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Sevilla win Europa League and earn Champions League spot, LA Galaxy fire president after awful start, UEFA planning transfer cap, Toulouse’s tough spot, Espanyol taking LaLiga refs to court over relegation, Rival fans for FA Cup final urged to take separate routes to Wembley, Juventus agrees to plea deal, Benzema is taking the money and running, and Mourinho’s sideline skirmishes are truly football heritage.

Let’s get on with it.

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Table Tops

Fixtures We’re Watching

• Sarmiento v Newell’s Old Boys

• Arsenal Sarandi v Boca Juniors

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup

• LA Galaxy fire president Chris Klein after awful start to MLS season (DM)

• UEFA plan cap on transfer fees and wages amid fears over Premier League dominance (MN)

• Toulouse could be deprived of European football next season because of AC Milan (GFFN)

• Espanyol to take La Liga referees to court over relegation (FE)

• FA Cup final rival fans urged to use separate routes to Wembley (BBC)

• USMNT to play October friendlies against Germany, Ghana (SSFC)

• Juventus set to avoid further points deduction (GIFN)

Transfer Rumors

• Karim Benzema to leave Real Madrid after 14 years following huge offer from Saudi club Al Ittihad (CO)

• Chelsea star Mason Mount agrees personal terms with Manchester United as Red Devils prepare formal offer (TS)

• Man Utd looking to trump Chelsea and PSG to sign Sporting Lisbon star, Manuel Ugarte (FT)

• Milan prepare long-term contract extension for GK Mike Maignan (FI)

• Atletico Madrid close to renewing striker Morata despite interest from Serie A sides (FE)

• Manchester City in talks to sign Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea (TG)

• Eintracht Frankfurt sign Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe from PSG (GGFN)

• Juventus leading the race to sign Pulisic (WST)

• Perisic regrets joining Tottenham and wants Inter return (FI)

• Arsenal make 'lucrative offer' for Spanish wonderkid Ivan Fresneda amid Borussia Dortmund interest (DM)

• N’Golo Kanté’s Chelsea future unclear amidst Saudi interest (GFFN)

• Brighton agree a four-year deal with summer free agent Mahmoud Dahoud (DM)

Data Based

• Most Shots Without a Goal? Most Minutes Without Completing a Pass? The Premier League’s Unwanted Season Awards (OA)

• The standout trends of the 2022/23 Bundesliga season (BN)

• Cholismo 2.0: This Time It’s Possession-Based (OA)

Offsides

• FC Metz youth academy prospect mortally wounds 15-year-old rival player at international tournament in Frankfurt (GFFN)

• TV fraud gang jailed for illegally streaming Premier League games (BBC)

• Richarlison gets giant pigeon inked on his neck as Tottenham fans say flop has ‘more tattoos than goals’ (SUN)

On The Ball

• Chelsea in talks over new multi-year front-of-shirt sponsor deal (CO)

• Bayern Munich announce Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as a new member of the supervisory board (GGFN)

• Suning inject further €41m investment into Inter (FI)

• Liverpool closing in on deal to buy back Melwood training ground for women’s team (TS)

• Saudi Prince bought Sheffield United for £1, now it’s worth £75M just a decade later (SUN)

Coaches Box

• Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou emerges as leading contender for Tottenham job (TS)

• Steven Gerrard on radar of prospective new Leeds owners (FLW)

• Girona tie down manager Michel Sanchez to new contract after brilliant campaign (FE)

• Napoli make fresh contact for Julian Nagelsmann (GIFN)

• Frank Schmidt and Tiny Heidenheim: A Real-life Football Manager Fairytale? (OA)

Throw Ins

• How the same FA penalty study helped decide two play-off finals (TA)

• Premier League 2022-23 review: young players of the season (TG)

• People are only just realising why Sheffield Wednesday are called ‘Wednesday’ (SUN)

• The year that sportswashing won: A season that changed football forever (IN)

Injury Time

• Luton captain to leave hospital after collapsing (ESPN)

• RB Leipzig’s André Silva to miss the DFB Pokal final (GGFN)

• Preston North End striker, Ched Evans, set for return next season after surgery for serious medical condition (BBC)

• Bayer Leverkusen’s Amine Adli will miss the beginning of the 2023/24 season (GGFN)

Rankings

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