Jose Mourinho has been given the go-ahead by Chelsea’s board to pick a second-string team at  Liverpool on Sunday, after accepting that the club’s title hopes are over. Mourinho is preparing to carry out his threat to save his remaining fit, first-choice players for the Champions League semi-final second leg at home to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The Chelsea manager believes...Full Story »

Manchester United will pay out a record £5million in bonuses to more than 500 Old Trafford staff. The Glazer family wrote to employees last Monday to tell them they are all in line for a 7.9 per cent bonus on their annual salary in recognition of the club’s success. Some members of staff, such as £2million-a-year chief executive David Gill, will net just under £160,000 f...Full Story »