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Premier League clubs will have a winter break in February from the 2019-20 season. The break will be staggered across two weeks, with five matches on the first weekend and five the following weekend. The FA Cup fifth round will be moved to midweek to accommodate the break, with replays being scrapped at that stage. The Football Association described it as "a significant moment for English football" that "will greatly benefit club and country". "It's no secret that we have a very congested fixture calendar and over recent years we have been working with the whole game to find a solution," said FA chief executive Martin Glenn. "As we head into summer international tournaments in the future we are sure that this mid-season break will prove to be a valuable addition for our players." All three divisions of the English Football League (EFL) will remain unchanged, with a full programme of fixtures taking place on each of the weekend...

The West Ham winger looked set to play a key role for Jorge Sampaoli's team at the tournament, but now faces a spell on the sidelines Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini is set to miss out on the World Cup after suffering a ruptured anterior knee ligament injury in training. The news comes as a blow to the Albiceleste on the eve of the tournament, which gets under way in just under a week. The West Ham star had worked his way into the Albiceleste's first choice team under Jorge Sampaoli and was set to start against Iceland in his country's opening match in Russia. But he now faces a long spell on the sidelines following the injury as Argentina's preparations for the tournament go from bad to worse. Having only just scraped into the tournament in Russia thanks to a Lionel Messi-inspired win over Ecuador in their final qualifying match, the two-time winners have been one of the most talked about nations in the build-up for all the wrong reaso...

Manchester United announce they have agreed a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk for Brazilian midfielder Fred for reported £52m. Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on March 5, 1993, Fred spent time in the youth setups of Atletico Mineiro and Porto Alegre prior to making the switch to Internacional in 2010. It was at Internacional where he made his first steps in senior football, with some encouraging performances eventually earning him a transfer to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013. In the ensuing period, Fred has enjoyed much success, winning three league titles and three Ukranian cups, while he has also become increasingly involved with the Brazil national team, for whom he now has earned 8 caps. Earlier in his career Fred received some playing time as an attacking midfielder but he is now fully settled in a slightly deeper position. Although he can play in a more defensive role at times, Fred is at his best as a central midfielder and relishes helping his side to build up...

The former Gunners midfielder is set to spend pre-season with his former club, with a view to earning a permanent contract Santi Cazorla has returned to Villarreal as he continues his rehabilitation from an Achilles injury. The midfielder was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2017-18 season, and has not played a competitive game since October 2016. Arsenal decided against offering the midfielder a new deal, due to his fitness issues, having been forced to endure 11 operations on his Achilles. The 33-year-old's injury was so horrific he nearly lost his foot, but he did return to first-team training in the latter stages of the campaign. And the Yellow Submarine, with whom he spent four years of his career between 2007 and 2011, making over 240 appearances, has offered him an opportunity to prove his fitness. It has been suggested that Cazorla could even earn a permanent contract at the club, should he be able to show his worth. Cazorla also spent time at Alav...

Aisha Alhassan Buhari’s ministers embarrassed at APC National Secretariat The National Secretariat of All Progressives Congress, APC, was on Monday, literally, a battleground as state chairmen that emerged from parallel State Congresses conducted recently jostled for recognition during the ceremony to inaugurate authentic chairmen. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that security operatives, positioned at both the main entrance and gate leading into the building, had their hands filled trying to curtail the surging party members and their supporters. The situation was rowdy almost all through the duration of the event as factional chairmen and their supporters battled endlessly to gain entrance into the main hall. The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, and that of Communication Adebayo Shittu were denied entrance into the hall despite efforts by their security details to get them in. The situation degenerated into a shouting match and threats by supporters of...

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the signing of the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill by President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayose said by signing the bill, Buhari should remind himself that he was “Too Old To Run,” hence he should vacate the office of the President for the youths. In a series of tweets, the governor said the country needs to be “totally returned to the youths who own the future of Nigeria.” The tweet reads, “I commend the youths who championed the “Not Too Young To Run” agitation and urge them not to relent because it is not yet uhuru. “We must totally return the country to the youths who own the future of Nigeria. Here in Ekiti, if you are above 40 years, you can’t be LG Councillor. “We must have a Nigeria where anyone who is qualified to vote can also be voted for, not this hypocritical signing of “Not Too Young To Run” Bill by the same President who said our youths are lazy and must not run against him in 2019. “Today in Ekiti, the PDP De...