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Bayern Munich have won their eighth successive Bundesliga title after a 1-0 win over Werder Bremen yesterday. Making them now Won 30 Bundelisga titles, as many as all other German clubs combined.

If Pep Guardiola's Manchester city the  outgoing champions lose tonight against Arsenal, it would give Liverpool the chance to win the league at Goodison on Sunday.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has personally contacted Kai Havertz to sell the Bayer Leverkusen sensation on a move to Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has revealed he is "fully fit" ahead of the Premier League restart. Spurs' star man has not featured since suffering a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring in the New Year's Day defeat to Southampton.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer "saw and understood" that too many of the wrong players were being signed by Manchester United, according to PeterSchmeichel.
Schmeichel, who won five Premier League titles at Old Trafford, believes Solskjaer is beginning to return United's identity with the help of several on pitch chiefs.

The winners of the Coppa Italia final between Napoli and Juventus today  will have to help themselves to the trophy and medals because of coronavirus regulations.

David Silva will finish the season with Manchester City and hopefully receive a "proper farewell" later, manager Pep Guardiola

Gigi Buffon maintains he is ‘more fired up than ever’ precisely because he gets fewer opportunities to play for Juventus, as he could make Coppa Italia history tonight.
The 42-year-old goalkeeper has won five editions of this trophy, so a sixth would enable him to equal Roberto Mancini’s record.

Tanguy Kouassi has decided to sign for Bayern Munich on a 5-year contract,PSG's offer to Tanguy Kouassi was financially better than Bayern Munich's, but the French defender has still opted to move to the Bavarian giants.

Robert Lewandowski wants to see even more from Bayern Munich in the Champions League after sealing another Bundesliga title.

Gennaro Gattuso wants Napoli to ‘respect Juventus, but play to our strengths’ in the Coppa Italia Final, though he won’t let Hirving Lozano ‘ruin’ training with a bad attitude.

Mike Dean will referee the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park.

Gianluigi Buffon believes Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri will excel at the club next season after having time to develop his style with the players.

Bayern Leverkusen young player  Kai Havertz has been named the Bundesliga Player of the Month for May.

Olympique Lyonnais 20-year-old  defender Pierre Kalulu who is a free agent has arrived in Italy yesterday evening, as he will undergo a medical and sign a five-year contract with Milan.

John Terry has admitted that his father initially didn't want him to sign for Chelsea as the former Blues defender said his family tried to push him to join Manchester United.

Former top-flight referee Mark Clattenburg says the biggest challenge for referees in a behind-closed-doors environment will be the danger of relaxing too much.

Portugal have confirmed manager Fernando Santos has signed a new four-year contract, keeping him with the national team until  2024.

Pep Guardiola says he admires Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling for their positive impact on society and feels only “stupid people” think footballers should not have an opinion.

Manchester United have made contact with Willian's representatives to negotiate a free transfer for the 31-year-old Brazil forward, who is out of contract at Chelsea this summer.

Wissam Ben Yedder is said to have told Monaco he wants to leave the club - putting Arsenal and Manchester United on red alert.

Cadena SER report that Mohammed Salisu has stopped talks with Rennes & is now close to a move to Southampton instead.

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has opened talks with former club Napoli over 29-year-old Portuguese midfielder Allan.

Manchester United youngsters Teden Mengi and James Garner could feature against Tottenham after training with the first-team this week.

Football clubs are being asked to think inside the box and turn to environmentally friendly ways of filling up their empty stadiums for the rest of the season.

Gareth Bale's relationship with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has reached the point of no return, but the 30-year-old Wales forward remains happy in the Spanish capital.

Premier League players want their clubs to follow the FA's lead by committing to having at least one black, Asian or ethnic minority (BAME) coach on their first-team staff.

Bayern Munich AlphonsoDavies recorded a new top speed for a player this season, setting a new league record in the process, 36.5 km/h against Werder Bremen

Jadon Sancho's future at Borussia Dortmund remains uncertain after head coach Lucien Favre admitted the 20-year-old English forward was among players that could leave this summer.

Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Jadon Sancho
Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lucy Bronze and football stars from around Europe have released a powerful video to show their support for the fight against racism and discrimination, saying
"We are tired of discrimination. We are tired of protesting. We are tired of demanding social equality.

Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has 49 Premier League goals in 75 appearances. If he scores against Manchester City today  he'll be the sixth-fastest player to reach 50.

RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann insists Timo Werner, 24, is still in his side's plans for their Champions League campaign, despite the German forward having agreed a deal with Chelsea .

Pep Guardiola will not hold Kyle Walker’s lockdown indiscretions against him when the Premier League resumes, with the Manchester City manager saying he judges his players by what they do on the pitch.

Lionel Messi has now been directly involved in more league goals this season than any other player in Europe's top five leagues: 24 games, 21 goals and 14 assists.

Leicester City have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Lyon 's 23-year-old French striker Moussa Dembele.

Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell has criticised the Gunners over the uncertainty surrounding club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's future.

Denis Irwin has backed Manchester United to qualify for next season's Champions League, providing that they can win their next two Premier League fixtures.

Paderborn defeat to Union Berlin, SC yesterday night have make them the  first side to been relegated from the Bundesliga this season.

Chelsea have been boosted in their pursuit of Kai Havertz with Bayer Leverkusen saying they will not 'block' his exit, after the 21-year-old German midfielder said he wanted a new challenge.

Guardiola's side are back in action for the first time in over three months on Wednesday as the Premier League gets back under way, but the Man City boss is concerned for his players,“We are ready to play one game but three days after that and four days after that? We are not ready.

Marcus Rashford says the government's decision to perform a U-turn on free school meals for children over the summer holidays is "not the end of it" as he promised to keep speaking up. "I don't want this to be the end of it because I think there are more steps that need to be taken, so we just need to analyse the response.

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone claims Thomas Partey can play for "the best teams in Europe".The Ghanaian has been linked with a move away from the Spanish club with Arsenal and Manchester United linked.

Besiktas president Ahmet Nur Cebi has criticised Loris Karius for calling time on his loan period at the Turkish giants before the end of his two-year loan contract.I can say I'm very disappointed. His departure from the club wasn't right. He didn't want to be here. It was very disappointing."

Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey has allegedly emerged as a potential target for Manchester United.

David Silva has penned a short-term contract extension at Manchester City until the end of the season.

Lazio midfielder Luis Alberto has reportedly emerged as a potential transfer target for Barcelona.Reports in Spain suggest that Barcelona are considering making a bid for a player who has previously represented their 'B' team.

Chelsea have reportedly identified six players whom they are prepared to sell during the next transfer window. Emerson Palmieri, Michy Batshuayi, Victor Moses, Davide Zappacosta, Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko will also allowed to depart Stamford Bridge for a cut-price fee.