Four people have been arrested after an altercation outside Watford’s Vicarage Road stadium left two men needing hospital treatment, Hertfordshire Constabulary have confirmed. The injured men sustained cuts and bruises to their faces, though reports of stabbings were proven to be false. Police were called to Vicarage Road shortly after 5pm on Saturday following Watford’s Premier League match against Everton. Watford supporter Lewis, 31, who did not want to give his full name, said he “heard a lot of shouting” as he was leaving the stadium after the match and “went to take a look”. He said he saw “a Watford fan lying on the floor, apparently unconscious, with blood…

Manchester City are reportedly closing in on a deal to sign 14-year-old Sunderland youngster Morten Spencer. The versatile attacking midfielder – who is strongest on the left wing – is the latest Black Cats academy star to attract top flight attention, with Pep Guardiola’s scouts understood to be on the hunt for more home-grown talent. According to SunSport, Man City will have to pay a compensation fee of around £200,000 to bring Spencer to the Etihad. It’s claimed Sunderland will also ensure they are entitled to a portion of future profits made from his successes. City have introduced several of their academy stars into their first team squad in recent…

Adrien Rabiot will snub Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham to join Barcelona this summer, according to reports. Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Rabiot is out of contract at the Parc des Princes at the end of this season to spark mass interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs. But Rabiot has decided to choose Catalan giants Barca – and has already given a verbal agreement on a contract, according to French publication Le Parisien. It is thought his wage will be around £170,000-a-week, and he will pocket an impressive £9million signing on fee. Barca confirmed their interest in Rabiot last December, but insisted they had not agreed a pre-contract at that stage. A club statement said: “The only…

League One Doncaster Rovers host Crystal Palace of the Premier League in the FA Cup this afternoon and it will be live on talkSPORT. Rovers are the lowest ranked side left in the historic competition after Newport and AFC Wimbledon lost yesterday. Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace: How to listen Full commentary from the FA Cup tie will be live on talkSPORT, with our coverage following the Bristol City vs Wolves clash. Mark Saggers will bring you all the build up with Jim Proudfoot and Micky Gray on commentary duty. Click below or here for the live commentary stream. You can also listen through the talkSPORT App, on DAB Digital…

It was the song that gripped Liverpool fans on the road to the Champions League final last season so hearing a player for the club singing ‘Allez Allez Allez’ would be music to their ears. And despite the fact the Reds were unable to lift a trophy last term, the song has lived on and has been belted out by the Liverpool faithful during every game this season. Below you can find the lyrics to ‘Allez Allez Allez’: We conquered all of Europe, we’re never going to stop From Paris down to Turkey, we’ve won the f****** lot Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly, the fields of Anfield Road We are…

The Welsh winger showed his worth as he set up a goal as soon as he came on and then created another as Los Blancos knocked out Fuenlabrada on Tuesday There were whistles all around the stadium. Real Madrid’s youngsters were struggling at the Santiago Bernabeu and had created little of note when plucky Segunda B side Fuenlabrada came within inches of levelling the tie. It was time for action. It was time for Gareth Bale. This had seemed likely to be a routine night for Los Blancos. With a 2-0 lead from the first leg, there appeared little danger of an upset, even as coach Zinedine Zidane picked an inexperienced side for…

Ivan Perisic has his heart set on a move to north London, but would prefer to join Tottenham over Arsenal, reports claim. The Inter Milan winger, who handed in a January transfer request, was the subject of intense interest from the Gunners last month. However, the Serie A club were reluctant to agree a loan deal – without a guaranteed fee stipulated in the agreement. Inter boss Luciano Spalletti even suggested Arsenal ‘conned’ Perisic into thinking a genuine offer was on the table. And, according to Italian media outlet Tuttosport, the Croatia star was also against a move to the Emirates, with Spurs his preferred destination. It is claimed Mauricio…

Zinedine Zidane will not be able to call on the Portuguese superstar for a trip face Numancia, with Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric also left out Cristiano Ronaldo is one of five key players rested by Real Madrid for the Copa del Rey tie against Numancia, while Karim Benzema is sidelined by injury. Ronaldo, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Marcelo and Sergio Ramos were excluded from the squad to face the second-tier team in the first leg of the round of 16 at Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos on Thursday. Benzema, who has struggled badly for form this season, suffered a hamstring strain in the 3-0 Clasico defeat at home to Barcelona…

Tottenham Hotspur secured a memorable 3-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie. A well-taken finish from Heung-Min Son and a flying volley from the impressive Jan Vertognhen set Mauricio Pochettino’s men on the way. And then Fernando Llorente stepped off the bench to head home Christian Eriksen’s corner with five minutes remaining. Wonderkid Jadon Sancho started brightly against Spurs, but the Premier League side delivered a superb performance to move significantly closer to the quarter-finals. With Harry Kane and Dele Alli still injured, Son started up front and looked to use his pace and movement to cause Dortmund problems in behind.…

The Spain defender has claimed that not all the teams in Spain’s top flight are on “equal terms” ahead of the Copa del Rey final against Alaves Gerard Pique claimed referees influenced the outcome of the La Liga title race as the Barcelona defender again called for video technology to be introduced. The Spain international has criticised officials on several occasions this season, both in person and through social media, and was fined €3,000 in March for some of his remarks. Who is Vinicius Junior? 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…