Sportsday Live - Monday's news as it happened

Tonight's football sees Arsenal host Wigan, who are hoping to move further away from the Premier League relegation zone. Roberto Martinez's side will be full of confidence following last week's win over Manchester United at the DW Stadium but the Gunners are in good form. You can follow the latest from the Emirates on the BBC Sport website with Chris Bevan.

That's it from Sportsday for Monday and it will return at 0800 BST on Tuesday.

BBC Sport's Juliette Ferrington on Twitter: "Been speaking to Owen Coyle in Glasgow. He's at a Scottish FA managerial masterclass at Hampden Park. I also asked him about Fabrice Muamba. He said: 'It's difficult to put into words, but being close at hand and seeing those events - there's no doubt it's been an awesome recovery.'"

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta says Chelsea will be desperate for Champions League revenge on Tuesday night after his added-time equaliser denied them a place in the 2009 final.

Pep Guardiola's team went through on the away goals rule, 1-1 on aggregate.

"To be knocked out at the gateway to a final is very painful," said Iniesta. "We return to face them again and I am sure their desire to beat us and be in the final will be very strong. Football always gives you second chances but I hope everything works out well for us this time as well."

The 13th seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain, 15th seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria and 16th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine have all made winning starts at the Monte Carlo Masters.

At 1830 you can watch a full round-up of all today's sports news in Sportsday on the BBC Sport website and on the BBC News Channel.

Coming up this evening with Damian Johnson: the latest on Fabrice Muamba being discharged from the London Chest Hospital, more on the debate over goal-line technology following the controversy over Chelsea's second goal in yesterday's FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham. And we'll hear from World Horse Welfare's Chief executive Roly Owers after the deaths of two horses in Saturday's Grand National.

Great Britain suffered their second successive defeat in their World Championship Division 1A campaign as they went down 7-3 to Austria. GB lost to hosts Slovenia in their first match and next face Ukraine on Wednesday.

World 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene says he plans to open his Diamond League campaign at the Golden Gala in Rome on 31 May. Greene also intends to run in Oslo on 7 June, Paris on 6 July and at Crystal Palace in the London Grand Prix on 13-14 July as he gears up for the London Olympics.

Speaking to BBC Radio Manchester, Oldham chairman Chris Hamilton says they will not be able to play their Challenge Cup tie against St Helens at home. According to Hamilton, the Rugby Football League has said that their 1500-capacity stadium is not capable of hosting a Super League team.

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Paul Bittar will meet with animal welfare groups next week with the Grand National on the list of topics for discussion. Saturday's race at Aintree saw two horse deaths and there have been calls for further modifications to the course.

Laurie Sanchez, whose contract as Barnet manager was terminated earlier today, has expressed his disappointment at 'the lack of loyalty shown in me by the club'.

Sanchez has been replaced by Martin Allen, who left the club towards the end of last season.

He added: "I'd like to express my extreme disappointment at the lack of loyalty shown in me by the club. It is the same lack of loyalty the club accused Martin Allen of showing when he walked out on Barnet towards the end of last season."

London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton is confident all revenue targets will be exceeded for this summer's Olympics but insists there will not be a significant surplus left over from running the Games. He says: "I am very, very confident we will hit the revenue target given the tickets we have left and the merchandise sales, we can be absolutely sure of that. But at this stage in the project there are always more strains on the cost side of the operation than on the revenue side."

Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher hails Luis Suarez, who scored Liverpool's equaliser in Saturday's FA Cup Carragher says: "I thought he was brilliant. Our best player. I wouldn't swap him for anyone in the league."

Speaking about Fabrice Muamba on the BBC News Channel, BBC Sport's Dan Roan says: "It's remarkable when you consider that his heart stopped beating for 78 minutes. I understand that he had a relatively minor procedure to be fitted with a defibrillator, a pacemaker, because of the risk that he can suffer a cardiac arrest again in the future. There's a long way to go in terms of recovering fully. We don't know what the defibrillator means for his playing career."

Martin Allen has returned as Barnet manager, the club has confirmed.

The decision to schedule the FA Cup final for an early-evening start has been criticised by a Liverpool fans' group. Liverpool fans face transport headaches due to the late start. A spokesman for the Merseyside branch of the Liverpool FC Official Supporters Club says: "Once again the FA Cup has been totally and utterly devalued. It should have kicked off at 3pm and the other league games moved to the Sunday. Football fans don't matter to anyone."

Olympic veteran Alison Williamson's hopes of appearing at a sixth straight Games remain alive after she was one of eight archers to book their place at this week's final selection shoot.

Super League Man of Steel Rangi Chase is facing a ban after being charged over the incident that left Featherstone winger Tangi Ropati with a broken jaw. Chase was put on report during Castleford's 23-16 Carnegie Challenge Cup fourth-round defeat and has been ordered to face the Rugby Football League's disciplinary committee tomorrow on a grade C charge, which carries a suspension of two or three matches.

Martin Atkinson, the referee who awarded a controversial goal to Chelsea's Juan Mata against Tottenham, is fourth official for Newcastle v Stoke. He is due to officiate in Olympic qualifying on Monday.

France striker Loic Remy says he is not thinking about leaving Marseille at the end of the season. Remy, who won the French League Cup with Marseille on Saturday, says: "I know that Tottenham are still there, but it's really not in my thoughts, even if the club might want to balance the books by selling players who could bring money in."

British Judo performance director Daniel Lascau accepts he stepped into a "crisis" when taking charge last year but maintains Team GB fighters all have 'tunnel vision' as they take another step towards London 2012 at the European Championships in Russia. Lascau says: "We have to be very open; it was a crisis situation after the World Championships in Paris."

Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle comments on Fabrice Muamba being discharged, saying in a statement: "It is absolutely fantastic news that Fabrice has been discharged from hospital and everyone at the club is delighted."

In a statement, Fabrice Muamba - discharged from hospital - says: "I am naturally very pleased to be discharged from hospital and would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to every single member of staff at The London Chest Hospital who have played a part in my care. Their dedication, professionalism and expertise is simply amazing and I will forever be in their debt. I also wish to say thank you to all the many well-wishers who have sent thousands of messages of support. Now I am out of hospital, I am looking forward to continuing my recovery and spending precious time with my family."

Players union boss Gordon Taylor has warned his members that blatant diving and play-acting cannot be tolerated. Taylor says: "When it is blatant, when players are feigning injury or holding parts of the body that weren't even touched just to try to exaggerate a contact or get an opponent booked or sent off, that is something that needs to be condemned and that can't be tolerated."

Scott Parker admits Tottenham's season will be regarded as a failure if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. Spurs were also thrashed in the FA Cup semi-final by Chelsea. The midfielder says: "If we don't end up fourth, we will have failed as a squad. We've had a fantastic ride this year and we've dipped, that's obvious. Even our own manager is probably doubting us a little bit at the moment. Others (are), too, like our own fans."

South Africa's 2007 World Cup-winning fly-half Butch James says he is retiring from Test rugby. James, 33, says: "I am not getting any younger and I knew this was the right decision to make, even though it was very difficult."

Russian Denis Galimzyanov has been provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union after a positive test for the banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the UCI has confirmed.

Didier Drogba says he will look to Chelsea's victories over Barcelona as much as their defeats ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League semi-final first leg between the clubs. Drogba says: "It's not only bad memories - we have some good memories as well against Barcelona. It's a 50-50, even if they are said to be the best team in the world and have the best player in the world. There are two games. Anything can happen."

Rickie Lambert has told his Southampton team-mates to shake off the disappointment of losing their grip on the Championship title, having been defeated against Reading, ahead of tomorrow's trip to Peterborough. Lambert tells www.saintsfc.co.uk: "The lads are obviously a bit gutted, but we're looking at the next game now because we want to get promotion out of this league."

Featherstone Rovers' reward for shocking Castleford Tigers in the Challenge Cup is a home tie with defending champions Wigan Warriors in the fifth round. Warrington Wolves will play Bradford Bulls and Salford City Reds host Leeds Rhinos in the two all-Super League ties.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney admits he is not happy with his form despite closing in on his best-ever scoring return. Rooney's double in yesterday's 4-0 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford took his goal tally to 31, just three fewer than his personal best haul from two seasons ago. But Rooney says: "It was nice to score two goals but I didn't think my performance was good enough. The rest of my play wasn't great. I am disappointed with that and I will be working hard to put it right."

You can listen to the Challenge Cup draw on BBC Radio Manchester from 1500. Details of the BBC's live TV coverage match selection will follow.

Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm says his team cannot just target in-form Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo as the man to stop during Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg in Munich. Lahm explains: "I think you have to talk about the whole team - we need to work together, stand together and be organised and then you have the chance to nullify a player like that, but things can happen fast. You can't eradicate any single player player."

Rafael Nadal has admitted that he is nervous about his Wednesday start at the Monte Carlo Masters, a fortnight after quitting with knee pain prior to his last match. I'm scared because this is the start to an important season for me," said the Spaniard, who is bidding for an unprecedented eighth straight title on the clay of the principality. "Hopefully it will work well." Nadal will play Finn Jarkko Nieminen in the second round.

Sir Chris Hoy tells BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's been a battle all the way between myself and Jason Kenny. The team hasn't been selected yet. It's difficult."

Second division Italian team Livorno have retired the number 25, worn by Piermario Morosini before he passed away following a heart attack.

If the draw for the snooker World Championship has whetted your appetite, remember that the tournament takes place from 21 April-7 May and you can enjoy live coverage on BBC TV, Red Button and Online plus live scores and reports on the BBC Sport website.

Some notable matches from the first round draw for the World Championship at the Crucible. Neil Roberton begins against 1997 champion Ken Doherty, who qualified for this year's event. Stuart Bingham faces seven-time champion Stephen Hendry, who also had to qualify. World number one Mark Selby faces Barry Hawkins. Stephen Maguire will play Luca Brecel, the youngest man to qualify for the World Championship at the Crucible, attacking left-hander Judd Trump will be up against Dominic Dale. In a fascinating clash of styles and personalities, Ronnie O'Sullivan faces another former champion who needed to qualify, Peter Ebdon, while defending champion John Higgins will play Liang Wenbo.

Still waiting for the draw for the first round of the World Championship. Among the unseeded players who have qualified are former champions Stephen Hendry and Ken Doherty.

German referee Felix Brych will take charge of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final first leg with Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Brych sent off Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic in the group stages against Otelul Galati in Romania and dismissed Peter Crouch for two bookable offences when Tottenham lost 4-0 to Real Madrid in last season's quarter-final first-leg.

England international Delon Armitage will leave London Irish at the end of the season, the club has confirmed. The 28-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with Toulon, where he will join his brothers Steffon and Guy.

Coming up at 1330 BST we will have the draw for the first round of the World Championship at the Crucible.

A word about this evening on BBC Radio 5 live, and from 1900 BST Mark Chapman will analyse the many talking points following the weekend football action, and from 2000 there will be live commentary of the Premier League match between Arsenal and Wigan at the Emirates.

The International Cricket Council has announced an increase from 12 to 16 teams in the 2014 Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh in an attempt to give more opportunities to non-Test playing nations.

The Football Association have confirmed the FA Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea will kick off at 1715 BST on 5 May.

Nicolas Anelka has confirmed he will try to bring former Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba and former Paris St Germain team-mate Selim Benachour to China following his surprise appointment to the coaching staff of Shanghai Shenhua. "I hope Selim Benachour and Didier Drogba will quickly join us," Anelka told Le Journal du Dimanche. "I hope they come. It is up to the club to see if we have the right means."

You can read more from PFA chief Gordon Taylor, including how he thinks football is "behind the times in trying to achieve justice" on the BBC website now.

Blackburn fans are planning another protest march around the streets of Ewood Park ahead of this weekend's home match against Norwich. Rovers have lost their last five games, conceding 13 goals.

Simon Drake: "John Motson, a 1977 league game between Sunderland and Spurs: "for those watching in black and white, Spurs are playing in yellow".

Simon Clarke highlights a fuller version of the marvellous Barry Davies description of Paul Gascoigne's spectacular free-kick for Spurs against Arsenal in the 1991 FA Cup semi-final: "He's not going to have a go from there surely, he is you know, ohhhh that really is schoolboys own."

Graeme Donaldson also chooses a fabulous Barry Davies line: "Barry's reaction to Maradona's second in 86 - "you have to say that's magnificent." Magnanimous and unbiased."

Another favourite moment. And a perfect example of what we are seeking as we look to put chosen descriptions from 85 years of commentaries into the National Football Museum - a BBC commentary, describing what was said and who said it.

Flixton tweets: "There needs to be a big mention for David Coleman. Many things but what about "Keegan, Toshack, 1-0".

The FA has confirmed that a Chelsea v Liverpool FA Cup final now opens up a place in the Europa League for the team finishing sixth in the Premier League. With Liverpool already guaranteed a place in the Europa League courtesy of their League Cup success, it means sixth place will offer a route into Europe regardless of who wins the FA Cup final.

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic has confirmed she will compete in the traditional pre-Wimbledon event at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne from 16-23 June.

PFA chief Gordon Taylor has been talking to BBC Sport his morning about the current controversies in football, namely goal-line technology and the prevalence of diving. He says it is "perverse and amazing" that technology has not been brought in, and that players want it introduced to see "justice being done". On the subject of diving by playing he adds: "In an ideal world you'd stop players diving, but if they don't go down when there's contact, they don't get decisions."

Liverpool supporters traveling to Wembley for the FA Cup final on 5 May face more transport misery after it emerged only three trains will run between Merseyside and London on the day. Scheduled engineering work between Crewe and Warrington has prompted Virgin Trains to cancel the majority of its Lime Street to London Euston services on the day. All three of the services that are running leave before 0800 BST with the match due to kick-off at 1715.

Roberto di Matteo must win the FA Cup and finish in the Premier League's top four to stay on as Chelsea manager, former Blues boss Claudio Ranieri has told BBC Sport. "Roberto has started very well," Ranieri said. "Roberto is the right man to do something good there. If he achieves the FA Cup and fourth place, then why not?"

Just to draw your attention to Phil Cartwright's feature on the BBC website, looking at Fleetwood Town's meteoric rise through non-league football and how the Cod Army are preparing for life in the Football League next season.

Here's a couple more of your favourites:

Daniel Cox tweets: "Has to be John Motson after Michael Owen's hat-trick in Munich, 2001. "This is getting better and better and better".

Alex Batt tweets: "HENRY...CHANCE...GOAL! ESPN commentary when Henry scored v Leeds! Just incredible!" This was a memorable moment, for sure, but just to clarify, it is BBC commentaries we are seeking, to go into the football museum.

Three-time Golden Boot winner Dave Clarke will lead Great Britain's bid for football gold at the Paralympics this summer. He will lead the five-a-side team, for players with visual impairment, while included in the seven-a-side squad, for players with cerebral palsy, are Martin Sinclair, brother of Swansea winger Scott Sinclair, and Michael Barker, who used to play at Everton's academy alongside Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

Dutch maestro Johan Cruyff has responded to recent speculation linking him with a role at Liverpool. "I see my name is being mentioned in connection with Liverpool," he told Dutch newspaper De Telegraff. "I don't know where that has come from, because I have not heard anything from them. There has been no contact whatsoever. If you just read speculation like this, without any substance to it, there is no point taking it seriously. It is just talk."

More of your best ones, and keep them coming please.

Iain Bartholomew tweets: "Radio Clyde for McFadden goal in France including: 'HE'S A GENIUS AGAIN FOR SCOTLAND ... PICK IT OUT LANDREAU!'"

Sean Gallagher tweets: "Ali Browlee's on the 2 Boro UEFA cup comebacks "THE GREATEST COMBACK SINCE LAZARUS" Commentary from a true fan."

David Cunningham tweets: "Barry Davies commentary when Gazza blasted that free-kick v Arsenal at Wembley in '91 "He is you know..."

Former Tottenham winger Rohan Ricketts has left Exeter City after less than a month at the club. The much-travelled midfielder has tweeted that he is off to Toronto to set up a football academy.

Here's some reaction from the Premier League to yesterday's mistake by referee Martin Atkinson at Wembley. "The Premier League is a long-time supporter of goal-line technology and would like to introduce it as soon as practically possible."

Continuing the technology in football debate, we will have reaction for you from Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor later this morning.

South Africa lock Alistair Hargreaves, 25, currently with Super 15 side the Sharks has agreed a deal to join Saracens next season.

Keep them coming in please. Here are a few more of your favourites:

Jon Day tweets: "Has to be lg2 playoff final Southend - Lincoln. 'Duncan Jupp! He's never scored! He has now!'"

James Hunter tweets: "Oh-ho look at that, oh-HO LOOK AT THAT - Barry Davies on Tony Yeboah's goal against Wimbledon. Classic."

Ivor Leonard tweets: "The late Peter Jones describing the last five minutes of the 1979 FA Cup final. It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up."

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has called on his teammates to hit back from the disappointment of their controversial FA Cup exit against Chelsea yesterday. "We have to bounce back," he said. "This is the moment where we will see who is focused and who is not focused and who is really a man. We are in a difficult moment but we have to come out, we have to show character. We are at QPR on Saturday. We have to show personality and win there."

Exiles squad: Anthony Laffranchi, Francis Meli, Lance Hohaia, Tony Puletua, Sia Soliola (all St Helens), Antonio Kaufusi, Michael Robertson (both London Broncos), Brett Delaney (Leeds), Brett Finch, George Carmont, Thomas Leuluai, Jeff Lima, Pat Richards (all Wigan), Brett Hodgson (capt), Trent Waterhouse, Joel Monaghan, Michael Monaghan (all Warrington), Clint Greenshields, Lopini Paea, Louis Anderson, Darryl Millard, Scott Dureau, Setaimata Sa (all Catalan Dragons), David Fa'aologo, Jason Chan, Luke O'Donnell (all Huddersfield), Heath L'Estrange (Bradford), Willie Manu (Hull FC), Jake Webster (Hull KR), Joel Moon (Salford).

Six players from Catalan Dragons are included in coach Daniel Anderson's initial 30-strong squad for the international origin series against England this summer.

The French club failed to provide a single representative for last year's inaugural one-off match after Steve Menzies pulled out, but the form of Trent Robinson's double-chasing team this year is reflected in the selection of Clint Greenshields, Lopini Paea, Louis Anderson, Darryl Millard, Scott Dureau and Setaimata Sa.

Football Association statement: "The FA has led the calls at IFAB (International Football Association Board) for the introduction of Goal Line Technology for over a decade, and we reiterate our desire to see it introduced as soon as possible. No other single body has called as strongly for its introduction as The FA.

"The FA is not responsible for the introduction of Goal Line Technology in isolation and awaits the outcome of the next IFAB meeting on 2 July."

The Monte-Carlo Mastersstarts in Monaco today. Britain's Andy Murray, seeded third, received an opening-round bye and will play Serbia's Viktor Toicki later this week after he beats Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-3 6-1. On Court Central now, French wildcard Paul-Henri Mathieu takes the first set against Donald Young 6-0. Jamie Murray partners brother Andy in the doubles, while Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins are also in the draw.

Senior sources at Manchester United play down reports linking the club with Nicolas Gaitan. The 24-year-old Argentina international has a \u00a338m release clause in his contract but Benfica privately accept they are unlikely to receive an offer approaching that figure if, as expected, he leaves the club this summer.

Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain have expressed an interest in the player, who can play as an attacking midfield or on the left wing.

Luke Donald surrenders his world number one ranking to Rory McIlroy after finishing the RBC Heritage in the United States in joint 37th.

Donald needed a top-eight placing in South Carolina to stay ahead of the Northern Irishman, but he could only finish with a second successive level-par round of 71 to end the week on two over.

Winning trainer Paul Nicholls, who saddled Neptune Collonges to Grand National success on Saturday, on BBC Radio 5 live: "He has retired. That's it for him.

"The National is the people's race - it was great to win. A small number of people need to realise the dangers of horse racing. Everybody in the sport is doing their best to make races safe."

Peter Nelson, owner of According to Pete, one of the two horses to suffer fatal injuries during Saturday's Grand National, tells BBC Radio 5 live: "I would have to think hard about running another horse in the National.

"It was a freak accident and we lost him. I was waiting for him to come back and he didn't turn up. It was a hell of a shock. We saw him get up and thought he would be alright. I was dumbfounded."

England captain Andrew Strauss expressess frustration at having his players defend him following his lengthy run without a century and his team's poor form on the sub-continent.

In an interview with Michael Atherton in the Times Strauss says: "I didn't feel, I don't feel, that the talk of me finishing after that game [the first Test in Sri Lanka] was right.

"I hate my players having to come out and defend me; as a captain you want to feel that you are one of the first names on the teamsheet, so that has been very frustrating."

Australian Stuart Law will step down in June because of family reasons.

"It is a matter of great regret for us to inform you that our head coach Law has decided to resign from his post in June for family reason," says Bangladesh Cricket Board media committee chairman Jalal Yunus.

In his Daily Telegraph column, former Liverpool and Scotland defender Alan Hansen says it is "inevitable" that Everton manager David Moyes will leave Goodison Park this summer.

"Even if Everton had won the FA Cup this season, I don't believe it would have been enough to keep David Moyes as manager at Goodison Park beyond the end of this campaign," writes Hanson.

"After 10 years at the club, and with his 49th birthday approaching next week, I think it is inevitable that he will leave Everton in the summer because there is a sense that he has taken the club as far as he can."

Reigning champions Red Bull are considering their technical options after failing to make the podium for the second race out of three so far this season.

Team principal Christian Horner says they could go down a similar route to Mercedes, whose controversial rear wing has been declared legal.

Three other talking points from the world of football: Chelsea's second goal against Tottenham in their 4-1 FA Cup semi-final victory, the penalty awarded to Manchester United at 0-0 in their 4-0 Premier League win against Aston Villa, and the spot kick given to Hearts in their Scottish Cup semi-final upset of Celtic. Let us know your thoughts on each subject.

Shanghai Shenhua head coach Jean Tigana after state media reported the former Fulham boss had quit amid growing confusion over his future in China.

"That's wrong," he tells AFP news agency in response to a question on whether he had resigned. "I have nothing to declare," he added when asked if he was still at the club.

BBC Radio 5 live open their look at their subject by playing a clip of commentary from Alan Sunderland's late winning goal for for Arsenal against Manchester United in the 1979 FA Cup final. Keep your thoughts coming to #bbcsportsday.

It has been 85 years since the BBC's Teddy Wakelam described the first football match to be broadcast live on the radio, as Arsenal entertained Sheffield United in a league match at Highbury in 1927.

We will celebrate the most unforgettable radio football commentaries in a live show on 28 May at 2000 BST and the National Football Museum will provide a permanent home for the chosen clips when it opens the doors of its new home in Manchester on 6 July.

Please give us your suggestion on Twitter using the #bbcsportsday hashtag.

We've got two important draws coming your way today: World Championship snooker at 1330 BST and rugby league's Challenge Cup at 1500 BST. Keep across the BBC Sport website,@bbcsport and #bbcsportsday for all the details.

Britain's Sarah Stevenson,taekwondo world champion, on BBC Breakfast: "I hurt my knee in January but it's going really well, I'm ahead of schedule and back kicking again. I'm not 100% but there's plenty of time for London. I don't really mind [the pressure] - the Olympics is the pinnacle of every athlete's career, and mine, and I want to win but it's not the be all and end all. I've been through so much. At the World Championships nothing could hurt me more than what I was going through at home and I want the same mindset at the Olympics."

Good morning and welcome to Sportsday live. We begin as always with three tales from Monday's gossip column.

Manchester United have agreed a \u00a320m-plus deal for Benfica's Argentine winger Nicolas Gaitan, with Fabio da Silva and Federico Macheda moving to the Portuguese club as part of the deal. (Daily Telegraph)

Emotional Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says he was "close to tears" as Saturday's FA Cup semi-final win over Everton was "the biggest derby I've played in". Carragher, whose error led to Everton's goal, admitted: "The thought of the stick we would have got on the streets of Liverpool if we'd lost... I'm not sure we would have ever recovered." (Daily Mail)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits foreign players are to blame for introducing diving to the Premier League - but says English players are quickly learning to do the same. (the Sun)