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19  avril     21h38
Arsenal’s April curse strikes again SAMI MOKBEL reveals exactly what needs to change for Mikel Arteta to win major honours
   SAMI MOKBEL: It is April and Arsenal appear to be running out of steam. Again. For the third consecutive season the Gunners are stuttering at the business end of the season.
    21h35
Cole Palmer was asking to leave Man City for TWO seasons, reveals Pep Guardiola... as he admits he ’didn’t give the Chelsea star the minutes he deserved’
   JACK GAUGHAN AND KIERAN GILL: Palmer faces his former City for the third time at Wembley today as Chelsea aim to thwart City’s quest to become the first club to win consecutive do
    21h29
PHIL FODEN on the very personal reason why he wears No 47, how he deals with the relentless Pep Guardiola ... and he finally settles a Man City myth
   EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: Some footballers like to turn their heads away from history, the challenges it presents and the pressure it brings. Phil Foden doesn’t think that way.
    21h11
Liverpool haven’t scored from open play in over SIX hours of football... Have the Reds lost their killer edge at the worst time? And is Klopp’s farewell in danger of turning sour?
   With so much to play for, Liverpool were poised to make this season one to remember and deliver an epic send off for their manager. But the past fortnight has shown how difficult that can be.
    19h28
Zinedine Zidane ’would prefer to manage Man United over Bayern Munich’ and is ’monitoring the situation at Old Trafford’... DESPITE being ’close’ to a deal to replace Thomas Tuchel at Bundesliga giants
   The football legend is said to be closely monitoring Erik ten Hag’s situation at United despite closing in on an agreement with Bayern.
    19h09
Manchester United appoint Jason Wilcox as new technical director after securing his exit from Southampton and will start new role with immediate effect
   Manchester United have announced the appointment of Jason Wilcox as the club’s new technical director after securing his exit from Championship club Southampton.
    19h04
Coventry have been penniless, homeless and at war with their owners but, like the city bombed in 1940, they have risen from the rubble to set up their semi-final date with Man United
   IAN HERBERT: The sun is up on a sky blue day and no one in Coventry feels remotely inclined to wait until the weekend before breathing in the full FA Cup semi final experience.
    18h45
Unai Emery hails Emiliano Martinez as the ’BEST goalkeeper in the world’ after match-winning display and antics against Lille, but admits he ’thought Argentine would be sent off’
   Unai Emery has hailed Emi Martinez as the world’s best goalkeeper after his controversial performance in Aston Villa’s dramatic win over Lille.
    18h08
Casemiro opens up on why he nearly CANCELLED his 70m move to Man United from Real Madrid... as the Brazilian star reveals an emotional chat with Carlo Ancelotti almost changed his mind
   The Brazilian midfielder left Real Madrid after nine seasons for million on the back of winning five Champions League titles, joining Manchester United in .
    17h48
Xabi Alonso and his GLEEFUL Bayer Leverkusen staff react to finding out Europa League semi-final opponent, as footage prompts fans to warn German champions about underestimating Roma
   In his first full season in charge at the BayArena, Alonso has enjoyed unprecedented success at the club, leading them to their first ever Bundesliga title.
    17h42
Chelsea will ’rival Man City for Jamal Musiala’ as Blues look to ’bring former youth product back to England’ after becoming one of Bayern Munich’s leading stars
   Chelsea are ready to rival Manchester City for Jamal Musiala as Premier League clubs keep tabs on the Bayern Munich star who has two years remaining on his contract, according to reports.
    17h29
Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes ’hints he will STAY at the club’ after splashing 4MILLION on house in the North East - as Premier League rivals prepare to tempt Brazil star away from Tyneside
   The Brazilian international has developed into one of the Premier League ’s best midfielders and, as a result, has attracted attention from a number of English rivals.
    16h58
Arsenal legend Ian Wright pinpoints what Mikel Arteta’s inexperienced side must learn following their Champions League exit... and the type of player they need in their trophy quest
   Arsenal legend Ian Wright says Mikel Arteta’s side still have more they need to learn following their Champions League elimination.
    16h41
Barcelona legend urges the club to hire Jose Mourinho to replace Xavi despite history managing rivals Real Madrid... as he explains why he would be a ’great signing ’at the Nou Camp
   Mourinho a two time Champions League winner is on the lookout for a new job after being sacked by Roma in January following one win in six, with club legend Danielle De Rossi replacing him.
    16h38
Tired? Give it a rest. If Man City keep talking about feeling jaded then they’ll start to believe they are, writes GRAEME SOUNESS
   GRAEME SOUNESS: Never in my odd years in this game have I heard a player say he had to come off the pitch because he was too tired. I was surprised to hear about Man City’s substitutions.
    16h20
Jack Grealish issues rallying cry after Champions League penalty heartbreak and insists ’tiredness is in the mind’ as Man City face FA Cup showdown with Chelsea
   Jack Grealish issued a rallying cry for Manchester City to forget about European heartache and focus on embracing the prospect of creating more history.
    15h46
Bayern Munich are ’one step away’ from appointing Zinedine Zidane as manager... with the Frenchman also monitoring managerial situation at Manchester United
   Zidane hasn’t managed a club since his second spell in charge of Real Madrid ended in but his time away from the dugout could be set to come to end, with Bayern reportedly close to a deal.
    15h40
Not since Diego Maradona have Argentina had a pantomime villain to match wind-up merchant Emiliano Martinez... but his 16m move to Aston Villa is one of Arsenal’s daftest decisions this century
   TOM COLLOMOSSE: The Aston Villa goalkeeper is the biggest wind up merchant in world football and is disliked in France in much the same way Maradona was in England.
    15h39
Mikel Arteta defends Arsenal after back-to-back defeats and insists the Gunners are ’fully focused’ on re-taking Premier League top spot by beating Wolves
   Arsenal surrendered the top spot in the Premier League after a defeat to Aston Villa meant Manchester City remained above them in the table, despite having plenty of chances to score.
    15h26
KATHRYN BATTE: Eni Aluko does not speak for all fans by claiming UK stadiums are ’not safe for women’... but football must recognise and support those who have experienced abuse
   I can count on one hand the number of times I have had a bad experience attending a football game that is if you do not include when I have watched my team lose, which is a regular occurrence.
    15h22
Mauricio Pochettino insists Gary Neville’s ’billion-pound bottlejobs’ jibe is NOT motivating Chelsea ahead of their Wembley return against Man City
   KIERAN GILL: Chelsea lost to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final in February a defeat during which Neville took a direct a dig at the way they crumbled in against Jurgen Klopp’s kids.
    15h05
Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea have ’moved on’ from penalty row that marred 6-0 win over Everton... as he insists he sent a ’clear message’ to players during a team meeting
   The Blues romped to one of their best wins this season against the Toffees on Monday, but a squabble over who would take a penalty with the score at was the main talking point after the game.
    14h57
Samir Nasri mocked by fans after claiming Emiliano Martinez’s ’behaviour annoys me’...as he reveals what the Aston Villa goalkeeper was really like at Arsenal
   Martinez shushed the crowd and gestured towards the home fans as Villa won on penalties away to Lille to reach the semi finals of the Europa Conference League .
    14h44
NEWCASTLE NOTEBOOK: The search for Dan Ashworth’s replacement approaches its final phase, Lewis Miley is set to miss the rest of the season... while Toon stars celebrated Spurs win with the Wealdstone Raider
   CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle’s players celebrated last Saturday’s win over Tottenham in the company of The Wealdstone Raider, their unofficial minder for the night.
    14h28
Lower-league clubs could BOYCOTT the FA Cup in fury after the Premier League and The FA agreed to scrap replays in the hallowed tournament
   EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Furious lower league clubs have raised the prospect of boycotting the FA Cup after the controversial move by the Premier League and FA to scrap replays.
    13h57
Joey Barton says he’s been visited by police ’four times in three days’ over his tweets and hits out at ’an attempt to intimidate me and my family’... as he compares the UK to North Korea
   The ex Man City footballer has come under fire this year for his vile tweets about women working in men’s football, infamously claiming female pundits ’shouldn’t be talking with any authority’ in the game.
    13h55
Emiliano Martinez will MISS Aston Villa’s Conference League semi-final first leg against Olympiacos after picking up two yellow cards versus Lille despite avoiding red card due to little-known rule
   The Argentina goalkeeper is suspended for the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi final at Villa Park on May after he was booked during the penalty shoot out at Lille on Thursday.
    12h04
Revealed: FA did NOT discuss controversial decision to scrap replays with FA Cup Committee - as details emerge of heated meeting with EFL representatives
   The FA’s controversial move to scrap FA Cup replays from next season was not discussed by the governing body’s FA Cup Committee in another indication of the secrecy surrounding the decision.
    11h58
Where was Lucas Paqueta? West Ham fans fume as suspended star is nowhere to be seen as they crash out of the Europa League... but loan player made the 160 mile round-trip from Southampton
   West Ham fans have questioned Lucas Paqueta after he appeared to not show up for their Europa League clash with Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday evening.
    11h48
Emiliano Martinez dubbed the ’executioner of France’ after penalty heroics in Aston Villa’s shoot-out win against Lille... as L’Equipe bemoan the ’return of the Argentine nightmare’ after World Cup final antics
   French newspapers have bemoaned the return of the Emiliano Martinez after the Argentine goalkeeper inspired Aston Villa to a penalty shoot out victory over Lille in the Europa Conference League.
    11h08
Phil Foden sends warning to rivals Arsenal and Liverpool as Man City star tells Mail Sport he wants to make Premier League history with training ground sign spurring him on
   IAN LADYMAN: Phil Foden says Manchester City are determined to make history and become the first team to win the Premier League four years in a row.
    10h23
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are in DANGER of becoming Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham,’ claims Jamie Carragher... as ex-Liverpool defender pinpoints what Gunners must do this summer to take the next step
   The former Liverpool defender, who was writing in his column in The Telegraph added that the Gunners seemed to be running out of steam, before deliving his verdct on how they can improve.
    09h49
Wayne Rooney leaves gaming team-mates in hysterics with deadpan comment after ’fat granny s ger’ jibe as the Man United and England legend plays EA Sports FC Pro Clubs
   Football legend Wayne Rooney has again left his new gaming team mates in hysterics with the Man United and England legend brushing off a jibe on a live stream.
    09h47
Man United target names the Red Devils as a club he’d love to play for, despite snubbing Erik ten Hag’s advances for TWO YEARS... with Premier League rivals also on his list
   A Manchester United transfer target has named the club as a foreign side he would love to play for some day, despite turning down their advances for two years.
    09h41
Good harvesting this week my fellow farmers’: Mats Hummels takes a swipe at the Premier League after FOUR English teams crashed out of Europe this week
   After a torrid week, Aston Villa were the only Premier League team to reach the semi finals of a European competition, beating Lille on penalties in the Europa Conference League.
    09h36
Julian Nagelsmann signs new deal with Germany to stay on as manager until after the 2026 World Cup in blow to Man United, Liverpool and Bayern Munich
   Julian Nagelsmann has ended speculation over his future by signing a new deal with the German national team which will take him until the World Cup.
    09h08
Former Liverpool star Fernando Torres mourns the death of his father as he is flooded with messages of support from his ex-team-mates and fans
   Fernando Torres has been flooded with messages of support after announcing that his father, Jose, has died in a post on social media.
    08h37
Man United ’receive significant FFP windfall’ from January transfer after Borussia Dortmund reach Champions League semi-finals
   Borussia Dortmund’s advance to the final four of this season’s Champions League is an unexpected boost to Manchester United’s FFP situation.
    08h31
Liverpool failed but gave fans hope that the Jurgen Klopp era can still have a magical ending, writes LEWIS STEELE
   ATALANTA LIVERPOOL agg LEWIS STEELE AT STADIO DI BERGAMO: If you are going to fail, then make sure you fail beautifully. That was Jurgen Klopp’s rallying cry.
    08h19
Five English teams in the Champions League would be an insult to Busby, Clough and Paisley, writes IAN LADYMAN. It’s the closest the big clubs could get to a European Super League
   There are only teams in the Premier League. So to consider offering a quarter of those clubs places in the Champions League feels a little like an insult to the values and heritage of the competition.
    07h07
Emiliano Martinez is shown TWO yellow cards but little-known rule means he AVOIDS being sent off for winding up Lille fans during penalty shootout... before Aston Villa keeper saves decisive spot-kick
   The Argentina goalkeeper, who made headlines with his antics in the World Cup final shootout against France, was warned by Slovakian referee Ivan Kruzliak before he was shown a second yellow.
    21h39
FA Cup replay glory can be the catalyst for an entire club - the decision to scrap replays shocked us, writes Lincoln City CEO LIAM SCULLY
   When it was announced FA Cup replays were to be scrapped, we were surprised. We found out this information by press release. That is not normally how the football family communicates.
    21h38
Wolves are set to include a 15-YEAR-OLD schoolboy in their squad to face Arsenal amid their injury crisis... as Gary O’Neil hints ’there might be a debut from the start’ for the youngster
   TIM NASH: Wolves are poised to play a year old against Arsenal on Saturday after he skipped a science lesson on Friday to prepare to face the Premier League title challengers.
    21h32
Is scrapping FA Cup replays a ’kick in the teeth’ for lower-league clubs or a vital step for player welfare? Managers from across English football have their say on the controversial move
   English football is in uproar after the FA and Premier League struck a deal to scrap FA Cup replays due to the expansion of the European competitions from next season.
    21h31
Sean Dyche admits he will ’FIGHT’ to stay at Everton amidst concerning run of just one win in 15 games as under-pressure Toffees boss reveals project is ’a lot different’ to what he expected
   DOMINIC KING: Everton’s capitulation at Chelsea on Monday was the nadir in a desperate run of form that stretches back to mid December. Dyche has only overseen one Premier League win in matches.
    21h31
KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Luton’s tunnel vision could be saving grace - as Rob Edwards’ Hatters look to seize the initiative in the Premier League relegation battle
   KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Luton possess that power in the way they can totally dismiss whatever disappointments they have suffered in the previous match. Lose to Arsenal Doesn’t matter.
    20h23
Rugged Ronaldo Picture of Portuguese superstar with beard goes viral, but is the facial hair a new look for 39-year-old or generated by AI?
   While the former Real Madrid and Man United star has often altered his hairstyle over the years he has almost always maintained a clean shaven look.
    20h09
Wales and Burnley legend Leighton James dies aged 71 after football career spanning more than 600 games... as tributes pour in for ’brilliant player’ and ’massive personality’
   James, a winger, made more than appearances in the Football League and represented his country times.
    19h19
Man City ’are already preparing for life after Pep Guardiola’ and believe Girona’s Michel could be the man to ’continue his legacy’ after stunning season in LaLiga
   The club are working on a succession plan for their manager, whose contract expires in the summer of . Guardiola hinted he could extend his deal at the Etihad Stadium.
    19h01
Emma Hayes insists she isn’t thinking of a fairytale Chelsea ending as Blues target Champions League glory against ’world class’ Barcelona
   KATHRYN BATTE: Emma Hayes insisted she is not thinking about fairytales as her Chelsea side travel to take on Barcelona in a fierce two legged Champions League semi final.