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• Pop star Kacey Musgraves leads furious FIFA backlash as popular m Dallas mural is painted over for World Cup16 May 2026, 10:06 pm
  The 'Whaling Wall 82' was an 82-foot, 164-foot wde mural of six humpback wales that had been painted in 1999 by a conservationist artist called Wyland.
  
• Revealed: Prince William's cheeky message for Pep Guardiola as Man City boss celebrates winning his 20TH major trophy since joining the club a decade ago16 May 2026, 10:04 pm
  He was on domestic cup duty on Saturday as City saw off the challenge of Chelsea to win their second trophy this season, following a Carabao Cup triumph over Arsenal in March.
  
• Michael Carrick heaps praise on Man United's top transfer target Elliot Anderson as head coach-in-waiting plots summer midfield rebuild16 May 2026, 10:02 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: United want Anderson as the cornerstone of their midfield rebuild to replace Casemiro, but are aware that Forest will demand in excess of £100m for the England star
  
• Arsenal star insists there is 'no other option' but to finally win the Premier League with the Gunners on the verge of title ahead of Burnley clash16 May 2026, 9:30 pm
  ISAAN KAHN: The Gunners face Burnley on Monday knowing a victory piles intense pressure on Manchester City, who would then hand Arsenal the title if they then fail to beat Bournemouth.
  
• Chelsea set to appoint Xabi Alonso: Blues reach full agreement to make Liverpool icon their new manager after FA Cup heartbreak at Wembley16 May 2026, 8:56 pm
  KIERAN GILL AND SIMON JONES: Alonso is expected to sign a four-year contract, which is currently being finalised with an announcement to follow.
  
• Leading Celtic to title glory has given me a reason to live, says emotional Martin O'Neill16 May 2026, 8:51 pm
  Martin O'Neill insisted that the rekindling of his love affair with Celtic has given him a reason to live after leading the club to the most dramatic league title in their history.
  
• Hearts were broken, as the challengers accepted that it had happened AGAIN, writes IAN HERBERT - with champions Celtic all too happy to remind Derek McInnes and Co of past failures16 May 2026, 8:20 pm
  IAN HERBERT: They had been top of the table for months, bar the last seven minutes of the season. The outcome and the aftermath were wretched, in every way.
  
• Angry Hearts blast shameful scenes that 'embarrassed Scottish football'16 May 2026, 7:58 pm
  Hearts last night blasted the shameful scenes which tarnished the title decider at Celtic Park - branding the chaos at full-time as an 'embarrassment to Scottish football'.
  
• Hearts condemn ugly scenes that saw Celtic fans ATTACK their players: Scottish club call for 'the strongest action possible' with police investigating after their captain was PUNCHED by pitch invader16 May 2026, 7:40 pm
  A wild pitch invasion ensued following the final goal of the game, and some fans attacked the devastated Hearts players, with captain Lawrence Shankland seen being punched and kicked.
  
• Steven Gerrard admits Mohamed Salah's bombshell statement is 'damning' for Arne Slot after departing Reds star called for the return of 'heavy-metal attacking football'16 May 2026, 7:40 pm
  Salah appeared to take aim at Slot in a bombshell social media post on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Reds were beaten 4-2 by Aston Villa to heap the pressure on the Liverpool manager.
  
• Calum Crowe: These self-entitled morons seem to think they are a law unto themselves. It was a scene of shame rather than celebration16 May 2026, 7:09 pm
  Perhaps it was always destined to end this way. In a season which has frazzled the mind and left jaws on the floor at every turn, a straightforward finale was never on the cards.
  
• Celtic fans ATTACK Hearts players during wild pitch invasion after winning the league - with skipper Lawrence Shankland punched in shocking scenes16 May 2026, 6:21 pm
  Hearts players were allegedly attacked by Celtic fans during a pitch invasion at Celtic Park after the hosts won the Scottish Premiership in dramatic fashion.
  
• Man City claim their first Women's Super League title in a decade - but history-making forward faces uncertain future16 May 2026, 6:13 pm
  TARA ANSON-WALSH: City steamrolled West Ham with a 4-1 win to end the season on the perfect note, but how they build on this triumph may depend on the future of their goalscoring machine.
  
• Mohamed Salah appears to take aim at under pressure Liverpool boss Arne Slot with bombshell statement - insisting 'crumbling' team MUST return to 'heavy-metal attacking football' ahead of his Anfield farewell16 May 2026, 5:55 pm
  He wrote: 'I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there.
  
• Celtic boss Martin O'Neill admits full-time scenes when fans ran onto the pitch were 'pretty serious'16 May 2026, 5:52 pm
  Celtic boss Martin O'Neill admitted that the chaotic scenes at the end of the title-clinching win over Hearts were deeply concerning.