Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo returns to his old city tonight, for the Champions League semi-final first leg at Manchester City, with a feeling he is coming towards another crucial moment in his career.

Tottenham 1 West Brom 1: Leicester City are just one victory away from being crowned Premier League champions after Tottenham’s already slender hopes of overtaking them all but disappeared in the cold north London air.

If Louis Van Gaal’s days as Manchester United boss are numbered, then his fellow Dutchman Edgar Davids believes the club are dispensing with a coach they should feel blessed to have.

West Ham 1 Manchester United 2: Manchester United kept their underwhelming season alive by ensuring this most excellent final campaign at Upton Park would contain at least one bitter memory for West Ham.

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Slaven Bilic is hoping Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney does not make his long-awaited comeback against West Ham tonight after labelling the striker the best England player of his era.

Republic of Ireland 5 Czech Republic 2: The scoresheet told the feel-good story, the team sheets the political one.

Marc Albrighton has urged Leicester to enjoy every minute of their fairytale season as they close in on a shock Premier League title triumph.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has lost his battle to be fit for his side’s decisive Champions League quarter-final clash against Paris Saint-Germain.

Eric Dier has revealed how Dele Alli has been staying late at training for extra shooting practice after his team-mate scored in Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday.

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Tottenham 3 Manchester United 0: Louis Van Gaal claimed Tottenham will never be as a big a club as Manchester United as he branded a reporter “pathetic” for suggesting he might regret rejecting the chance to become manager of the north London club before taking charge at Old Trafford.

The Waterford and Clare systems have effectively retired the position of full-forward, writes Donal O’Grady

Roy Keane has played down speculation linking him to Celtic and stressed that his sole focus right now is on helping Ireland do well at the European Championship finals in France.