Borussia Dortmund signed France's young player of the year Ousmane Dembele from Rennes on Thursday, the German club fighting off strong English Premier League interest in the teenage forward.

Dortmund called the 18-year-old "one of Europe's most sought after talents" in a statement announcing the transfer on a five-year contract.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has extended his contract until 2021, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.

The highly regarded Argentine, 44, arrived from Southampton in 2014 and came close to leading Spurs to their first league title since 1961 this season, only for them to lose out to Leicester City.

Five things on Spain as they seek to become the first country to win three consecutive European Championship titles at Euro 2016.

- World Cup rebound

As a pot-bellied, softly-spoken, 65-year-old, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque can rarely be described as a man on a mission.

Yet he is determined to put right a disastrous World Cup two years ago when La Roja defend their European Championship title.

Five things about Croatia before they start the European Championship finals in Group D against Czech Republic, Spain and Turkey:

- Croatia burst onto world football stage

Luka Modric started playing football during Croatia's independence war and the country's notoriously fervent fans expect the world-class playmaker to launch their offensive at Euro 2016.

Croatia are looking to the 30-year-old to lift them as he has Real Madrid amid a rollercoaster season in La Liga and the Champions League.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was thrilled with his side’s late equalizer in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Anfield, but bemoaned his players' lack of patience.

Eden Hazard’s fine finish for Chelsea in Wednesday's Premier League game left Liverpool staring at a first home reverse since the 1-0 defeat by Manchester United on January 17.

Lewis Hamilton will recover from his current second place in the championship and mount a strong challenge to win his fourth world title this year, starting with this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.

That is the view of both his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who leads him by 34 points after four races, and their champion team who are determined to put Hamilton’s problem-hit start to the season behind them.

Turkey's football coach Fatih Terim is known as the "emperor" after three stints ruling over the national side, taking them to some of their biggest success.

The European Championship finals in France will be Turkey's first major tournament in eight years. But it has a track record of putting on an impressive showing on the international stage, such as the semi-finals at Euro 2008, much of that under Terim.

Five things on Turkey ahead of Euro 2016 where they start in Group D with Spain, Croatia and Czech Republic.

- Rare but spectacular