🚨 EXCL: Tottenham Hotspur reach agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion to sign Jan Paul van Hecke. Deal for 26yo #Netherlands int’l worth £52m fixed, no add-ons. Luka Vuskovic situation separate; 2nd #BHAFC offer worth £35m rejected by #THFC @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/7341710…

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Tottenham have entered the race to sign Sandro Tonali! 💣🇮🇹 De Zerbi wants Tonali as new star for the midfield, ideal to step up #THFC level. Spurs ready to face Man City and Arsenal in the race for Tonali for new ambitious project to prove their intentions.

🚨💣 EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid reach verbal agreement to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea, HERE WE GO! Verbal agreement in place between all parties, player too — he’s the left back wanted by Mourinho. Details to follow. Cucurella leaves #CFC and joins Madrid after World Cup. ⚪️🇪🇸

18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi in his WC debut vs Brazil: -91% pass accuracy (60/66) -100% pass accuracy in the final third (16/16) -6 ball recoveries -5 interceptions -9 duels won A star is born 💫

CHOOSE SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆 @ScotlandNT @LewisCapaldi

Big John's Bosh Around The World 🌎 48 teams. 48 boshes. No autocue. Bosh.

🚨WOLVES HAVE SACKED ROB EDWARDS❌ Rob Edwards only found out about his sacking after members of his family saw rumours of his replacement on social media and Edwards called the club to ask about the rumours😳

"Total GALACTICO" "Cristiano Ronaldo level superstar" "In the category of Zidane, Figo and Beckham" The player was Julian Alvarez!

BREAKING: Atletico Madrid have rejected a €150m bid from Real Madrid for forward Julián Alvarez 🚨

Manchester United could have the best centre back duo in the world if they sign Romero! 🇦🇷💫

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer says the Government will allow pubs to serve outdoor pints and screen matches in their beer gardens for the World Cup

Highest-rated centre-back in each season since Virgil van Dijk made his Premier League debut: 🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk - 2015/16 ⭐️ 🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk - 2016/17 ⭐️ 🇩🇪 Shkodran Mustafi - 2017/18 🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk - 2018/19 ⭐️ 🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk - 2019/20 ⭐️ 🇫🇷 Kurt Zouma - 2020/21 🇨🇲 Joel Matip - 2021/22 🇯🇲 Ethan Pinnock - 2022/23 🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk - 2023/24 ⭐️ 🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk - 2024/25 ⭐️ 🇧🇷 Gabriel Magalhães - 2025/26 Virgil van Dijk has finished as the highest-rated centre-back in six of the 11 seasons since his Premier League debut. 🤯💪

Iraola in his first interview saying he's excited about senior players being at the World Cup because it means he gets a chance to work with the young players at the start of pre-season. I love him already.

What does it say about the way football has changed that English supporters don’t support English clubs in Europe any more? dailymail.com/sport/football…

If EVERY VAR call was changed to the correct decision, Arsenal still would have won the Premier League ahead of Manchester City, with 81 points. [@TheAthleticFC] 🏆 ✅

From @TheAthleticFC: If referee calls had been correct, the Premier League title race would have entered the final match round with Manchester City two points clear of Arsenal, according to our analysis of key match decisions. nyti.ms/4ubgd6I

🚨 Liverpool confirm Ibrahima Konate will leave upon the expiry of his contract this summer, as exclusively reported. Konate made a total of 183 appearances and scored seven goals in five years at Anfield. Contract talks stalled due to a gulf over terms with Liverpool now intent on utilising the budget on squad reinforcements. There is faith in both Giovanni Leoni and Jeremy Jacquet. 🗣️ "Konate will depart with our gratitude and appreciation for the contribution he made and everyone at the club wishes him the best for the future."

🌍 | Team of the season The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League came to a thrilling end last night, which can only mean one thing: our #UCL TOTS is in 🤩

Luis Enrique becomes only the fourth manager this century to win 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀 UCL titles 🏆👔 Legends 👏