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• Bizarre moment Premier League cult hero splits his head open live on TV with impromptu act16 April 2026, 12:52 pm
  The West Ham and Lazio legend is now a regular pundit for Sky Sports Italia but took his analysis to a bizarre new level on Wednesday night.
  
• Revealed: Tottenham owners' stance on relegation made clear with North London club fighting to hold onto Premier League status16 April 2026, 12:49 pm
  Spurs are in the relegation zone with six league games remaining. They are still without a league win this year and last month appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their third head coach of the season.
  
• Jonjo Shelvey takes first steps into management with second-tier side in UAE... but insists he feels safe in war-torn region because 'England is full of scumbags'16 April 2026, 12:21 pm
  It's not the most conventional introduction to a career in football management -navigating the backdrop of Iranian drone attacks while in charge of a second-tier side in Dubai.
  
• Revealed: How Marseille 'are paying MORE NOT TO PLAY Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri' with 'persistent nonchalance' issue meaning they have sidelined him for two months16 April 2026, 12:16 pm
  Ethan Nwaneri's six-month loan at Marseille is threatening to turn sour, with the Arsenal youngster having failed to make the starting XI of his new side in over two months.
  
• Arsenal are brutally mocked across Europe: 'Boring' Gunners dismissed as 'harmless' by rivals after 'Peugeot matched the Mercedes' to leave Atletico Madrid eyeing the Champions League final16 April 2026, 12:05 pm
  While Arsenal may have reached a second consecutive semi-final for the first time in their history, it has not come without scepticism from across Europe.
  
• Why the anger and defiance that's burning through Declan Rice and Mikel Arteta can fill Arsenal with optimism and renewed hope ahead of crunch clash with Manchester City, writes OLIVER HOLT16 April 2026, 11:36 am
  Forget the idea that Arsenal made club history on Wednesday night by reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the second year in a row. That is not the kind of history to boast about.
  
• With Tottenham on the brink of a humiliating relegation - and a desperate lack of leaders in north London - how would club legend Danny Blanchflower have reacted, asks MATT BARLOW16 April 2026, 10:57 am
  INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: As a quick-thinking, ball-playing, tempo-setting midfielder, he was the brain of the team for club and country.
  
• 'It's killing me. You are just seeing it falling away': Arsenal legend Ian Wright shoots down Roy Keane over Gunners' title run-in woes - and reveals who must 'take responsibility'16 April 2026, 10:28 am
  Arsenal legend Ian Wright has voiced his despair over his former side's recent run of form, which has seen the league leaders leave the door ajar for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
  
• Real Madrid lose the plot after Bayern Munich defeat: Furious stars confront referee over controversial decision as player is sent off AFTER full-time before angry tunnel row in chaotic scenes16 April 2026, 10:07 am
  Real Madrid's anguish soon turned to fury after full-time in their absorbing defeat by Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. Referee Slavko Vincic was harangued after the game ended.
  
• Jude Bellingham is told 'shut your mouth' by Real Madrid team-mate Vinicius Jnr in furious row as stars went into meltdown during bad-tempered Champions League exit16 April 2026, 8:24 am
  Real Madrid were dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in a game in which emotions among those in white threatened to boil over.
  
• Revealed: The embarrassing problem with the Socceroos' World Cup kits16 April 2026, 5:40 am
  The Socceroos have a problem ahead of the World Cup - and sportswear giant Nike has launched an investigation before a ball is kicked.
  
• Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Xavi Simons gone, the rivals ready to poach their young stars, a £250m black hole and why promotion will be an uphill battle: This is what will happen if Tottenham get relegated16 April 2026, 1:00 am
  None of Spurs' players want to play second-tier football. They will think they are elite players with international careers, image rights and sponsor deals to protect. Agents will be in overdrive.
  
• Revealed: Exactly what Harry Maguire said to fourth official in eight-word f-bomb tirade to be slapped with extra one-game ban for Man United's trip to Chelsea15 April 2026, 11:02 pm
  The reasons why Harry Maguire has been given an extra one-game ban following his red card at Bournemouth last month can be revealed, after the FA released the findings of their disciplinary hearing.
  
• Steven Gerrard predicts manager will 'lose his job' after disappointing Champions League exit - but insists struggling boss doesn't deserve the sack15 April 2026, 10:39 pm
  The fallout of Real Madrid's Champions League exit will begin in earnest after being knocked out at the quarter-final stages on Wednesday night.
  
• Bayern Munich 4-3 Real Madrid (6-4 on agg): Formidable German giants underline why they're Europe's form team in a mesmeric match - as Harry Kane scores his 50th goal of the season, writes CHRIS WHEELER15 April 2026, 10:33 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: It was always going to take something special to settle this titanic battle, and Bayern Munich produced it with two stunning late goals from Luis Diaz and Michael Olise.