The prospect of Premier League football returning behind closed doors is under "active consideration", Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has confirmed.

Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal's wantaway stars and prospective transfer targets that they shouldn't need convincing to play for the club.

Manchester United have told overseas players to return to the UK within seven days as they step up preparations for the season to be resumed.

West Ham midfielder Manuel Lanzini believes it would be "crazy" for the Premier League to resume playing while coronavirus remains a threat to player safety.

Barcelona and Real Madrid players will be back at their club's installations for tests on Wednesday as LaLiga teams prepare for a return to training this week.

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Premier League clubs are working towards a restart as the whole sport battles with the coronavirus pandemic.

Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey has been advised against a move to Arsenal or another Premier League club as it could "destroy" his career.

Mikel Arteta insists summer signing Kieran Tierney will bring Arsenal "something special" when the Premier League restarts following its suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Aston Villa could be forced to finish the season without an incomplete squad due to coronavirus fears, manager Dean Smith has said.

Parry labelled Premier League parachute payments as "an evil which needs to be eradicated"

Bruno Fernandes' move to Manchester United is part of a Fifa investigation after Sampdoria lodged a complaint against Sporting Lisbon for unpaid sell-on fees.

Arsenal are reportedly planning a summer move to capture Bayern Munich youngster Angelo Stiller.

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) remain hopeful of staging the Champions League Final in the country in August.

Liverpool are favourites to secure the signing of in-demand RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner this summer.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has applauded the return to action of Germany's Bundesliga after a lengthy enforced break due to coronavirus.

League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan has warned the Premier League season could be cancelled if clubs do not agree to playing at neutral grounds.

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Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has said he would like to return to the club as a coach or sporting director in the future.

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The Bundesliga will return on May 16 after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel rubber-stamped its return on Wednesday. ​

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes would be worth just €20million (£17.5m) in the current transfer market, just three months on from his €65m (£57m) move to Old Trafford.

After nearly two months without football in the major European leagues due to the coronavirus pandemic, the German Bundesliga will finally return on Saturday, May 16.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named in the BBC's Premier League team of the year, despite having played just five games in the competition.

Barcelona will return to training on Friday, the Catalan club have announced.

Liverpool have made a clean sweep on the BBC's end-of-season awards after a fan vote.

The LaLiga season will resume on June 20, according to Leganes coach Javier Aguirre.

As Barcelona's players returned to the club's training ground for the first time since mid-March on Wednesday morning, there was one notable absentee.

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Football fans will finally have some live action to watch on Friday, when the South Korean K-League returns from its coronavirus shutdown.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden remains "really hopeful" over the resumption of the Premier League season, though insists the go ahead has not been given yet.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he wouldn't blame his Manchester United players if they do not want to return to action when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted.

Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar has all-but confirmed that the likes of Andre Onana and Donny van de Beek will leave the club this summer, but warned their Premier League suitors: 'They won't come cheap!'

Tottenham forward Heung-min Son is due to return to London next week after completing national service, the club announced.

Teams could be allowed to make up to five substitutions when football resumes after the game's law-making body approved the Fifa proposal.

The Bundesliga is back.

Real Madrid have announced that they will return to training on Monday after carrying out coronavirus tests on their first-team squad this week.

Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic has returned from the coronavirus lockdown with a foot fracture, the club has revealed.

Barcelona's players returned to training on Friday after medical tests conducted earlier this week.

Up to 50 Premier League players are planning to revolt against plans to restart the season, according to reports.

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Fabio Capello has warned Lautaro Martinez against a move to Barcelona, claiming he is not guaranteed starts at the Camp Nou.

Ashworth says clubs may need to "share resources and help one another" after Covid-19 shutdown

Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Fredi Bobic says the club have implored fans not to turn up outside stadiums once the 2019-20 Bundesliga season resumes.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville believes Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes have the potential to form an "amazing" midfield partnership if they are both willing to compromise.

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Eight cruise ships to resume operations from 1 August, sailing from Texas and Florida

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Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans to resume operations at the beginning of August despite dozens of deaths on cruise ships during the Covid-19 pandemic and investigations into the industry’s possible role in spreading the disease around the planet.

In a statement on Monday, the operator said eight cruise ships would resume operations from 1 August, sailing from Galveston, Texas, and Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida, once a no-sail order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had expired.

Australian researcher and reef guide Jacinta Shackleton is now one of the few people to have ever seen the rare and endangered ornate eagle ray. Shackleton was conducting research near Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef when she saw the ray, something she said was an 'unforgettable and emotional experience'. With little more than 50 sightings recorded worldwide, divers have dubbed the ray ’the unicorn of the sea’