Athletic Bilbao want PSG midfielder Ander Herrera

Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde expects a difficult but eye-catching tie when his side face Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Friday s draw paired Barca with United in a repeat of the 2009 and 2011 finals, both of which were won by the LaLiga giants under now Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

An injury-hit United overturned a 2-0 first-leg home loss to knock out Paris Saint-Germain as the Premier League side continue to thrive under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Barca, meanwhile, thumped Lyon 5-1 to move into the last eight for a record 12th consecutive season, having been held 0-0 by the Ligue 1 team in the first leg.

Next month s double-header promises to be an enticing affair, with Valverde s side on track for a treble,…

Crystal Palace cancelled a press conference to preview Monday’s Premier League game against Everton after under-pressure manager Roy Hodgson was taken ill during training.

The 76-year-old was due to speak at 1.30pm on Thursday but members of the media waiting outside the club’s New Beckenham training ground were informed the briefing would not take place.

According to reports, Palace are set to sack Hodgson, with ex-Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner a strong favourite to take the job.

Unfortunately, today’s press conference will no longer take place as scheduled as Roy Hodgson was taken ill during this morning’s training session.

— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC)

An update from the club read: “Unfortunately, today’s press conferen…

With what looks set to be a stacked Bank Holiday schedule from across Europe, we have a host of interesting contests that are worth keeping an eye out for. So, for those of you looking to place a Friday accumulator, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth taking note of.

Friday April 7th
BST 15:00 QPR vs Preston

Making an immediate return to winning ways when marking their return from the international break last weekend, Preston should find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Storming their way to a 3-1 romp at home against relegation scrappers Blackpool, Alex Neil’s men are riding what has been a stellar wave of momentum. Skyrocketing their way up the Championship table, the one-time Norwich boss also finds his side sat in pole position to cl…

Lionel Messi turns 32 on Monday and the Barcelona and Argentina forward s status as one of the greatest players of all time has been firmly cemented.

Not only is he one of the most gifted players to ever play football, he is undoubtedly one of the game s most devastating goalscorers.

Those goals are frequently head-turning in their brilliance, so to celebrate the birthday boy we take on the unenviable task of selecting his 10 best for club and country.  

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es)

Albacete (H): May 1, 2005

Even at 17,…

Harry Kane says he will not stay at Tottenham for the sake of it and would consider his future if the club did not show progress on the pitch.

Spurs have not won a major trophy since the 2008 EFL Cup and have regressed since reaching last season s Champions League final under Mauricio Pochettino, with Jose Mourinho now at the helm.

England captain Kane has often spoken of his desire to win titles with Tottenham but reports have suggested he may look elsewhere if his ambitions are not met.

Manchester United and Real Madrid have both been rumoured to be monitoring the situation and Kane offered no guarantees that his long-term future is at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Speaking on a live Instagram broadcast with Sky Sports pundit and ex-Spurs midfielder J…

Mauricio Pochettino admitted he was surprised Ben Chilwell started two games for England during the international break, having only recently returned from a knee injury.

The defender last started for Chelsea on March 2 against Brentford and since then has played just a few minutes for the club, as a late substitute in the FA Cup against Leicester.

Yet he played the entirety of England’s 2-2 draw with Belgium on Tuesday, three days after completing 67 minutes against Brazil.

Mauricio has revealed three players will need to be assessed ahead of Burnley’s visit in the .

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)

The Argentinian is no closer to seeing the end of his team’s injury crisis with nine players currently ruled out of Saturday’s meeting with Burn…

Manchester City pulled off a stunning fightback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and snatch the Premier League title as Pep Guardiola s side did it the hard way.

You could not script this drama and be taken seriously. Chasing a fourth title in five seasons, City knew victory would secure that, yet Steven Gerrard had Villa well organised and the hosts struggled to find their usual fluency.

Matty Cash s 37th-minute opener stunned the hosts, and former Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho left City devastated when he lashed Villa two goals clear in the 69th minute.

But Ilkay Gundogan s header and Rodri s low strike dramatically hauled the hosts level with two goals in three minutes, before super-sub Gundogan slammed home City s third nine minutes from time, scotching Liverpoo…