EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Sportsmail can reveal that the entire top 10 - with the exception of City and Sheffield United - have submitted a joint application to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Raul Jimenez insists he is happy to stay at Wolves even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season, with the west Midlands side currently five points adrift of the top four.

The latter stages of this season's Champions League and Europa League are set to be moved to July and August as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the football calendar. 

UEFA have reportedly drawn up a calendar to try and get the Champions League finished in August, and are considering a mini four-team tournament to end it.

A European plan is being formed to resume football around July and August, with domestic leagues told Thursday not to abandon competitions yet due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Marcel Garrigou-Grandchamp, a retired Lyon doctor, told Gazzetta Dello Sport 'football was an accelerator of the epidemic'. The doctor published a chart showing an explosion of cases.

UEFA has confirmed the Champions League final will be cancelled if the competition can't be concluded by August 3 and says one-legged play-offs are an option being discussed.

Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna says the club would be making a huge mistake if they sold Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer after hailing him as the best striker in England.

UEFA have introduced the idea of squeezing the remaining Champions League and Europa League games into just three weeks in August, with clubs facing a frantic schedule.

After the final was set to be held on May 30 but was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic, UEFA have set out a new plan in order to finish the competition but need help from all European leagues.

If domestic leagues are not back until July or August then UEFA is considering playing the remainder of the two competitions in a condensed timeframe.

UEFA are reportedly set to present their plans for the Champions League with the tournament being played out from August 7-31 after clubs have completed their domestic campaigns.

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.

Paul Scholes has admitted that he 'miskicked' the ball when he scored his memorable goal for Manchester United against Barcelona in a Champions League semi-final in 2008.

UEFA hope to complete the remaining 17 ties to be played in just over three weeks, with Manchester City and Chelsea set to return to action on August 7 and 8 respectively.

The Argentine will hold special status among many Spurs fans after guiding them to a first ever place in the Champions League final last year - only to fall to a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool.

Mauricio Pochettino tugged on Tottenham heartstrings this week when he spoke of his love for the club enduring despite his sacking in November.

The Mexican hitman has fired 22 goals for Nuno Espirito Santo's side in all competitions, backing up his fine debut season in English football when he joined on loan from Benfica.

The Champions League came to an abrupt halt in the middle of March following the outbreak of the coronavirus and now UEFA are desperate to get the show back on the road.

Dustin Hice (left), 39, filed suit against Don Lemon (right), 53, last August alleging that the CNN star assaulted him at a Hamptons bar. Lemon denies the allegations.

The daughter of an American pilot who died while fighting fires in New South Wales has paid tribute to her 'wonderful dad'.

Backlash from a viral panel discussion forced CNN's Don Lemon to apologize on Tuesday for appearing for 'belittle' Trump supporters. He claims 'he didn't catch everything that was said'.

Presidential candidates Pete Buttiegieg as been called 'Sneaky Pete' and received backlash after his campaign appears to have added artificial applause and laughter to promotional videos

Former Vice President Joe Biden accidentally stated on Thursday during a CNN town hall that his late son Beau was the US Attorney General instead of the Attorney General of Delaware.

Dr Anthony Fauci, of the National Institutes of Health, says the coronavirus outbreak is similar to the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s in terms of fear and anxiety among the public.

The former Wonder Woman actress looked stylish as she posed with her mini me 29-year-old daughter Jessica Altman whom she had with husband Robert A Altman.

'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.

Anthony Fauci said Sunday that officials had to convince Donald Trump not to impose a quarantine on parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut after the U.S. death toll from coronavirus doubled.

Government experts are considering a recommendation that all Americans begin wearing face coverings while in public - although only once there are enough for medical professionals.

Coronavirus -stricken CNN host Chris Cuomo has shared X-rays of his lungs which show the effects of the virus up close.

Vice President Mike Pence's office reversed its decision to ban top health officials including Dr. Tony Fauci from appearing on CNN after a reporter at the network exposed the stand-off.

Anthony Fauci suggested Sunday morning that more lives could have been saved if Donald Trump had initiated a coronavirus shut down earlier than mid-March.

Trump appeared to take a dig at Fauci by retweeting the #FireFauci hashtag Sunday, just hours after the doctor said he received pushback for recommending a US shutdown in February.

Dr. Fauci back-peddled on his criticisms of the US' initial response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying he 'used the wrong words' after suggesting the president could've been more proactive.

The 49-year-old appeared in a fun clip that was posted to his 17-year-old daughter Bella's TikTok account.

A 1993 clip has emerged alleging to show former Joe Biden staffer Tara Reade's mother Jeanette Altimus calling into Larry King about the former Vice President's alleged sexual assault of her daughter.

Tara Reade, 56, came forward late last month to accuse Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in the 1993 when she worked as an aide for the then-senator from Delaware.

Nancy Pelosi lashed out at a reporter when she was asked about her reaction to the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh compared to her endorsing Joe Biden after he was accused.

When Cuomo (pictured) asked Doctor Fauci why he had called him every day Fuaci said: 'Well, first of all because you're a friend. We have a professional relationship, but you're a friend.'

The Potters parted company with Jones last week after a poor start to the Championship season that has left them fighting a relegation battle and want Clarke to be the man to take over.

Benik Afobe has opened up on having to bury his baby daughter last year after kissing her goodbye, and the outpouring of love his family has received since the tragic event.

Caulker's performances at Tottenham earned him an England call up from Roy Hodgson in November 2012 and he even managed to grab a goal in a 4-2 friendly loss to Sweden.

The Gunners dismissed Unai Emery a week and a half ago after a difficult start to the season and put their former midfielder Freddie Ljungberg in charge of the side on an interim basis.

Former Swansea forward Wilfried Bony has ended his exile from football after signing for Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad, six months after he was released by Swansea City.

Edwards spent almost 12 years in a similar role with Wales and departed alongside head coach Warren Gatland following the side's fourth-place finish at this year's World Cup.

The bookies fancy England after their run to the World Cup final but a new Six Nations era could spring a few surprises after some tough talking at the tournament launch on Wednesday morning.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The 2020 Six Nations campaign will begin on Saturday, February 1 with a number of teams eyeing glory in this year's competition.

SPECIAL REPORT: On the Welsh beat Wayne Pivac, the ex-Auckland copper on the streets in the 1980s, is unlikely to feel the pressure his old day-job brought against Italy.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CHRIS FOY: It turns out that balancing on a rock perched above the waves of the Mediterranean, is not Shaun Edwards' natural habitat.