Here are the latest stories from Friday.
LA LIGA: Brazil great Pele believes there are just three great footballers in the current generation, compared to the wealth of world-class talent that played the game during his career: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.
LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool have what it takes to advance past Borussia Dortmund to the last four of the Europa League after securing an impressive 1-1 away draw in the first leg of their semifinal clash.
- Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he's concerned about a potentially serious knee injury to captain Jordan Henderson. He said: "We need to wait for the scan and we hope for the best, but it doesn't look good."
DORTMUND: Coach Thomas Tuchel said his side did not deserve to beat Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday as they were not at their "top level" in the 1-1 draw.
EUROPA LEAGUE: Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool managed a 1-1 draw in the manager's return to Borussia Dortmund. Two-time defending champions Sevilla rallied from a goal down to defeat fellow Spanish side Athletic Bilbao 2-1. Cedric Bakambu scored twice, including a goal gifted to him in the third minute, as Villarreal won their home leg against Sparta Prague 2-1. Yaroslav Rakitskiy and Facundo Ferreyra scored as Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-1 at Braga. Full matchday review.
ARSENAL: Jack Wilshere is fully focused on having a "serious life," Arsene Wenger has insisted, as the Arsenal boss defended the midfielder after his much-publicised nightclub visit last weekend.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Leicester City's Claudio Ranieri and Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane have won the Premier League Manager and Player of the Month awards for March respectively.
MAN CITY: Pep Guardiola has his sights set on no less than eight signings when he takes over at the Etihad, sources says.
MAN UNITED: Manchester United right-back Matteo Darmian has urged his side to clinch a top-four finish as they look to finish the 2015-16 season on a high.
- Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has talked up Everton forward Romelu Lukaku's suitability for a summer move to Old Trafford. He said: "He's very powerful and effective. His hold up play has developed and he's bringing solutions for his teammates. He's capable of playing at big clubs -- with Manchester, who are looking for a striker, or in Spain."
REAL MADRID: The father of Wolfsburg left-back Ricardo Rodriguez has hinted that his son will join Real Madrid this summer. "On Wednesday I met Florentino Perez," Rodriguez senior said. "We spoke for a little while, not much, with Butragueno too. We were thinking about non-football things. He told me congratulations, your son is a very good player. Maybe with time it could be that he goes to Madrid, I would be happy."
CHELSEA: Chelsea defender Matt Miazga has told ESPN FC that he is learning a lot from Blues captain John Terry following his debut for the club last week.
- Roma president James Pallotta says rumours linking Miralem Pjanic with a move to Chelsea this summer are "ridiculous" and insists that the Bosnian midfielder is going nowhere.
- Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic is enthusiastic about reported interest in him from Chelsea, his agent has said.
PSG: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola has threatened to sue a former Swedish track and field coach for speculating that the striker doped during his time at Juventus.
BARCELONA: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has become embroiled in a furious war of words with his former agent and ex-Uruguay international Daniel Fonseca. Suarez has claimed that Fonseca had kept $200k owed to the player when he moved from Uruguayan club Nacional de Montevideo to Eredivisie side Groningen back in 2006, but Fonseca has hit back.
- Barcelona star Neymar has said he believes Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba "would fit in well" at the Camp Nou and would love to play in the same team as him.
A-LEAGUE: Adelaide United players were involved in a mass fracas at half-time of their 2-0 win at Melbourne City as their A-League clash boiled over.
MLS: New York City FC midfielder Mix Diskerud, who was voted Major League Soccer's most overrated player in a recent ESPN FC poll, has called the label "almost an honor" considering the quality of players that join him on the list.
- Peter Walton, the general manager of the Professional Referee Organization that manages and administers referee assignments in North America, refused to back down in the face of criticism that MLS referees have been too harsh this season.
LIGA MX: The Mexican Football Federation has encouraged Liga MX clubs to stop registering underage players from the United States because of a potential widespread breach of a FIFA rule, sources have told ESPN FC.
LA LIGA: Brazil great Pele believes there are just three great footballers in the current generation, compared to the wealth of world-class talent that played the game during his career: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.
LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool have what it takes to advance past Borussia Dortmund to the last four of the Europa League after securing an impressive 1-1 away draw in the first leg of their semifinal clash.
- Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he's concerned about a potentially serious knee injury to captain Jordan Henderson. He said: "We need to wait for the scan and we hope for the best, but it doesn't look good."
DORTMUND: Coach Thomas Tuchel said his side did not deserve to beat Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday as they were not at their "top level" in the 1-1 draw.
EUROPA LEAGUE: Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool managed a 1-1 draw in the manager's return to Borussia Dortmund. Two-time defending champions Sevilla rallied from a goal down to defeat fellow Spanish side Athletic Bilbao 2-1. Cedric Bakambu scored twice, including a goal gifted to him in the third minute, as Villarreal won their home leg against Sparta Prague 2-1. Yaroslav Rakitskiy and Facundo Ferreyra scored as Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-1 at Braga. Full matchday review.
ARSENAL: Jack Wilshere is fully focused on having a "serious life," Arsene Wenger has insisted, as the Arsenal boss defended the midfielder after his much-publicised nightclub visit last weekend.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Leicester City's Claudio Ranieri and Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane have won the Premier League Manager and Player of the Month awards for March respectively.
MAN CITY: Pep Guardiola has his sights set on no less than eight signings when he takes over at the Etihad, sources says.
MAN UNITED: Manchester United right-back Matteo Darmian has urged his side to clinch a top-four finish as they look to finish the 2015-16 season on a high.
- Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has talked up Everton forward Romelu Lukaku's suitability for a summer move to Old Trafford. He said: "He's very powerful and effective. His hold up play has developed and he's bringing solutions for his teammates. He's capable of playing at big clubs -- with Manchester, who are looking for a striker, or in Spain."
REAL MADRID: The father of Wolfsburg left-back Ricardo Rodriguez has hinted that his son will join Real Madrid this summer. "On Wednesday I met Florentino Perez," Rodriguez senior said. "We spoke for a little while, not much, with Butragueno too. We were thinking about non-football things. He told me congratulations, your son is a very good player. Maybe with time it could be that he goes to Madrid, I would be happy."
CHELSEA: Chelsea defender Matt Miazga has told ESPN FC that he is learning a lot from Blues captain John Terry following his debut for the club last week.
- Roma president James Pallotta says rumours linking Miralem Pjanic with a move to Chelsea this summer are "ridiculous" and insists that the Bosnian midfielder is going nowhere.
- Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic is enthusiastic about reported interest in him from Chelsea, his agent has said.
PSG: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola has threatened to sue a former Swedish track and field coach for speculating that the striker doped during his time at Juventus.
BARCELONA: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has become embroiled in a furious war of words with his former agent and ex-Uruguay international Daniel Fonseca. Suarez has claimed that Fonseca had kept $200k owed to the player when he moved from Uruguayan club Nacional de Montevideo to Eredivisie side Groningen back in 2006, but Fonseca has hit back.
- Barcelona star Neymar has said he believes Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba "would fit in well" at the Camp Nou and would love to play in the same team as him.
A-LEAGUE: Adelaide United players were involved in a mass fracas at half-time of their 2-0 win at Melbourne City as their A-League clash boiled over.
MLS: New York City FC midfielder Mix Diskerud, who was voted Major League Soccer's most overrated player in a recent ESPN FC poll, has called the label "almost an honor" considering the quality of players that join him on the list.
- Peter Walton, the general manager of the Professional Referee Organization that manages and administers referee assignments in North America, refused to back down in the face of criticism that MLS referees have been too harsh this season.
LIGA MX: The Mexican Football Federation has encouraged Liga MX clubs to stop registering underage players from the United States because of a potential widespread breach of a FIFA rule, sources have told ESPN FC.
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