Crystal Palace are confident that Roy Hodgson will not be barred from managing on safety grounds amid the coronavirus crisis when the Premier League resumes.

IAN LADYMAN: As English football conjures ever more fanciful ways to conclude an interrupted season, this is the problem. Anyone can get coronavirus, that includes footballers.

West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jake Livermore recalls how he took the young left back under his wing when he arrived in Yorkshire as a quiet teenager from Scotland.

Premier League clubs will hold urgent talks with their players this week amid major concerns from footballers over proposals to restart the season. 

Lifting the Premier League trophy was a regular occurrence during the striker's six years at Old Trafford but United have gone seven years and counting since last being champions of England.

If the sport is to return to complete the Premier League and EFL seasons then all matches will have to be played behind closed doors to maintain social distancing measures.

There is so much uncertainty around the Premier League at the moment that not only do we not know if it will restart, we also don't even know how many teams will be in it for next season.

Sportsmail revealed on Sunday the Premier League want all 20 clubs to commit to doing everything they can to resume in order to prevent financial collapse.

The manager was sacked in November and was paid the same fee in compensation, but part of the agreement means any club wishing to employ him within six months has to repay Spurs that amount.

Some Premier League games are set to be shown on YouTube for FREE when the season restarts following the coronavirus lockdown.

EXCLUSIVE: Etihad has a large cargo operation, but has been forced to repurpose 22 of its passenger planes as freighters during the coronavirus pandemic, including the Man City jet.

Cologne have ramped up checks following the three positive tests, a development that will alert the Premier League as they monitor how Germany are attempting to resume football.

While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are currently in fifth - potentially good enough for the Champions League if Man City are banned - the Blades are just two points behind them.

Sky and BT Sport are anticipated to oppose any proposals to scrap relegation from the Premier League this season. They want the jeopardy of the drop zone.

The fate of Project Restart hangs in the balance ahead of Monday's crucial vote as top flight chiefs remain in talks with Government figures on a possible relaunch of the campaign.

The division's 20 clubs are currently locked in talks over the fastest and safest way to resume top flight football and finish the current season but are some distance away from agreeing to plan of action.

Almost a quarter of the Gunners' revenue for the 2018-19 season came from matchday earnings and shutting fans out of the Emirates Stadium amid Covid-19 fears could cost them £122m.

United have pledged £10,000 to each site to provide food, clothing, energy, medication, IT equipment and other essentials for vulnerable families.

The Premier League are encouraging clubs to unite in support of Project Restart to ensure the 2019-20 season reaches its natural conclusion on the pitch.

Hancock has offered a glimmer of light to football and horse racing fans hoping to see the sports return to their screens after saying it was a possibility should sufficient testing be in place.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has assured the public that getting sport back up and running again amid the coronavirus pandemic is 'under active consideration.'

Speaking via videolink to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday, Parry confirmed that discussions have led him to believe that promotion and relegation will go ahead as normal.

The defender has been training at home since March with the nation lockdown down during the coronavirus outbreak, and now many teams are preparing to return to training with their clubs.

A return so soon without extensive knowledge on the coronavirus has left club medics fearing the worst, with many insisting that it still poses a 'risk of death' despite safety measures already laid out.

Arsenal have already welcomed players back to their training ground for individual training and the rest of the top flight will be ordering stars to social distance when they return to training.

Both Premier League clubs have watched 17-year-old KV Mechelen midfielder in this season. Vranckx caught the eye when he scored the first and set up the second in a 2-0 win over Anderlecht. 

Smith, who has been in charge since 2018 and led Villa back to the top flight, has warned his squad may have to play the rest of the season without two players due to a medical issue and a high-risk family member.

There has been resistance, especially from teams fighting against relegation, to completing the 92 outstanding fixtures away from home stadiums. But Bevan says clubs need to agree to the plans.

A study has calculated the earning power of each top-flight team on Instagram by looking at a player's number of promotional posts and estimating their earnings through a report into influencer marketing.

As the 20 top flight clubs try to find a way to signal a return to action, the prospect of playing the remaining raft of games at neutral grounds is very real.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: There had been doubt over whether the 72-year-old would be forced to miss the remainder of the season, should it restart, due to Government guidelines.

With games set to be played behind closed doors, some clubs are opposed to 'neutral hubs' to finish the season, but Purslow says it is the 'duty' of all 20 clubs to find a workable solution.

The Premier League's bottom three - Norwich City, Aston Villa and Bournemouth - have been warned that relegation could be imposed on them if they object to Project Restart plans.

Various health and hygiene measures 'that could be in place for up to a year' will also be discussed by Premier League clubs next week as Project Restart plans are outlined

The Albion CEO has been vocal in his opposition to the 'unfair' proposals of Project Restart, which would see remaining games played at a small number of independent grounds.

Cindy McCain marked the one-year anniversary of her husband John McCain's death with a string of rebukes to Donald Trump and his leadership of the Republican Party.

Just a week before, she braved through a live performance while hosting the Billboard Music Awards when her appendix burst: 'I just didn't want to leave people hanging.'

'I am back, and this is my season to win!' the No Doubt rocker, 49, declared on Wednesday.  'And then to be with my best friend Blakey... I feel pretty lucky right now.' The Voice bows on September 23..

Netflix is continuing its attempt to dominate with a new musical competition reality series. The new Rhythm + Flow, the trailer for which dropped this weekend, will focus on hip hop.

Lupita Nyong'o sat down for a candid interview with Vanity Fair for their October issue and simply stunned on the neon hued cover.

The insider told UsWeekly that the No Doubt singer 'is feeling pressure to fill very big shoes' as the new coach alongside Shelton, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson.

Kelly Clarkson revealed that she 'got real bitter' at the disdain she received after her American Idol season one victory made her a star.

The 37-year-old revealed she originally turned down the chance of her own TV chat show but in the end was persuaded by her husband and manager Brandon Blackstock to give it a try.

Taylor Swift will join the next season of The Voice as a mega mentor. The ME! hitmaker will be joining Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson as she helps coach.

The 49-year-old singer and Blake Shelton, 43, flirted, mouthed 'I love you' and fought over contestants on Monday's season 17 premiere of The Voice. 

Blake Shelton fought for respect on Tuesday's episode of The Voice, sparring with his fellow judges and failing to pick up singers before finally scoring one at the end. 

Kelly Clarkson stunned in a rhinestone-studded black dress at the Global Citizen Festival. She performed a duet version of Where You Lead with legendary songwriter Carole King.

The 43-year-old country star hilariously pranked Kelly Clarkson, 37, on Monday's episode of The Voice, secretly playing the song 'Don't Speak' every time she spoke.

The judges on The Voice got a big shock on Tuesday's show when they auditioned the last singer of the night.

Blake Shelton took to social media to say: ''Happy Birthday @gwenstefani!!!! I love you so much it's actually stupid… And possibly illegal in the state of California.'