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Good Morning,

Big game day today…with the Man City/Arsenal match potentially having a major role in how the PL shakes out, Spurs players plan to refund supporters who traveled to Newcastle thrashing, Handball rule under scrutiny by UEFA board, Brightons transfer strategy is the envy of the PL, Pochettino in advanced talks for Chelsea job, and a ref got kicked in the crotch.

Let’s get on with it.

Table Tops

Fixtures We’re Watching

• Man City v Arsenal (Prediction & Stats)

• Inter v Juventus

• Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona

• Chelsea v Brentford

• West Ham v Liverpool

• Athletic Madrid v Mallorca

• Sheffield Utd v West Brom

• Philadelphia Union v LAFC

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup

• Spurs players set to refund supporters who made the trip to watch Sunday’s 6-1 humiliation at Newcastle (ESPN)

• FIFA blocks EPL request for temporary head injury substitutions (WST)

• Juventus 'could be kicked out of European competitions' by UEFA (DM)

• Dementia fund led by the Premier League is close to being agreed (DM)

• Handball rule under scrutiny again by UEFA board - ‘Nobody in the world understands’ (ESPN)

• Thomas Zilliacus confirms second offer to buy Manchester United still stands (FM)

• Fox unveils 2023 Women’s World Cup broadcast schedule (TA)

• UEFA president, Ceferin, says UCL matches in the U.S. are possible in the future (ESPN)

• Stade de France could see targeted power cuts during Coupe de France final (GFFN)

Transfer Rumors

• Leicester ace, Youri Tielemans, set for imminent switch to Serie A giants (CO)

• Barcelona and Atletico Madrid ready to battle for Bundesliga star, Daicha Kamada (FE)

• Brighton star, Evan Ferguson, commits future to Seagulls amid transfer speculation (CO)

• Milan and Napoli gearing up for summer race for Baldanzi (FI)

• PSG interested in signing Randal Kolo Muani (GFFN)

• Ivan Fresneda responds to Arsenal transfer interest and gives big hint he could join Gunners in summer (TS)

• Liverpool eyeing versatile Italian defender, Giorgio Scalvini, from Atalanta (CO)

• Monza planning new deal for Inter loanee Sensi (FI)

• Cengiz Ünder wants to stay at Marseille (GFFN)

• MLS transfer roundup: Primary Transfer Window deadline results (90MIN)

Data Based

• 6 stats that prove Wan-Bissaka is the best 1v1 defender in Europe (PF)

Offsides

• Italian referee Massa ‘kicked in crotch’ after Olympiacos-AEK Athens (FI)

• Investigation opened over fan attacks after Lyon-Marseille (GFFN)

• Atalanta’s De Roon infuriates Roma fans with Feyenoord joke (FI)

• Javier Aguirre reveals time he deliberately got match abandoned by telling player to feign injury (FE)

On The Ball

• How Brighton’s transfers have become the envy of the Premier League (TA)

• Saint-Étienne could be sold as early as this summer for as little as €32m (GFFN)

• AT&T secures US Soccer deal extension ahead of packed football schedule (IS)

• UEFA opens ticket sales for Champions League, Europa League and Conference League finals (IWF)

Coaches Box

• Source: Pochettino in advanced talks for Chelsea job (ESPN) but a pundit explains why he may not be ‘good fit’ for Chelsea (CO)

• Julian Nagelsmann ready for talks with Tottenham over manager role (FM)

• Atletico Madrid CEO Enrique Cerezo evaluates end of Diego Simeone’s cycle (FE)

• Lille’s Paulo Fonseca on Nice’s shortlist to replace Didier Digard (GFFN)

Throw Ins

• On-loan Chelsea defender included in EFL Championship Team of the Season (CO)

• Sergio Ramos fumes at Elon Musk on Twitter as billionaire is slated for ‘weekend failure masterclass’ (FE)

• MLS Franchise Rankings: Comparing the league’s best-ever teams across eras (TA)

Injury Time

• Reece James and Mason Mount set to miss rest of season as Chelsea suffer double injury blow (TS)

• Man City defender, Nathan Ake, missing from pre-Arsenal training photos (CO)

• Vlahovic suffers injury setback in Juventus training (FI)

• Atletico Madrid suffer further injury blows ahead of crucial season run-in (FE)

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