Doncaster manager Grant McCann has no fresh injury concerns for the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Crystal Palace. Goalkeeper Ian Lawlor is the only long-term absentee for Rovers with defender Joe Wright hoping to step up his return to action. Wright had been out since the end of October with an ankle injury, but made a surprise appearance from the bench against Oldham in the last round...Full Story »

Mousa Dembele has completed his move to Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F, with sources telling ESPN FC that Tottenham have banked £9 milllion from the sale. Dembele, who joined Spurs from Fulham in 2012 and made 250 appearances for the club in all competitions, was entering the last six months of his contract so could have left for free in the summer. The 31-year-old's last a...Full Story »

With the Frenchman turning up late for training on more than one occasion, Ousmane Dembele's problems with punctuality are widely known. On Wednesday, the Frenchman took to social media to poke fun at his critics. "Go to training," a Twitter user replied to one of Dembele's tweets. "Tomorrow," the 21-year-old simply replied, given that Wednesday was a rest day for the Barcelona squad. It d...Full Story »

Fernando Hierro and Andres Iniesta The curtain came down on Andres Iniesta's Spain career in disappointing fashion with a limp World Cup exit to hosts Russia in the summer and he admitted that he was not happy with how it went. Iniesta found himself surprisingly dropped for that last 16 clash by Fernando Hierro and, although he came off the bench, it wasn't enough to prevent his side exiting t...Full Story »

Andres Iniesta has said it would not upset him to see his former Barcelona teammate Neymar play for Real Madrid one day. Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 a world-record €222 million transfer after four successful seasons alongside Iniesta at Barca, has been repeatedly linked with Real Madrid. When Iniesta was asked about that possibility, he told Cadena Ser: "It wouldn't ...Full Story »

Few thought the marriage between Andres Iniesta and Barcelona would ever come to an end, yet with the midfielder now almost halfway into his first season with Vissel Kobe in Japan, he's taken a step back and recounted just how his wife, Anna, didn't make things easy for him in the beginning. The pair met at a restaurant 11 years ago, however it isn't the traditional, at least in the modern se...Full Story »

The city of Albacete is to honour Andres Iniesta by building a statue of the Spanish footballer. This was announced by Manuel Serrano, the mayor of the city, while Eduardo Sanchez Butragueno of the Soliss Foundation has explained that there will be a panel of judges to decide which design should be used. Members of the player's family, of the Spanish FA, of Albacete's football team and of Al...Full Story »

Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho has rejected comparisons to Andres Iniesta saying he wants to be his own player. The Brazil international swapped Anfield for the Nou Camp in January, and after a successful season with the Catalans, he's being touted as a long-term replacement for Iniesta who left Barca to play in Japan this summer. Coutinho has occupied the space vacated by Iniesta on ...Full Story »

Vissel Kobe midfielder Andres Iniesta has offered advice to his successor at Barcelona, Leo Messi. Messi has taken over Barca's club captaincy from Iniesta after the veteran's departure to Japan. Iniesta said, "I have a little advice for Messi. Although he did not wear the armband before, Leo always acted as captain. "The captains have a very strong potential to manage a team, Messi is the ...Full Story »

Fernando Torres came off the bench to score his first goal for Sagan Tosu on Wednesday, breaking his duck for the J.League club. Torres is yet to score in seven league appearances for the club he joined after his Atletico Madrid contract ran out at the end of the 2017-18 season. But the former Spain international was on target as Sagan knocked Andres Iniesta's Vissel Kobe out of the Emperor...Full Story »