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  Arsenal narrowly beaten by PSG in Champions League Tom Hancock reports on a frustrating night as Dembele's early goal gives French champions 1-0 advantage in semi-final first leg Related Articles Race for Europe: How things stand, permutations and remaining fixtures How FA Cup results could affect European qualification Football writer Tom Hancock assesses Arsenal's narrow 1-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Emirates Stadium. Tuesday 29 April Emirates Stadium, London Arsenal   0   -   1  Paris SG Arsenal have it all to do if they’re to keep their hopes of UEFA Champions League glory alive, after a narrow defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the semi-finals at Emirates Stadium. The damage was done inside four minutes for Mikel Arteta’s side, who failed to score at home in Europe for the first time since a 0-0 draw with Villarreal in the 2020/21 Europa League semis. Ousmane Dembele ...

  Liverpool equal Sir Alex Ferguson's cherished Man Utd record Arne Slot has guided Liverpool to the club's 20th top-flight title Man Utd are the only club that can match Liverpool's tally Sir Alex Ferguson's life work has been chipped away By Grey Whitebloom | 9:00 PM GMT+1 Arne Slot (left) has made history with Liverpool's title triumph / Justin Setterfield | Jamie McDonald - Getty Images Liverpool's Premier League triumph took the club's overall tally to 20 top-flight titles, equalling the all-time record previously held by Manchester United. The Reds had historically dominated England's first division, establishing a domestic stranglehold in the 1970s and '80s. Liverpool won 11 league titles in an unprecedented 18-year burst which concluded in 1990. Sir Alex Ferguson seethed through the tail-end of this supremacy in his early years at Manchester United before building the first juggernaut of the Premier League era. The Scot had taken United'...

 Man City predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest - FA Cup Man City face Nottingham Forest in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final Pep Guardiola's side secured huge Premier League win in midweek Cityzens still without Erling Haaland and Ederson By James Cormack | Apr 26, 2025 Man City are aiming to return to the FA Cup final for the third straight year / Alex Livesey - Danehouse/GettyImages Manchester City are playing the role of party poopers in this season's FA Cup, with Pep Guardiola's side aiming to return to the final for a third straight year. The remaining teams in the competition have been bereft of domestic cup success for decades, and we all know that the Cityzens haven't exactly been shy of silverware with Guardiola at the helm. They've lifted this trophy seven times but only twice under the Spaniard, and the Cityzens have the extra motivation of knowing this is their only hope of tangible success amid a difficult campaign. Spirits in Guardiola's camp must b...

  Keylor Navas was approached by Barcelona earlier this season The 38-year-old shot-stopper was a free agent at the time Navas never entertained an offer to join the arch-rivals of his beloved Real Madrid  Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has revealed that he turned down a shock offer to join Barcelona at the start of the current campaign. Navas joined Real Madrid in the wake of a transformative 2014 World Cup campaign for Costa Rica, playing a starring role as the Central American minnows made it to the competition's quarter-finals. Assuming the lofty mantle of Iker Casillas' replacement, Navas played a crucial role in three consecutive Champions League titles between 2016 and 2018. The elastic shot-stopper ultimately moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 and was without a club last summer after his contract in the French capital was allowed to expire. Following a serious injury to Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Barcelona went out in search of a short-term solution to fill t...

  Christopher Nkunku continues to struggle to impress at Chelsea Frenchman tumbling down pecking order under Enzo Maresca Bayern Munich and Man Utd both keen in January Christopher Nkunku is reportedly ready to listen to offers over a departure from Chelsea this summer. Much was expected of Nkunku after his £52m signing in 2023 but, after a serious injury delayed his start, the France international has fallen well short of expectations. He has just six goals in 38 Premier League games to his name, having failed to offer any reliable competition for Blues striker Nicolas Jackson. Bayern Munich and Manchester United were both keen on Nkunku in January after it became clear he had no significant future under Enzo Maresca, and the 27-year-old's situation has not improved in the months since. He was recently left out of the matchday squad for Chelsea's comeback victory over Fulham, after which the Blues boss bluntly admitted his omission was simply a "technical decision...

  Leicester City have announced that Jamie Vardy is leaving the club after 13 seasons. The Foxes striker will depart at the end of the campaign having made more than 400 appearances across all competitions and helped the club win a Premier League title and FA Cup. “I’ll be devastated on the day when it is the last [game], but good things, they come to an end,” Vardy said on the club's website. “It’s going to be one of those emotional days. Who knows which way that can go. If you ask anyone, I’m not really an emotional guy. Nothing like that ever comes across with me, but when you’ve been somewhere for so long, and it is time to say goodbye, you just never know what your personal reaction is going to be.” “Especially for me, being here so long, the fans took me in like I was one of their own,” the 38-year-old striker continued. “You always want to repay that and that’s why this Club will always have a massive place in my heart. It’s family. The fans have, ever since I’ve been here, ...

  Man Utd & Man City battle PSG for €80m Ligue 1 star Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche attracting significant interest ahead of summer transfer window 23-year-old winger available for sizeable fee Manchester rivals ready to compete for France Under-21 international's signature Manchester United and Manchester City will do battle in the race to sign Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche, a report has claimed. The 23-year-old is enjoying a breakout year on the right side of Monaco's attack, racking up six goals and ten assists for a side locked in a battle to qualify for next season's Champions League. L'Equipe claim Monaco made it clear to Akliouche early this season that he will be allowed to leave the club this summer for the right price, with the France Under-21 international keen to join a Champions League side who can help him grow in the competition for the next decade. A move to the Premier League is expected to be on the cards for Akliouche. It is City who are showin...

  Liverpool captain   Virgil van Dijk   has signed a new contract with the club. The Dutchman's current deal was due to expire at the end of the 2024/25 season, but he has now put pen to paper on a new contract, which is reported to run until the summer of 2027. What did he say? “I’m very happy, very proud,”  Van Dijk told Liverpoolfc.com . “There are so many emotions obviously that go through my head right now speaking about it. “It’s a proud feeling, it’s a feeling of joy. It’s just incredible. The journey I’ve had so far in my career, to be able to extend it with another two years at this club is amazing and I’m so happy.”  “It was always Liverpool. That was the case. It was always in my head, it was always the plan and it was always Liverpool. “There wasn’t any doubt in my head that this is the place to be for me and my family. I’m one of Liverpool. Someone called me the other day an adopted Scouser – I’m really proud to hear these things, it gives me a grea...

              Man City linked with surprise move for Tottenham left-back Udogie Pep Guardiola's side ready to spend big to bolster defence Spurs reluctant to entertain interest in Italian  Tottenham Hotspur have warned Manchester City they are not interested in selling left-back Destiny Udogie this summer, according to a report. City have been looking for a new full-back ever since the January transfer window and it was recently revealed that 22-year-old Udogie had found his way on to Pep Guardiola's radar ahead of what could be an expensive summer. Officials from the Etihad Stadium recognised any deal for Udogie would be a hugely complicated one and, as relayed by Florian Plettenberg, Spurs have only contributed to those concerns by taking a defiant stance on his future. Spurs have refused to even set an asking price for Udogie, making it clear to City that they have no desire to entertain a departure for the Italy international. Udogie is recog...

             The son of a police officer has opened fire with her former service weapon at Florida State Universit y (FSU), killing two people and injuring six others, authorities say. The alleged gunman, 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner, began shooting at around lunchtime near the student union building in the state capital of Tallahassee. The suspect was shot by police and taken to hospital. The motive is unclear. The deceased were not students, campus police said, but their identities have not been released. The suspect is the son of a veteran Leon County police officer who is a model employee, said Sheriff Walt McNeil. Jessica Ikner, a school resource officer, kept the gun after the force upgraded its weapons. A shotgun was also found at the scene, police said. The suspect was a "longstanding member" of the sheriff office's youth advisory council and was engaged in a number of training programmes, Sheriff McNeil said. "So it is not a surprise...

       A US senator has met with a man who Trump administration officials have acknowledged was deported in error from Maryland to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen posted photos of his meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García, whom the administration has refused to return to the US despite an order from a federal judge After the meeting, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele also refused to release Mr Ábrego García and said he would remain in the country's custody. The White House has accused Mr Ábrego García of being a member of the transnational Salvadoran gang MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organisation, which his lawyer denies. It comes amid an escalating showdown between the president and the judiciary on immigration, a day after a judge in another case said the administration could be held in contempt of court over deportation flights. "I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance," the Dem...

              Kylian Mbappe sent off during Real       Madrid's weekend win at Alaves     Frenchman dismissed for reckless          challenge in narrow La Liga victory      26-year-old will serve suspension             for  Los Blancos Real Madrid were forced to continue their La Liga title defence the hard way on Sunday. An eventful first half during the 1-0 victory over Deportivo Alaves had already seen Raul Asencio's effort ruled out by VAR and Eduardo Camavinga score his first league goal since 2021/22 before Kylian Mbappe was shown a red card for a horrific challenge on former Madrid academy product Antonio Blanco The Frenchman, supposedly frustrated by a series of fouls not given in his favour during the opening 38 minutes in Vitoria, collided with Blanco at full tilt, raking his studs aggressively down the midfielder's shin. Surprisingl...

Real Madrid have made Manchester City's Erling Haaland their primary transfer target if Vinicius Junior accepts the eyewatering offers made by Saudi Arabia, a report has claimed. City's unrelenting No.9 has long been linked with a move to Real Madrid since establishing himself as the ultimate goalscorer in world football. Even in an injury-riddled campaign for a historically poor iteration of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, the 24-year-old has racked up 30 goals. Madrid - and anyone else with a passing interest in the sport - are well aware of Haaland's prolific reputation. The Spanish giants were one of several clubs who tried to snap up the Norway international before he joined City in 2023 and could go back into the market for Haaland this summer. Haaland may be described as Madrid's "absolute top target", but there are several steps before this blockbuster move can even begin to get underway. The report claims that Haaland is viewed solely as a replac...

     Two British tourists have drowned off    the coast of a popular tourist town at      the southern tip of the Great Barrier       Reef.    A boy, 17, and a man, 46, were swept       out to sea on Sunday while       swimming      at a beach without   lifeguards in Seventeen Seventy - a     town in Queensland named for the   year Captain James Cook arrived in   Australia. The pair were declared dead at the scene after being pulled from the water by a police rescue helicopter. An Australian man is also in a life-   threatening condition after being swept out to sea, and was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries.  While police revealed that the deceased were from the UK, their names have not yet been released.  "Sunday's mission was a difficult one," CapRescue, the emergency rescue service...