It’s a safe bet none of the 22 players who start tomorrow’s Community Shield spent their formative years dreaming of winning this ‘prize’.

Jose Mourinho has joked the reason Chelsea are officially the worst behaved team in the Premier League is because the catering at Stamford Bridge is too good and that the FA’s match delegates are distracted by “eating sushi and lobster, and drinking Cristal champagne”.

As Aston Villa face Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final, the stage will be familiar to Jack Grealish but his involvement far greater.

Striker Daniel Sturridge believes a Champions League place is not beyond Liverpool but however the season finishes, the striker is convinced his side can challenge for the title next season.

If fate has any sense of justice then Steven Gerrard will say goodbye to Liverpool by lifting the FA Cup in his last ever game at Wembley on his 35th birthday; but right now he is in danger of leaving with a nagging feeling of regret, writes Chris Hatherall.

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has declared his intention to put the club up for sale.

None of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster should be blamed for their tragic deaths, a coroner has said, which bereaved relatives welcomed as “music to our ears”.

Police officers’ accounts of the Hillsborough disaster were amended to remove comments criticising police leadership or abusive remarks about fans, an inquest has heard.

Arsenal’s title hopes have suffered another blow after scans revealed Mesut Ozil’s hamstring strain will keep him sidelined for at least four weeks.

Two men have been charged after disorder at the FA Cup semi-final between Millwall and Wigan Athletic.

After the exposure of the truth about the Hillsborough tragedy the time is now for accountability and responsibility, a leading campaigner has said.

A new inquest must be held into the Hillsborough disaster, according to supporters of the victims' families.

Marco Tardelli expects a fit Richard Dunne to link up with the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on May 17 but insisted the Aston Villa defender will not travel to Poland unless he has fully recovered from his fractured collarbone.

Chelsea last night accused a section of their support of “embarrassing” the club by not observing the silence in memory of the Hillsborough disaster ahead of their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

Chelsea accused a section of their support of “embarrassing” the club by not observing the silence in memory of the Hillsborough disaster ahead of their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley this afternoon.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insists he has no worries about Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final despite having to field third-choice goalkeeper Brad Jones.

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Chelsea’s interim manager Roberto Di Matteo is delighted by the rejuvenation of a “happy” Fernando Torres.

TOTTENHAM’S hugely enjoyable flirtation with the big time, which began a year ago with a 1-0 victory at Eastlands to qualify for the Champions League for the first time, is in danger of ending at exactly the same venue tomorrow.

Manchester United will not face any action from the Football Association for either the damaged dressing room wall at Wembley or the fracas involving a number of players after the FA Cup semi-final defeat.

WHEN Nigel de Jong is mentioned, the average football fan is immediately drawn to the two milliseconds of negativity surrounding the player rather than the endless good he has done for Manchester City; endless good that he hopes to produce again this afternoon.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle will make one enforced change for the FA Cup semi-final against Stoke on Sunday at Wembley as on-loan striker Daniel Sturridge is ineligible.

THEY say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but they also say it is never too late to learn.

WAYNE ROONEY has been condemned to begin a domestic break convinced he is being made a scapegoat by the Football Association.

Rio Ferdinand accepts Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney has made mistakes – but he does not understand why the striker is rivalling events in Libya and Ivory Coast for front page billing.

Alex Ferguson is predicting “absolute chaos” on FA Cup semi-final weekend.

The Football Association have confirmed Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson will not appeal his five-game touchline ban.

Mark Hughes will be unveiled as Fulham’s new manager today, according to widespread media reports.

THIS was not the ending Aston Villa had hoped for but it was still sufficient to earn the net result manager Martin O’Neill really wanted – sixth place.

CALL me cynical, negative, whatever you want, but I don’t consider that this has been anything like a vintage Premier League season.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill believes it is inevitable video technology will be introduced into football after his side benefited from the kind of contentious decision which would come under scrutiny.

MARTIN O’NEILL has suffered excruciating pain at the hands of officials this year but received a timely piece of fortune to ensure his burning ambition for the Champions League is still faintly flickering.

WIGAN missed a golden opportunity to ease their relegation worries as they were held to a goalless draw by an already-relegated and understrength Portsmouth.

Portsmouth have been relegated from the Barclays Premier League a day before they take on Tottenham in the second FA Cup semi-final.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is hopeful midfielder James Milner and central defender Richard Dunne will be fit for the FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.

ASTON VILLA boss Martin O’Neill believes Wolves are capable of Premier League survival even though he is hopeful of having “lucky omen” striker Gabriel Agbonlahor available for today’s home meeting between the clubs.

The group representing families of those who died in the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster today welcomed the appointment of the Bishop of Liverpool as the chair of a panel which will oversee the release of thousands of documents relating to the tragedy.

YOU would have thought that Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, Mephistopheles and all the gathered cohorts of evil had lined up against Barcelona last week considering the wailing that has been coming from the Catalans since. Now that that nasty Mourinho bloke has left, they obviously expected us to follow UEFA’s unwritten rules of allowing Barcelona to score at will.

THE controversial Wembley pitch is to be dug up immediately.

Alex Ferguson has joined forces with Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger in condemning the Wembley pitch.

Frank Lampard refused to contemplate the possibility of a Champions League and FA Cup double after Chelsea came from behind to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final.

Liverpool reserve goalkeeper Charles Itandje today apologised for his behaviour during Wednesday’s Hillsborough service.

GUUS HIDDINK expects today’s FA Cup semi-final to deliver two things — the chance for him to enjoy the perfect send-off from Chelsea, and an object lesson to owner Roman Abramovich in how to shape the future of the Stamford Bridge club.