England women's playmaker Fran Kirby has announced her retirement from international football aft...

England women's playmaker Fran Kirby has announced her retirement from international football after learning she was unlikely to make Sarina Wiegman's squad for next month's Euros.The 31-year-old, who won 77 caps with the Lionesses, was one of England's heroes as they won Euro 2022 on home soil.Kirby, who now plays for Brighton, enjoyed the best years of her career at Chelsea where she won seven Women's Super League titles, five Women's FA Cups and was twice crowned the PFA Women's Footballer of the Year.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"The plan was to retire after the Euros but after speaking to Sarina I'm not going to make the squad," Kirby told the BBC."It was like a dagger to my heart but also a weight off my shoulders all at the same time. It was emotional for both of us but we both respected what each person was saying."Kirby had been a part of the England squad for Nations League matches against Portugal and Spain and told her team-mates after a 2-1 defeat to the Spanish on Tuesday.Regarded from early in her career as one of the most talented English players of her generation, Kirby had continually battled back from major injuries and openly spoke about her mental health struggles."Incredible footballer," said Wiegman. "(Her) touch, vision, positioning, game understanding, connections, but as a person, what she's had in front of her and coming back every time has been incredible too."She's been an inspiration for a lot of people and an incredible example."The news comes just days after goalkeeper Mary Earps also announced her shock retirement from international football just weeks before England attempt to defend their Euros title in Switzerland.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 30: Fran Kirby of England during the UEFA Women's Nations League 2024/25 Grp A3 MD5 match between England and Portugal at Wembley Stadium on May 30, 2025 in London, England.

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Brentford have completed the signing of Irish international goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher from Liverpool for a reported fee of up to £18 million ($24 million).The Bees' previous number one Mark Flekken joined Bayer Leverkusen earlier on Tuesday in a deal worth around 10 million euros (£8.5 million, $11.5 million).Kelleher played an important role in Liverpool's Premier League triumph, making 10 appearances during the absence of Alisson Becker due to injury.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>However, the 26-year-old was keen for more first-team action and could have fallen further down the pecking order at Anfield with the arrival of Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia.Kelleher has signed a five-year deal at Brentford with a club option of an additional season."As well as being a very good goalkeeper, I've rarely met a player for whom everybody has such positive words to say about his personality and character," said Brentford director of football Phil Giles."I'm therefore confident he'll be an excellent addition to the squad."Kelleher made 67 appearances for Liverpool and leaves with two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup, two League Cups and the UEFA Super Cup.Brentford, managed by Thomas Frank, finished 10th in the Premier League last season.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 2: Liverpool's Caoimhin Kelleher celebrates at the final whistle during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield on April 2, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

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Bayer Leverkusen have signed Netherlands goalkeeper Mark Flekken from Premier League side Brentford, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday. German media reported Leverkusen paid 10 million euros (£8.45 million, $11.5 million) to secure the 31-year-old's services. Flekken, who signed a deal running to 2028, will likely take over from current Leverkusen goalie Lukas Hradecky, who captained the side to their historic unbeaten league and cup double in 2023-24.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>In a statement, Flekken said he was taking "another special step in my career", adding that Leverkusen are "a top German club with high national and European goals".Leverkusen are expected to undergo a rebuild this off-season, with former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag having already replaced the Real Madrid-bound Xabi Alonso as coach.Centre-back Jonathan Tah signed on a free transfer with German champions Bayern Munich, while midfielder Florian Wirtz is in talks to join wing-back Jeremie Frimpong in moving to Premier League winners Liverpool. The Dutch 'keeper has Bundesliga experience, having spent five years at Freiburg before making the switch to Brentford in 2023.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - APRIL 02: Mark Flekken of Brentford celebrates during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Brentford FC at St James' Park on April 02, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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France's 2018 World Cup winning forward Antoine Griezmann has extended his Atletico Madrid contract until 2027, the Spanish club announced Monday."Griezmann and Atletico have reached a deal to renew the French footballer's contract until June 30, 2027," said Atletico in a statement. Griezmann, 34, is Atletico's all-time top scorer with 197 goals over two spells at the club and his previous deal was due to run until 2026.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The veteran forward has struggled for form in 2025, last finding the net in February as his team finished third in La Liga, ending the season trophyless.Griezmann, who scored in France's 2018 World Cup win over Croatia, signed for Atletico from Real Sociedad in 2014.The striker, who retired from international football last year, won the Europa League in 2018 and twice finished a Champions League runner-up with Atletico before joining Barcelona in 2019.Griezmann struggled with the Catalan giants, winning only a Copa del Rey before returning to Atletico on loan in 2021, eventually making the switch permanent.Atletico and Griezmann will compete at the Club World Cup this summer in the United States, with their first match against Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain on June 15.

MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 01: Antoine Griezmann of Atletico de Madrid celebrates after scoring their sides second goal during the La Liga EA Sports match between Atletico de Madrid and RCD Mallorca at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on January 25, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

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Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembele was named Champions League player of the season as UEFA on Sunday picked seven of the title-winning side on the competition's team of the season.PSG won the trophy for the first time by thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich on Saturday.Dembele, who hit eight goals over the competition, did not score in the final but he provided two assists and his overall performance drew praise from the UEFA Technical Observer Group.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"Dembele has taken on the role of a leader in the Paris Saint-Germain team, as we saw in the final with how he worked so hard, pressing from the front," explained the committee. "He created doubts for their opponents match after match with his clever movement, dropping deep to give his team superiority in the midfield."PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and defenders Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes were also in the XI along with midfielder Vitinha and teenage attacker Desire Doue who scored twice and set up another in Saturday's rout.The four non-PSG players in the team were defender Alessandro Bastoni of beaten finalists Inter, midfielder Declan Rice of Arsenal and Raphinha, the season's joint top scorer, and Lamine Yamal of Barcelona."We've made this selection of players, particularly in the attack, to reflect the exceptional mobility which was such a feature of the victorious Paris Saint-Germain team's approach," said the UEFA report. "The forward line selected represents this – a flexible team with attacking players who can interchange positions."Doue, who was not a regular starter as PSG struggled in the group stage of the competition, edged 17-year-old Yamal to the competition's young player award."Doue has been a revelation this season," said UEFA. "He made an incredible breakthrough in the knockout phase, going to the final and producing a Player of the Match performance on Saturday night, becoming the first teenager to score twice in a final."Dembele's award could have an impact on the voting for Ballon d'Or, the annual global player-of-the-year award, which will be presented on September 22. "I'd give the Ballon d'Or to Ousmane Dembele, simply for the way he defends," said PSG's Spanish coach after the victory on Saturday. Yamal, Raphinha and Donnarumma are among other frontrunners for the award.

MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 31: Ousmane Dembele of PSG, PSG President Nasser Al Khelaifi celebrate during the trophy ceremony following the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Internazionale Milano (Inter Milan) at Allianz Arena on May 31, 2025 in Munich, Germany.

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An estimated 100,000 fans packed the Champs-Elysees on Sunday to cheer the Paris Saint-Germain players and staff as they paraded the Champions League trophy in the French capital.The team came by bus directly from Roissy airport after touching down from Munich, where they beat Inter Milan in Saturday's final. They were greeted along the route by jubilant supporters.Some had flags or flares, all wanted to savour their club winning the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The players, all wearing shirts with '25' on it, brandished the trophy and addressed the crowd as they drove. "Lets' all sing together," shouted their emblematic captain Marquinhos. Coach Luis Enrique and his team, including Desire Doue, the 19-year-old who lit up the final by scoring twice in the dazzling 5-0 win over Inter, later went to a reception at the Elysee palace hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.Police were on high alert to prevent any repetition of the scenes that scarred the victory celebrations in the capital after the final whistle on Saturday night. An estimated 11.8 million viewers watched the game on French television which sparked a long night of wild celebrations. Fans thronged the streets of the capital, letting off flares and fireworks as decades of pent-up frustration were released.Police made nearly 600 arrests across France, the interior ministry said, after more than 200 cars were torched and police clashed with youths.In the southwest town of Dax, a 17-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the chest.A 23-year-old man riding a scooter in central Paris also died after being hit by a vehicle.A policeman was put in an induced coma after being injured by a firework.President Macron on Sunday called the violence "unacceptable" while PSG also condemned it. "These isolated acts are contrary to the club's values and in no way represent the vast majority of our supporters, whose exemplary behaviour throughout the season deserves to be commended," PSG said. The violence paled against an incident last Monday when a Premier League victory parade by Liverpool Football Club in the English city ended in horrific scenes after a car ploughed into the crowd, leaving 79 injured.<h3>'Win again'</h3>After Saturday's final, Macron hailed PSG's victory on social media as a "day of glory." "Bravo, we are all proud," he wrote. "Paris is the capital of Europe tonight."The margin of victory was the greatest in a final in the history of the Champions League or the European Cup that preceded it.Qatar Sports Investments pumped hundreds of millions of euros pumped into PSG since buying an ailing club in 2011, but over the last couple of have seasons turned their back on their former policy of signing stars such as Neymar and Lionel Messi and focussed instead spent their money on young French talent.Doue cemented his status as a rising star in world football. Senny Mayulu, another 19-year-old, came on as a substitute towards the end and scored the fifth goal. "I still can't believe it, I think it will only seem real tomorrow," Mayulu said after the game. "In the dressing room, everyone broke down in their own way, you could see it in their eyes, people were filled with joy and pride."PSG had lost their only other appearance in the final five years ago was the result but after Saturday's triumph, said they planned to win more."The objective now is to win again," PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi said. "It has taken 14 years of hard work but we are building something for the future."

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 01: PSG football players carry the UCL trophy on the bus as football fans celebrate Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) UEFA Champions League title at Champs-Elysees in Paris, France on June 01, 2025. PSG defeated the Italy Milan 5-0 to win the Champions League last night.

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Manchester United signed Brazil forward Matheus Cunha from Wolves in a deal worth a reported £62.5 million ($83 million) on Sunday.Cunha is expected to pen a five-year contract with the Old Trafford club, who have the option of extending the deal by a further 12 months."Manchester United has reached agreement with Wolverhampton Wanderers for the signing of Matheus Cunha," a United statement said.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"Everyone at Manchester United looks forward to welcoming Matheus to Old Trafford."The 26-year-old was in Manchester over the weekend to put the finishing touches to his move, which is subject to a visa and registration.Cunha, who has won 13 caps for Brazil, scored 18 goals in all competitions for Wolves this season, winning the club's player of the year award.The Brazilian finished his Wolves career with 33 goals in 92 appearances in all competitions after signing from Atletico Madrid in January 2023.United activated the release clause in Cunha's Wolves contract to ensure he becomes boss Ruben Amorim's first signing of the summer transfer window.Wolves said the deal was a club-record fee received as they thanked Cunha "for his contributions in old gold" in a statement confirming his departure.Cunha will join up with Brazil ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against Ecuador, which will be Carlo Ancelotti's first game in charge of the Selecao.Amorim's side lost the Europa League final against Tottenham to cap a dismal season featuring a 15th place finish in the Premier League that ranked as their lowest final position since 1973-74.Cunha will add his predatory instincts and creative guile to a United attack that struggled throughout this season.United's lack of cutting edge was evident yet again when they failed to find a solution to Tottenham's defensive tactics in the Europa League final.Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo has also been linked with United, whose transfer business has been made harder by their failure to qualify for the Champions League."We have a plan that is to bring some new players, of course, but our big plan is to improve the team that we have, it's to improve our academy because I think that is the future. It was the past, so it can be the future," Amorim said on United's recent post-season tour to Asia."It's not going to change so much because we have the fair play financial rules. We are not allowed to do much in this summer... so we are prepared for that."

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Vitality Stadium on March 01, 2025 in Bournemouth, England.

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Paris Saint-Germain's players and staff will hold a victory parade on the Champs-Elysees on Sunday to celebrate with their fans after emphatically ending their long wait to win the Champions League.Coach Luis Enrique and his team including Desire Doue, the 19-year-old who lit up the final in Munich on Saturday by scoring twice in the stunning 5-0 win against Inter Milan, will also be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.More than 100,000 people are expected to watch their heroes in the parade on Paris' showpiece avenue after the team won the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>In a long night of wild celebrations, fans thronged the streets of the capital, letting off flares and fireworks as decades of pent-up frustration were released.Police made nearly 600 arrests across France, the interior ministry said, after more than 200 cars were torched and police clashed with youths.In the southwest town of Dax, a 17-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the chest.A 23-year-old man riding a scooter in central Paris was also killed after being hit by a vehicle.A policeman was put in an induced coma after being injured by a firework.The parade on the Champs-Elysees will be closed to traffic and surrounded by tight security.A victory parade by Liverpool Football Club's players in the English city last Monday ended in horrific scenes after a car ploughed into the crowd, leaving 79 people injured.<h3>Drawn from Paris suburbs</h3>In a message on X, formerly Twitter, Macron hailed a "day of glory for PSG". "Bravo, we are all proud," he wrote. "Paris is the capital of Europe tonight."The margin of victory was the greatest in a final in the history of the Champions League or the European Cup that preceded it.Many of the stars of the team, one of the youngest in the competition, are drawn from the huge football talent pool in the Paris suburbs after PSG's Qatari owners turned their back on their former policy of signing star players like Neymar and Lionel Messi.While Doue cemented his status as a rising star in world football, Senny Mayulu, another 19-year-old, came on as a substitute towards the end of the match and scored the fifth goal. Mayulu said afterwards that the achievement would take time to sink in."I still can't believe it, I think it will only seem real tomorrow. In the dressing room, everyone broke down in their own way, you could see it in their eyes, people were filled with joy and pride."Lifting the trophy on Saturday after losing in their only other appearance in the final five years ago was the result of hundreds of millions of euros pumped into PSG since Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) bought an ailing club in 2011."The objective now is to win again. It has taken 14 years of hard work but we are building something for the future," PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi said.

Paris Saint-Germain supporters celebrate after PSG won the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Inter Milan held in Munich, on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on May 31, 2025.

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Paris Saint-Germain's double goal-scoring hero Desire Doue said "a dream has become reality" after Saturday's Champions League triumph.The 19-year-old lit up Munich's Allianz Arena, scoring twice and providing an assist as PSG routed Inter Milan 5-0."I don't have the words," said the French teenager.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"Thanks to the Parc (des Princes, PSG's home stadium), thanks Paris."A dream has become reality. It's just magnificent. It's crazy, I'm so happy."It's just the beginning."PSG have been guided to the continental crown for the first time in their history by Spanish coach Luis Enrique."It's time to have a big party," said Luis Enrique, who also won the Champions League with Barcelona 10 years ago."We have to make the most of this moment," added the 55-year-old."I feel this connection with the players and the supporters, it's very strong. It's a great moment, we deserve it. We managed to control the tension."

31 May 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Soccer: Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain - Inter Milan, knockout round, final, Munich Football Arena. Desire Doue of Paris celebrates the 5:0 victory. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

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Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time in their history as Luis Enrique's brilliant young side outclassed Inter Milan on Saturday in the most one-sided final ever and teenager Desire Doue scored twice in an astonishing 5-0 victory.Achraf Hakimi, playing against his former club, gave PSG an early lead and Doue went from provider to finisher as his deflected shot doubled their advantage in the 20th minute.Doue scored again just after the hour mark, ending any doubt about the outcome before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ran away to get the fourth and substitute Senny Mayulu made it five.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Inter were simply no match for the French club, who recorded the biggest victory by any team in the final in the 70-year history of the European Cup and Champions League."This means everything. It's my dream, it's our dream. It's incredible. The result is not by magic. I'm happy we did it like this, we're now going to celebrate," said Portuguese midfielder Vitinha, who was one of PSG's creative sparks.The triumph for the Parisians comes after more than a decade of huge investment from their Qatari owners, and five years after they lost to Bayern Munich in their only previous final appearance.Already French league and cup double winners, they are remarkably just the second ever French winners of European football's biggest prize –- Marseille were the first in 1993, when they beat AC Milan in a final also played in Munich.It is also a second Champions League for PSG coach Luis Enrique, who won with Lionel Messi's Barcelona a decade ago.This youthful PSG side is the best the competition has seen since, one that has been intelligently pieced together over the last two years and fully unleashed this season following the departure of Kylian Mbappe.Indeed the star on the night was teenager Doue, who delivered a masterclass just before he turns 20 on Tuesday.For Inter, there was to be no first Champions League title since 2010 as they failed to add to their three previous triumphs in the competition.Simone Inzaghi's side have now got to the final twice in three seasons and lost both, and this defeat comes a week after they missed out on the Serie A title to Napoli.They end the campaign trophyless, and their ageing side will need to be rebuilt."PSG absolutely deserved to win this match. We are very disappointed," admitted Inzaghi."As a coach I am proud of our campaign, but we're not satisfied with tonight's game. PSG outplayed us. I thanked the players for what they did this season. We won no silverware, but I'm proud." <h3>Doue at the double</h3>PSG gave their opponents no chance from the off on a sweaty night at the Allianz Arena, and they were ahead in the 12th minute.It was a glorious goal, Vitinha threading a pass to Doue who squared for Hakimi to finish into an empty net, before refusing to celebrate against his former club.It was also the earliest goal in a Champions League final since 2019, and recent history was already firmly against Inter.The last final in which both teams scored was in 2018, while the last team to concede the first goal but still win were Real Madrid in 2014.But soon Inter were further behind with a goal that came on a counterattack.Willian Pacho prevented Inter from winning a corner, his clearance falling to Kvaratskhelia, who released Ousmane Dembele. His pass found Doue, and the youngster who was preferred in the starting line-up to Bradley Barcola fired past Yann Sommer, via a deflection off Federico Dimarco.Inter only really came close to scoring in the first half when Marcus Thuram headed just wide at a corner, but things got worse after the break.The night for Inzaghi's side was summed up by defender Yann Bisseck, who came on for Benjamin Pavard early in the second half but limped off less than 10 minutes later.Their back line was at sixes and sevens as PSG made it 3-0 on 63 minutes, Dembele's flick releasing Vitinha before the little Portuguese playmaker set up Doue to beat Sommer at his near post.Doue came off shortly after to rapturous applause, but his teammates were far from done.Dembele sent Kvaratskhelia away to to make it 4-0 in the 73rd minute, and the 19-year-old Mayulu then played a one-two with Barcola before lashing in the fifth on 86 minutes.That rounded off an incredible night, with PSG becoming the first team to score five goals in the final since Benfica in 1962.

MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 31: Marquinhos of Paris Saint-Germain lifts the UEFA Champions League trophy after his team's victory, to secure Paris Saint-Germain's first ever UEFA Champions League title in the club's history and a record UEFA Champions League Final winning scoreline of 5-0, following the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Internazionale Milano at Munich Football Arena on May 31, 2025 in Munich, Germany.

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Desire Doue is preferred to Bradley Barcola in the Paris Saint-Germain attack for Saturday's Champions League final against Inter Milan, while French international defender Benjamin Pavard comes into the Italian team's line-up.Barcola scored twice for PSG in their 3-0 win over Reims in last weekend's French Cup final and has found the net a total of 21 times this season.However, he will begin on the bench at the Allianz Arena, as the 19-year-old Doue joins leading marksman Ousmane Dembele -- scorer of 33 goals this season -- and Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the front line for the French double winners.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The rest of coach Luis Enrique's starting XI is as expected as PSG aim to win the Champions League for the first time in their history.Inter make just one change to the team which started against Barcelona in the second leg of the semi-finals as Pavard replaces Yann Bisseck in their three-man defence.Pavard, who used to turn out at the Allianz Arena for Bayern Munich, has not played in a month due to an ankle injury which kept him out of both legs of the tie against Barcelona.Seven of the Inter starting team also lined up against Manchester City in the 2023 final which the Italians lost 1-0, the exceptions being goalkeeper Yann Sommer, Pavard, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marcus Thuram.Inter are bidding to win their fourth European Cup and a first since 2010.Starting lineups:<h3>Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)</h3>Gianluigi Donnarumma; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos (capt), Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha KvaratskheliaCoach: Luis Enrique (ESP)<h3>Inter Milan (3-5-2)</h3>Yann Sommer; Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez (capt), Marcus ThuramCoach: Simone Inzaghi (ITA)Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROM)

MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 31: General view inside the players' tunnel prior to the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Internazionale Milano at Munich Football Arena on May 31, 2025 in Munich, Germany.

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Gian Piero Gasperini confirmed on Saturday he will leave Atalanta after nine hugely successful years ahead of an expected move to rivals Roma.Gasperini, 67, departs after turning the Bergamo club from provincial also-rans in the shadow of the Milan giants down the road to one of Italy's best teams and even Europa League winners last year."In the last few hours I have decided to put an end to a wonderful nine-year-long story... I'm ending my experience in Bergamo as head coach of Atalanta," Gasperini said in an open letter written to newspaper L'Eco di Bergamo.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"I decided to end my relationship with the club, and no responsibility should be put upon the club or its directors. I've simply come to understand that the time has come to take this step." Atalanta finished third in Serie A this past season and secured Champions League football with two matches left to play after falling short with an ambitious bid for the club's first league title.Gasperini is set to join Roma on a three-year contract with a net salary of five million euros a season as the capital club try to re-establish themselves in the Serie A top four.Roma last qualified for the Champions League in 2017 and missed out in a spot in Europe's top club competition on the final day of the campaign last weekend, after a surge up the table under local hero Claudio Ranieri.Ranieri came out of retirement in November to save Roma from sliding into the relegation positions and guided them to fifth and a place in the Europa League.Roma, one of Italy's biggest clubs with a large and passionate support, have only won Serie A three times, the last coming way back in 2001.They have been overtaken by fierce rivals Napoli whose recent Scudetto triumph took their tally to four, and two in the past three seasons.Gasperini is a spiky character prone to angry outbursts at journalists and he will have to deal with both an expectant, highly-strung fanbase and an intense media environment in the Italian capital.There are a slew of radio stations, websites and even a daily newspaper entirely dedicated to Roma, which have caused bust-ups with previous coaches and can create enormous pressure if results are not good.Gasperini has chosen Roma over Juventus who tried to convince him to move to Turin after failing to snatch club icon Antonio Conte from Napoli.Juve are now in a bind as current coach Igor Tudor was ony supposed to be a stopgap until the end of the season after replacing sacked Thiago Motta in March.

BERGAMO, ITALY - MAY 25: Atalanta BC coach Gian Piero Gasperini looks on before the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Parma Calcio 1913 at Gewiss Stadium on May 25, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy.

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Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi believes his side's superb run to the Champions League final can give them the confidence needed to get the better of a much-fancied Paris Saint-Germain team in Saturday's showdown in Munich."It is always hugely exciting before every Champions League match, and especially when it is the final. We fully deserve to be here because we have shown huge desire right from our very first match in Manchester," Inzaghi told reporters at the Allianz Arena, where the final will be played.Inter's European campaign began with a 0-0 draw away to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in September, in a rematch with the team that beat them narrowly in the 2023 final in Istanbul.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The Nerazzurri finished fourth in the 36-team league phase, losing just once and conceding only one goal in eight matches.They then beat Feyenoord in the last 16 before seeing off two of the tournament favourites, Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals and Barcelona in an epic last-four tie."These have been great opponents, so our place here is merited even though we know we still have to take the last step, which is the most important one," added Inzaghi, who brushed off questions about his future amid speculation he could depart following the final.It is likely that seven of the players who started the final against City two years ago will again line up for Inter at kick-off against a youthful PSG, with the Italian team's extra experience something that could help them."Every game is different, and finals can be decided by key moments," he said ahead of the clash with the French side who have, like City, become one of the wealthiest superpowers in the European game over the last decade."Two years ago we were not the favourites but we went toe to toe with City on the pitch and maybe we could have deserved more."One of the grand old names of the European game, Inter will now have another chance to win their fourth title, following victories in 1964, 1965 and 2010.However, they must pick themselves up from the disappointment of losing out to Napoli for the Serie A crown last weekend."The mental side of the game is important. The players have worked very hard and of course we have put that domestic disappointment to one side," said Inzaghi, who has a fully fit squad to choose from."The players are all available and so it comes down to me to select my team. The players must not be obsessed, but they need to have the right degree of determination."

Inter Milan's Italian coach Simone Inzaghi (C) oversees the MD-1 training session of his players on the eve of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Munich, southern Germany on May 30, 2025.

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Liverpool have signed Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, the English Premier League champion...

Liverpool have signed Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, the English Premier League champions announced Friday.No fee or length of contract was disclosed but British media reports said Frimpong had arrived at Anfield on a five-year deal worth 35 million euros (£29.5 million).News of Frimpong's signing came just hours after Liverpool confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold would be joining Real Madrid in time to play in the Club World Cup,<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Frimpong appears to be a ready-made replacement for England full-back Alexander-Arnold, with Liverpool activating the 24-year-old Dutch international's release cause.He was a key figure as Leverkusen won their first Bundesliga title in 2023/24 and made 53 appearances in all competitions as they finished second this season.Frimpong, however, will have competition at right-back from Northern Ireland defender Conor Bradley, who recently signed a new four-year contract with Liverpool.Frimpong rose through the youth ranks at Manchester City and went on to join Celtic in September 2019 before a move to Leverkusen in January 2021.He is now set to join a Netherlands contingent at Liverpool that includes manager Arne Slot as well as club captain Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch.Liverpool are also in talks with Leverkusen over signing Frimpong's former team-mate Florian Wirtz.Reports earlier Friday said Liverpool had made an improved £109 million ($146 million) bid to sign the Germany midfielder .Liverpool's second offer for Wirtz includes add-on clauses that would make him the most expensive signing in the club's history.Wirtz has also attracted interest from Bayern Munich and Manchester City, but it is believed he made it clear to Leverkusen that he wants to join Liverpool before next season.The 22-year-old emerged as one of the most highly-rated young playmakers in Europe after helping Leverkusen win thee Bundesliga.Wirtz was named Bundesliga player of the season for his role in that 2023/24 triumph.He featured in 31 Bundesliga matches this season, scoring 10 goals as Leverkusen finished second behind Bayern in the title race.Wirtz has scored 57 goals in 197 games since making his Leverkusen debut aged just 17 after signing from Cologne in 2020.

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 29: (Lr) Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates after scoring the first goal with Jeremie Frimpong of Bayer Leverkusen during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD8 match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and AC Sparta Praha at BayArena on January 29, 2025 in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Captain Bruno Fernandes started Manchester United's match against Hong Kong on Friday despite mounting speculation over his future as they came from behind to win 3-1, with teenage substitute Chido Obi scoring twice.Beaten and booed off in Malaysia on Wednesday, Ruben Amorim's side were underwhelming in the first half of their second post-season friendly as they brought the curtain down on a dismal campaign. Having fallen behind to a soft goal, Obi struck with a smart turn and finish five minutes after the break and again with a glancing header on 82 minutes.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Ayden Heaven scored with a late header as United ended their Asia trip on a winning note.Manager Amorim, who took over from Erik ten Hag during the season but led United to a dismal 15th-placed finish in the Premier League, has plenty to ponder during the post-season break.Foremost among his concerns is the future of Fernandes, who is reportedly weighing up a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia.The Portugal international had a bright first half at the 40,000-capacity Hong Kong Stadium, which was about 85 percent full, before going off.Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho also started despite appearing to be heading towards the Old Trafford exit.Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund were the other regulars to feature from the off in southern China, where light rain all afternoon and evening made for a slick surface.Fernandes and Garnacho caught the eye in the first half against a Hong Kong team ranked 153rd in the world, but it was the hosts who took the lead in the 19th minute with their first attack.It was a mistake from United's stand-in goalkeeper Tom Heaton, who allowed a decent but saveable effort from Brazil-born Juninho to fly off him into the net.Amorim stood with his hands on his hips.As the rain came down and the wind picked up, his compatriot Fernandes should have scored when clean through but opted for a Hollywood finish and was denied.Winger Amad Diallo, who made an obscene gesture to fans in Kuala Lumpur after suffering personal abuse, came on with Obi for the second half as Amorim made wholesale changes.Garnacho and Fernandes both made way, for what could be their final time in a United shirt.

HONG KONG, CHINA - MAY 30: Chido Obi of Manchester United (L) celebrates after scoring his 2nd goal with Mason Mount of Manchester United (R) during the match between Manchester United and Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Hong Kong, China.

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Paris will deploy thousands of police officers during the Champions League football final between...

Paris will deploy thousands of police officers during the Champions League football final between home favourites Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich on Saturday, French police said Friday."A massive deployment in the capital and its surroundings, with 5,400 personnel mobilised ... that's enormous," Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said in an interview with Le Parisien daily.Many of the officers will be deployed on the French capital's Champs-Elysees avenue and around PSG's home stadium Parc des Princes on the southwestern edge of the city, he said.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The game is the climax to the European season and despite enormous spending, PSG have never won the most glamorous prize in European club football.This is PSG's only second final since the transformative Qatari takeover of the team from the French capital in 2011.

Police provide security at the Arc de Triomphe in Place Charles de Gaulle at night in Paris, France, on January 6, 2025.

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Raffaele Palladino left Fiorentina on Friday after his contract with the Serie A club was termina...

Raffaele Palladino left Fiorentina on Friday after his contract with the Serie A club was terminated in a surprise announcement."ACF Fiorentina can confirm that Raffaele Palladino’s contract, as well as those of his backroom team, has today been terminated by mutual consent," the club said in a statement.Palladino leaves Fiorentina less than a month after extending his contract with the Florence-based club by a year to 2027.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The 41-year-old replaced Vincenzo Italiano last summer and guided Fiorentina to sixth in Serie A and qualification for the Conference League, a competition the 'Viola' exited in the semi-finals this season.Italian media report that it was Palladino who decided to resign, due to a tense relationship with sporting director Daniele Prade.

UDINE, ITALY - MAY 25: Manager Raffaele Palladino of Fiorentina looks on at the Serie A match between Udinese and Fiorentina at Stadio Friuli on May 25, 2025 in Udine, Italy.

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Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said his club are being "patient" as they wait for t...

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said his club are being "patient" as they wait for the verdict on charges of alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules.City were referred to an independent commission in February 2023 over the charges, which the club strongly deny.The case was heard between September and December last year but no decision has yet been announced.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>City could face a points deduction, a heavy fine or even relegation from the Premier League if they are found guilty."Well, I suppose the only thing I can say is we still don't have a ruling," Khaldoon said this week."Once there's a ruling, I'll be able to speak about it. Until then we just have to be patient, and it'll come, and we will talk about it, I promise you, once we have the ruling."The investigation, which resulted in more than 100 charges being made against City, started back in 2018.City were charged with failing to report accurate financial information for nine seasons stretching from 2009-10 to 2017-18, as well as failing to provide full details of former manager Roberto Mancini's pay between 2009-10 and 2012-13.They are also charged with failing to provide full details of remuneration in contracts with players between 2010-11 and 2015-16, and with failing to co-operate with the investigation over a period from 2018 to 2023.The club said at the time the charges were laid that they welcomed the opportunity for a commission "to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of our position".City won the Champions League at the end of the season the charges were laid, securing themselves a place in FIFA's expanded 32-team Club World Cup which starts next month.World players' union FIFPRO has criticised the scheduling of the competition amid player welfare concerns and, along with Europe's domestic leagues organisation, has filed legal complaints against FIFA over a lack of consultation around the international match calendar.Despite that, Khaldoon insists the club are taking the competition seriously and treating it as the official start of next season rather than an extension of the current one."This is a very, very serious competition. In the summer, the whole world will be watching this," he said."A big number of the top teams in the world will be competing in this tournament and I can assure you, we're going to give it our best shot."

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 20:Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak applauds his side as they come onto the pitch during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and AFC Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on May 20, 2025 in Manchester, England.

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Marco Baroni has stepped down as Lazio coach after failing to obtain European football for next s...

Marco Baroni has stepped down as Lazio coach after failing to obtain European football for next season, the Serie A club's sporting director revealed on Friday.Baroni leaves after taking Lazio to seventh in his single season in charge, having dropped out of the European places on the final day of the season with a home defeat to Lecce."Baroni has decided for personal reasons to leave," Angelo Fabiani told Rome-based newspaper Il Messaggero.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"We had a good season and were in contention for Champions League qualification until the final day of the season."Fabiani added that Lazio were committed to strengthening the squad even without the extra earnings from continental competition.Baroni took over in summer 2024 after Lazio went through three coaches last season: Maurizio Sarri, Giovanni Martusciello and Igor Tudor.Italian media report that Sarri, who hasn't coached since leaving Lazio in March last year, could return to the their dugout as a replacement for Baroni.

MILAN, ITALY - MAY 18: Marco Baroni Head Coach of SS Lazio gestures during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SS Lazio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 18, 2025 in Milan, Italy.

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Sampdoria could escape their first ever relegation to Italy's third division after Brescia were hit with a four-point deduction on Thursday.Sampdoria drew their final game of the Serie B season 0-0 on May 13 to finish 18th in the 20-team division. The bottom three are all relegated while the teams in 16th and 17th meet in a two-leg playoff. Brescia finished two points and three places above Samp but on Thursday were punished by an Italian Football Federation (FIGC) tribunal for accounting and administrative infractions.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Brescia dropped to 18th and face immediate relegation while Samp are heading for a two-legged play-off against Salernitana.The two matches are scheduled for June 15 and 20 June, which gives Brescia time to appeal.Sampdoria were Italian champions in 1991 and European Cup finalists the following year. They are one of seven Italian clubs who have played all their football in Serie A or Serie B and never dropped into Serie C.Sampdoria were relegated to Serie B in 2023. They were close to going bust but were saved by current president Matteo Manfredi and former Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani, who has since exited the club.The club's majority shareholder is Singaporean businessman Joseph Tey.Samp made the promotion playoffs last season but posted a loss of 40.7 million euros in their 2024 accounts.Club icons Alberico Evani and Attilio Lombardo were hired as coaches in April in an attempt to save Samp from the drop after significant transfer market activity both last summer and in January.Evani is Samp's fourth head coach of the season after Andrea Pirlo, Andrea Sottil and Leonardo Semplice.

Players of UC Sampdoria line up for a team photo during the Serie B match between SS Juve Stabia and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Romeo Menti Castellammare Di Stabia Italy on 13 May 2025.

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