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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 25 May · 07:18European absence can make Chelsea a threat - Rooney
Chelsea will be "a real threat" in the Premier League next season after failing to qualify for Europe, says former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
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Guardian — FootballMon, 25 May · 03:53Lionel Messi exits final Miami game before World Cup with possible injury
Messi exited Miami’s 6-4 win in the 73rd minute Argentina’s World Cup begins in 23 days v Algeria Lionel Messi exited Inter Miami’s wild 6-4 win against the Philadelphia Union early on Sunday night, a worrying sight for the Argentina side he captains in his last game before he joins up with the national team for the…
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 25 May · 01:15How 'electric' Watkins forced his way back into Tuchel's England
Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney praise Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins on his "unbelievable" hot streak since he was left out of the England squad in March.
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 25 May · 00:59Watch: Match of the Day
With Man Utd v Spurs, Arsenal v Leeds and Chelsea v Bournemouth as the top flight returns
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 25 May · 00:47Torreense stun Sporting to win Portuguese Cup
Second division side Torreense stun holders Sporting to win the Portuguese Cup with a penalty in extra time sealing a 2-1 victory.
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 25 May · 00:02Man Utd target West Ham's Fernandes - Monday's gossip
Manchester United target West Ham's Mateus Fernandes and Atalanta's Ederson, Tottenham chase Paulo Dybala and Nottingham Forest seek Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney, plus more.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 23:48Como qualify for Champions League for first time while AC Milan & Juventus miss out
Cesc Fabregas's Como qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history with a 4-1 victory over 10-man Cremonese on the final day of the Serie A season.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 23:43Mamelodi Sundowns win African Champions League title
South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns clinch their second African Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over Moroccan club AS FAR in the final.
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Guardian — FootballSun, 24 May · 23:19Conte calls time on Napoli amid ‘too much poison’; Como into Champions League
Juventus and Milan miss out on top four Serie A spots Turin derby at Torino delayed after pre-match clash Antonio Conte announced his departure as Napoli head coach on Sunday after guiding the team to a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in their final match of the Serie A season. The 56-year-old confirmed the decision a…
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 23:01Who has qualified for next season's Champions League?
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains which teams have already qualified for the 2026-27 edition of the Champions League.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 22:48Conte to leave Napoli a year after winning Serie A
Napoli manager Antonio Conte announces he will leave the Italian club this summer, 12 months after winning Serie A.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 22:42Could title win start period of dominance for Arsenal?
It's been a long wait but after 22 years, Arsenal finally have their hands on the Premier League trophy once more.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 22:42Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the season?
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. This time, it's team of the season. Do you agree with his choices?
BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 22:25Football Daily
Reaction to the final day of the season with West Ham relegated as Spurs secure safety.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 22:07The moment that broke Guardiola on day a decade of glory ended
Pep Guardiola was playing it cool in his final game in charge of Manchester City - until the magnitude of the day gripped him on the hour mark.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 22:02League One to Europa League in four years - Sunderland defy odds
When Trai Hume signed for Sunderland for just £200,000 when they were in League One, he would not have in his wildest dreams thought he would be scoring to send the club into Europe.
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Guardian — FootballSun, 24 May · 21:54Relegation the inevitable outcome of West Ham’s relentless executive failure | Barney Ronay
Once-proud club has forgotten what it was trying to be after years of mismanagement in a shopping-centre annexe If you’re going to die, die with your boots on. Belatedly and pointlessly on. But on all the same. It felt deeply fitting that West Ham should show some fight on the final day of the Premier League season,…
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Guardian — FootballSun, 24 May · 21:52Roberto De Zerbi breaks Tottenham out of a jail they should never have been in | Jonathan Wilson
De Zerbi did the job he was brought in to do – now he has helped Tottenham avoid an unfathomable relegation, his task for next season is not so clear Almost half a century ago, Matthew Engel had a line in this newspaper about Sheffield United going top of the Fourth Division being like hearing a friend had been made…
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Guardian — FootballSun, 24 May · 21:35‘He will be for ever our boss’: Manchester City fans pay tribute to Pep Guardiola
Supporters pay respects to man who took them to ‘a galaxy only a handful of teams in world football experience’ “I’m utterly devastated and have already shed tears,” says Manchester City fan Sophie Hope. There is a feeling of loss around the Etihad Stadium, a bereavement that everyone knew was coming but it does not…
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 21:35Gibbs-White sends England message as Forest draw with Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White sends a message to England boss Thomas Tuchel, as Bournemouth miss out on the Champions League.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 24 May · 21:27Watkins & Villa spoil Guardiola's final Man City match
Pep Guardiola's 593rd and final game in charge of Manchester City ended in an emotional Premier League defeat as Ollie Watkins scored a double for Aston Villa.
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