Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has revealed how all-English Champions League ties were always the most pressurised matches he played in club football.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been backed to become the Premier League's best right back one day, surpassing Gary Neville. That's the view of Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher.

The Spanish FA have proposed the clubs they wish to take part in European football next term should the Spanish top flight fail to be completed, but it is set to cause huge controversy.

As reported on Thursday, some clubs are expected to push for a June 30 cut-off point at a Premier League meeting on Friday, but the Big Six want to see the season be played out in full.

Onana has been Ajax's first choice goalkeeper for the last four seasons and has experience of Europa League and Champions League football, prompting interest from a host of top European clubs.

Mark Jenson is the co-founder of The Mag, now the leading independent website on all things Newcastle United. He speaks out about what it is like to support a team owned by the retail giant.

A huge £200million will be handed to Newcastle boss Steve Bruce by the club's prospective new owners as part of an ambitious plan to return the Geordie club to Champions League contenders.

The former Gunners striker isn't feeling any optimism since Mikel Arteta came in as manager because the team isn't capable of defending properly. Arsenal sit a lowly ninth in the Premier League table.

If the Premier League cannot be concluded due to the current suspension, it could offer Arsenal a major boost in terms of a return to Europe's top table, despite Mikel Arteta's side sitting ninth.

UEFA have opened the door for Celtic to be crowned champions of Scotland with eight games still left to play in the Premiership.

It has been reported that an agreement has been reached which will see outstanding Champions League and Europa League ties be played throughout August before the new season.

Premier League teams may be forced to settle Champions League and relegation spots through play-off games if the season is not able to get back up and running, according to a UEFA plan.

Leagues unable to finish will be advised to stage play-off games to determine key positions in the table, which would directly affect sides in the Champions League race.

After UEFA convened on Thursday to provide clarity to its 55 member nations about the 2019-20 season, leagues now have a clearer idea about how to proceed with each creating their own plans.

AHEAD OF THE GAME - MATT HUGHES: Sky Sports and BT Sport will resist pressure to screen for free the 47 Premier League matches they have left this season.

Faustino Asprilla has backed Steve Bruce to stay on as Newcastle United boss after the club is taken over by a Saudi consortium, despite links to high profile managers. 

France prime minister Edouard Philippe announced this week that 'no major sporting events can take place in the country before September' due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The decision to cancel the Ligue 1 season is threatening to cause chaos in French football, with unhappy clubs considering legal action and a financial crisis looming.

France's Ligue 1 was cancelled earlier this week with Rennes officially being granted third place, meaning they will go into the qualifying round of next season's Champions League.

Misha Nonoo, 31, and husband Mikey Hess, 33, were among the guests who watched Bumble executive Erin Foster, 37, and Simon Tikhman tie the knot in Nashville, Tennessee, this week.

Mark Esper said Sunday that he 'didn't see' intelligence that proved Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was planning attacks on four other U.S. embassies in the Middle East.

Adam Schiff claimed that Donald Trump engages in 'organized crime speak' after the president took a hit at the Intelligence chairman for his role in the impeachment proceedings.

Jill Biden said she doesn't consider Lindsey Graham her friend anymore after he's said 'so many negative things' about husband Joe Biden and her step son Hunter during the impeachment trial.

The majority of Jared Kushner's interview conducted by former special counsel Robert Mueller as part of the Russia investigation was edited prior to being released on Monday.

The WH rescinded its invitation for CNN anchors to attend the pre-State of the Union lunch on Tuesday. 'Solidarity needs to be modeled by news organizations for the sake of free press,' Omar said.

Vice President Joe Biden has slipped off the campaign trail, scheduling no events until Friday's Democratic New Hampshire debate.

Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii appeared on Wolf Blitzer's CNN newscast, the Situation Room, on Thursday and insisted that the president was not acquitted because the trial was 'rigged.'

Pete Buttigieg responded to attacks from Joe Biden on Sunday, claiming that no one running for president is going to give a repeat of Barack Obama's presidency.

The Daily Mail editor-at-large, main, appeared on The Talk on Tuesday to praise the royal couple after Megxit, saying Harry and Meghan, inset, 'abandoned' their roles.

The republican political commentator was hit with a barrage of criticism for the 'disgusting' tweet which attracted more than 12,000 comments, 43,000 likes and was shared nearly 5,000 times.

'I'm not going to be president of the United States,' Michael Bloomberg told me when I interviewed him for CNN in 2012. 'I'm not going to run for president - for the presidency.'

The billionaire was attacked at the debate over his use of non-disclosure agreements. His one-hour question-and-answer session with voters has been moved to Wednesday.

The two sparred verbally when Acosta - who Trump has regularly assailed as 'fake news' was invited to ask a question by the president at his New Delhi press conference wrapping up his India trip.

Speaking on this week's episode of CNN documentary series The Windsors, royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith tells how Diana spotted Charles's ex-girlfriend as she walked down the aisle.

'I think what the President was trying to do, he was making an aspirational projection to give people some hope,' Fauci said of the proposed April 12 target date on CNN Thursday night.

Nancy Pelosi accused Donald Trump of fooling around as the cases and deaths from coronavirus in the U.S. continue to skyrocket. 'As the president fiddles, people are dying,' she asserted.

Donald Trump went on a tirade against Nancy Pelosi Monday morning, claiming there's 'something wrong with the woman' and insisting that she's a 'sick puppy' for holding up the stimulus package.

The FBI has reached out to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr to ask him about the series of stock transactions he made in the run-up to the coronavirus crisis.

CNN television anchor Chris Cuomo, 49, has tested positive for the disease. He confirmed the diagnosis on Twitter and then during his 9pm broadcast from his Long Island home on Tuesday.

Last Sunday, senior immunologist Anthony Fauci issued a cautious prediction that COVID-19 could claim 100,000 to 200,000 lives in America.

President Trump furiously defended his response to combating the coronavirus, showing clips of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praising him and yelling at reporters who questioned his record.

There is still no deal for an expansion to the payment protection program - even though lawmakers and White House officials said they were hopeful a deal would be reached by Monday morning.

Jill Biden said Friday that Michelle Obama would be a great vice president for her husband but added that her friend seemed done with politics. 

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, who has appeared on The Apprentice alongside the president, slammed Donald Trump for lacking the 'kind of leadership needed in a crisis'.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has decried protests staged inside the state's Capitol building last week, saying the event acted as a reminder of some of the most 'awful' parts of US history.

Attorney General Bill Barr told top administration officials in a meeting on Monday that they should drop their plot to have the Supreme Court strike down Obamacare in full.

President Trump said Wednesday that the White House would stick to its position in an upcoming Supreme Court case that could strike down Obamacare in full.

IAN WHITTELL AT DEEPDALE: Stoke manager Nathan Jones accused England keeper Jack Butland of having his head turned by talks of a move away from Stoke.

JASON MELLOR AT ELLAND ROAD: Danny Batth put Stoke into the lead before Sam Vokes doubled their advantage during the first-half of the second round clash at Elland Road.

Preston reacted angrily to widespread reports that Neil was Stoke's favoured choice and that he was ready to take on the challenge of resurrecting the Championship's bottom placed club.