Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri accepts the pressure will be on his side as they visit Guingamp in Wednesday s Coupe de France semi-final.

Ranieri s side are the favourites to win France s oldest domestic competition for a sixth time following a campaign that has seen them challenge Paris Saint-Germain for the Ligue 1 title in their first season back in the top flight.

Monaco, who won Ligue 2 last term, spent big in the close-season to bring in stars such as Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho, however, their quest to win the French league crown appears set to fall short.

They trail PSG by 10 points with five games remaining, yet can still end the campaign on a high by securing glory in the Coupe de France.

Monaco last won the tournament back in 1991, …

Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount admits his side need a clear improvement after suffering their worst start to a Premier League season.

Not since the 1989-90 campaign, when Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly one game away from the sack, have United lost four of their first seven league fixtures.

But Joachim Andersen’s first-half goal for Palace inflicted the same fate on the current crop, which left the Old Trafford faithful booing at the end.

Mount, who made his Premier League return after six weeks out with injury, says United must get better.

“We know we need to win these games and it’s been a difficult start,” the England international told the club’s website.

“As soon as they got the goal, they defended really well, they got…

The League One match between Leyton Orient and Lincoln was abandoned after 82 minutes due to a medical emergency involving a member of the crowd.

A fan ran on the pitch towards referee Stephen Martin to draw attention to the fact that a member of the public needed medical attention in the East Stand.

The game then continued for less than a minute before around 20 fans sat down on the pitch at the home end to alert the referee to the continuing medical emergency and the game was halted.

This evening’s match will not be restarted due to the ongoing medical emergency in the East Stand.

All of our hopes are prayers are with the supporter and his loved ones at this incredibly distressing time.

— Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc)

With the …

Veteran Antalyaspor striker Samuel Eto o could be closing in on a return to the Russian Premier League after Amkar Perm posted a picture of him holding a club shirt bearing his name on social media.

Amkar did not provide any details about a possible transfer, but Eto o was pictured holding a club jersey with the number 36 under his name.

The Cameroonian was stood alongside Amkar coach Gadzhi Gadzhiyev, who he played under during his previous spell in Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala from 2011 to 2013, and executive director Denis Maslov.

The text accompanying the post simply read: Today [Thursday]. Belek, Turkey. More details later.

Сегодня. Белек, Турция. Подробности позже.

— FC Amkar (@fc_amkar)

Form…

Donnarumma played spectacularly, denying Juventus a couple of clear cut chances. / Image via goal.com

It was a controversial ending to an otherwise thrilling match. was awarded a penalty in the dying moments of the match for a handball that may or may not have been intentional. Anyway, they fully deserved the win. Here are five things we learned from the encounter.

5. Stats Can be Misleading

Juventus utterly dominated the game, but they were unable to finish when they were given the chance. They outshot the Rossoneri 24 to 6, but the scoreline would have been even had it not been for the last minute penalty awarded to them. Milan have proven that they can compete with the best even with a mediocre team at best. Juve s home streak of 30 wins looked in doubt for the fin…

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes will hope his side can spoil the party mood at the KC Stadium when they battle Hull City on Sunday.

Hull s first ever European campaign has generated a feel-good factor in east Yorkshire and Steve Bruce s men started the Premier League season with a 1-0 win at QPR last week.

A much-changed side did lose 1-0 to Lokeren in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off on Thursday but Hull will still be hopeful of progression with the home leg to come.

Stoke suffered a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday but have had the entire week to prepare for their trip to Hull, and Hughes thinks being the visitors on this occasion will help them.

Playing away from home may possibly may play into our hands a lit…

The Colombian playmaker drew back his left foot outside the penalty area and smashed home a spectacular goal via the underside of the crossbar.

It was a moment to illuminate a South American argument that fans will never forget, one to elevate a player already known in Europe but now on the cusp of superstar status.

As the Monaco-based but Real Madrid-bound James Rodriguez slayed Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup, his replacement at Porto, Juan Fernando Quintero, sat unused on the bench.

Over the next four years, James and his compatriot, two years his junior, would take their mercurial talents in sharply contrasting directions.

But following another remarkable goal (outside the box, left foot, in off the bar – you know the kind) to settle the mother of all…

Aykut Kocaman has returned to Fenerbahce and signed a two-year contract to begin a second stint as head coach.

The 52-year-old replaces Dick Advocaat, who took charge of Netherlands national team after Fener finished third in the league in his single year at the helm.

Kocaman spent three years in charge of Fener between 2010 and 2013, winning the Super Lig in his first season and taking the club to the Europa League semi-finals in his last, as well as winning two Turkish Cups.

He also spent a prolific eight-year spell with Fenerbahce as a player between 1988 and 1996.

Kocaman took over a year out of the game after resigning from his first spell in charge before returning to the game with Konyaspor in October 2014.

He led Konyaspor to their first-e…

Marcel Sabitzer is proud of not only his winning goal, but also the strength Austria showed in their 3-2 victory over the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Ralf Rangnick s side were drawn into a group including pre-tournament favourites France, the Netherlands and Poland, and few expected them to come out on top.

However, after narrowly losing their opening to Les Bleus, Austria beat Poland 3-1 before Sabitzer struck the winner – his first goal at the European Championships – against the Netherlands to see them finish first in Group D.

With a last-16 tie against one of the best third-place teams still to come, Sabitzer is confident in Austria s togetherness.

I got the ball deep, I looked up to see if someone was free in the middle, but I got the impression tha…

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez feels Zinedine Zidane has developed into the best coach in the world since taking charge of the Santiago Bernabeu side.

Zidane replaced Rafael Benitez as the man in charge at Madrid in January 2016 and has guided them to back-to-back Champions League titles, while also winning LaLiga for the first time since 2011-12.

Perez is impressed with Zidane s development over the past 18 months and is optimistic about Madrid s future.

Real Madrid have once again done something that nobody else has achieved to date, Perez said at a ceremony held in the presidential box at the Bernabeu after he assumed his position of re-elected Madrid president.

We have built a legendary team featuring the best international and Spanish playe…