The French midfielder was cautioned by veteran referee Mike Dean during the first half of the Gunners' FA Cup tie with Portsmouth, leaving supporters bemused as to why he was booked.

Sportsmail will provide you with everything you need to know for the FA Cup quarter-final draw including date, time and channel plus confirmed teams, ball numbers and key dates.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There were only a few hours between Trabzonspor stating that Sturridge's contract had been terminated, and the specific explanation.

PETER CROUCH: The final game of the 2010-11 season was unremarkable. Tottenham played Birmingham at home and we won 2-1 thanks to a last-minute goal from Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Roy Keane has slated Adam Lallana for being no match for Chelsea youngster Billy Gilmour, who the Manchester United legend heaped praise on after his Liverpool display.

Lineker secured numerous achievements as a pro, including promotion with Leicester, an FA Cup at Tottenham, and a Copa del Rey at Barcelona. Now, though, he's better-known elsewhere.

Alongside his twin brother Jermell at a public workout, the 28-year-old showed he is in peak physical condition as he prepares to face fighter Willie Monroe Jr in New York on Saturday.

Boxing fans were more concerned with any rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao and the Filipino wasted no time in calling his American rival out during his post-fight interview.

Manny Pacquiao wants Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement for a big-money rematch. He retained his WBA welterweight world title with a unanimous points victory over Adrien Broner.

Manny Pacquiao could retire from boxing if his potential rematch with Floyd Mayweather falls through, his trainer Freddie Roach has revealed. 

Conor McGregor may currently be 'retired' from mixed martial arts but it seems the Irishman fancies giving boxing another go.

Floyd Mayweather was dropped only once during two unbeaten decades in professional boxing, but already in retirement the 42-year-old has hit the floor harder than he ever did in the ring. 

The two renewed their rivalry on social media this week following Pacquiao's dominant victory over the previously unbeaten Keith Thurman. But is a rematch on the cards between the pair?

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard has called on Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement and face Manny Pacquiao in the ring one more time. Leonard believes it would be a 'great fight'.

RUGBY WORLD CUP DIARY: The All Blacks have been more than happy to stop for fan photographs, but one superstar in their hotel was not so obliging. 

Tension has simmered between the pair ever since McGregor released pictures of him sparring Malignaggi in the build up to his boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather in 2017.

Manny Pacquiao has issued a direct call-out to his age old rival Floyd Mayweather, offering the boxing legend an interesting proposition.

Mayweather was pictured with UFC President Dana White at a basketball game in November and announced that he will return to the ring in 2020 at 42 years old in a big shock to boxing fans.

Floyd Mayweather (left) knocked out an over-confident heavyweight during a sparring session, according to a former training partner. 

A teenager from Scottsdale, Arizona has been arrested for allegedly raping two women, including a neighbor who lives in his apartment building. DNA evidence linked the 16-year-old boy to the assaults, which happened one week apart on Oct. 18 and Oct. 24, police said.

A teenager from Scottsdale, Arizona has been arrested for allegedly raping two women, including a neighbor who lives in his apartment building. DNA evidence linked the 16-year-old boy to the assaults, which happened one week apart on Oct. 18 and Oct. 24, police said.

Lydia Callis's larger-than-life facial expressions and dramatic gestures have provided a rare moment of pleasure during the unfolding natural disaster.

A Filipino man gets himself a little tied up as he plays with Albino Burmese Pythons, some of the largest pythons in the world.

A tragic class photo has been revealed where 12 out of the 33 of pupils pictured went on to commit suicide because of the sexual and physical abuse that took place at the school in Ballarat.

Germans and Austrians will be among the first allowed back to the holiday hot spot before Britons, as hoteliers enter into discussions with German tourist companies.

The video, shared online by lead pallbearer Benjamin Aidoo, shows the seven men dressed head-to-toe in white, complete with gloves and face masks as they applaud doctors.

JEFF POWELL: It defies belief that now, 30 years later, relatives of the 96 victims are still bereft of the closure which might apply some spreading of balm upon their grief.

JEFF POWELL: My long-range admiration for Courtney Lawes as a man has been cemented by his principled stand against the fake allegations that criticism of Meghan Markle is racist.

COMMENT - JEFF POWELL: After more than 130 seasons of playing through rain, snow, ice and mud, our most over-paid and molly-coddled stars are getting a mid-winter break.

Marco Asensio tore his cruciate ligament in Madrid's pre-season friendly victory over the Gunners following an innocuous challenge with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Sergio Ramos has explained the motive behind his celebration to mimic wearing glasses after scoring for Spain against Romania in a Euro 2020 qualifier.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Rodri didn't leave Atletico Madrid to escape the intensity of Diego Simeone. If anything, things are even more demanding now under Pep Guardiola at Man City.

An increasing number of fans have voiced their frustration at Valverde after a series of underwhelming Barca displays this season, with Argentine coach Gallardo being mooted as a replacement.

According to ESPN, Enrique (right) is not yet ready to make his return to football in any capacity after he stepped down from his role as Spain manager for personal reasons in June.

PETE JENSON: Carlos Matallanas has motor neurone disease. It's the same condition that Rob Burrow has recently been diagnosed with and what Doddie Weir has too.

MALLORCA 4-1 VALENCIA: The unfancied home side welcomed the European hopefuls needing a big boost, with the team still stuck in the relegation zone after just one win in seven games.

The goalkeeper announced that he will run to become the next president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday. Porto president revealed that Casillas spoke to him.

She is currently promoting her new CW series, Batwoman, following emergency spinal surgery. 

The Irish actress, 35, went all out for the look with a Sherlock-inspired deerstalker cap, trench coat, magnify glass and plastic pipe.

Two days before he was hanged for murder, 25-year-old Norman Thorne (pictured left) wrote a letter to his father, pleading his innocence for the last time and insisting that he did not die a bitter man.

Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill believes Germany will be more beatable at Windsor Park on Monday night with the four-time World Cup winners in the middle of a rebuilding process.

With six World Cup wins between them, Germany and Argentina need little introduction. Ahead of their friendly, ALEC FENN examines what has gone wrong with both nations, and what the future holds.

Times are changing at Bayern Munich and after stepping onto the pitch for the first time back in 1970, Uli Hoeness is finally leaving after overseeing an unprecedented era of success 49 years later.

Dresden fans are known for their passionate and immense support, and they brought huge banners, flags and flares to the match, but did not see their team progress after a penalty-shoot-out defeat.

The latest batch of names, placing in from 20 to 11, includes a 21-year-old World Cup winner, a Brazilian who lifted 26 trophies this decade and a jewel in Manchester City's crown in the last decade.

KIT HOLDEN: The love affair between Bayern Munich and Thomas Muller is one of modern football's immovable certainties. A local boy with a goofy grin, Muller is the apple of Bayern's eye.

The head of the UK's football police unit has told clubs opposing plans to play at neutral grounds to 'get a grip'.Mark Roberts has reminded those complaining that 30,000 people in the UK died.

Striker Isaac Kiese-Thelin spooned a late shot over the bar with the goal at his mercy as his Sweden side were held to a goalless draw by Denmark in their pre-World Cup friendly at the Friends Arena.

Sweden drew another blank as fellow World Cup contenders Peru held them to a frustrating scoreless draw in their final warm-up game on a sun-drenched evening in Gothenburg.

After Germany’s shock loss to Mexico in the first World Cup 2018 Group F match, all eyes turn to today’s Sweden vs South Korea. Here is all you need to know about the second Group F match.