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Departing manager Pep Guardiola says he trusts how Manchester City behaved as the club continue to await rulings on 115 charges for allegedly breaching Premier League financial rules.

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‘I don’t have a plan, just rest and do things I want to do’ Guardiola becomes ambassador for City Football Group Pep Guardiola has left open the possibility of managing England in the future, with the departing Manchester City head coach stating he has “no definite plans”. Guardiola’s final match of a supremely succ…

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AC Milan are ready to let Rafael Leao leave for a cut-price fee with Manchester United interested, Jarrod Bowen could also be heading to Old Trafford, plus more.

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As Mohamed Salah's time at Liverpool comes to an end, a look at his legacy with insight from Jurgen Klopp, Ian Rush, Steven Gerrard and more.

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calls on TNT Sports to make next Saturday's Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris St-Germain free-to-air.

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Sophie Whitehouse etched her name into Charlton folklore as she saved four penalties to win her side promotion to the Women’s Super League and relegate Leicester, despite her notes-laden water bottle being thrown into the stands by her opposite number during the tense shootout. Katie Keane, the Leicester goalkeeper,…

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⚽️ Wembley showdown kicks off at 3.30pm BST ⚽️ Match preview | Scottish Cup final live | Email Scott Pre-match postbag: Courtroom Chat edition. “I worry about Hull stating before the final that they will take legal action if they lose. Firstly, because it might take away from their motivation and determination if th…

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As Pep Guardiola prepares for his last game in charge of Manchester City, BBC Sport asks rival fans what he meant to them.

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Midfielder Bruno Fernandes becomes the first Manchester United player to win the award since Nemanja Vidic in 2011.

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Pack your team with players whose teams have something to play for on the final day of the season, writes Thomas Woods.

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Manchester City are about to lose a player Pep Guardiola called ‘my weakness’ and ‘my favourite’. Who am I to disagree? Bernardo Silva is more than a footballer. He’s a time-travelling, shapeshifting superhero. He even looks like a superhero – a nine-volt battery of a man doing battle with feral giants on the pitch.…

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From Champions League redemption to that stunner against City, we look at half a dozen memorable moments from striker’s Anfield career It was surely the worst moment of Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool career, yet the reaction said everything about his impact on the English game; the respect he had earned in his first seas…

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Scotland captain Andy Robertson speaks to Kelly Cates and her father Sir Kenny Dalglish before his last game for Liverpool.

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Reijnen chase is sign Reds manager will stay as Moyes admits being despondent over a poor end to season Continue reading...

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England and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is on Barcelona's shortlist to replace Robert Lewandowski, Manchester United agree deal for Atalanta midfielder Ederson, while Liverpool close in on Colombian teenage attacker Samuel Martinez, plus more.

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How will Manchester City cope after Pep leaves & will it be Spurs or West Ham going down?

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Hammers need their former manager to win as the incumbent tells his players to focus on their own game There is a certain irony to West Ham relying, once again, on David Moyes to help them avoid relegation. Unless the Scot can mastermind a win against Tottenham on Sunday, West Ham are down. Even a draw would leave t…

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Manager was in a joyful mood as he met the media for his final pre-match press conference at Manchester City Pep Guardiola cracked a joke about fielding questions on facing Aston Villa as he entered the room. But after more than 1,100 press conferences in 10 years at Manchester City he knew this one was never going…

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Saints’ self-destruction has left Kim Hellberg and Sergej Jakirovic tantalisingly close to fulfilling their dream in Saturday’s Wembley trip When the television cameras zoomed in for a closeup it became clear Hayden Hackney was crying. Middlesbrough’s best player had just watched his teammates lose the second leg of…

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Manchester City boss went from dressing like an overgrown schoolboy to relaxing the unwritten manager dress code In 2016, when Pep Guardiola took his place in the dugout for his first game in charge of Manchester City, the fashion plates in the Premier League included José Mourinho, in a quarter zip and mac at Manch…

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BBC Sport looks at the Championship play-off finalists Hull City and Middlesbrough after the build-up was dominated by Southampton and Spygate.

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