Celtic will go into the final Old Firm game of the season six points clear of Rangers in the Scottish Premiership after a nervy win at Ross County.
Following the cup game, Messi and his teammates are also likely to miss PSG’s Ligue 1 trip to Lyon next weekend.
“I’ve not considered taking away any captain’s armband away from him,” he said. “He’s been an absolute stalwart for us, on and off the pitch. Harry’s not one to hide on the treatment table or try to find any excuse to sit out games. As a true example of a Manchester United player, Harry is always there for his team and his country. The so-called experts have their opinions. He’s going to prove the critics wrong.”
And in Merton Council leader Stephen Alambritis, they had a man who wanted to make it happen just as much as they did.
While legal reasons prevent The FA from making this code mandatory, this is a first-of-its-kind initiative for English football and is a firm commitment to embedding greater diversity across the football landscape.
Premier League side Arsenal hope to sign Youri Tielemans from Leicester City, with the midfielder out of contract at the end of next season, and with no hint of a new deal on the horizon. The 25-year-old Belgian international could step into the middle of the part for Mikel Arteta, as Mohamed Elneny’s contract is due to expire and Granit Xhaka could move on in the summer.
With a record-breaking crowd anticipated for the FA Cup final, there will likely be plenty more people intrigued about the significance of 1921, just like the young boys at Haggerston Park.
As a result, the Reds have chipped away at the points' deficit this year and slashed the gap from eight to a single point, and victory on Sunday would send Jurgen Klopp's side to the league summit for the first time since September.
I would have wanted him to have less saves in total, I think we had four or five shots on goal but again we can still improve even in that area. Rangnick unsure about Rashford's strugglesRangnick is unsure why Marcus Rashford is struggling to make an impact after the forward toiled against Villa.
Townsend has been on the losing side in eight of these 11 games against his old club (W1 D2).Harry Kane has scored just one goal in nine Premier League appearances this season, his fewest goals across a nine-game span in the top-flight since scoring once in nine games between August and October 2015.
Championship side Wigan are notable giant-killers, having gotten the best out of Premier League giants Manchester City on more than one occasion in the FA Cup.
Bruno Fernandes has just passed his two-year anniversary at Manchester United and, while he has struggled to find his best form this season, the Portuguese was incredible when he first arrived.
I can't recall any other player of his age in recent history doing what he did, his advisor Frederico Pena, chief executive of TFM - the same sports agency who work with Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr and Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli - told BBC Sport.
I have learned now that it is better not to look too far in the future. It wasn't uncommon to see a young Saint-Etienne player sign for a big European club.
The Scottish champions have to face the Czech side at home and travel to leaders Lyon in their final two fixtures so still have work to do to qualify for the knockout stages, but how they needed this result in Denmark.
But, in a balanced way, we managed to achieve both things, which wasn't enough for us to be better than them but we also could not be worse than them.
Bale was clattered by goalkeeper Sergei Chernik and banished the memory of his penalty miss against Turkey at the Euros by dispatching the spot-kick convincingly.
The ninth-minute goal was set up by Jonathan Bamba and suggested Lille could break a spiral of disappointing Ligue 1 form.
The Dutch striker has struck an astonishing 35 goals so far this year, chipping in with 11 assists. Playing for Arsenal and the Netherlands, she may find team awards tough to come by but she could stand a chance of bringing home an individual accolade.
There have been less than 2.5 goals in Brighton's last four Premier League matches and 12 of their last 13. The same goes for United's last three games and you can get odds of 10/11 (1.91) for that trend to continue on Tuesday.
The team is much more compact, it's stronger, the Argentinian said. They are really strong and it's really, really difficult to find vulnerabilities there.
The Magpies' pressure paid off on the stroke of half-time when a terrible header in the Hammers box from the below par Declan Rice set up Joe Willock whose shot across the goalkeeper went in off the post. Moyes brought on Ben Johnson and Nikola Vlasic in the second half but it was the visitors who created the better opportunities with the impressive Willock shooting wide from distance.
Spurs eventually found a leveller in the 72nd minute as Kane produced a nice finish. It is not simple.
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The club will now look to appoint a new manager to take the club and this talented young squad forward and a further update will be provided in due course. Walker 'very surprised' by timing of Ross sacking Sky Sports' Andy Walker has described Hibs' decision to part ways with Ross as a surprising one given how close the club are to playing in the Scottish League Cup final.
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Mbappe, who shone for PSG on Tuesday night, may sign for Real Madrid this summer when his contract expires and rub salt in Barcelona’s wound. Record signing Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to no effect in the second half. He did far more damage on loan at Bayern, twice netting in the humiliating 8-2 destruction in Lisbon in 2020.
All the travel would've been well looked after by people at the FA of Wales who know what they're doing.
For once, Jurgen Klopp was struggling to find the right words. Even Klopp, emotionally intelligent and as good a communicator as there is, found that one tough.
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It has no effect on my performances, but it disturbs me, Donnarumma told TNT Sports of his rivalry with Navas.
We also acknowledge the call for some form of independent regulation to protect English football's essential strengths and the Premier League has already undertaken our own governance and strategic reviews.
The other two goals — 43' and 47' — served to prove the old cliché about the five minutes either side of half-time being a good time to score. Send Lyon into the break thinking Hang on, we're in trouble here; welcome them back by completely ruining the half-time pep talk. Make the home fans worry, then shut them up completely.
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Having conceded just 25 times in the entire 2020-21 Liga season on their way to the title, Jan Oblak has already seen 20 goals escape his grasp before the halfway point of the current campaign. The Slovenian, in fact, is in uncharted territory: never before in his seven-and-a-half years at Atletico has he averaged more than a goal conceded per match.
Should Carvalho end up at Liverpool, he’ll likely start as a rotation option as he learns the system. Though, he’ll be called upon to perform quickly, as Liverpool’s midfield options include Thiago, Jordan Henderson, and James Milner, whose ages mean that their minutes will need to be regulated, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is likely to leave in the summer.
It follows the New Year's Eve signings of all three J League targets - Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi and Reo Hatate.
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Goalkeepers: Sylvain Gbohouo (Wolkite Ketema, Ethiopia), Badra Ali Sangare (JDR Stars, South Africa), Abdoul Karim Cisse (Asec Mimosas, Ivory Coast), Ira Eliezer Tape (San Pedro, Ivory Coast).
Villa smelt blood and continued to push for a second with Brighton committing. Gerrard's doubters will have been impressed by that tactical dexterity.
He choose this and it goes really well. He has a strong personality and character. It is not easy in the semi-final of the Champions League to do a penalty like this.
With Ianis Hagi out for the season through injury, the return from of inventive midfield duo Ryan Kent and Joe Aribo from suspension and international duty respectively will be particularly welcome - along with the knowledge that they have never lost in 17 meetings with County, winning the latest 11.
Icon goalkeepers always make great additions to your squad. No matter what team you use, they will link with everyone so you never need to worry about buying another goalkeeper again.
Axel Tuanzebe is available having been ineligible against his parent club at Old Trafford but Leon Bailey (quad) is not expected to resume training until the international break.
UEFA's extra competition awards two countries another shot of qualifying for Qatar, if they do not finish inside the top two of their World Cup qualification group. Wales can still do that, but there are now enough teams above them in the Nations League rankings who have confirmed at least a play-off spot through qualification.
Mitrovic came agonisingly close to his hat-trick less than five minutes into the second half when he pounced on a loose ball and ran through on goal, only for Iversen's outstretched leg to divert the ball onto the crossbar.
The victory was the Selecao's 11th in 12 matches of qualifiers, putting them 18 points ahead of Chile and Colombia, who sit fourth and fifth respectively with 16 points.
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How the teams lined up | Match statsScottish Premiership table | ResultsDownload the Sky Sports app | Get Sky SportsIn contrast, Stephen Robinson’s side are now just five points clear of 11th-placed St Johnstone who they face next week in Perth.
Walker has already missed one game. The 31-year-old sat out the first leg of City's last-16 tie with Sporting Lisbon,