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Everton keeper Joel Robles may have missed the decisive penalty against West Ham in the FA Cup, but he was outstanding during normal and extra time

Everton exited the FA Cup last night, losing their third round replay 9-8 on penalties against West Ham at the Boleyn Ground, after a 2-2 draw in normal and extra-time.

It was a pulsating game that could have gone either way, but in the end it was the Irons keeper Adrian who scored the winning penalty, after opposite number Joel Robles had smashed his spot-kick against the bar.

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The visitors went down to ten men on 56 minutes, as winger Aiden McGeady was shown a red card for a second bookable offence.

The Republic of Ireland’s stars tackle was a silly one to pick-up his second booking of the g…

Didier Deschamps has expressed concern about how the coach of the France women s team was ousted from power after a player revolt.

Three players, led by captain Wendie Renard, went public by stating they would not play on for Les Bleus under the then-existing regime.

The French Football Federation (FFF) elected to sack Diacre on March 9 after acknowledging her relationship with players had reached a point of no return which harms the interests of the national team .

It was a decision that ended a sometimes controversial reign, with the move coming ahead of France competing at this year s Women s World Cup, which takes place in July and August in Australia and New Zealand.

Deschamps has never faced such a situation, but he appears to have reservations abou…

Sergi Roberto insists he never had any intention of leaving Barcelona after officially signing a new contract with the LaLiga leaders.

The 26-year-old who started out his career playing in midfield but more recently has been converted into a right-back revealed he had dismissed interest from other clubs to pledge his future to Barca until 2022.

A regular under head coach Ernesto Valverde this season, Roberto has helped his boyhood club establish a seven-point lead over nearest rivals Atletico Madrid at the top of the table.

Since I started talking about the renewal, I wanted to be here. It s my club, he said at a press conference at Camp Nou.

It s true that other teams were interested, but I wanted to be here and I m happy to have renewed until 2022. An…

Bayern Munich attacker Thomas Muller has underlined the importance of Arjen Robben to the Bundesliga champions and hopes the Netherlands international will soon be fully match fit again.

The winger missed the latter stages of the 2015-16 campaign due to injury and made his comeback in the 4-3 friendly win over Lippstadt at the weekend.

However, Robben suffered a groin problem that will keep him out of action for six weeks and Muller has lamented the Dutchman s rotten luck.

Arjen s latest injury is extremely bitter for him, Muller told Spox.

I would not want to be in his shoes now. He had just fought back from another injury.

I hope that he will soon be fully fit again and will then be available for a longer period of time. Bayern need Arjen.…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits rushing Jack Wilshere back from injury so the midfielder could play in Saturday s win over Norwich.

The 21-year-old, who was sidelined for the entire 2011/12 campaign, had sat out the Gunners previous four matches with an ankle injury before making his return at the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger reinstalled Wilshere to his starting 11 sooner than had been expected and the Frenchman concedes the England international was not completely ready for action.

But Wenger insists he was not ignoring the advice of the club s medical staff.

I rushed Jack back a bit; he was not completely ready, the manager told Arsenal s official website.

How careful must I be? To listen well to the medical advice and that is what I have to…

Wigan desperately need points from their meeting with West Brom on Saturday as the games run out in their Premier League survival bid.

Roberto Martinez s side occupy the final relegation spot and trail 17th-placed Newcastle by five points, albeit with a game in hand.

Their clash with West Brom at the Hawthorns is followed by a game against Swansea on Tuesday and the two fixtures will doubtless go a long way to deciding the club s fate.
Wigan have not won a league game since their 1-0 home victory over Norwich at the end of March and missed out on ending that run by conceding in the 89th minute to draw with Tottenham last time out.
Martinez s men are famed for their habit of escaping from the drop zone in the latter stages of the season and won seven of their final nine f…

Memphis Depay is expected to be out for the rest of the season due to a serious knee injury, says Lyon sporting director Juninho.

Depay was substituted at half-time during Sunday s Ligue 1 defeat at home to Rennes, having initially been hurt in a tussle with Hamari Traore.

The forward sustained a suspected anterior cruciate ligament injury to his left knee that could rule him out of action for several months.

Depay now faces a battle to return in time to feature for Netherlands at Euro 2020.

We expect Memphis injury to be quite serious, Juninho told OL TV.

We expect it to keep him out for the rest of the season. He s our captain and I m sad for him.

 : It s a very negative evening. We have to show more. We were lucky to still be level…

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller hope Bayern Munich will see the best of Leroy Sane next year after the winger was substituted on and off against Bayer Leverkusen.

Sane has had a tough time since joining Bayern from Manchester City for an initial €49million in July, being restricted to just five Bundesliga starts.

He was once again named on the bench for Saturday s trip to the BayArena but was introduced just after the half-hour mark for the injured Kingsley Coman.

However, the Germany international lasted only 36 minutes on the field before being taken off for Jamal Musiala with the game poised at 1-1 and Bayern chasing a goal.

Sane cut a frustrated figure as he made his way back to the bench but head coach Hansi Flick felt he had no other choice b…

Leicester City head into their crucial Premier League relegation clash at Burnley on the back of three successive wins, and manager Nigel Pearson wants no let up from his players.

After a 4-3 defeat at Tottenham on March 21, Leicester found themselves bottom of the table, seven points from safety.

Since that reverse, however, wins over West Ham, West Brom and Swansea City have breathed new life into their bid to avoid immediate relegation back to the Championship.

Pearson s side now sit 18th, behind Hull City by virtue of one goal s difference, while Saturday s hosts Burnley have replaced them at the foot of the table.

We ve been in decent form, we have to maintain that. Remaining games will impact those around us, but we must stay focused, Pearson said.…

Steven Gerrard admits a culture of fear hinders England s chances of success but he believes the right man in charge can lead to a quick change in the national team s fortunes.

England s Euro 2016 campaign came to an embarrassing end on Monday, as they lost 2-1 to Iceland in the last-16 tie in Nice.

Gerrard who captained England during their disastrous 2014 World Cup campaign that saw Hodgson s squad fail to get beyond the group stages feels the hysteria around England takes a toll on the players.

He also pinpointed the weight of history as another factor to explain such disappointing results England have not won a major international tournament since the 1966 World Cup.

We are not a side or nation with a culture of winning at the European Championship a…