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FIFA unveils the 2026 World Cup logo, Klopp gets banned, Everton could be sold next week, MLS awards next franchise to San Diego, FA want Toney’s ban to be worldwide, Premier League nominees for player of the season, Man City appeals charges, and is it a trophy or a chick wing?

Let’s get on with it.

Table Tops

Fixtures We’re Watching

• Freiburg v Wolfsburg

• Cadiz v Real Valladolid

• Sassuolo v Monza

• Lyon v Monaco

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup

• Klopp receives two-match touchline ban and fine for referee outburst (TG)

• Everton could be sold for $745m as early as next week (WST)

• MLS awards expansion to San Diego for '$500MILLION' with Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour (DM)

• Toney suspension: Why the FA will apply to FIFA to make ban worldwide (SKY)

• Player release date for Women’s World Cup agreed but FA set to stick to plans (TG)

• Premier League reveal the nominees for Player of the Season (DM)

• Man City appeal charges because lawyer involved is Arsenal fan (WST)

• FIFA reveals 2026 World Cup brand logo (SSFC)

Transfer Rumors

• Man City lining up £85m transfer for World Cup star, Josko Gvardiol (SUN)

• PSG line up move for Napoli defender, Kim Min-Jae, who is attracting interest from Premier League giants (CO)

• Atlanta United agrees to sell Brazilian winger Luiz Araújo to Flamengo for $10million (DM)

• Jude Bellingham’s brother Jobe agrees £3m transfer with Sunderland (SUN)

• AC Milan progressing with talks to sign Ruben Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea (90MIN)

• Sassuolo eye up two Juventus players for possible Frattesi deal (FI)

• West Ham lining up deal to sign Man United star Harry Maguire (CO)

• Real Sociedad tie down key defender, Igor Zubeldia, to six-year deal (FE)

• Interest from Spain, Italy and Germany for Lyon’s Sinaly Diomandé (GFFN)

• Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr will be rewarded with a new mega-money contract this summer (DM)

• PSV want to offer Xavi Simons new deal in effort to stave off interest from Arsenal and others(CO)

• Liverpool to open contract talks with Trent Alexander-Arnold to extend him past 2025 (CO)

Data Based

• The 9 players to win the World Cup and Champions League in the same season (PF)

• Das Ziel! The Bundesliga is Going Goal Crazy (OA)

Offsides

• 'Extraordinary, ugly scenes': Fan trouble after West Ham reach ECL final (SKY)

• Jack Grealish drops F-bomb live on CBS after Manchester City dismantled Real Madrid (DM)

• Joey Barton banned by the FA following a rant towards match official (CO)

• Marseille’s Dimitri Payet handed five-game ban for slap (GFFN)

• Footballer dies on the pitch after horror crash with goal post before hero doctor and referee bring him back to life (SUN)

On The Ball

• Incoming CEO James Bisgrove wants to make Rangers ‘dominant club in Scotland’ (STV)

• LaLiga clubs post loss of €140M on income that exceeded €4.8B (SB)

• Inside Charlton’s takeover chaos as Thomas Sandgaard agrees to sell up but doubts over future remain (TS)

• Spirit owner Michele Kang sets vision for future of women’s soccer with new global football group (TA)

Coaches Box

• Nantes target Patrick Vieira as next head coach (GFFN)

• Swansea’s Martin one of leading contenders for Southampton job (SKY)

• Top managerial candidate for Tottenham, Xabi Alonso, confirms he is staying at Leverkusen next year (CO)

Throw Ins

• FIFA unveils 2026 World Cup branding: How it compares to previous tournaments (TA)

• 'Tackling the Stigma' - Sky Sports investigates football's mental health issues (SKY)

• Do football managers matter? (TA)

Injury Time

• Jude Bellingham a doubt for Borussia Dortmund’s game against Augsburg (GGFN)

• Barcelona to be without three key players in crucial Real Sociedad clash (FE)

• Sassuolo lose Lauriente’ for the season (FI)

• Martin Braithwaite set to miss final few weeks of Espanyol’s season (FE)

• Lisandro Martinez will miss Argentina's Asia tour as he bids to return for man United pre-season (DM)

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