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Next few weeks crucial: Liverpool star instructs his agent to get him transfer to Real Madrid
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Quarter-final showdowns: things to look out for this weekend
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New Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi has insisted he 'never wanted to downplay the issue of violence against women' after a backlash from fans over his previous comments regarding Mason Greenwood. In his first club interview since his appointment earlier this week‚ De Zerbi was invited to respond to fans who have concerns over comments he made while Marseille boss when coaching Greenwood. Greenwood had joined Marseille in the summer of 2024 from Manchester United‚ two years after he was arrested on suspicion of rape‚ assault‚ and coercive and controlling behaviour.
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Real Madrid are reportedly upset with England's handling of Jude Bellingham during the international break‚ after the midfielder sat out of the Three Lions friendlies with Uruguay and Japan. Bellingham‚ 22‚ has been fighting for fitness after injuring his hamstring in early February‚ and only managed a brief cameo off the bench in Los Blancos' derby day victory over Atletico Madrid two weeks ago. Nevertheless‚ England head coach Thomas Tuchel opted to call up the not fully recovered Bellingham to his expanded 35-man squad for the final international camp before he chooses his cohort for this summer's World Cup in North America. The midfielder trained with his team-mates ahead of both the 1-1 draw to Uruguay at Wembley and Tuesday's shock 1-0 defeat to Japan‚ but did not play a single minute in either game.
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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has brought to light what he told Mohamed Salah during his bitter fall-out with boss Arne Slot in December‚ and believes the winger's impending exit is 'in everyone's best interests'. Last week‚ Salah‚ 33‚ announced that he will be leaving the Premier League champions at the end of the season‚ bringing the curtain down on an illustrious nine years at Anfield. The announcement came four months after he accused Liverpool of throwing him 'under the bus'‚ while claiming that he no longer had a relationship with Slot. And now Gerrard has given his thoughts on Salah's departure from Merseyside‚ revealing to The Overlap that he still speaks to the Egyptian over text.
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CRAIG HOPE: Eddie Howe's long-term future at Newcastle is in doubt as the club enters a period of uncertainty on and off the pitch. The head coach met with chief executive David Hopkinson for lunch last week‚ when possible scenarios and strategies ahead of the summer were considered‚ depending on where the team finishes in the Premier League. The reality of the club's finances‚ amid Premier League and UEFA spending rules‚ means they will have to sell to buy if missing out on the Champions League. They are currently 12th in the top-flight table.
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina FA have accused an Italian soldier from the European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) of spying on a training session ahead of the World Cup play-off final between the two countries. Bosnia will host the four-time world champions at the Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica on Tuesday night‚ following their dramatic penalty shootout win over Wales in the play-off semi-final last week. But their preparation for the crunch match has been disrupted by controversy after a EUFOR soldier‚ believed to be Italian‚ was spotted filming Bosnia's training session in Butmir on Sunday.
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Salah will leave Liverpool after nine years in the summer when his £400‚000-a-week contract is ripped up just a year after he signed it. The forward revealed the news in an emotional video last week‚ as he missed jetting off to Egypt for international duty‚ where his side have taken on Saudi Arabia before a clash with Spain on Tuesday‚ due to injury. In the Egypt camp‚ however‚ national team director Ibrahim Hassan revealed that the two clubs have offered Salah a team for next season‚ as he called for the 33-year-old to reject a move to America.
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IAN LADYMAN: Thomas Tuchel has admitted that the mass withdrawal of Arsenal players from international camps looks 'suspicious' but is adamant that England duo Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are genuinely too injured to feature against Japan at Wembley on Tuesday night. Rice and Saka have returned to their club without kicking a ball for England after reporting for duty to watch last Friday's draw with Uruguay. The duo were part of a group of players given time off for that game but were originally expected to play tomorrow. But both players left camp over the weekend along with club mate Noni Madueke‚ who was injured during the Uruguay game. This took the number of Arsenal players to have left national team meet-ups around the world to eleven‚ raising eyebrows give the Gunners have just lost the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City and have a Champions League first leg against Sporting Lisbon to play next Tuesday.
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As of this season‚ the driver has been sponsoring Stratford-upon-Avon-based weekend league team Shottery United‚ who play in the Evesham & District Sunday Football League Division Two. Fans in the comments were left stunned‚ with one writing: 'Crazy‚' accompanied by two laughing face emojis. 'Play up shottery blues!' Another wrote: 'How have you managed that one!' The driver also reportedly sends the team video messages and voice notes to offer his support‚ while he intends to attend a match when he can.
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He continues to be involved in football‚ having featured in a number of charity matches since retiring - including Soccer Aid at Stamford Bridge in 2024 - but likes cycling too. This week‚ he set himself the goal of a staggering 167km ride on the Spanish island‚ and looked a little worse for wear when he completed it on Saturday. It's not the first time he has taken to the road with a bike‚ however - in 2024‚ He‚ alongside his brothers‚ climbed Mont Ventoux‚ located in southern France‚ which is arguably the most famous climb in the Tour de France‚ with competitors climbing between 1‚210 and 1‚617 metres as they ride.
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IAN LADYMAN AT WEMBLEY: This week Daily Mail Sport set out some of the key questions England manager Thomas Tuchel was hoping to answer during two friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.
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An England superfan has put his £350‚000 house up for sale in order to fund a seven-week trip to the World Cup this summer in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico. Andy Milne‚ 62‚ has become a recognisable face at England men's and women's football games after a picture of him wearing a Three Lions shirt and holding a replica Jules Rimet trophy - the original World Cup - at Qatar 2022 went viral. Milne‚ a retired teacher now living in Thailand‚ is now planning his 10th World Cup following England. His first was Spain 1982‚ at the age of 19‚ where he had all of his belongings stolen.
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Next week could see arguably the most depressing set of fixtures in football‚ with losers of play-offs set to meet after seeing their World Cup dreams dashed. Northern Ireland‚ Republic of Ireland and Wales were among eight European nations to see their hopes of featuring in their summer's tournament come to an end on Thursday in play-off semi-finals. Wales suffered penalty heartbreak against Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ losing 4-2 in front of their home fans following a 1-1 draw on the night.
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Salah revealed earlier this week that his nine-year Anfield career will be coming to an end in the summer‚ two years after Klopp quit as manager after seven years of working with the Egyptian. Klopp is in England to take part in a charity game between Liverpool and Dortmund legends at Anfield on Saturday‚ and was speaking to The Anfield Wrap ahead of the game‚ when he was asked about Salah.
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IAN LADYMAN: With less than three months to go before England 's World Cup starts against Croatia in Dallas‚ coach Thomas Tuchel has picked a mammoth 35-man squad ahead of two friendlies‚ against Uruguay on Friday and Japan next Tuesday. With fringe players set to be given a game at Wembley this week before senior stars are called in to camp ahead of the second fixture‚ on Saturday‚ Tuchel is trying to cover all bases before selecting his final 26-man squad for World Cup 2026 in May.
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CRAIG HOPE: The 33-year-old's current deal expires this summer and talks have taken place in recent weeks. We understand this would likely be a one-year deal with an option for another 12 months.
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Barcelona are believed to be planning to boost their coffers with player sales over the summer in a bid to secure Marcus Rashford on a permanent basis this season. The Manchester United loanee moved to Catalonia over the summer and has enjoyed a promising return to form that has seen him re-find favour within Thomas Tuchel's England set-up. Daily Mail Sport reported last week that the Blaugrana were keen to find a way to hold onto the player‚ at least for another season‚ by requesting a second loan deal for the 2026-27 season.
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Mohamed Salah's agent issued a fiery statement on the heels of his client's revelation that he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season. The 33-year-old is set to call time on his nine-year stint at Anfield in May despite signing his latest two-year contract extension worth £400‚000 a week almost one year ago to the day last year. After reaching an agreement with the Reds‚ Salah will leave the club as a player akin to a free agent.
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CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United are hoping to have their new 100‚000-seater stadium ready to host the Women's World Cup Final in 2035. Concerns have been raised about the lack of progress in the year since United unveiled ambitious plans at the offices of Foster + Partners in London to build a £2billion arena to replace Old Trafford. But Daily Mail Sport revealed last week that United hope to submit a planning application in the next 12 to 18 months‚ and the club's CEO of stadium development Collette Roche believes the project is on course to meet Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham's target of hosting the women's final in nine years' time.
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Gary Lineker has dismissed a theory raised by Alan Shearer that England boss Thomas Tuchel may have attempted to split up Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold to benefit the overall squad dynamic. Alexander-Arnold's hopes of featuring at this summer's World Cup were dealt a major blow last week when the full back was left out of an expanded 35-man squad for friendlies against Japan and Uruguay. Tuchel stated that Tino Livramento‚ Djed Spence and Jarell Quansah offered a 'slightly different profile' as he explained his decision to leave out Alexander-Arnold.
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The former Liverpool star appeared to have turned a corner in recent weeks‚ enjoying a run in the Madrid side after a tough start to his time at the club which culminated in playing a key role in his side's Champions League win over Manchester City. But the week went downhill when he was left out of a 35-man England squad on Friday by Thomas Tuchel‚ with there seemingly little to no chance that he will make the final squad for the World Cup. And‚ on Sunday‚ he found himself out of the starting XI‚ with Dani Carvajal preferred at right back. He was eventually introduced for the last 15 minutes off the ben
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OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: A gateway had opened for Arsenal in the last few weeks of this football season. When they arrived at Wembley on Sunday afternoon‚ there was a feeling that if they could march through it‚ then the promised land would open up before them and its bounty would be theirs to claim. The two best teams in the country cancelled each other out in a first-half notable only for its sterility but in the second-half‚ City overwhelmed the Premier League leaders.
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Mick McCarthy has made his lingering feelings on Roy Keane - and the new Steve Coogan film depicting their 2002 World Cup fall-out - very clear in an x-rated speech at an event this week. McCarthy and Keane's two decade-long feud was dredged up this year with the release of Saipan‚ which sees Steve Coogan and Eanna Hardwicke star as the manager and captain of Ireland on a fateful pre-World Cup trip. The pair fell out at the Republic of Ireland's training camp on the pacific island of Saipan almost 24 years ago. The facilities were so poor that the team arrived without footballs and Keane did not hold back on McCarthy's handling of it. After much drama‚ angst and conflict‚ he flew home.
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Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has criticised the club's hierarchy for their role in Enzo Maresca's exit‚ admitting the departure 'hurt' the squad a great deal. The Blues‚ who crashed out of the Champions League after a humbling 8-2 aggregate defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in midweek‚ have struggled under new head coach Liam Rosenior of late‚ slipping to sixth in the Premier League with just one win in their last five matches. Maresca‚ just months after winning the inaugural Club World Cup with Chelsea last summer‚ left Stamford Bridge at the start of 2026 following disagreements with the board‚ paving the way for the appointment of Rosenior from Strasbourg.
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It's been a bruising week for Chelsea. Rosenior has been at the club for a smidge more than two months now‚ but the last week may well have taught him more than when they were winning.
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After Bournemouth host Manchester United tonight there are seven more Premier League games across the weekend - as well as the Carabao Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City. A host of managers are taking press conferences today. Keep track of all the news here with Daily Mail Sport...