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• FA Cup semi-final draw - plus West Ham vs Leeds LIVE: Dominic Calvert-Lewin puts visitors on verge of first semi-final in 39 YEARS with final place alongside Chelsea, Man City and Southampton up for grabs5 April 2026, 5:14 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as West Ham host Leeds in the FA Cup for the final spot in the semi-finals at Wembley - as well as the semi-final draw.
  
• Furious Leeds left stunned after unusual police intervention before FA Cup clash with West Ham5 April 2026, 5:13 pm
  Leeds were left furious after being told that should their FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham go to penalties, they would not be allowed to take the spot-kicks in front of their own fans.
  
• Liverpool 'gave up': Virgil van Dijk's startling admission as he apologises for Man City surrender - and says he and his team-mates must 'take a look at ourselves' to save their season5 April 2026, 1:23 pm
  Virgil van Dijk has apologised to Liverpool fans for a torrid display at Manchester City and says the team are letting down under-fire boss Arne Slot.
  
• Former Champions League manager's football coach son abandons his team's derby to rush to his father's bedside as he 'has just days' to live and is in a coma after heart attack5 April 2026, 1:05 pm
  The coach, who only left his role as Romania boss a matter of days ago, has been battling severe arrhythmias, which is a condition involving heart rhythm disturbances that can be life-threatening.
  
• Colleagues call him a 'childish idiot' and critics say he's disrespectful and arrogant but Cesc Fabregas is like Pep Guardiola 10 years ago. Here's how he is disrupting Italian football - and why Premier League clubs are taking note5 April 2026, 12:56 pm
  A young buck from Spain, schooled at Barcelona's famed La Masia academy before winning it all at club level, is rather underappreciated among the established order.
  
• Named: The Premier League club who 'strongly pursued Zinedine Zidane' to be their manager - as he 'reaches full agreement to become France boss'5 April 2026, 12:49 pm
  Zinedine Zidane's return to management is imminent, with the France job supposedly his, but according to reports in Spain he has been heavily pursued by one Premier League club in the past.
  
• Aasgaard insists Rangers have no fear as they hunt down six wins that will seal the Premiership title5 April 2026, 12:31 pm
  Thelo Aasgaard  is adamant that Rangers will have no fear factor to contend with as they eye up the six games which could land them the title.
  
• Chelsea cult hero tears up his contract and retires from football after heart condition saw him collapse in training5 April 2026, 12:18 pm
  A double Premier League winner with Chelsea has been forced to retire from football prematurely after collapsing in training due to a heart condition.
  
• Former Everton and Real Madrid star James Rodriguez sparks concerns over the 'severity' of his physical state at 34 after being rushed to hospital5 April 2026, 11:48 am
  Rodriguez played for his country earlier this as Colombia were beaten 3-1 by France in a friendly game ahead of the summer's World Cup, and was rushed to hospital soon after.
  
• Jack Whitehall leads the Arsenal fan meltdown as shocking FA Cup exit leaves them fearing they will blow the Premier League title... and Piers Morgan is already being mocked!5 April 2026, 11:14 am
  The fallout of Arsenal's surprising FA Cup quarter-final exit at Southampton on Saturday night has continued, with some of their supporters fearing the worst for the rest of the season.
  
• Thierry Henry's incredible weekly wages are revealed in his company accounts as he rakes in cash from TV work, sponsors and property - 12 years after retiring from football5 April 2026, 10:08 am
  Thierry Henry is taking home a footballer-style near-six-figure weekly wage, raking in the cash 12 years after he quit playing.
  
• Southampton 2-1 Arsenal: Saints channel spirit of 1976 to stun Gunners as Mikel Arteta's side suffer yet another blow to their season in latest cup defeat, writes OLIVER HOLT5 April 2026, 10:04 am
  OLIVER HOLT: A beautiful story is unfolding on the south coast of England fifty years after their team of second tier underdogs pulled off one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history.
  
• West Ham star Mateus Fernandes reveals the story behind his unusual tattoo - and his disastrous attempt at playing golf!5 April 2026, 8:17 am
  Before Mateus Fernandes pulls on his West Ham shirt on Sunday afternoon for an FA Cup quarter-final, he will take a moment to speak to a man who is no longer with him but forever by his side.
  
• I thought about quitting plenty of times, says Dundee boss STEVEN PRESSLEY... I was aware of the noise and I've always had lots of insecurities, but you don't get anywhere without a struggle5 April 2026, 6:00 am
  The line is delivered in Steven Pressley's trademark matter-of-fact fashion.
  
• More of John McGinn's welcome honesty will be required if Scotland are to stop the World Cup being a disaster5 April 2026, 6:00 am
  John McGinn stood on the pitch for a TV interview after beating Denmark last November and spoke a truth that no one was really of the mind at the time to countenance, far less dwell upon.