ANDY TOWNSEND: I was standing next to Franco Baresi, who's got on a white shirt, blue shorts and white socks. He looks at me like, 'No, no, no you've got the wrong kit on!'

NIK SIMON: With an hour until curtain call, he makes a dash for his dressing room. A dark, pokey den, full of wigs and costumes. 'It's not Real Madrid or Chelsea but it's fun.

Maybe it is still not too late to conjure up a disguise. 'We cannot guess,' said Pochettino, when asked what he expected. 'We cannot forget that we lived together. Amazing memories.

Mikel Arteta says he is well-accustomed to time-wasting tactics ahead of an expectedly hostile atmosphere at Newcastle on Saturday.

'We are grateful to Javier for his dedication and contribution to the LA Galaxy,' said head coach Greg Vanney, describing him as a passionate leader. 'We wish him the best moving forward.'

Paris Saint-Germain supporters have shown their support to Celtic's Green Brigade ultras after the group were banned from attending any of the club's matches until further notice.

Fans were left streaming for the exits after heavy winds and lashing rain descended upon the Friday qualifying session for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos.

Emma Hayes says there is a "problem in the game" with body shaming and praised Chelsea forward Fran Kirby for speaking out on the issue.

Few teams change systems from game to game as seamlessly as Thomas Frank's Brentford do.

Emma Hayes says female players are being 'destroyed' by the pressures of body image and praised Fran Kirby for opening up on 'harmful' comments from online trolls.

MATT BARLOW: Flowing hair, Northern Ireland jersey, Copa Mundials laced just the way he liked it, no shin pads and one of those famously large hands wrapped around an adidas Tango ball.

IAN LADYMAN: It's small and dark. Low ceiling. On Friday, the blinds were drawn, presumably to prevent prying eyes from focusing on the training pitches below. That seemed unnecessary.

DOMINIC KING IN SANTA ANITA: He knows why the interest is huge - how could it not be when he trains the favourite - but he also knew why there was going to be a day when he needed to escape.

Jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Paul Nicholls will be hoping for success across the board as Saturday's racing action gets underway at Santa Anita, and Wetherby. 

ED CHAMBERLAIN: They are always thinking of new ways to outwit opponents. Guardiola wrapped Erik ten Hag up in knots in last week's derby, O'Brien will have obsessed on a plan in California this week.

DOMINIC KING IN SANTA ANITA: Aidan O'Brien's squad have looked picture perfect in their exercise this week, so too has Jessica Harrington's Givemethebeatboys, a contender.