Spanish champions Barcelona have agreed to terminate the contract of midfielder Alexander Hleb, who has struggled to settle at the Camp Nou and had several loan spells elsewhere.
Midfielder Alexander Hleb, whose loan spell with Wolfsburg recently ended, has started training with Augsburg, though the Bundesliga team have said they are unable to offer the Belarusian a contract.
FIFA Women's World Cup-winners Japan took advantage of Brazil's recent inconsistent form to move into the top three of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Rankings, while Northern Ireland were the biggest movers.
Alexander Hleb's future has become unclear again after Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath confirmed the club will not extend their agreement with Barcelona because of the midfielder's injury problems.
An intriguing night of UEFA Champions League action saw Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen and APOEL Nicosia book their places in the last 16, while Porto and Valencia kept themselves in contention.
Viktoria Plzen have all but secured third place in Group H with a narrow 1-0 win over BATE Borisov through a first-half Marek Bakos goal in the UEFA Champions League.
