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Manchester City will face Liverpool in the headline fixture of the FA Cup quarter-final draw, while giant-killing Port Vale make the trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea, Reuters reported. 

City and Liverpool will meet for the first time in the competition since the 2021-2022 semi-finals, a game Liverpool won at Wembley Stadium 3-2, thanks to Sadio Mane's brace.

Port Vale's reward for its win over Sunderland is a tie with Liam Rosenior's Chelsea, which is still in the hunt for a ninth FA Cup crown after edging a six-goal thriller with Wrexham, according to Reuters. 

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday (March 10, 2026), Associated Press reported. 

The announcement followed days of urging by Iranian groups in Australia and by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Australian government to offer help to the women, who had not spoken publicly about a wish to claim asylum. The team drew widespread speculation and news coverage in Australia when players did not sing the Iranian anthem before their first match.

In the early hours of Tuesday local time, Australian federal police officers transported five of the women from their hotel in Gold Coast, Australia “to a safe location” after they made asylum requests. There, they met with Burke and the processing of their humanitarian visas was finalised, the minister told reporters in Brisbane hours later, according to Associated Press. 

West Ham United defender Konstantinos Mavropanos struck the winning spot kick as his side beat visitors Brentford 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in normal time on Monday to book a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Reuters reported. 

Brentford twice battled back from a goal down to force extra time but a terrible decision by Dango Ouattara to attempt a chipped “Panenka” penalty cost his side and it is West Ham who go through to host Leeds United on the weekend of April 4-5.

West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen gave his team a deserved lead in the 19th minute after Brentford cleared a corner only to see the ball crossed back into the box and it was knocked down for the captain to steer home from close range, according to Reuters. 

Neymar will miss Santos' Brazilian Championship match against Mirassol on Tuesday with lingering muscle fatigue, dealing a fresh blow to the forward's hopes of ​forcing his way back into Brazil's squad ahead of the World Cup, Reuters reported. 

Santos said Neymar's absence was precautionary but the timing is awkward, with Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti having organised a trip from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo to watch the 34-year-old in action.

Sources linked ​to the Brazilian FA (CBF) and the national team's technical committee told Reuters ​Neymar's omission from Tuesday's match was met with surprise and frustration by ⁠the CBF and Ancelotti, who had hoped to assess the number 10 up close, according to Reuters.