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Burnley’s interim manager, Mike Jackson, took no solace from not finishing bottom of the Premier League after the Clarets ended the season with a 1-1 draw against Wolves. A Wolves win would have taken them off the foot of the table and they were on course for just a fourth league victory of the campaign when Adam Ar…

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The Fulham manager, Marco Silva, promised a decision next week on his future and admitted his team missed the “cherry on the cake” by failing to qualify for Europe. A 2-0 win over Newcastle at Craven Cottage will have been a happy sendoff if, as looks likely, the lure of replacing José Mourinho at Benfica proves suf…

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Who saw this coming? Exactly one year ago Sunderland won the Championship playoffs and were installed as everybody’s relegation favourites. Régis Le Bris and his wonderfully resilient side harboured a rather different vision and they executed it so well they have finished seventh, securing a lucrative passport to th…

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“Pep Guardiola!”: the two magical words for all of a Manchester City stripe came from the Etihad Stadium announcer ahead of the great man’s entrance in light-tan slacks and white T-shirt, a ‘P’ for Pep emblazoned across the left breast pocket. The reception was rapturous. Poignant too. From a record 60,332 crowd due…

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Sussex by the sea will host Conference League football next season even if Brighton could not keep their side of the bargain. They let their fate drop from their control, their fans enduring an anxious afternoon of relying on results elsewhere and a decent 5G connection. Eventually, as players and coaches stood in t…

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A Liverpool without Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson is hard to comprehend, however well signposted their exits have been, and as the two Anfield greats walked up to the Kop together for one last time it was also difficult to see where Arne Slot’s side are heading next season in their absence. The most positive aspe…

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This was an occasion for Mikel Arteta to savour. With the owner, Stan Kroenke, watching from the stands on a rare visit to see his team, Arsenal celebrated being champions for the first time since 2004 by recording a comfortable victory over a Crystal Palace side who also have a European final on their minds. Max Do…

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It was a question of dignity, according to Roberto De Zerbi, which was certainly a valid starting point. But for Tottenham, it was so much else besides. Reputations. Livelihoods. The very future of the club. Everything was on the line because the consequences of a first relegation from English football’s top divisio…

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As the minutes ticked away and the trap door widened, the home crowd made light of the misery and amused themselves by turning on the man who has done more than anyone to condemn West Ham to relegation. David Sullivan watched and squirmed. The West Ham fans showered him with abuse and nothing summed up the vacuum of…

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All aboard Rayanair, the airline of choice projected on to a giant flag with which Bournemouth’s players celebrated and one cherry-picked for their first European adventure. There was an inflatable plane bobbing around the away end and, for long periods, their unlikely Champions League dream was on. The Europa Leagu…

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Hearts are crowned SWPL champions, latest on Shankland and Premiership play-off preview.

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Max Dowman becomes the youngest player to start a Premier League game, at the age of 16 years and 144 days.

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Captain Cristian Romero returns to London from Argentina for Tottenham's final match of the Premier League season against Everton.

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⚽ 4pm BST kick-offs | Tottenham v Everton – live ⚽ Live scores | Latest table | Top scorers | Email Simon Pep Guardiola has a chat with Sky: I’m good. Trying to focus on the game. It’s not easy, with many things happening around it. Not just me, Bernardo and John and some people from the staff. But yeah, try to enjo…

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⚽ 4pm BST kick-off | Premier League clockwatch – live ⚽ Live scores | Latest table | Top scorers | Email Scott Roberto De Zerbi has been out on the pitch waving his arms about in an extremely exuberant style, exhorting the fans to make the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a cauldron in terms of atmosphere as well as temper…

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BBC Sports looks at why Notts County's League Two play-off final with Salford City will be a clash of the age at Wembley.

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⚽ News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action ⚽ Fans’ verdicts: the season review | And email us here The Premier League may end today. But football never really does as the World Cup looms ever closer. Read Jonathan Wilson’s column on Brazil and Carlo Ancelotti’s selection of Neymar in their World Cup squa…

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With only one round of Premier League fixtures remaining, selecting players with low ownership could be crucial to jumping above a rival in your mini-league - so here are three options.

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The crowd that gathered late into the night to celebrate on the streets reflected an idea of London where all are welcome The mounds of detritus pile up outside Finsbury Park station, like an offering to a vengeful deity. A deity gone rogue for the evening, demanding tribute specifically in the form of empty food ca…

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After a five-year stay in the WSL, Leicester City were relegated on Saturday - so what does the future of the club look like?

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Why the stakes could not be higher in Tottenham and West Ham's relegation shootout.

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