FA Cup replays scrapped to ease Premier League fixture chaos next season

Arsenal and Chelsea will go into extra-time, and could well go down to a nail-biting penalty shootout.That is the opinion of former Manchester United and Tottenham forward Dimitar Berbatov.Frank Lampard’s Blues are the favourites to come out on top at Wembley over Mikel Arteta’s men.The Gunners have more on the line, needing to win to secure their place in the Europa League for next season.And Berbatov insists it will be a tight affair between the two London sides, refusing to give an outright winner.“It's really difficult to predict how the FA Cup final will go,” Berbatov told Betfair.“Whichever team wins, it will be the coach's first major trophy.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard’s dachas said he will be watching the club’s FA Cup final against Arsenal like a “miserable b******”.The Blues are looking to win the world’s oldest football tournament for the ninth time in their history against their London rivals.It would be the first time Lampard has won it in the manager’s seat, having lifted the trophy four times as a player at Stamford Bridge.But his dad, the West Ham legend who now runs The Nightingale pub in Wanstead and watched his son regularly before lockdown, had admitted he will be watching the Wembley game. Speaking to The Sun, the 71-year-old said: “The punters in the pub are ringing up asking ‘have you got the game on’? “There will be a screen outside but I won’t be there.

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Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic has named the four best Premier League forward he has faced in his career.The Serbian international won five domestic titles and a Champions League in his 300 appearances for the Red Devils.Named Premier League player of the season twice at United, the 38-year-old earned a reputation as one of the best defenders to grace English football.But Vidic has now named the most difficult opponents he has faced in the top flight. Speaking to The Athletic, the former defender said: “My first experience was Peter Crouch.

straight to your inbox Manchester United players have reported for training ahead of the restart of the Europa League next week. United players were given five days off following their final day Premier League win at Leicester and host LASK Linz in the round-of-16 second leg on Wednesday.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is considering resting key players during the Europa League knockout stage.

 Dr. Wendy Osefo is treading in uncharted waters.

Jordan Henderson’s tearful embrace with dad Brian was one of the stories of Liverpool's Champions League triumph in 2019.

Owen Farrell has told how tackling mental health together as a team helped England reach the Rugby World Cup final.

Super League boss Robert Elstone wants the competition to maximise its time in the sporting spotlight in August as it returns to action on Sunday.

If you’re on Instagram, then you’ve probably come across posts from popular influencers like Kim Kardashian, Amanda Cerny and James Charles who have been able to garner massive followings, and have gone on to build their brand as savvy entrepreneurs and multi-million dollar business owners.

Arsenal and Chelsea battle it out for the trophy.

straight to your inboxManchester United star Bruno Fernandes has picks his all-time Premier League five-a-side team, using only Portuguese players.The former Sporting Lisbon midfielder has picked a special team compromising of his compatriots and it is seriously impressive.Fernandes even resisted the temptation of including himself in the starting line up, instead opting for two of the current Wolves side, two Chelsea greats and a United legend."We have such good players in the Premier League," Fernandes told Premier League productions."So first I put (Rui) Patricio in goal.

FA Cup final, but it’s the latter event that will be taking place at Wembley on Saturday as the curtain finally comes down on the 2019/20 domestic campaign. Arsenal are the most successful club in the competition’s history, having got their hands on the trophy 13 times.

David had been living with his friend Keeley Hazell, 33, a former Page 3 model ahead of lockdown, as she renovated her own place. The pair have been close friends for many years, and were often seen partying together before the dad-of-one married ex-wife Lara Stone. An insider revealed they ‘go way back’ and share a ‘special chemistry’ but are just good friends. ‘He has a big empty home and was grateful for the company so it suited both parties.‘During her glamour modelling days, David was known as a keen admirer but now sees her very much as a close pal.’Britain's Got Talent live semi-finals to be replaced with pre-recorded episodesDavid Walliams pulls down young man's trousers on stage during game of 'hide the sausage'Little Britain's

FA Cup final for the second time later today. The Premier League official has been asked to take charge of the showpiece for a second time, despite the tradition that each ref can only oversee the famous match on a single occasion.

coronavirus pandemic and several eclipses.The preacher, who has more than 335,000 YouTube subscribers, believes Israel is the "Holy Land" and that a recent violent clash on its border is a premonition of things to come. This week the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had thwarted an "infiltration attempt" by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah after months of tension.The "terror squad" was beaten back with artillery that acted as a smokescreen for the IDF, while civilians in the area were ordered to remain inside during the clash.

Katie Price got all dolled up for a night out in Turkey, with her son Junior Andre pushing her along in a wheelchair after she broke both of her feet.The 42-year-old was left with her feet in casts after she broke them while jumping off a wall at a theme park.Katie and her new boyfriend Carl Woods enjoyed a night out, while her 15-year-old son Junior wheeled her along.The model wore a spaghetti strap mini dress in a blushing coral colour, while miniature polka dots added some visual excitement.Her golden tan provided all the accessories she needed, though she carried a deep pink clutch on her lap.She flashed her legs as she was pushed in her wheelchair, with her white pots on her feet just out of shot.As the group moved along the street,

The government has postponed a planned easing of England’s lockdown on Saturday amid a rise in the prevalence of coronavirus in the community.The announcement was made after tightened lockdown measures were imposed on Greater Manchester and other areas in the north from midnight on Friday.But it appears the whole country wasn’t ready for the next stages of lockdown as the R rate - the average number of people that an infected person passes the virus on to - has crept up.The government's scientific advisory group, SAGE, has said it "does not have confidence" the R number is currently below the paramount figure of 1 in England.The latest R rate is estimated to be between 0.8-0.9, with a higher figure in the north west of between 0.8-1.1.The

KATIE Price's hot pink mini dress was almost enough to distract from the two white plaster casts covering her legs as she glammed up for a night out in her wheelchair. The mum-of-five, 42, broke both feet during her current trip to Turkey with new man Carl Woods and children Princess and Junior Andre.

Goal. Midfielder Dylan Levitt also looks set for the Championship after impressing on his first senior appearance against Astana in November.