The 33-year-old must make a “difficult decision” but his dad said that the time is right for him to take his next step Andres Iniesta is set to make a difficult decision but his father Jose Antonio believes the time is right for the Barcelona great to leave the La Liga giants. Iniesta celebrated Copa del Rey glory following Saturday’s 5-0 demolition of Sevilla as he reportedly nears a move to the Chinese Super League. The 33-year-old midfielder – who scored in the victory in Madrid – said he will make an announcement on his future “this week”, with Chongqing Lifan favourites to sign the Spanish star. Article continues below…

Click:energy healing tools Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has scored three Premier League hat-tricks this season after putting a treble past Chelsea on Sunday. Having already helped Pep Guardiola’s men to beat Huddersfield 6-1 and Arsenal 3-1, he’s now co-leader in the race for the Golden Boot with 17, along with Mohamed Salah. Against Chelsea, it was the 11th hat-trick in his league career for Man City, drawing him level with the legendary Alan Shearer, and putting him two ahead of Tottenham forward Harry Kane. Last season Kane scored back-to-back hat-tricks for Spurs, while he also top scored at the World Cup and grabbed three in one game against Panama…

In their first match after sacking Julen Lopetegui, Los Blancos make an unusual stop in North Africa for a Copa del Rey fixture It’s been a big few days in the life of Real Madrid, and not happy ones. After being embarrassed 5-0 in El Clasico by Barcelona at Camp Nou on Sunday, Julen Lopetegui paid the price with his job. As such, their Copa del Rey campaign, which begins rather unusually in North Africa, will be overseen by ‘B’ team boss Santi Solari.  His role can only be to steady what is a rocking ship. Madrid have racked up a string of unwanted statistics this season as they have…

The Catalans still have work to do to progress in the Copa del Rey after a 1-0 win away from home in the first leg Barcelona’s quest for Copa del Rey glory continues on Wednesday when they host Cultural Leonesa in the second leg of their round-of-32 clash. If the Catalans thought they might get things easy against the Segunda Division B side, they were proven wrong in the first leg. It took a stoppage-time Clement Lenglet goal to give them the 1-0 advantage they take to Camp Nou in midweek, with the fans anticipating a more decisive display from their favourites back on home turf. Article continues below Editors'…

Borussia Dortmund have been forced to defend the visit of a hairdresser the day before their crushing 3-0 defeat to Tottenham. The Bundesliga leaders were soundly beaten on Wednesday night in the first leg of their Champions League knockout clash with Spurs, leaving them with a mountain to climb at the Westfalenstadion. And newspapers in Germany have blamed a series of haircuts on Tuesday for the team’s lack of focus. Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke rubbished these claims, but admitted the incident will be looked at. “It certainly has no influence on a team’s performance. There are sporting reasons for our defeat, and we need to analyse them,” Watzke told BILD. “It’s clear…

If you live in a city, such as Madrid, where there is more than one team, you’ll know what it’s like on derby day. In fact, you’re likely to know what it’s like in the week leading up to derby day. Friendships are divided as club loyalty take over and here, talkSPORT.com looks at rivalries in football, from London to Liverpool and beyond. focusing solely on local derbies – and assesses them by passion and ferocity. Norwich vs Ipswich is live on talkSPORT 2 at midday on Sunday 10 February

Tottenham take on Borussia Dortmund tonight and one man they will be concerned about needs no introduction. Dortmund’s Londoner Jadon Sancho burst into the limelight following his England call-up before Christmas and his stunning form this season. Sancho began his career at Watford before moving on to Manchester City and then on to Dortmund. The winger has been a sensation since moving to Germany and, still six weeks short of his 19th birthday, became the youngest player to score eight Bundesliga goals at the weekend. He scored one and made the other two goals in Dortmund’s 3-3 draw against Hoffenheim. He will now be desperate to shine in his home…

Juventus legend Pavel Nedved has revealed he turned down the chance to join Manchester United during his playing career. Back in his prime, Nedved was widely considered one of the greatest footballers in the world and in 2003, he was awarded the Ballon d’Or ahead of Arsenal’s Thierry Henry. So it’s no wonder Sir Alex Ferguson was desperate to sign the Czech for Manchester United when Juventus were relegated following the Calciopoli scandal in 2006. “I’ve always appreciated English football and the Premier League, I’ve always liked it,” Nedved told the Telegraph. “My agent received some offers and I have always been a great supporter of Manchester United and Sir…

The Sevilla coach has insisted it is a waste of time trying to measure his fellow Argentinian against the rest of the football world Sevilla head coach Jorge Sampaoli said trying to compare Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to the rest is like comparing a policeman with fictional superhero Batman. Rakitic wants Barca renewal A five-time Ballon d’Or winner and Barca’s all-time leading goalscorer, Messi is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd…

The pair were criticised for their performances at the weekend, but the Frenchman has said that it is impossible to be perfect for 90 minutes Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane dismissed speculation over Keylor Navas’ future as “rumours” after the goalkeeper’s performance in Sunday’s 2-1 La Liga defeat to Sevilla came under scrutiny. Messi & CR7 wages dwarfed by Roman Costa Rica international Navas was criticised for failing to keep out Stevan Jovetic’s dramatic winner, as Sevilla came from behind to end Madrid’s Spanish record unbeaten run in stoppage time. Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre…