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• Spying Southampton dredge up Chelsea and Leeds' names in new plea to get BACK into the £200m Premier League play-off, as they finally say 'sorry' over scandal but say punishment is unfair20 May 2026, 1:22 pm
  Southampton have finally broken their silence after the club was sensationally kicked out of the Championship Play-Off Final for spying on Middlesbrough. 
  
• Eni Aluko is not included in ITV's star-studded World Cup line-up after her row with Ian Wright which saw him refuse to accept her apology20 May 2026, 1:20 pm
  ITV have confirmed their star-studded line-up for the World Cup - with the broadcaster looking to upstage the BBC for this summer's tournament.
  
• THE SALAH FILES, Part 1: The rocky road to the top. A humble home that built Mohamed Salah, where it went wrong at Chelsea and what Liverpool saw that no one else did20 May 2026, 1:11 pm
  THE SALAH FILES - PART ONE: It is wrong to say that Mohamed Salah's journey is a one-in-a-million story. The odds of this boy making it are in fact a lot greater than that.
  
• Revealed: How furious Southampton stars are considering SUING their own club over missing out on £250,000 bonus each in Spygate scandal20 May 2026, 1:07 pm
  The squad's senior leaders have discussed the matter and are said to be furious, not only because of the financial impact, but the sporting loss.
  
• Mikel Arteta built a team and a style of play and then rebooted it all in order to take it to the elite level - he and Arsenal have both been rewarded for their patience and turning a club lost into champions, writes IAN LADYMAN20 May 2026, 1:04 pm
  Arsenal have been rewarded for their own belief, steadfastness and patience. It has taken six-and-half years for Arteta to take Arsenal back to the top of the mountain but they are there now.
  
• Arsenal's all-nighter! Premier League-winning stars, led by Declan Rice, stay out until 5am after ending 22-year title wait - and mock rivals Man City with a water bottle in a nightclub20 May 2026, 1:04 pm
  Arsenal's triumphant players were spotted partying until daylight as they basked in the glory of the club's first Premier League title since 2004.
  
• PEP AND MAN CITY, THE UNTOLD DECADE: Part 2 - His troubled first season. Why 'nervous wreck' Guardiola 'set fire' to plans, banished overweight players... and went to war over the grass length, black nets, Yaya Toure, Joe Hart and referees20 May 2026, 1:04 pm
  At 45, Guardiola was at the peak of his powers, the genius City and their Spanish executive team had been prepared to wait for. He was the coach who made winning look easy. Wasn't he?
  
• Pep Guardiola reveals he will 'talk in the next days' to Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak about his future despite his imminent departure - as outgoing Spaniard bemoans his side's fixture congestion for title failure20 May 2026, 12:51 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN AT VITALITY STADIUM: Pep Guardiola will officially deliver news of his departure from Man City to chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak before the weekend.
  
• Now more trouble beckons for spying Southampton: Fans demand refunds for cancelled trips to £200m play-off final, cheating manager fears he will be sacked - and they didn't even win the games they spied for!20 May 2026, 11:51 am
  The club has also been hit with a four-point deduction ahead of next season. An appeal will be heard by an independent arbitration panel on Wednesday.
  
• Inside the mind of 'control freak' Southampton boss Tonda Eckert and his win-at-all-costs mentality: Spygate villain's obsession with rewatching opponents, tactical dossiers on rivals and the trait he got from his father20 May 2026, 11:24 am
  Tonda Eckert has always been a man for the details. Could this all-seeing coach really be unaware that one of his staff was collecting data from a golf course next to Boro's training ground?
  
• PEP AND MAN CITY, THE UNTOLD DECADE: Part 1 - The Real Guardiola. From putting 'the fear of God into you' to his astonishing generosity, those who know him best reveal their stories of the ultimate 'football genius'20 May 2026, 11:07 am
  This is chapter one of the untold story of Guardiola and his decade of Manchester City glory - starting with the enigmatic personality at the heart of it all...
  
• Inside Mikel Arteta's six-year journey to title glory: How he reconnected Arsenal team with the fanbase, cleared out the slackers, played the long game with William Saliba and the trick he used to persuade Declan Rice to join20 May 2026, 11:00 am
  When Arsene Wenger wrote his final programme notes as Arsenal manager he sprinkled in advice for whoever would follow him into the job. 'Move the club forward with your own ideas,' he said.
  
• Revealed: Details of Arsenal's trophy parade after Gunners end 22-year wait for league title20 May 2026, 10:10 am
  ISAAN KHAN: The Gunners' 22-year wait for the league title was ended on Tuesday after Bournemouth drew to Man City, giving the north London club an unassailable lead.
  
• IAN LADYMAN: The surprising rumour I'm hearing ahead of Thomas Tuchel's England squad announcement - find out exclusively in our brand-new newsletter World Cup Unfiltered20 May 2026, 9:23 am
  The rumour mill has been in full swing but in just three days the speculation will end and clarity will ensue as Thomas Tuchel selects the 26 England players he believes can win the World Cup.
  
• Predict who YOU think will win the 2026 World Cup with our simulator - and see which opponents England could face in the knock-outs (as well as when we may face dreaded rivals Germany!)20 May 2026, 9:03 am
  Will England get embarrasingly knocked out in the group stages, or will they cruise through all the way and be crowned champions? Use our predictor to see who you think will win...