Soccer (FIFA)

Soccer (FIFA)

Above all, we have to play for PSG in order to win matches. If we play as individuals on the pitch, it won't work, we won't win the titles we want. Last season, we put the club before everything else, before thinking about ourselves. We have to rediscover that, especially in these matches. We know we're in the second half of the season. And Paris Saint-Germain has to come first, not individual players.

"Goodness me. What is Delap doing? "It is as if he is thinking, 'I have all the time in the world'. He ambles to it and he takes his time. What are you waiting for? "Liam Delap has not had a good four minutes. He has given it away twice and missed a sitter. Delap has been poor and he has been given the opportunity tonight. Delap looks very lazy, his performances have to improve."

First thing to say is that Hadziahmetovic will be tonight's copy and paste player. Share Hull: Phillips, Coyle, Egan, McNair, McCarthy, Giles, Hadziahmetovic, Slater, Hirakawa, Koumas, Millar. Subs: Pandur, Lunstram, Jacob, Drameh, Gerhardt, Joseph, Famewo, Dowell, Tinsdale Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Fofana, Sarr, Hato, Caicedo, Santos, Neto, Estevao, Garnacho, Delap. Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Gusto, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashile, Fernandez, Derry, Joao Pedro, Mheuka

"I learnt a lot when I was at City - it's a completely different world to anything most footballers experience," he told BBC Look East. "People think it's a bit easier being in the lower leagues. But when you've come through an academy, even the best academy in the world, you're not accustomed to how hard men's football actually is."

Let's start by asking you to name every Everton player to go to a major tournament with England since 2000 and every West Ham United player to go to the World Cup or European Championship with England since 1966? We also want you to name all of these players who share three of the same clubs and every manager of Newcastle United since 1992 including caretakers and interim bosses.

I'm very flexible. They know they have certain roles in our attacking plan, that they always need to be available for the ball. They also need to pose a threat. They also have an important role in shoring things up. I always try to look at the player's profile and give them a role in the overall picture. Pavlo's profile is activity, always being available. Jo has the final pass. Pavlo doesn't do what Jo does, and vice versa, but it's all compatible for us,

The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will take place in June and July next year, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe has announced. The South African said reports that the tournament, co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, would be delayed or moved were "totally unfounded". Doubts have been raised over whether the necessary infrastructure in the three East African countries will be ready in time to stage the finals.

He is back! After missing Al Nassr's last two league matches in protest against the lack of investment from PIF for his team during the transfer window, Cristiano Ronaldo has decided to end his "strike" and will be back on the pitch on Saturday to face 10th-place Al Fateh. While the mood will surely be lifted thanks to his return, his side did pretty well without him, picking up a pair of wins against Al Riyadh (1-0, thanks to a Sadio Mane9 goal) and Al Ittihad (2-0, thanks to Mane9 and Gabriel).

You saw it today as well. Someone's coming in, and that's just how it is, he's a big player, a big character and someone who has proven himself. And he's here and has chosen Feyenoord, for the love of the game and he wants to regain the joy and he's going to find that with us and we'll help him with it.

For me, preparation for any game always started two hours after the one I had just managed. My drive home to the south coast on a Saturday night after a game could take three hours or more, and much of that would be spent on the phone while I had precious quiet time. When I was at Stoke City, my chairman Peter Coates would always speak to me then if we lost. If we'd won, he never bothered, knowing I wouldn't need comforting.

The first legs of the playoffs to reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League did not disappoint, with 16 goals scored across four matches this week. Defending champions Arsenal appear to have one foot in the last eight after their 4-0 win at Oud-Heverlee Leuven, as do their fellow Women's Super League side Manchester United following their 3-0 victory at Atlético Madrid. Things are much tighter in the other two ties, however: Real Madrid won 3-2 at Paris FC but conceded late to give their French opponents hope of overturning the deficit, while two-time European champions VfL Wolfsburg and Juventus battled to a 2-2 draw in Germany.

The pearly whites on display pitchside at Ashton Gate during the 5-0 win betrayed the "emotion-free" public persona the 46-year-old has curated in a year during which he has transformed the Rams from relegation battlers to promotion contenders. "It was a fantastic win. We've gone to a top team and won so I'm not going to be grumpy about that," Eustace told BBC Sport about the shot of emotion he afforded himself that late January night.

Aspire Media Group has decided not to proceed with the proposed acquisition of Colchester United by Sports Alpha Capital (SAC), the investment consortium managed by Joao Xavier and including Alexandre Pato. Accordingly, discussions have concluded. SAC will continue to explore future opportunities within English football while maintaining a lasting respect and affection for Colchester United and its supporters. Colchester United remains focused on the remainder of the season and its ongoing ambitions for progress and success.

The Serbia international has caught the eye in the Champions League this season with goals to help Brugge win each of their last two games of the league phase and secure a place in the playoffs to reach the knockout rounds, Stankovic is reportedly keen on a return to Inter Milan, who included a clause in his transfer to Brugge that gives them the chance to re-sign over the next two years, but the Serbia international has a growing list of suitors across Europe.

Starting with the hosts, springing a famous upset last season as they clinched an eighth-place finish among Spain's elite, Rayo Vallecano have come crashing back down to earth in an infamous fashion. Opening this weekend's fixtures sat firmly in the drop zone, the Little Thunderbolts have a major job on his hands in the race to maintain their La Liga status over the coming months.

Borussia Dortmund moved within touching distance of Bayern Munich at the Bundesliga summit after they defeated Mainz 05 4-0 on Friday. A brace from Serhou Guirassy and a point-blank header from Maximilian Beier, all of which were assisted by Julian Ryerson before half-time, sent Dortmund on their way to victory at Signal Iduna Park as they got within three points behind Bayern, who face Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Eli Junior Kroupi has been outstanding for Bournemouth since joining the club at the start of the season. The 19-year-old attacker has scored eight goals in 11 league starts for the Cherries, and his performances have drawn the attention of top clubs. According to a report from TeamTalk, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are all monitoring his progress. It will be interesting to see if they decide to make a move for him at the end of the season.