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• Tottenham cult hero warns Roberto De Zerbi may need to compromise principles but WILL turn Spurs into a force - as he retires and prepares for his own coaching career3 April 2026, 7:01 pm
  SIMON JONES: Former Tottenham favourite is backing Roberto De Zerbi to not only save his old side from relegation but turn them into a competitive force once again.
  
• Inside Jermain Defoe's management debut: The cousin of an ex-Premier League star who saved his Woking side, the club's grand ambitions and a rollercoaster crash-course for the ex-Spurs striker3 April 2026, 6:54 pm
  KIERAN GILL AT THE LAITHWAITE COMMUNITY STADIUM: Jermaine Defoe was given a crash course in every emotion he could encounter in this new profession of his.
  
• Classy Roy Hodgson leads Bristol City to victory in first match in charge in 44 years - and says it's 'only five weeks until the slippers come back on'3 April 2026, 6:43 pm
  MATT BARLOW AT THE VALLEY: Forget the man hugs and high fives, Roy Hodgson is back on the touchline immaculately dressed and marking his first win as Bristol City boss for 44 years.
  
• Rangers boss Danny Rohl issues warning to Premiership title rivals ahead of crunch Dundee Utd clash3 April 2026, 6:36 pm
  Rangers boss Danny Rohl says his team have both the 'mentality' and the 'quality' required to come out on top in the Premiership title race.
  
• Man United legend backs Jose Mourinho to make stunning Old Trafford return - but names key reason why it will 'NEVER' happen3 April 2026, 6:12 pm
  Jose Mourinho would be able to 'carry' Man United if he returned for a second spell in charge of the club, according to Nicky Butt.
  
• Alejandro Garnacho confirms new romance with model girlfriend after Spanish reports claimed Chelsea star 'didn't want to meet her family'3 April 2026, 5:09 pm
  Chelsea star Alejandro Garnacho has confirmed his romance with his new Spanish model girlfriend on Instagram. Garnacho, 21, shared images from his recent time off.
  
• 'It's completely UNFAIR': Enzo Fernandez's agent hits back after Chelsea banned star for 'crossing a line' with bombshell comments - and casts major doubt on player's future with warning to the club3 April 2026, 4:54 pm
  Enzo Fernandez's agent has branded the Chelsea midfielder's two-match ban by his club 'completely unfair' and cast serious doubt over the player's future at Stamford Bridge.
  
• Liverpool loan star Luca Stephenson has made himself part of the furniture at Tannadice3 April 2026, 4:25 pm
  Dundee United's strategy to survive and prosper in Scottish football's restrictive financial environment has two main strands.
  
• Former World Cup-winning coach - who once picked his nose and LICKED his finger - 'set to take charge of England's group stage opponents' 16 years on from knocking Three Lions out in South Africa3 April 2026, 4:23 pm
  The Black Stars have been left without a manager just 75 days before their first World Cup group game with Panama on June 18.
  
• A boxing kangaroo, a lucky shirt and 'going toe-to-toe': How a Port Vale team that didn't cost a penny plans to take down Chelsea's £1.5bn superstars3 April 2026, 4:00 pm
  Jon Brady grimaces at the mention of the tattoo on his shoulder hidden beneath a training top. 'It's a rubbish tattoo and I should have never got it,' says the Port Vale manager.
  
• How Atlanta transformed itself into the new capital of American soccer as the World Cup edges closer3 April 2026, 3:49 pm
  The clock ticks ever closer to the 2026 World Cup. Atlanta will have a major role to play in that tournament as it hosts one of two semifinals of the world's most beloved sporting event.
  
• Liverpool boss Arne Slot delivers troubling update on fitness of Alisson... but there's better news on Mohamed Salah ahead of FA Cup showdown with Man City3 April 2026, 2:56 pm
  LEWIS STEELE: Alisson's absence will be the biggest worry for Slot. Per Transfermarkt, the 33-year-old has suffered 11 separate cases of injury or illness in the past three seasons.
  
• Revealed: Gary Neville's staggering seven-figure earnings from podcast empire as Sky Sports star looks to rival Gary Lineker's media network3 April 2026, 1:56 pm
  The Manchester United icon is a co-founder of the sports entertainment organisation, which plays host to his podcast empire including its jewel in the crown, The Overlap - Stick To Football.
  
• The downfall of Arsenal Fan TV: How 'corrupted' kingmaker Robbie Lyle is fighting to keep control of his £8.6m empire run alongside a 'Mad Dwarf' amid toxic fallouts, why viewing figures aren't spiking anymore and the truth about star names' exits3 April 2026, 1:20 pm
  As Arsenal's Quadruple chances were slipping away in the dying minutes of the Carabao Cup final, Arsenal Fan TV was just getting started. In the next 24 hours, the fan channel had posted 22 videos.
  
• Diogo Jota's widow reveals heartbreaking last text she sent him before Liverpool star's fatal Lamborghini crash3 April 2026, 12:46 pm
  Rute Cardoso sent the heartbreaking text just moments before the striker and his younger brother Andre Silva died when the car he was driving careered off a motorway in northern Spain in July.