The former Arsenal manager was recently reported to be a target for the vacant managerial role at Bayern Munich but they have instead put Hans Dieter Flick in charge.

Mohamed Salah had a laugh with the Liverpool Women Under 9's side as the injured star was quizzed on Scouse words and taught to dance.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said after a hearing was held on Wednesday that their ruling into overturning the transfer ban can be expected in the first half of December.

Anthony Taylor will take charge of Saturday's Manchester derby at the Etihad stadium despite coming from a town only six miles away from Old Trafford.

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been questioned again by Swiss federal prosecutors in a two-year investigation into allegations he bribed a FIFA official.

Data from world governing body FIFA's International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) has shown that agents' fees have climbed above the half a billion pound mark for the first time this year.

Rushan Abbas is calling for China to be stripped of its 2022 Winter Olympics and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup hosting rights.

Perez is thought to have held discussions with FIFA president Gianni Infantino surrounding the ambitious proposals. His vision is believed to feature two separate leagues with 20 teams in each.

Manchester City are considering a bid to sign Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake, but face competition from Chelsea who intend to bring their academy graduate back to Stamford Bridge.

Florentino Perez is said to be putting steps in place to create a new competition that would be comprised of two, 20 team leagues but Sir Alex can't understand why Premier League clubs would want to join it.

Women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president on Friday, calling her 'bold' and 'real.'

FIFA has filed civil claims in Swiss courts against ex-president Sepp Blatter and ex-vice president Michel Platini as it pushes a bid to recover the two million Swiss francs 'unduly' paid to Platini in 2011.

Klopp has travelled to Qatar with his strongest squad possible ahead of the semi-final against Monterrey, while the club's youngsters will take to the pitch just 24 hours earlier in the Carabao Cup.

IAN HERBERT: If anyone was oiling the wheels it was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, rebuilding his career after an injury which cost him a place in two Champions League finals and a World Cup.

MARTIN SAMUEL IN DOHA: Liverpool have won the hearts and minds of sceptics by treating the crown of world champions as a prize to be fought for, and treasured after winning Club World Cup.

Current rules state that only charitable messaging can be added to shirts in the middle of a Premier League season. But the Reds have asked if the badge can be worn in all top-flight matches.

The Old Trafford-based club released the World Cup winner as the France international was reluctant to sign a new contract. He joined Juventus in the summer of 2012, before United bought him back.

ADAM SHERGOLD: England memorably won the Under-17 World Cup back in 2017. Some members of that team have already shot to stardom. We take a look at what happened to them.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly the leading candidate to become the new president of Ligue 1 side Rennes and is open to talks with the club's wealthy owners.

Following requests from a number of Serie A clubs, the country's governing body released a statement in which it said it was open to trialling a system whereby teams could request an on-field review.

Wenger wants a player to be deemed onside if any part of the body which can legitimately score a goal is level or behind the last defender - even if other parts of their body are beyond it. 

International Football Association Board's Lukas Brud has revealed that Wenger's proposed major overhaul of the law is not an option and the offside rule will remain the same.

Valcke has also been charged with accepting bribes over World Cup television rights. Al-Khelaifi is the chairman of beIN Media Group and also on the UEFA executive committee.

UEFA have been left in a potentially embarrassing position after executive committee member and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was charged in connection with a bribery investigation

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has spoken in favour of introducing the 'daylight' principle to the offside law to bring extra clarity. There has been a lot of controversy over offsides this season.

Another spell on the sidelines beckons for Daniel Sturridge but this time, he cannot be left cursing his luck. His gambling ban means that Sturridge only has himself to blame.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has called the League Cup 'important' while stressing 'we have to work on a solution' following calls from UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin to scrap it.

As revealed by Sportsmail earlier this year, Gary O'Driscoll was offered the top medical job at Liverpool after their head doctor Andrew Massey took up a role with FIFA.

Real Madrid continue to lift silverware even in the absence of La Liga action, after star Marco Asensio was crowned the winner of a FIFA 20 tournament between a number of the division's stars.

The ongoing pandemic has heavily disrupted the football calendar, with countless domestic competitions postponed and Euro 2020 having been pushed back until next year.

MIKE KEEGAN: The global game's governing body has recognised the current coronavirus crisis as a 'force majeure' - an unforeseen circumstance that prevents a contract from being fulfilled.

Alex, 30, is expecting a daughter with her husband Servando Carrasco, 31, in April.She is scared by reports that partners are being banned from delivery rooms during the pandemic.

The governing body of world football is also set to change the dates of this summer's transfer window and will also allow players whose contracts run out on June 30 to extend their deals.

Despite most domestic leagues having been indefinitely suspended due to the escalating pandemic, discussions over re-introducing football around the world are ongoing.

For almost a decade many of us have suspected, or known, that the hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar were awarded after a corrupt process - and bribery.

If some leagues continue well into the year then FIFA are considering a flexible approach to transfers to allow teams to buy and sell players at different times and ease their financial woes.

IAN LADYMAN: Barely a month into football's current state of inertia and the head of FIFA has arrived with a basketful of meaningless platitudes to make us all feel better. 'Health must come better.'

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: At some stage this week, the National League will make a decision on their competitions above tier seven of the pyramid system.

FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani has admitted that priority will be given to domestic football over the international game when it is safe to continue playing again.

SPECIAL REPORT - JAMES SHARPE: Ronaldinho's trademark grin had vanished. His long, curly hair tucked up under a black hat as police ed him through the mass of flashing bulbs.

Gareth Southgate has been warned that England could have to play three matches in two-week international breaks next season as part of FIFA's plan to revive the global calendar.

The Liverpool goalkeeper has been on-loan with the Turkish side but now wants to return to Anfield early because of a withheld payment.

The Liverpool full back was defeated by tournament favourite Diogo Jota, with the Wolves ace securing victory in the online showpiece after yet another golden goal strike.

Lionel Messi has won it all for Barcelona, including 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League's but an international honour with Argentina continues to elude him.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: For Rex Hunt, Thursday, April 1, 1982 began like any other day. It was a lovely, bright morning, but in his sprawling Victorian house in the little town of Stanley, Falkland Islands.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: In my lifetime, Labour have published more than a dozen manifestos, some saner than others.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: To future generations, the names of toppled Labour strongholds will tell the story of Boris Johnson's tidal wave.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: So how will we remember the 2010s? It was a decade of austerity, great patriotic spectacles, royal weddings and the triumphant London Olympics.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Britain's departure shows the EU is not the end of history and it is perfectly possible to get off the train, however clumsy our departure may have looked.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We pride ourselves on our supremacy over the natural world and our mastery of science. But as the last week has shown, our modernity has made us weaker than ever.