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Good Morning,

Man United owners now confident of remaining in control, Juventus has an important week, Everton feeling pressure from rivals, Continental Clasico questions, Boehly has intervention with Chelsea squad, West Ham considering Carrick for HC, Wrexham’s Reynolds wants to buy another team, Roma sack CEO amid probes, Barcelona’s Laporta calls Real Madrid the ‘team of the regime’, and Haaland as a Pokemon.

Let’s get on with it.

Table Tops

Fixtures We’re Watching

• Chelsea v Real Madrid (Prediction & Preview)

• Napoli v Milan (Prediction & Preview)

• Wrexham v Yeovil Town

• Millwall v Birmingham

• Alanyaspor v Galatasaray

• Al Hilal v Al Nassr

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup

• Man United takeover latest: Glazers increasingly confident of remaining owners (DM)

• Juventus enter the most important week of their season (FI)

• Everton’s rivals pushing for club to get points deduction (WST)

• Italian Referees Association appoint new President after scandal (FI)

• Five questions for the Continental Clasico (USSP)

• West Ham United interested in manager, Michael Carrick, who has excelled in Championship this season (CO)

• MLS Season Pass would improve if MLS changes its format (WST)

• Todd Boehly lays into “embarrassing” Chelsea players with major intervention to try and save season (CO)

• Ryan Reynolds keen to replicate Wrexham success by buying another sports team (FM)

• Roma sack CEO amid probe into transfer deals (ESPN)

• Barcelona's Laporta calls Real Madrid the 'team of the regime' (WST)

• FC Twente announces Joseph Oosting as new coach (DSS)

Transfer Rumors

• Manchester United keen on potential £130m-plus Bellingham transfer (CO)

• Veteran Real Madrid midfielder, Kroos, extends contract until 2024 (CO)

• Inter Milan ready to make move for 31-year-old Liverpool star, Firmino (CO)

• PSG enquire about availability of Inter midfielder Nicolo Barella (90MIN)

• Aston Villa to battle Brighton for Reiss Nelson as Arsenal line up Premier League star as transfer replacement (SUN)

• Eintracht Frankfurt considering Montpellier’s Elye Wahi as Randal Kolo Muani replacement (GFFN)

• Man City’s Kyle Walker on radar of surprise Premier League club Aston Villa (CO)

• Real Madrid identify Chelsea quartet as targets; Mount, Kovacic, James, Loftus-Cheek (FM)

• Udinese on verge of signing FC Cincinnati striker Brenner (FI)

• Xavi Hernandez pleads with Barcelona to make extra effort to bring in Villarreal defender, Juan Foyth (FE)

• Newcastle preparing bid for 23-year-old Torino defender, Perr Schuurs, who’s also a transfer target for Liverpool (CO)

• Ndicka agrees to terms of a deal with Roma (FI)

• Barcelona and Inter Milan in talks over transfer swap deal involving two of their top midfield stars, Kessie and Brozovic (SUN)

• Brentford Captain Pontus Jansson to rejoin Malmo when contract ends this summer (BBC)

• ‘Perfect for Spanish football’ – Ligue 1 star, Jonathan David, is keen on La Liga move (FE)

Data Based

• The 7 biggest Premier League title collapses: Arsenal, Newcastle, Man Utd (PF)

• Ranking every Premier League manager by their PPG this season (365)

Offsides

• Real Madrid star Federico Valverde facing 12-match ban for punching rival after alleged sick joke about unborn child (SUN)

• Fake scouting agencies brought down after police make 11 arrests in Granada (FE)

• Rafael Leao and clubs condemn vile online abuse of Theo Hernandez (FI)

• Dani Alves suffers fresh blow in sexual assault case as judge rejects legal team’s proposal (FE)

On The Ball

• Calvo: ‘Juventus NextGen project is paying off’ (FI)

• Offshore cash and huge loans: leak reveals how Roman Abramovich funded Chelsea’s success (TG)

• Bayern Munich are working on a sponsorship deal with BMW (BFW)

• Inter may offer Champions League bonus to the squad (FI)

Fantasyland

Throw Ins

• The unknown Norwegians who turned Erling Haaland into a dead-eyed killer (DM)

• Barcelona’s expectation levels for exciting La Masia youngster “are on par with Lionel Messi” (FE)

• Hayden Hackney: Middlesborough’s Revelation in Midfield (BTL)

• De Zerbi on why there is always more pressure in Serie A than Premier League (FI)

• Chelsea make the most expensive substitution in football history against Brighton (90MIN)

Injury Time

• Barca confirm Sergi Roberto injury blow (FM)

• Milan fear losing Giroud for vital UCL quarter-final clash with Napoli (FI)

• Chelsea duo, Kante & Silva, back in training ahead of Real Madrid clash (CO)

• Sergio Canales to miss crucial period of Real Betis’ season as four-match suspension is upheld (FE)

Rankings

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