Diego Costa has admitted that he had a massage with horse placenta and electroshocks as he attempted to be fit for the Champions League final in 2014.

Despite enjoying a strong campaign, Dimitar Berbatov narrowly missed out on the final squad, with Ferguson opting for Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and Michael Owen instead.

UEFA are facing up to the prospect of another huge Champions League headache after the Ligue 1 season was cancelled and all sporting events were banned in France until at least September.

PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said in a statement that while they respect the actions of the French government, they fully intend to feature in Europe's premier club competition.

As Premier League officials scramble to resume the season amid the coronavirus crisis, the fate of the 2020-21 campaign appears ever more uncertain.

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.

Kevin De Bruyne remains confident that Manchester City will overturn their two-year Champions League ban but says if they don't he will have to consider his future and 'make a final decision' .

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.

Giggs won plenty of silverware under Ferguson at Old Trafford including 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League wins, but it is Van Gaal who he claims has shaped his managerial style.

After 95 minutes of action which was beyond belief, Liverpool had pulled off the greatest comeback in the history of the club, and the Champions League, against Barcelona on May 7 2019.

Following Ferguson's retirement, United have endured a long slump away from England and Europe's elite but would that still have been the case if Ferguson's bold plans had come to light.

Joe Biden proclaimed on the Iowa debate stage that he's taken the most heat from President Trump and the Republicans of the 2020 hopefuls - and his poll numbers are only going up.

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.

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'.

Mike Bloomberg announced that his company would let former female employees out of their NDAs should they want to make public their stories about working for him.

Bernie Sanders took out documents from his jacket pocket and handed them to town hall moderator Chris Cuomo of CNN after he was asked by a voter how he planned to pay for his spending plans.

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.

Former CNN host Bobbie Battista died Tuesday, aged 67, after a four-year battle with cervical cancer, a spokesperson for her family confirmed.

Donald Trump insisted Sunday that it isn't the federal government's fault that states can't get necessary medical equipment to address the coronavirus outbreak.

Marya Sherron, the sister of Kious Jordan Kelly, told Chris Cuomo of CNN on Thursday that the family was in pain over the shock death of the beloved 48-year-old assistant nursing manager.

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.

Anchor Don Lemon, 54, broke down in tears on Tuesday's episode of CNN Tonight while speaking about how fellow host Chris Cuomo, 49, tested positive for COVID-19.

CNN host Chris Cuomo is feeling 'slightly better' after contracting coronavirus while in New York City, according to an update posted by his wife, Cristina Cuomo.

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.

Former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Monday warned of escalating food supply chain disruptions as concerns about future shortages grow amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Saido Berahino will play for Nimes in their pre season game against Toulouse today while he waits for his Stoke departure to be finalised.

SPORTS AGENDA BY MIKE KEEGAN: A clue about Harry Maguire's £80million move to Manchester United actually surfaced a week ago.

JANINE SELF AT THE BET365 STADIUM: An emotional outburst from Stoke manager Nathan Jones promises a Monday morning from hell when the players next gather for training.

Stoke City are facing a legal fight after failing to pay a mandated agent when they signed their former striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Stoke boss Nathan Jones admitted his much-changed side were 'nowhere good enough' after they crashed out of the Carabao Cup to League Two Crawley.

PETER CROUCH: On the opening day of last season, when Tottenham headed to Newcastle with a dark cloud hanging over, I made a firm prediction. Mauricio Pochettino was the reason for that call.

Millwall have appointed former Stoke City and Derby County boss Gary Rowett as their new manager, following the deaprture of Neil Harris earlier this month.

EXCLUSIVE: Stoke City HAVE FIRED manager Nathan Jones, after the club slipped to second bottom of the Championship following a dismal run of results.

Alex Neil is the man Stoke City want as their next manager following the dismissal of Nathan Jones on Friday. The Potters currently find themselves in the relegation zone following a poor start.

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.

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.

Stoke are on the look out for a new manager after sacking Nathan Jones on November 1 after just nine months in charge, with the club rooted to the bottom of the Championship table.

The Potters sacked Nathan Jones a week ago after he failed to point them back in the direction of the Premier League, and they have now turned to the highly regarded O'Neill.

O'Neill was installed as Stoke City boss last week but it was confirmed that he will take charge of the final Group C qualifiers against Holland and Germany, as well as a potential play-off.

Sportsmail has put together an utterly comprehensive, infallible and objective guide to the top 10 Premier League goals between 2010 and the start of 2020.

The pair were engaged in a running battle during Preston's 2-0 away victory at the bet365 Stadium, and it appears there is little love lost between the pair.

James McClean has been punished after posting an image of himself in a balaclava, accompanied by a caption that read 'today's school lesson - history', interpreted as a reference to the IRA.

James McClean has attempted to defend his controversial Instagram post in which he appeared to mimic the IRA in a home schooling session with his children. 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: Instead of the intensity of a survival fight and the anticipation of a Euro 2020 play-off game, O'Neill is living his life in suspended animation.

Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores will ensure Danny Welbeck is fully fit and firing before handing him a regular first-team spot.

Bowyer was charged following incidents which occurred during and after Charlton's 2-1 defeat to Swansea, when Bowyer's side squandered an early lead and had penalty appeals turned down.

The 19-year-old was diagnosed with the disease in February, immediately undergoing chemotherapy and responding well to treatment before returning to training in September.

Norwich were interested in James but Farke admitted ahead of welcoming United to Carrow Road on Sunday that they stood no chance of signing James, against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's financial firepower.