Here are the latest stories for Tuesday.
WORLD CUP: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed a 48-team World Cup that would see 16 teams eliminated after one knockout match.
CELTIC: Celtic have handed 13-year-old Karamoko Dembele his debut for their under-20 team. The schoolboy's skill and talent had previously been flagged up to a wider audience in a series of online video clips.
LIVERPOOL: Mario Balotelli has said he told Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp he will not be seeing him again at the end of their one and only conversation on Merseyside.
ENGLAND: Burnley defender Michael Keane has been called up to the England squad as a replacement for Glen Johnson.
- Raheem Sterling has had to withdraw from the England squad through injury, with interim manager Gareth Southgate calling Andros Townsend up to replace him.
- Wayne Rooney's recent lack of game time is less important to Gareth Southgate than his leadership qualities in this period of flux for the England team.
- Former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars has backed Arsene Wenger to take the England managerial post following the departure of Sam Allardyce.
MAN UNITED: The club are stepping up their interest in Racing Genk attacker Leon Bailey, sources close to the Premier League club have told ESPN FC.
- The club's current squad is the costliest ever assembled, at a total of €718 million (£628m), according to research by the CIES Football Observatory.
FRANCE: Head coach Didier Deschamps says that expectations surrounding Manchester United's Paul Pogba are too high.
SWANSEA: Bob Bradley has said his appointment as Swansea City coach is 'an important opportunity' for football in the United States.
- New boss Bob Bradley enjoyed a perfect end to his reign at French second division side Le Havre as a late winner earned a 2-1 victory over Sochaux.
SPAIN: Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has been called up for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Albania.
NICE: Mario Balotelli is unlikely to serve a suspension for his red card in Nice's victory over Lorient after the referee admitted that he made an error in dismissing the Italy international.
REAL MADRID: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo says his new hotel ventures form part of preparing for his life after football -- although the 31-year-old says he still sees himself playing for another decade or so.
ARSENAL: The Gunners are preparing to offer defender Hector Bellerin a new deal to secure his future at the Emirates Stadium, sources close to the club have told ESPN FC.
CAMEROON: Former captain Rigobert Song is to be airlifted to Europe for medical reasons as he remains in a coma after suffering a stroke, according to reports.