The Irish Football Association has been advised to demolish the damaged West Stand at Windsor Park in a preliminary structural report, BBC Northern Ireland understands.

The stadium has been closed since cracks were discovered in the stand following Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 qualifier victory against Finland.

The venue is scheduled to host a qualifier against Romania on 13 June.

The IFA told the BBC it is studying the findings of the preliminary report.

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It's not all Premier League this weekend though. Oh no.

Reading manager Steve Clarke says his side must "play the perfect game" if they are to beat Arsenal in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

The Royals take on the holders of the competition and Clarke is aware of the difficult task his side face.

However, he believes the Championship club can cause an upset and reach their first ever FA Cup final.

"We have to play well, the perfect game with no mistakes and have to find a way to score a goal," Clarke told the BBC.

"In football anything is possible, it's 11 versus 11. If we can play to our maximum then we have a chance to go through."

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We've also got West Brom manager Tony Pulis, who's preparing his side for a trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Brown Ideye is doubtful for this weekend's game due to a knee injury he picked up in training this week.

The Nigerian striker will undergo a late fitness test ahead of the trip to Selhurst Park.

"Browny has got a little bit of a knock so we're not sure if he will be fit to start or not," Pulis said. "We're hoping that he will be."

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Nigel Pearson and Ronald Koeman have returned to whence they came but we'll be hearing from Swansea manager Garry Monk and Burnley boss Sean Dyche later this afternoon as well.

Interesting words from Koeman on Jay Rodriguez. The Dutchman said he wouldn't be rushed back, and rightly so. A real shame Rodriguez has been out for so long, just after breaking into the England team.

Next season then for Jay?

Back to Leicester manager Nigel Pearson: "We've got to make sure our run-in is what we want it to be. Our performances must be what we expect of ourselves.

"Other results only matter if you do your own job. If we can apply pressure by improving our own chances, all well and good."

And can Southampton make top four?

Koeman says: "If we win all [remaining games], it'll be a good chance to finish fourth - but that will be difficult. At the moment, we have to focus on fifth, sixth and seventh places in the table."

More from Southampton manager Ronald Koeman, this time on Stoke, their opponents on Saturday: "This season they've brought in some good technical players. If you mention only direct play, it's not respectful.

"It's a strong team - maybe the strongest in the league."

We assume the Dutchman is talking physical prowess here...

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Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is also out before the press.

He's been talking first about Jay Rodrdiguez, who he hopes to have back in training next week.

The 25-year-old ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in April last year, and suffered a setback in his recovery before Christmas.

More from Leicester manager Nigel Pearson: "We've had some bad luck, but the belief of the group has kept us going. It takes courage to keep standards high.

"The atmosphere at our last home game was fantastic. Fans have a part to play, but we have to give them something to believe in."

Leicester are bottom of the Premier League table, three points from safety, but won both of their last two matches, against West Ham and West Brom.

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Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has emerged to address the media.

First a bit of team news - he says he'll have "almost the entire first team squad available" for Saturday's' home match with Swansea.

Only Zoumana Bakayogo and Conrad Logan are out.

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Castleford Tigers winger Justin Carney is facing up to eight weeks out after dislocating his elbow.

The 26-year-old Australian suffered the injury in the 25-4 win over Hull KR last week.

He is currently the joint second highest try-scorer in Super League this season, having touched down nine times in 10 appearances.

"Justin needs an operation and will be out for six to eight weeks," coach Daryl Powell told the club website., external

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Manchester United's controversial American owners are not "ogres" but a "down to earth close-knit family", according to the man responsible for managing their public image during their takeover of the club 10 years ago.

The Glazers, led by their late billionaire businessman father Malcolm, bought United for £790m in a leveraged deal in May 2005, which immediately put the club into £660m of debt.

A decade on, with the club worth £1.8bn and debt halved to £380.5m, Tehsin Nayani has detailed his six-year relationship with the secretive family, who have not given an extensive interview in almost 10 years, in his book 'The Glazer Gatekeeper'.

Russell Fuller, BBC tennis correspondent:

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Britain's Laura Robson is hoping to make her return to Grand Slam tennis at next month's French Open.

The 21-year-old - who had wrist surgery this time last year - has not played since the 2014 Australian Open, but has used her protected ranking to gain direct entry into Roland Garros.

Heather Watson also appears on the entry list along with world number three Andy Murray and Alijaz Bedene - who became a British citizen at the start of the month.

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Here at Sportsday, we pride ourselves on bringing you all the latest sports news, as it happens, and we are about to break new ground. Literally.

Danish Super League side Brondby are live-steaming the re-laying of part of their pitch on their official website.

Here's the link,, external although, as we write, not much is happening.

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With three weeks to go before election day, today we're asking you: Which sporting figures would make it into your cabinet?

Matthew Fouhani: Treasurer - Wenger; Justice - Jean-Marc Bosman; Defence - Maldini; Business, innovation and skill - Juan Manuel Fangio.

Jack Lyon: Chief of the health and safety executive - Steven Gerrard. Preventing slips, trips and falls everywhere.

Adam Taylor: Kakha Kaladze once of AC Milan is Georgia's deputy PM. Probably qualifies him.

Get involved using #mysportgovernment, external on Twitter or post a comment on the BBC Sport Facebook page., external

You can also text us on 81111 in the UK only - but please don't forget to include your name and location.

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Former QPR boss Harry Redknapp says he would consider another managerial job if the right offer came his way.

The 68-year-old handed in his resignation at Loftus Road in February, citing knee problems, although he later claimed "people with their own agendas" had a hand in his departure.

"It is difficult to know whether you want to go back in again, but if the right offer came along for the right job then I would consider it, because I do love the game and certainly do miss it," Redknapp told Press Association Sport.

"It has got to be something which I really wanted to do. It would not be a case of the money. I had an offer earlier this week to go and work abroad where the money was incredible, a mind-blowing offer, but at the moment it did not interest me."

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Yorkshire bowler Ryan Sidebottom could be out for "several weeks", according to director of cricket Martyn Moxon.

The 37-year-old seamer injured his calf in the county champions' opening victory against Worcestershire.

Meanwhile, Moxon is confident that batsman Aaron Finch will be fit to join up with the county in May.

The Australian suffered a hamstring injury playing for Mumbai Indians against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday and is set to miss the whole IPL campaign.

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The final round of Scottish Championship fixtures will now all kick-off simultaneously at 12:15 BST on Saturday, 2 May.

Champions Hearts' home game against second-placed Rangers had been moved to Sunday, 3 May by the Scottish Professional Football League.

But both Hibernian, who are third, and Hearts believed this jeopardised "sporting integrity", as Rangers could know the result they needed to secure a league placing.

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Not a good day for the Swiss at the Monte Carlo Open. Defending champion Stan Wawrinka lost earlier and now Roger Federer has been beaten.

Frenchman Monfils took care of the world number two, triumphing 6-4 7-6 (7-5).

He'll face Wawrinka's conqueror, Grigor Dimitrov, in the last eight.

Top seed Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are also in action on Thursday.

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Saracens have tapped into the world of Gaelic football for motivation ahead of Saturday's Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont Auvergne.

Former Donegal manager Jim McGuinness - now a sports psychologist at Scottish football club Celtic - has been in camp this week speaking to the players.

"There were some parallels in his story and ours," Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall told BBC Radio 5 live.

"We can draw some inspiration from the journey that he went on with his team."