Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is the world's best player. Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world right now, according to club great Steven Gerrard. Salah produced yet another irresistible display to guide Jurgen Klopp's side to a 5-2 win over Roma in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday. The Egypt international scored ...Full Story »

Janne Anderson, the manager of the Swedish national team, has this evening opened up on the possibility of former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic being included in the country's squad for this summer's World Cup. Crocked Ibrahimovic, who of course arrived at Old Trafford in the summer of 2016 in a high-profile free agent switch from Paris Saint-Germain, enjoyed an excellent star...Full Story »

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is looking forward to a shootout with Manchester United attacker Alexis Sanchez for the FA Cup final. Giroud and Sanchez both left Arsenal in the January transfer window. Giroud scored the opener in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Southampton in the semi-finals on Sunday while, a day earlier, Sanchez scored one and helped create the winner as Tottenham were beaten. "I ...Full Story »

Olivier Giroud proved the scourge of Southampton once again, setting Chelsea on course for FA Cup semi-final success and a mouth-watering clash with Manchester United.A week after coming off the bench to net a brace and inspire a remarkable comeback win at embattled Saints in the Premier League, the 31-year-old returned to haunt Mark Hughes’ side at Wembley.Southampton’s first FA Cup...Full Story »

Schalke boss Domenico Tedesco insists his side are fully focused on the Bundesliga run-in ahead of the clash with Cologne following their disappointing exit from the DFB-Pokal in midweek.The Gelsenkirchen club crashed out of the cup in the semi-finals as Luka Jovic’s strike gave Eintract Frankfurt a 1-0 win at the Veltins Arena to set up a final against coach Niko Kovac’s f...Full Story »

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso serves the second game of his three-match ban for violent conduct in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Southampton. Danny Drinkwater remains a doubt for the tie at Wembley because of a groin problem. David Luiz and Ethan Ampadu are sidelined due to respective knee and ankle injuries. Southampton will monitor Mario Lemina and Sofiane Boufal. Midfielder ...Full Story »

Tottenham are set to recall Dele Alli for the FA Cup semi-final with Manchester United.Alli was rested for the midweek draw at Brighton as one of six changes made by boss Mauricio Pochettino, who must decide whether to pick regular FA Cup goalkeeper Michel Vorm or stick with Hugo Lloris.Danny Rose (calf) is still missing while Harry Winks (ankle) is a long-term injury victim.Manchester United ha...Full Story »

The Brazil forward is tipping star turns for Egypt, Belgium and Uruguay to star alongside a few of his international team-mates in Russia this summerNeymar believes the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Mohamed Salah and Eden Hazard are ready to illuminate the 2018 World Cup. Several nations will be heading to Russia this summer harbouring ambitions of claiming global glory, with talismanic figures...Full Story »

The return of "individualist" Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the Sweden squad for the World Cup could disrupt the dynamic that earned them a place in Russia, goalkeeper Karl-Johan Johnsson has said. Ibrahimovic retired from international football after his country were knocked out of Euro 2016, but since Janne Andersson's squad saw off Italy in a dramatic qualification playoff the LA Galaxy forward ha...Full Story »

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has pledged to be at the World Cup in Russia this summer, telling television host Jimmy Kimmel it "wouldn't be a World Cup" if he wasn't there. Ibrahimovic, who retired from international competition after Euro 2016, represented Sweden in the World Cup in 2002 and in 2006. But the striker, who moved to LA Galaxy from Manchester United last month, has frequently expressed a...Full Story »

NEYMAR will know his World Cup fate in four weeks. A fractured foot has kept the Paris Saint-Germain superstar on the sidelines since February. Neymar is still wearing a protective boot on his right foot and using crutches as he recovers from fractured metatarsal Brazil ace Neymar, 26, is confident in leading the charge for his nation in Russia. But, speaking at an event in his hometown Sao ...Full Story »

Liverpool star Adam Lallana travels to South Africa to receive specialist treatment in desperate bid to save World Cup dream Adam Lallana has jetted off to South Africa in a desperate bid to help him get fit Lallana shared this snap of him in Cape Town onto his Instagram Lallana, 29, has made just THREE starts for the Reds this season. The ex-Southampton ace limped off against Crystal Palace...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has indicated he is prepared to drop first-team regulars over issues with form ahead of the trip to Wembley on Saturday. Paul Pogba, Alexis Sanchez, Juan Mata and Ander Herrera all face the chop for the clash against Tottenham, which follows a midweek match with Bournemouth. The Old Trafford side have taken on the Lilywhites on 13 occasions in the hist...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger has slammed a decision by Premier League clubs to not use VAR next season, calling the decision "very, very bad" and warning that it leaves English football "behind the rest of the world." Premier League clubs voted on Friday that the much-debated video assistant referee system will not be used in the competition next season as testing continues in cup games. Wenger criticised th...Full Story »

Celtic hammered hapless 10-man Rangers 4-0 at Hampden Park to book a William Hill Scottish Cup final date with Motherwell next month.Tom Rogic swept the Hoops into the lead in the 22nd minute and fellow midfielder Callum McGregor made it 2-0 with a drive in the 38th minute of a startlingly one-sided encounter.Five minutes after the break Gers defender Ross McCrorie was given a straight red card ...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson does not care who Motherwell face in the William Hill Scottish Cup final after watching his side advance to their second Hampden showpiece of the season with a stunning 3-0 win over Aberdeen.Sunday’s second semi-final between Celtic and Rangers will decide who they face on May 19.But after watching Well ruthlessly dismantle the Dons, Robinson believes his Betfred Cup runne...Full Story »

Curtis Main struck twice as Motherwell swept Aberdeen aside 3-0 at Hampden to reach their second cup final of the season.Main and Ryan Bowman scored inside two minutes of each other midway through the first half of the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final.And Main struck his eighth goal since joining Motherwell from Portsmouth in January when he raced from the halfway line to net on the counter-...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp felt Liverpool had seen off the best side in the world after beating Manchester City to reach the Champions League semi-finals.The Reds survived an attempted City fightback to win the second leg of their quarter-final tie at the Etihad Stadium 2-1 and prevail 5-1 on aggregate.An early Gabriel Jesus goal ignited City’s comeback hopes but, after having a Leroy Sane effort wrongl...Full Story »

Substitute Amber Barrett scored a late winner as the Republic of Ireland beat Women’s World Cup qualifying opponents Slovakia 2-1 in Dublin.Barrett struck three minutes from time to take Ireland top of their group with 10 points from four games.But Tallaght Stadium visitors Slovakia, now without a point from five games, pushed their hosts all the way.Leanne Kirwan put Ireland ahead with a ...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock described his side’s last-gasp draw at Sheffield United as perhaps the best point they have earned this season.Substitute Anthony Pilkington struck at the death to extend second-placed Cardiff’s unbeaten run in the Championship to 13 games and move them eight points clear of Fulham in the battle for automatic promotion to the Premier League.Leon Clarke ha...Full Story »