his side to victory in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the 2008 Euro Championship. The 36-year-old has played over 400 games with 36 goals in La Liga for eminent clubs like Espanyol, Atletico Madrid, Deportivo and Villarreal and is now a vital left back defender for the Indian Super League (ISL) side. “India is a huge country and it is a privilege for me to be a small part in popularising this global game here and working with the young talented footballers of North East India,” Capdevila said....

Let us reflect on the top 5 talking points of the match which was played at Rabindra Sarovar Stadium, Kolkata. #5 Atletico need to ramp up their defence in dead ball situations The visitors drew first blood, courtesy a goalkeeping howler from Debjit Majumder. An apparently innocuous cross from Mehtab Hossain was fumbled by Debjit. The resultant flick found CK Vineeth who headed the ball into an empty net....

With just one home victory for ATK so far this season, a victory for NorthEast wasn’t unlikely and for most of the game, a win for the Highlanders seemed certain. Sereno and Arnab Mondal combined to make a horrible mistake within the opening five minutes of the game, allowing Nico Velez to give the visiting side an early lead. ATK did their best to get past the organised NEU defence but to no avail....

Clashes between the two have always been feisty, not in terms of altercations, but in the intensity that the matches produce. It’s also a matchup that the side from Kolkata have enjoyed an upper hand in - ATK have lost just the once to Chennaiyin, in the first leg of their semifinal last year and have never lost any of their games in the league phase. This past Sunday, that record was what Chennaiyin were looking to dent as the latest chapter of this rivalry unfolded with added stakes in the mix - the race for the playoffs....

Giggs is on the run. Giggs beats Essien and passes it to Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Dutch striker has been in red-hot form for a while now and the United striker is running through on goal. Nistelrooy vs Makelele and ohhh! It’s a crunching challenge. Makelele makes a clean interception and wins the ball with a majestic challenge.” Even if you’ve seen the same story on any other hemisphere of football, you will not question the importance of players like Claude Makelele....

As the count to the fourth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) ticks down, Goal analyses the strengths and weaknesses of each of the ten clubs participating this time around. Next in line are Bengaluru FC, who are making their first foray into the IMG-Reliance-backed league. The JSW Group-owned outfit was only founded in 2013 but already has enjoyed a trophy-laden four-year spell in the I-League but have now opted to join the ISL bandwagon....

In case you didn’t know A video had surfaced on social media, which showed two fans dancing and making peculiar gestures at a group of NorthEast fans, and harassing them. Also Read: Chennaiyin FC official confirms fan was drunk and eve-teasing NorthEast United FC supporter NorthEast United FC co-owner John Abraham had said he was deeply disturbed by the incident. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju said that he was looking into the case closely....

Now they travel to Mumbai to take on Alexandre Guimaraes’ Mumbai City FC tomorrow. On asked asked about last match’s performance and how he is preparing to face Mumbai at their home, Lobera said, “We had a very good start in the last game, but in football living in the past will not get you anywhere so we are focused on next game.” Lobera confirmed that they have only one injury concern and that is Adrian Colunga....

IM Vijayan, one of India’s biggest footballing legends, criticized the Kerala Blasters after the game. In a column for local paper Malayala Manorama, he said that the Blasters were lucky to get a draw against ATK yesterday. He said, “The fans had a lot of expectation from the team but the players did not showcase it on the ground.” In case you didn’t know Both ATK and Kerala Blasters are touted as two of the biggest heavyweights for the tournament this season, given the money spent by them in strengthening their rosters....

The John Abraham co-owned club are the only ISL team alongside FC Pune City to have not qualified for the play-offs in the last three years. The club appointed Joao de Deus Pires in July last year in the hopes of overturning their fortunes this time around. However, NorthEast United have scored just twice in seven games despite the coach having claimed that the top scorer in the ISL will be from his club....

After the match, speaking to Sportskeeda, Nelson said: “It feels great. We are the champions, it feels amazing.” Chennaiyin’s plans paid off brilliantly for them as they targeted scoring for set-pieces and on the counter-attack with Bengaluru playing a back-three. “You can say that, yes. We won, so I think it did”, said a beaming Nelson about the effectiveness of their game plan. Despite going down a goal early, inside the opening 10 minutes, Chennaiyin bounced back to stun the home side....

But left-back Jerry Lalrinzuala has clocked the most minutes this season for John Gregory’s outfit after building on a breakthrough season last time around where he was named the Indian Super League (ISL) Emerging Player of the Year. The shy youngster has featured in all but one game for the Marina Machans this time around. He was rested for the final league game against Mumbai City FC after the team had already qualified for the play-offs....

The team from Kerala are taking on the Delhi Dynamos in their ISL 2017/18 clash and the goalkeeper, who was hailed as India’s hero from their FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign, was seen wearing the Blasters’ upper at the stadium, further fuelling speculation about his future. However, his agent Anuj Kichlu has confirmed to Sportskeeda that the youngster is with the club for a temporary training stint. He said, “It’s a three-week stint for Dheeraj with Kerala, after which he will leave for the foreign trials....

Both the teams had fair chances in the first half, but they failed to accept the invitation. Nishu Kumar received two yellow cards within 40 minutes to divert the pressure on the hosts who had to play the remainder of the game with ten men. His absence did not affect the Blues who looked in supreme confidence as they were on the front foot for the rest of the game....

After Udanta Singh assisted the own goal by Mislav Komorski in the 14th minute, NorthEast United found an equaliser through Federico Gallego at the hour mark. However, Chencho Gyeltshen struck 11 minutes later to gift BFC the three points and send them on top of the table again. BFC have 30 points in 13 games with Mumbai City three behind. NorthEast remain third with 23 points in 14 games but could be overtaken by FC Goa, who have played 2 games less and are only 2 points behind....

I can code in Javascript, but I would not like to have to code constantly if all I want is to make an animation. Can you guys recommend some great pieces of software to animate in HTML5? I’ve heard about Adobe Edge, but are there any more choices? For Flash animation there is Adobe Flash, for HTML5 there is what? Note: I don’t have a MAC!