Right, that’s pretty much that for today’s Friday football live blog. As always, it’s been an absolute pleasure.
We’ve had Women’s Champions League reaction, FA Cup quarter-final previews and plenty of club versus country fallout from across the continent, with big stories unfolding at Bayern Munich and Barcelona. There’s never a dull moment, especially not now the international break has (finally) come to a close. Thanks for joining us – until next time!
Here’s John Brewin on Newcastle’s trophy parade as a parting gift. Enjoy.
Manchester City have come in for criticism from fan groups for establishing a commercial partnership with ticket resale platform Viagogo.
City have said some hospitality tickets for men’s and women’s games will be sold on the third party website, but not standard tickets. City are yet to confirm season-ticket prices for the coming 2025-26 season, as the club await the outcome of their Premier League hearing for 115 alleged breaches of FFP.
“To sign a ninth partnership with a ticket resale platform is incredibly tone deaf given the strength of concern,” City Matters chair Alex Howell told the BBC. “This is without reference to the well-founded concerns about price gouging and partnering with this particular operator.”
