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.

Man United and other English clubs will compete for Jadon Sancho England forward looks likely to leave Dortmund for £100m or more this summer

                                                                                           Jadon Sancho with a huge pay rise of £4m per season should he decide to stay at the club. 

The winger has been strongly linked with Manchester United while Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City have all shown interest.

The former City academy player is one of the most highly-rated young players in the world and was having a fine season until football was put on hold due to the coronavirus crisis.

Salah posted the Instagram clip of himself jogging on a treadmill at home It comes after the Liverpool star made a generous donation to his home village

                                                                                            Mohamed Salah has donated thousands of tons of food and fresh meat to help residents in his Egyptian home village during the coronavirus pandemic.

Salah sent the supplies to his home village of Nagrig, near the city of Basyoun in the north of the country, as well as advice on how to keep safe.

The footballer's father, Salah Ghaly, told the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that his son wishes the village health and safety, urging residents to avoid large gatherings.He added that the village has been sanitised and masks distributed to residents in a bid to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus, which has caused 205 deaths in Egypt.

Some clubs will call for a June 30 cut-off at a Premier League meeting on Friday But the 'Big Six' clubs have reportedly put up a united front to reject that push

                                                                                           The Premier League's so-called 'Big Six' have banded together and will reject calls to agree a cut-off date for the current season, according to reports.

As reported on Thursday, some clubs are expected to push for a June 30 cut-off point at a Premier League meeting on Friday, with the growing feeling that the season simply cannot run into July.

Zinedine Zidane was sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the 2006 final Italy went on to beat France on penalties to lift the FIFA World Cup in Berlin

                                                                                                World Cup winner Marco Materazzi has criticised those members of the Italian public who turned against him after the infamous incident with Zinedine Zidane.

In extra-time of the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin, France captain Zidane headbutted Materazzi in the chest after words were exchanged between the pair. 

Henry was dismissed by the French club after winning two of twelve matches Lopes believes the 'bright' and 'engaging' coach deserved more time in charge

                     Former Monaco midfielder Rony Lopes believes 'engaging' manager Thierry Henry was sacked prematurely during the 2018-19 season and could have become 'a fantastic coach' at the club.

The Arsenal icon was appointed Monaco boss in October 2018 after Leanardo Jardim was sacked. Les Monegasques had made an inauspicious start to the season, lying 18th in Ligue 1 after one win in nine matches.

Henry had previously worked with a Belgium team abounding with talent at the 2018 World Cup, but inherited an injury-ravaged squad upon his return to Stade Louis II.Henry won just two of his twelve matches in charge and was dismissed after the abject 5-1 home defeat by Strasbourg. He now manages Montreal Impact.

Jardim was reinstated after Henry's departure and Lopes, who played for both men before joining Sevilla in the summer, has lifted the lid on Frenchman's Monaco reign. 

'The time with Henry was a very hard campaign because it was a moment in the season when we had 17 injured players,' Lopes said to The Athletic. 'We played in the Champions League with five strikers who were 18 years old.                                                                                                                                   

Roma legend Daniele De Rossi said he has always 'loved' Manchester United De Rossi turned down a move to United because of Roy Keane and Paul Scholes

                                                                                                                                                                                        Former Roma star Daniele De Rossi has admitted he has always 'loved' Manchester United but decided not to join the club due to their 'incredible players'. 

The midfielder enjoyed an illustrious career before hanging up his boots in January. 

The 36-year-old won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and became a legend at Roma, making 616 appearances across 17 seasons. A move to Old Trafford was on the cards for the defensive maestro but he opted to remain in Serie A.  The midfielder has gained huge praise from legends of the game with Thierry Henry calling him 'the greatest in Premier League history', whilst Brazilian legend Pele admitted: 'If he was playing with me, I would have scored so many more.' 

Derby star Wayne Rooney was granted permission to park a tractor at his home,Rooney, wife Coleen and their four sons are set to move into the mansion soon

                                                                                              The former Manchester United frontman was embroiled in a lengthy feud over his home, but has been handed permission to build a shed to store the vehicle in by Cheshire East council.

The Liverpool captain has been a driving force in the Players Together campaign Henderson has set the same exemplary example off the pitch that he sets on it

                                                                                               Jordan Henderson for his efforts during the coronavirus crisis. 

The midfielder has been a driving force behind the 'Players Together' campaign, where footballers are coming together to financially support the NHS.