Eva Carneiro has served notice of a claim of constructive dismissal against Chelsea after the former first team doctor failed to agree a severance package.
Newcastle United midfielder Jack Colback has been ruled out for six weeks after he sustained a knee injury in Sunday's loss to bitter rivals Sunderland.
FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman denied he had ever been involved in investigating and prosecuting athletes in Bahrain's 2011 democracy protests.
Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is set for his international debut after being named by Nigeria in their squad for the next World Cup qualifiers.
Argentine coaches Edgardo Bauza of San Lorenzo and Diego Cocca of Racing Club, said on Thursday they were quitting their jobs at the end of the season.
Bulgarian league champs Ludogorets suffered a shock domestic cup defeat with a 1-0 reverse away to 10-man second division Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa on Thursday.