ADRIAN DURHAM: Yet another weekend when football fans just couldn't control themselves. It's a problem, and so is the fact that nobody seems to be addressing it effectively. On Saturday at Hampden Park, the glory of Hibernian's magnificent Cup victory ending over 100 years of hurt in the competition, was ruined by idiots who thought the best way to celebrate was to get on the pitch, goad opposition fans, and abuse Rangers players. Even the Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan admitted the historic final would be 'remembered for all the wrong reasons.' As Sky's commentary said: 'fights breaking out everywhere.' Disgusting. ...read
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Jose Mourinho can rewrite his reputation for not believing in youth by giving Manchester United's exciting next generation a chance
ADRIAN DURHAM: The accusation has been levelled at Jose Mourinho for some time now that he doesn’t believe in youth. There will be exceptions during his career of course – Raphael Varane at Real Madrid and Kurt Zouma at Chelsea spring to mind. And he gave limited game time to other teenagers who are enjoying good careers. But Jose’s had well over 10 years at the top and it’s an accusation that he has to take on the chin, a couple of names don’t totally disprove it. ...read
England must embrace the dark arts if they want to win the European Championship
ADRIAN DURHAM: Cheating isn’t great, diving isn’t a positive for the game, but it happens, and anyone who leads any ill-thought-out campaign to stamp out diving is wasting their time. And so it puzzles me why people bang on and on about Jamie Vardy ‘winning’ penalties. Sure it’s not great, but after all the pain England have suffered because of disgraceful decisions and cheating at tournaments over the years there would be something sweet about winning the Euros because of a dodgy penalty. ...read
May 2016
April 2016
STARS OF SPORT
- Mourinho returns to the training ground less than 24 hours after win over Reading The Old Trafford boss put his players through their paces ahead of Hull City
- Messi chills out with his dog and kids as he prepares for La Liga return with Barcelona Messi ensured he enjoyed a quiet night in ahead of his next game
- Was this Schneiderlin's last meal out as a Manchester United player? The Everton target dined out with team-mates Mata, Blind and Darmian
- Merci for the support my friend: Pogba thanks fan from Australia for showing his support The Frenchman took time out to pose with a fan from Down Under
- Draxler backed to shine by PSG boss Emery after making goalscoring start The German playmaker scored against Bastia in a 7-0 win for PSG
MORE STARS OF SPORT
- Sure you don't want to keep this one, Wayne? Rooney appears to offer shirt swap after win Manchester United star offers up his top after landmark goal
- Gabriel's moment to forget and five more things you missed from Arsenal's FA Cup third round win at Preston Brazilian defender at fault at Deepdale
- Behind the scenes at Brentford: Martin Allen suffers heartache, but calls it the highlight of his career Mad Dog holds back the tears on his return
- Djokovic beats Murray in three sets to end world No 1's 28-game winning streak and seal Qatar victory MIKE DICKSON reports on Scot's defeat
- Draxler performs awkward yet hilarious initiation song in front of Paris Saint-Germain team-mates 23-year-old German tries to sing French song
- Ronaldo shows off special Nike Ballon d'Or boots in first Bernabeu appearance since scooping prestigious award for a fourth time Class of his own
- Suarez and Messi hit the gym as Barcelona prepare for La Liga return against Villarreal The two Barca forwards took part in a fascinating press-up exercise.
- Alli celebrates form by attending London Fashion Week event Having scored seven in the past four, Dele Alli looks as sharp off the pitch as he does on it
- Posing in 'paradise'... which sports star is snapped on their 32nd birthday? Global superstar shared the picture with followers on Instagram
- 50 years on from Wee Rangers shocking the big boys, meet the wild man of Berwick The 1-0 win in 1967 is perhaps the cup's greatest ever upset
- Rugby should be the Wild West... these new safety rules are crazy Tom Wood is among a multitude of current players with grave fears about the game's future
- Ajayi: I'm not the only playmaker in Miami... and we're going to have a good day against Pittsburgh Steelers Jay Ajayi tells all about wild card weekend
- Coutinho's back! Star playmaker returns to Liverpool training as he steps up recovery from ankle injury He hasn't played for the club since November 26
- Goodbye Mikel: Midfielder pens open letter to Chelsea fans as he heads to China 'I say goodbye as a champion of England and Europe,' he wrote
- Mikel arrived at Chelsea as the teenager who had already signed for Manchester United! The story of Chelsea's signing of Mikel is a rather strange one
- Eh, Bobby! Arsenal stars share a laugh with legend Pires during training Arsene Wenger's side were in good spirits at London Colney
- Neymar shows off his shady side as football's new endorsment king continues to make millions off the field Barcelona star posed with sultry model
- Birthday boy Carroll shows off his balloons West Ham striker Andy Carroll was in the party mood as he marked his big day with partner Billi Mucklow
- Ronaldo wraps up warm in Real Madrid training as Zidane reveals plan to rest him more often Real Madrid trained in freezing temperatures
- Mata jokes it's the '137th attempt' after hitting strike while ten-pin bowling Juan Mata showed his prowess on the bowling lanes in some downtime
- Barca crash to shock defeat as Williams and Aduriz hand NINE-man Atletico Bilbao victory Hosts hung on to beat Lionel Messi and Co in the Copa del Rey
- Defoe floats like a butterfly in a cryogenic gym sessions Jermain Defoe has rolled back the years of late and has been keeping a cool head in training
- 2-0 BOOM! Alli's lingerie model girlfriend Ruby Mae celebrates Tottenham star's headed double against Chelsea Watching in crowd
- Barry Fry: I've had two heart attacks, new hips, 56 pre-seasons and I've loved it... now for Chelsea in the Cup READ THE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW
- Lookman joins Everton from Charlton for £10m Ademola Lookman, 19, came through Charlton's youth set-up, and put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year deal
- A guaranteed ticket to take Arsenal to new heights! Gunners unveil incredible new club plane to fly stars around world in trophy hunt Flying high
- Can Cazorla recreate his OWN free-kick? Watch Arsenal star bid to score repeat of amazing FA Cup final effort Was it a one-off?
- Any tips for staying the distance, Sir? Golden boy Farah visits Arsenal to discuss tactics with Wenger and Welbeck Mo Farah is a massive Arsenal fan
- Mourinho feeling the cold as he leaves the Lowry... but has Manchester United boss finally found his mojo? Wrapped up warm but smiling again
- MARTIN KEOWN: Alli's timing is everything Spurs belied pre-match expectations to comfortably beat Antonio Conte's side
- Costa rows with Pedro as Courtois dabs to try and stop Alli's header After the breathless encounter, catch up on seven things you just might have missed
- Day in life of DeGale Ahead of his fight with Badou Jack, James DeGale spoke about sparring with his mum and winning over the British public
- Pogba enjoys downtime in Hale Fresh from helping Manchester United's recent resurgence, Paul Pogba took some time out to relax
- King James on target James Rodriguez was given his chance as Madrid played the Copa del Rey tie without Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale
- Giroud faces fans' backlash after scorpion kick celebration... when it was only 3-3! Even his team-mates tried to hurry the striker back into action
- Cheeky Ibrahimovic ruins Mhkitaryan's moment on camera by shooting into adverts behind him Dressing-room mischief maker strikes again
- Ref sends player off... after standing on him! Porto ace Danilo is at the centre of one of the strangest refereeing decisions that has ever been made...
- Lukaku jokes Pogba is trying to 'break my neck' in playful video with Man United ace Everton fans will not want their star striker manhandled!
- Playboy Gayle enjoys New Year carnival by performing VERY raunchy dance West Indies star Chris Gayle seen living it up during party in St Kitts
- Federer suffers setback in injury return as he is shocked by teenager Zverev The Swiss great lost an entertaining Hopman Cup tie Down Under
- Mane, Gueye and Kouyate train with Senegal ahead of Africa Cup of Nations Premier League stars joined up with their team-mates in Dakar
- A stadium fit for champions? Tottenham reveal latest vision for futuristic new home Work is well underway on Tottenham's new 61,000 capacity arena
- The gloves are off! Livid Sanchez fumes after final whistle Chilean ripped his gloves off and hurled them to the floor before storming down the tunnel
- Bring me sunshine! Olivier Giroud celebrated against Bournemouth by copying his scorpion kick... but ended up looking like Morecambe and Wise!
- DeGale goes through gruelling final day of strength training ahead of Jack fight James DeGale is making the most of his sun-soaked camp in Miami
- Serena dumped out of Auckland Classic in second round Serena Williams crashed in a see-saw contest in a blow to her Australian Open perparations
- Clement on hand to see Swansea win Swansea produced the perfect performance in front of their new boss, but Sam Allardyce's struggles go on
- Coman, Alaba and Sanches land in Doha The stars of Bayern Munich have jetted off to Doha, swapping the chilly weather of Germany for sun-baked Middle East
- Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez are mobbed by fans on return to Madeira as they visit his CR7 hotel Eventful return to his home island of Madeira
- Messi, Suarez and Iniesta spread cheer After an opening training session watched by thousands of supporters, they headed to a children's ward
- Liverpool legend Gerrard bumps into former team-mate Toure at breakfast in Dubai 'When you bumped into a good mate at breakfast', said former captain
- Draxler completes £34million move to PSG from Bundesliga strugglers Wolfsburg Had been a long-term target of Arsenal but goes to France
- DeGale working hard in the Miami heat as he prepares for Jack fight James DeGale has touched down in Miami as he puts the final touches to preparation
- Hallelujah! Jesus touches down to begin his City career... but the Brazilian doesn't seem too happy with the cold British weather 30C in Sao Paulo
- United outcast Schweinsteiger wishes fans a happy new year with wife Ana Ivanovic His wife, who recently retired from tennis, joined him for message
- Evra performs hilarious impressions of his Juventus team-mates Cuadrado and Mandzukic He is no stranger to a funny social media post
- 'Three points and three stitches': Herrera shows off battle wound after West Ham win The Spaniard was all smiles following United's vital top-flight victory
- Van Gerwen claims memorable World Darts Championship title with victory over Anderson Untouchable in 2016 with 25 trophies to his name
- Jesus admits it is hard to say 'goodbye to something that has done you so well' as he prepares for City move He has bid an emotional farewell to Palmeiras
- Joshua plays floodlit football with Juventus duo Dybala and Pjanic Anthony Joshua has temporarily swapped the boxing gloves for football boots in Dubai
- Hollywood actress Longoria to host FIFA Football Awards The star will be on presenting duties as Ronaldo, Griezmann and Messi battle it out
- Suited and booted McGregor looks sharp at sister's wedding The fighter proved he has a softer side after attending the wedding of his sister Aoife
- Flower power as Chinese fans hails arrival of £52m Oscar Brazilian midfielder was given a warm welcome as he touched down in Shanghai
- Who scored it better? Giroud and Mkhitaryan both scored scorpion kick wonder goals within six days of each other... but which one was the more impressive?
- Brolly good show! Ed Chamberlain doesn't let anything rain on ITV's parade after weather threatens to ruin New Year's Day coverage from Cheltenham
- Pogba and Zlatan start 2017 cold as United pair wish fans a Happy New Year The two superstars shared a video of an ice bath session
LATEST MATCH REPORTS
- Tottenham 2-0 Aston Villa: Ben Davies scores his first goal for Spurs to help secure Mauricio Pochettino's men an FA Cup fourth round spot
- Chelsea 4-1 Peterborough: Pedro nets a brace to kill off the Posh with a red card for John Terry the Blues' only blemish
- Middlesbrough 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Grant Leadbitter, Alvaro Negredo and Marten de Roon put Boro into FA Cup round four despite Daniel Ayala being sent off
- Liverpool 0-0 Plymouth: Jurgen Klopp's kids held at home as League Two high-flyers force FA Cup replay
- Cardiff City 1-2 Fulham: Teenager Ryan Sessegnon hits winner on his FA Cup debut as visitors seal comeback
- Udinese 1-2 Inter Milan: Ivan Perisic brace seals comeback victory and extends winning streak to four games
- Preston North End 1-2 Arsenal: Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud strike for the visitors as they manage a comeback to avoid an FA Cup upset at Deepdale
- Manchester United 4-0 Reading: Wayne Rooney levels Sir Bobby Charlton's club record goal tally as Red Devils easily topple the Royals
- Everton 1-2 Leicester: Ahmed Musa scores twice as Claudio Ranieri's Foxes come from behind to knock the Toffees out of the FA Cup
- West Brom 1-2 Derby: Darren Bent and Tom Ince seal second-half comeback with two goals in three minutes to cancel out Matt Phillips opener
- Stoke 0-2 Wolves: Helder Costa and Matt Doherty help Paul Lambert's side cause an FA Cup shock
- Hull 2-0 Swansea: Abel Hernandez and Josh Tymon strike late to hand new boss Marco Silva victory
- Brentford 5-1 Eastleigh: Tom Field scores twice as Bees make it an unhappy return for Martin Allen
- Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Crystal Palace: League One side force replay in FA Cup third round as wait goes on for Sam Allardyce's first win as Eagles boss
- Sunderland 0-0 Burnley: Premier League duo headed for unwanted replay after stalemate
- Norwich 2-2 Southampton: Steven Naismith goal deep into stoppage time brings about Cup replay