Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed he will leave his role at the end of the season.Xavi to leave Barcelona in summerCoach makes shock decisionSays it's the best decisionWHAT HAPPENED?Xavi confirmed at a press conference that he will leave his role at the end of the season. The Barca boss spoke after seeing his team beaten 5-3 at home by Villarreal in La Liga. The result leaves the defend

Casemiro has played down talk of a move to Al-Nassr to link back up with Cristiano Ronaldo as he wants to win trophies at Manchester United.Casemiro gives an update on his futureBrazilian been linked with Al-Nassr moveHas hardly featured for United this seasonWHAT HAPPENED?Casemiro insisted he is happy to remain at United amid rumours that clubs in Saudi Arabia were swooping for his signature. The

Brighton's De Zerbi favourite to replace Xavi at BarcelonaBrighton manager Roberto de Zerbi is being considered the favourite candidate to replace Xavi as the next Barcelona manager in the summer, according to the Daily Mail.Xavi announced on Saturday after Barcelona's defeat against Villarreal that he would quit the club at the end of the ongoing season.Motta responds to speculation about him rep

Philippe Clement was proud of his Rangers side after they battled tough conditions to grind out a 1-0 cinch Premiership win over St Mirren.The Gers boss described the 3-0 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road on Wednesday as a great advert for Scottish football but he was less enamoured by the game in blustery Paisley.The Light Blues’ in-form striker Cyriel Dessers scored the only goal of th

Maidstone produced one of the great FA Cup upsets after Sam Corne downed Ipswich with a 66th-minute winner.Corne had been the hero in round three against Stevenage and further etched his name into Stones folklore with a fine second-half finish to send George Elokobi’s National League South side into the fifth round of the competition.Stones were indebted to goalkeeper Lucas Covolan, who made

Cyriel Dessers again showed his growing importance to Rangers with the only goal in a narrow 1-0 win over St Mirren.The 29-year-old striker was not initially a popular figure among the Rangers fans in his early months at Ibrox following his summer move from Cremonese.However, he has slowly worked his way into the supporters’ good books, especially since the arrival of boss Philippe Clement i

Coventry boss Mark Robins described Sheffield Wednesday fans who booed Kasey Palmer during his side’s FA Cup tie at Hillsborough as “idiots” and “absolute clowns”.Djeidi Gassama’s late equaliser salvaged Wednesday a fourth-round replay after Danish midfielder Victor Torp had marked his Coventry debut with a stunning first-half opener.Gassama denied the Sky Blues

Mauricio Pochettino praised Emiliano Martinez after the Aston Villa goalkeeper produced a string of saves to deny his Chelsea side in their goalless FA Cup fourth-round meeting at Stamford Bridge.Villa are five places and 12 points ahead of Chelsea in the Premier League table but there was little to separate them here, although the hosts will reflect on chances missed in the first half by Noni Mad

Pep Guardiola lauded an unbelievable performance from his Manchester City side after they ended their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium goal drought with a narrow 1-0 away win.City had failed to score in their previous five trips to Spurs’ home and an FA Cup fourth-round replay looked on the cards when substitute Kevin De Bruyne inexplicably fired wide from 16 yards with eight minutes left.The break

Nuno Espirito Santo believes Nottingham Forest have taken a “big step” after a goalless FA Cup draw at Bristol City produced the first clean sheet of his City Ground reign.Forest must fit a fourth-round replay into their busy schedule after drawing 0-0 with the mid-table Sky Bet Championship side at Ashton Gate.But boss Nuno focused on the positives after a first clean sheet in his sev