An interview with former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri encountered a rather odd technical difficulty on Thursday - with the feed cutting to his unsuspecting wife Rosanna.

Arsenal loanee Henrikh Mkhitaryan has pleaded with the club to allow him join AS Roma on a permanent basis.

Macclesfield Town have been hit with an immediate seven-point deduction for failing to fulfil a fixture along with non-payment of their players.

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Manchester United are only pursuing an extension to Odion Ighalo's loan deal and have no immediate plans to negotiate a permanent move.

The nation could be set for a bonanza of live football if the Premier League and Championship are given the green light to restart next month, with talks ongoing to broadcast as many of the remaining matches as possible.

Lionel Messi is largely to blame for Philippe Coutinho's failure to succeed at Barcelona, according to club legend Rivaldo.

The Premier League, the FA, the government and Sport England have pledged £9.56million to support grassroots football during the pandemic.

All League One and Two clubs have been canvassed by the EFL on whether to abandon the season, with a majority thought to be in favour of calling it off.

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.

Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has revealed he is "feeling fit as a fiddle" after requiring emergency heart treatment.

Liverpool have partially reopened their training ground as the Premier League moves closer to agreeing a potential resumption date.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry insists no stadium he has played in, regardless of size or aesthetics, will ever compare to Highbury.

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.

Barcelona are 'favourites' to sign wantaway Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to the latest odds.

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.

The president of LaLiga side Getafe has vowed to renew the subscriptions of all 13,500 of the club's season ticket holders for free next season.

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

Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema dominated the BBC's Women's Super League awards as she was voted both player of the season and young player of the season.

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

The last time Manchester United signed a youngster from Barcelona, that player went on to become one of the world's best.

Liverpool's unbeaten run coming to an end as been voted the best moment of the Premier League season by a BBC fan vote.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba wants to prove himself as the best in the world when the Premier League returns, admitting he's missed football during a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Tottenham forward Heung-min Son's stunning solo effort against Burnley has been voted the goal of the season to date in a BBC fan vote.

Football fans will have the chance to embark upon a nostalgic journey over the next few weeks as ITV screen the 1996 European Championships in their entirety.

With the Premier League searching for viable options to finish the current campaign, deputy chief constable Mark Roberts believes those complaining about the finer details must "get a grip".

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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Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol has described his experience of watching Spurs' famous comeback against Ajax from inside the stadium.

Manchester United are set to sign 16-year-old right-back Marc Jurado from Barcelona.

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Ivan Rakitic plans to see out his contract at Barcelona.

Liverpool remain keen on signing Kosovo winger Milot Rashica, the president of the country's Football Federation has claimed.

Rio Ferdinand, the former Manchester United, West Ham, QPR and England defender, believes there is no viable resolution to the resumption of the 2019-20 season that will satisfy all 20 Premier League clubs.

Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has said that his proposed move to Tottenham in 1990 was the closest he came to leaving the south coast.

Mauricio Pochettino had signalled the beginning of the end the night before.

Tottenham star Heung-min Son has been awarded South Korea's Pilsung Prize after completing his military service.

Walker said he feels as though he is being harassed after reports over visit to see his sister and parents

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

As fans of European clubs nervously wait to find out when the beautiful game is returning across the continent, the prospect of any live football is a godsend.

As fans of European clubs nervously wait to find out when the beautiful game is returning across the continent, the prospect of any live football is a godsend.

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.

Tottenham star Lucas Moura has offered a play-by-play review of his iconic hat-trick against Ajax, a year to the day since his heroics sent Spurs into their first ever Champions League final.

Louis van Gaal has described Ed Woodward as an "evil genius" – and insists he holds the Manchester United executive vice chairman responsible for his brutal sacking.

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.

Louis Van Gaal has claimed that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy left his house in a car boot to avoid the local press after holding talks about becoming the club's new manager in 2014.

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!'