Juventus slumped to another surprise defeat as they lost 1-0 at Sassuolo while Roma reclaimed top spot in Serie A with a 3-1 home victory over Udinese.
Gonzalo Castro grabbed one goal and set up two more as Borussia Dortmund destroyed second-tier Paderborn 7-1 to book a spot in the German Cup third round.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter planned for Russia and USA to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and blamed UEFA president Michel Platini for Qatar's victory.
Jose Maria Marin, former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face corruption charges.
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El Salvador will name a new squad for their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Mexico next month after the selected players went on strike for better pay and working conditions
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has heaped praise on midfielder Gaston Ramirez's professionalism and hinted he might hand the 24-year-old his first start for the Saints in more than 18 months in Wednesday's League Cup clash against Aston Villa.
Liverpool striker Christian Benteke has been ruled out of the Cup game against Bournemouth with a knee injury and is a doubt for Saturday's clash at Chelsea.