Jurgen Klopp has challenged Liverpool's under-performing stars to rediscover their swagger when the new Reds boss gets his first taste of the Premier League against Tottenham on Saturday.

All eyes will be on Klopp's eagerly anticipated debut at White Hart Lane following the highly-regarded German's recent appointment as successor to the sacked Brendan Rodgers.

Bayern Munich's Javi Martinez has revealed why he helped some of the refugees who flooded into Munich last month and says he is proud of how the Bavarian capital reacted.

"It was something which came from me, I could at least coax a smile from these people in what was for them a difficult moment," the Spain international told Wednesday's edition of Munich newspaper AZ.

Brazil kick-started their South American World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Venezuela on Tuesday as Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay posted their second wins and Argentina gained their first point.

Willian scored twice -- in the 37th second and again the 42nd minute as Brazil rebounded from a humbling loss to Chile last Thursday as qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia got underway.

Lamar Odom, a former NBA champion who gained wider fame as the husband of reality TV star Khloe Kardashian was in hospital after being found "unresponsive" at a Nevada brothel, authorities said Tuesday.

The Nye County Sheriff's Department was called Tuesday afternoon to Love Ranch, a legal brothel in Crystal, Nevada, for a report of an "unresponsive" man needing an ambulance, Sheriff Sharon A. Wehrly said in a statement.

Second-half goals by Marc Pelosi and Jordan Kiesewetter lifted the United States over Canada 2-0 Tuesday, keeping alive the Americans' hopes of reaching the 2016 Rio Olympic football tournament.

The U.S. under-23 side finished third in the North American regional (CONCACAF) men's Olympic qualifying tournament, advancing to a March playoff against Colombia to decide a berth at next year's Olympics in Brazil.

South Africa great Schalk Burger hopes the memory of what happened to the Springboks at the World Cup four years ago will help guard against more quarter-final heartache this weekend.

In 2011, South Africa dominated territory and possession against Australia only to go down 11-9 to the Wallabies in an engrossing last-eight clash in Wellington, New Zealand.

Croatia and Turkey took the final automatic qualifying spots for Euro 2016 on Tuesday as the Netherlands, semi-finalists at last year's World Cup, were eliminated.

The Dutch needed to beat the already-qualified Czech Republic in Amsterdam and hope Turkey lost at home to already-qualified Iceland in Konya to salvage third place in Group A and a spot in next month's play-offs.

With 10 million followers, Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil is the world champions' most popular footballer on social media platform Twitter.

"You guys are simply amazing! Thank u for your unbelievable support - during both good times and bad. #10MioFollowers," tweeted the attacking midfielder after passing the 10 million followers milestone.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo admitted Tuesday he felt no satisfaction despite winning a record fourth Golden Boot as the top scorer in Europe's domestic leagues last season.

"It's a special moment," said the 30-year-old Portuguese striker during a ceremony in the Spanish capital. "But I'm not satisfied, I always want more.

Ex-Germany international Stefan Effenberg has taken his first coaching job in football after accepting an SOS call from second-division crisis club Paderborn on Tuesday.

The 47-year-old Effenberg, who won the last of his 35 caps in 1998 and currently works as a Sky pundit, has received a contract until June 2017, his new club has confirmed.