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Lionel Messi marked his retirement about face with a goal to give 10-man Argentina a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Thursday that lifted them to the top of the South American qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

After the close of the transfer window on Wednesday, let's take a look at the five biggest incoming deals of the transfer window in Spain.

Jack Wilshere's fall from grace shows no sign of slowing as the Arsenal midfielder made a shock move to Bournemouth on a season-long loan on Wednesday.

The central medio from Kerala was Chennaiyin's second pick in the 2015 ISL domestic draft and he went on to play an important role in the latter stages of CFC's title success.

He will don the armband under Allardyce for the first time on Sunday when England launch their attempt to reach the next World Cup in Russia with a game against Slovakia in Trnava.

With a vision to develop talent and professionalise the sport, Indian Super League team FC Pune City announced on Saturday the takeover of Pune FC's academy and unveiled its comprehensive development plans.

Former France star Thierry Henry has been named as the new assistant coach of Belgium, the national coach announced Roberto Martinez announced on Friday.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday after winning both last season's Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal.

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.

Belgium set up an intriguing men's Olympic hockey final against Argentina after they dumped out the world's second-ranked team the Netherlands with a resounding 3-1 semi-final victory on Tuesday.

The mixed doubles tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna also reached the quarterfinals, but Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi's defeat in the individual event ended the archery campaign for Indian women at the Rio Olympics.

India are now on third spot in the Pool B standings with six points from four matches. Even if they lose against Canada in their last group match on Friday, India are certain to make it to the last eight stage.

However, Canada's 2-0 upset win over Australia also saw their player Shelina Zadorsky set an unwanted record with the fastest red card after just 19 minutes.

Manchester City new signing Leroy Sane is confident he would evolve into a complete player under manager Pep Guardiola but the 20-year-old has urged patience as he adjusts to life in the Premier League.

City tweeted a picture of Sane signing a contract, which is reportedly worth £37m (43m euros), plus add-ons, after he completed the medical examination in Manchester on Monday.

While a labor dispute simmers at home, the U.S. women's national soccer team is set to travel across Brazil as the favorite to win its fourth straight Olympic gold medal.