Athletic Bilbao reached the final of the Copa del Rey as Mirandes could not produce another fairytale in a 6-2 second-leg defeat.

Scott Parker would make a perfect England captain, according to Tottenham team-mate Brad Friedel.

Swindon will meet Chesterfield in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final at Wembley after beating Barnet 1-0 at the County Ground on Tuesday night.

Nathan Redmond’s superbly-taken late volley fired Birmingham up to third in the Championship after a 1-0 win over Portsmouth at St Andrew’s.

Liam Feeney fired Millwall into the FA Cup fifth round with a superb stoppage-time winner in a 3-2 fourth-round replay victory at Southampton.

Kilmarnock missed the opportunity to return to the SPL’s top six as Dunfermline claimed a valuable 1-1 draw at East End Park on Tuesday night.

Blackpool booked a FA Cup fifth-round trip to Everton after easing past Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 in their fourth-round replay at Hillsborough.

Dimitar Berbatov has admitted that he is ‘not happy’ at his lack of action with Manchester United, but expects to stay at Old Trafford beyond the summer.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has conceded defeat in the race to sign Brazilian superstar Neymar.

Man Utd goalkeeper Ben Amos has set his sights on a call-up to the Great Britain team for London 2012.