The Yemeni capital Sanaa hosted its first women's pool tournament this week since its takeover by Shiite rebels plunged the country into a devastating war.

Liverpool's 16-year-old midfielder Harvey Elliott is "not too far" away from making his mark on the first team, according to under-23s coach Neil Critchley. 

Steven Gerrard has signed a contract extension at Scottish Premiership giants Rangers that will keep him at Ibrox until 2024, the club announced on Friday.

Jurgen Klopp has agreed a contract extension with Liverpool until 2024, the runaway Premier League leaders announced on Friday.

Jurgen Klinsmann, who has been tasked with keeping up Bundesliga strugglers Hertha Berlin, reminds midfielder Marko Grujic, on loan from Liverpool, of Reds manager Jurgen Klopp, who extended his contract Friday.

Pep Guardiola has denied reports that he has a break clause in his Manchester City contract that would allow him to leave the Premier League champions at the end of the season.

Neymar marked his first start in a Champions League game in a year by scoring one goal and setting up two more as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 5-0 win over Galatasaray on Wednesday.

Atalanta's achievement in reaching the Champions League last 16 despite a dreadful start is remarkable, especially for a club of their stature, but it has also had another, ominous knock-on effect.

FIFA is to take legal action by the end of the year to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million) he received "illegally" during Sepp Blatter's reign at world football's governing body, according to a document seen Wednesday.

FIFA has not given its backing to reported plans for a closed European super league, its president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday.