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• Barry Bannan's WIFE hits out at Millwall manager Alex Neil as they are knocked out of Championship play-offs - and drops shock transfer hint12 May 2026, 6:40 pm
  Chloe Bannan took a potshot at Neil and then hastily deleted her X account after the Lions were beaten 2-0 by Hull City in the Championship play-offs.
  
• Hearts boss Derek McInnes 'expects' Celtic to beat Motherwell and is braced for a final-day title shootout12 May 2026, 6:39 pm
  Derek McInnes has already psyched himself for a last-day title shootout at Celtic Park - even though his Hearts side could be crowned Premiership champions tonight.
  
• Danny Rohl is starting to look like a busted flush ... and Ibrox chairman Andrew Cavenagh can't afford another bad call12 May 2026, 6:31 pm
  Bringing in Danny Rohl as Rangers manager was an unsightly mess.
  
• Tynecastle fairytale is property of all Jambos, from the pie stalls to the pitch12 May 2026, 6:30 pm
  From the pie stalls at Tynecastle to the pitch, everyone at Hearts deserves to be part of their own proper footballing fairytale this term.
  
• Moment referee is left CONFUSED at VAR during controversial decision to rule out West Ham's stoppage-time equaliser against Arsenal as full audio from season's most dramatic incident is revealed12 May 2026, 6:28 pm
  The ref asked to be given a 'clue' as he reviewed footage of Callum Wilson's stoppage-time equaliser, which he eventually ruled out.
  
• Iran seizes assets of 'Asian Maradona' after former Bayern Munich star was branded a 'traitor' to his country for 'supporting the enemy'12 May 2026, 5:49 pm
  The star, nicknamed the 'Asian Maradona' after Argentina legend Diego, played for Bayern Munich between 2005 and 2007, while he also featured for the likes of Al-Ahli and Schalke.
  
• Is Celtic's NEXT boss standing in the way of them taking the fight for THIS year's Scottish title to the final day?12 May 2026, 5:20 pm
  There are some things which really don't age well. The narrative which surrounded the opening weekend of the Scottish Premiership season, for one.
  
• Xabi Alonso does not have the force of personality required to prise the soul of Chelsea back from the Americans in suits... but there IS one manager who's perfect for the job, writes IAN HERBERT12 May 2026, 4:40 pm
  A moment during Chelsea's recent draw with Burnley told you the club was drowning in incompetence and needed a new manager capable of speaking truth to those American owners.
  
• Man United Confidential: Revealed - Michael Carrick moves closer to top job after Andoni Iraola development, Marcus Rashford latest, City take lead in transfer battle for German star and Cristiano Ronaldo's rubbish causes a stir12 May 2026, 4:17 pm
  United's squad are known to have been talking amongst themselves about who might get the job if Carrick doesn't.
  
• US soccer legend Alex Morgan and her husband announce major family news12 May 2026, 4:15 pm
  Morgan, the fifth-highest scorer in US women's national team history, retired from professional soccer in September 2024 after winning two World Cups and one Olympic gold medal.
  
• 'I'll never get tired of it... it was a special night': DARREN MOORE reveals the secrets of the Sheffield Wednesday 'miracle' play-off comeback from 4-0 down - and how 'hurtful' Dejphon Chansiri forced him out of the club anyway12 May 2026, 4:01 pm
  Darren Moore is beginning to realise that night will never leave him. Whether it is a chance encounter on the tube or when an epic sporting comeback is in the air or simply play-off season.
  
• Spain wield the axe and omit Euro-winning captain Alvaro Morata and Real Madrid star from their World Cup squad long-list - as ex-Chelsea star is told he's not even in the country's top 55 players12 May 2026, 3:43 pm
  Former Spain captain Alvaro Morata has reportedly been omitted from Luis de la Fuente's extended 55-man World Cup squad.
  
• Former Premier League manager, 78, announces surprising U-turn and WILL take charge of tiny nation at the World Cup this summer12 May 2026, 3:25 pm
  The 78-year-old had stood down as manager in February to care for his daughter, who has been battling cancer, just four months after leading the Caribbean nation to the World Cup.
  
• Mason Greenwood and girlfriend Harriet lead the footballers and WAGs at French football's big awards night - with a VERY controversial choice for player of the season prize12 May 2026, 3:23 pm
  In spite of his low numbers, the 28-year-old still did enough in the eyes of his colleagues to retain his title at the UNFP Trophies ceremony in Paris on Monday evening.
  
• Arsenal star set to miss the Champions League final and Premier League run-in with injury where he 'hurt himself' in 'pretty weak' challenge, according to Gary Neville12 May 2026, 3:07 pm
  He is believed to have suffered medial collateral ligament damage and would therefore miss two Premier League games and the Champions League final.