Robin van Persie denies being offered a new contract at Arsenal before leaving The striker made the controversial switch to rivals Manchester United in 2012

                                                                                               Robin van Persie has claimed he was not offered a new contract by Arsenal before signing for Manchester United and took aim at former Gunners' chief Ivan Gazidis.

The Dutchman made the controversial switch from the Emirates to Old Trafford for £24million in 2012.

Despite Arsenal fans seeing his move as a betrayal, the striker insists he was not offered a new deal by the London side but regrets how he left the club.He also took a swipe at Gazidis for the role he played in his exit. 

'It was not only between me and Arsene Wenger, there was more happening with Ivan of course and the way he behaved and the way he handled the whole situation,' he told The High Performance Podcast.

The Everton midfielder demolished the Chelsea youngster 8-0 in the ePremier League Invitational - a tournament in which top-flight stars represent their own teams on FIFA 20. And Gomes completely tormented James on Wednesday to seal his progression to the next round of the FIFA tournament.

                                                                                         Robin van Persie has claimed he was not offered a new contract by Arsenal before signing for Manchester United and took aim at former Gunners' chief Ivan Gazidis.

The Dutchman made the controversial switch from the Emirates to Old Trafford for £24million in 2012.

Despite Arsenal fans seeing his move as a betrayal, the striker insists he was not offered a new deal by the London side but regrets how he left the club.He also took a swipe at Gazidis for the role he played in his exit. 

Reece James was left humiliated by Everton star Andre Gomes on Wednesday Gomes hammered the Chelsea youngster 8-0 during a FIFA tournament

                                                                                      Portuguese midfielder Gomes will face Manchester City star Raheem Sterling next for a place in the semi-finals of the competition.

And to make matters ten times worse for James following his thrashing, Gomes declared he is pretty much a novice at FIFA.

Mike Tyson says he felt unable to handle the pressure of heavyweight boxing He was only 20 when he defeated Trevor Berbick to become world champion The 53-year-old believes great fighters share ability to overcome fear of death

                                                                                             Mike Tyson has admitted he has 'never been able to handle being a fighter,' insisting he found it difficult to overcome fear during his boxing career. 

Tyson was only 20 years old when he defeated Trevor Berbick to become heavyweight world champion in November 1986, but he struggled with nervousness before each of his 56 professional fights.

Arsenal announced players and coaching staff have taken 12.5% wage cuts, Ozil, the club's highest earner on £350,000-a-week, is one of those players

                                                                                              Mesut Ozil is resisting Arsenal's efforts to implement a squad-wide 12.5 per cent pay-cut.

Arsenal on Monday announced 'a voluntary agreement with our first-team players, head coach and core coaching staff' to cut salaries for a 12 month period.

However, there are as many as three players who are still to be totally convinced of the necessity to take total pay deductions, rather than deferrals, with Ozil understood to be one of those. Arsenal were also contacted but refused to discuss the issue because they regard it as the players' private business.

yson Fury has put his mental improvement down to routine and exercise Having come back from the brink, gym sessions are now regular part of his life

                                                                                                Tyson Fury admitted that without his daily workouts during the coronavirus lockdown, his mental health would be terrible. 

The heavyweight champion regularly streams his exercise sessions so that others around the world can join in. 

And the 'Gypsy King' is not only using the exercise to stay in shape, but needs the physical release for his mental health.

Thomas Partey part owns Alcobendas with three partners including his agent Madrid based outfit play in the Spanish fourth tier and players feared for future

                                                                                                         Thomas Partey has agreed to pay the wages of the Spanish fourth division club he part owns, so they survive the economic consequences of the coronavirus without needing state help.

The 26-year-old Ghanaian bought Alcobendas Sport with three partners, including his agent Jose Jimenez, at the end of August of last year.

Paul Merson offered some brutal opinions on the state of Arsenal's squad Former club hero believes Gunners are a 'million miles' away from title challenge

                                                                                                The former Gunners striker isn't feeling any optimism since Mikel Arteta came in as manager because the team isn't capable of defending properly.

Arsenal sit a lowly ninth in the Premier League table at present and are eight points off the Champions League places.There had been a slight upturn in Premier League results prior to the Covid-19 shutdown but Arteta hadn't been able to immediately remedy Arsenal's defensive failings.

And asked on The Football Show on Sky Sports News whether the club could return to the top under Arteta, Merson was scathing in his verdict.

'Even if Pep Guardiola was in charge - no. I don't at the moment,' he replied.

'As Arsene Wenger used to say all the time, it is all about the players and Arsenal's players - it is not a good enough team, not a good enough squad.

Barcelona have reportedly planned to play games without fans until next year La Vanguardia claim that the Nou Camp may not open properly until February

                                                                                             Barcelona could shut the Nou Camp to spectators for a further 10 months and not open its gates again until February 2021, according to an internal report drawn up by the club.

The revelation has been made by Catalan paper La Vanguardia, who have seen documents outlining two possible scenarios for the development of the financial crisis engulfing football because of the coronavirus shutdown.

In the more pessimistic of the two, the current season does not get completed; the transfer window is put back until August 15 and then shuts on September 15 when the 2020-21 season begins.This is the doomsday scenario that LaLiga president Javier Tebas says will cost Spanish football €1billion (£882million). 

Most alarmingly for Barcelona, in this first possible future, the Nou Camp remains shut to the public until February of 2021.

The internal club report also outlines a more optimistic second scenario, with the season restarting on June 15 and finishing in the second week of August.But even in the second scenario, with football returning earlier and the season being completed, Barcelona are still not planning for fans being back in the Nou Camp before November 15, according to the La Vanguardia report.

David Beckham was weighed in on the Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo debate The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid star feels Messi is the greater pla

                                                                                                         Lionel Messi versus Cristiano Ronaldo debate - and believes that the Barcelona talisman is the greatest player in the world.

The Manchester United legend insists that both superstars are a level above the rest of the sport, but views Messi as also being in a class of his own.

Beckham, who came up against Messi during his brief stint at Paris Saint-Germain, insists it is 'impossible' that any player comes close to matching the diminutive Argentine's talent. The former Real Madrid star, now the president at Inter Miami, enjoyed a trophy-laden career of his own - having won the Premier League, Champions League and La Liga among a host of others.  

But both Messi and Ronaldo have been leading at the forefront for over a decade in Europe, and hold a sensational 11 Ballon d'Ors between them. 

Beckham was even rumoured to have approached Messi with a view to a sensational switch for his newly-founded MLS team. 

The Times reported that the former England captain was hopeful of securing a number of elite players to his club, with Messi seen as the ultimate statement. 

The report stated that there is a belief that a MLS swoop for Messi may be viable in two years' time, with Inter Miami a potential destination.              

Andy Murray shared a picture of him after playing dress up with his children

                                                                                              The former British No 1 has been spending lockdown with his young family and shared a picture of himself on Instagram playing 'dress up' on Sunday afternoon.

But it appears his daughters mistook his tartan kilt for a skirt.He wrote: 'When your daughters want to play dress up and say “daddy put on your skirt!”. I tried to explain it was a kilt not a skirt but they assured me it was definitely a skirt', as he posed in a kilt and paper tiara hat.