There will be 100 Premier League players in action at the World Cup, spread across 25 international teams.

Spain international winger Gerard Deulofeu has signed for Watford from Barcelona in a deal worth an initial €13.

Willian has backed Brazil team-mate Fred to be a major success at Manchester United and said he is moving to “one of the best teams in the world.”

In the tunnel underneath the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon moments before the 1967 European Cup final, Celtic’s players lined up alongside their opposition, Inter Milan.

Jet black hair, a booming voice, a gleaming smile behind a Spanish accent as strong as his handshake, Unai Emery made an immediate and positive impression on his first day as Arsenal head coach.

Four things Unai Emery must get right if his tenure at the Emirates is to be a success.

With many Gooners struggling to come to terms with the seemingly imminent appointment of Arteta as our new manager, the shock announcement of Unai Emery came straight out of left-field.

Arsene Wenger insists he would not swap the Emirates Stadium for winning more silverware, arguing the club had no option but to leave Highbury.

Dundalk 2 Sligo Rovers 1

Huddersfield 1 Chelsea 1

Man City 3 Brighton 1

Tottenham 1 Newcastle 0

Massimiliano Allegri insists he will sit down with the Juventus board at the end of the season and start planning for next season, amid reports linking him with the manager’s job at Arsenal.

Don’t worry, I’m not expecting sympathy. The real cost of relegation comes when you see a flood of staff members with their lives packed into cardboard boxes that they pack into banged up old cars

Crystal Palace ... 2, Arsenal ... 3: Arsenal marked Arsene Wenger’s record-equalling match as a Premier League manager by winning 3-2 at Crystal Palace.

Sports science data could help solve the threat of strike in English rugby, according to the RFU.

Leicester are on the hunt for a new boss having sacked Craig Shakespeare yesterday.

Liverpool versus Manchester United again failed to live up to the hype as Jose Mourinho's safety-first policy saw him once more frustrate the hosts at Anfield.

Liverpool are hoping to end a run of indifferent Premier League form this lunchtime.

Sunderland have announced the double signing of Aiden McGeady and James Vaughan.

Manchester City ... 0, Stoke ... 0: Stoke frustrated Manchester City as they held out for a goalless draw in their rearranged Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Ronny Deila's long goodbye as manager began with an unimpressive draw at a disgruntled Parkhead.

Gloucester 40 Connacht 32 (AET): It had all the hallmarks of past heartbreaks. Connacht, punching above their weight, looked set to close in on the ultimate prize, only to be denied at the bitter end, whether by their own hand, or by questionable refereeing decisions.

In a return to Kingsholm, injury-hit Connacht go head to head with English Premiership side Gloucester for the chance to play Champions Cup rugby next season.

West Brom 1 Fulham 1

West Ham 3 Southampton 1

Cardiff 0 Hull 4

Man City 1 Stoke 0

Arsenal 4 Sunderland 1

Chelsea 3 Newcastle 0

Norwich 0 Manchester City 0

Aston Villa 0 West Ham 2

Liverpool 5 Arsenal 1

Crystal Palace 1 Stoke 0

West Ham 1 Newcastle 3

Norwich 1 Hull 0

Manchester City 4 Cardiff 2

Arsenal 2 Fulham 0

Fulham 2 West Ham 1

Arsenal 2 Cardiff 0

Liverpool 2 Hull 0