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• PSG star Marquinhos reveals message he received from Gabriel after consoling Arsenal star following Champions League final penalty miss4 June 2026, 2:52 pm
  Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos ran over to embrace Gabriel moments after he blazed his spot-kick over the bar. It was a touching moment between two Brazil team-mates.
  
• Grinning Andoni Iraola leaves Liverpool's training ground after finalising two-year deal to replace Arne Slot - as former Reds star names FIVE managers he would rather they had hired4 June 2026, 2:39 pm
  The Spaniard is expected to join on an initial two year deal to replace Arne Slot , who parted company with the Reds last week just 12 months on from winning the club's 20th top-flight title.
  
• Tropical storm threatens to wreak havoc at World Cup's opening game with players already facing sweltering heat4 June 2026, 2:12 pm
  This summer's soccer festival is finally set to begin next Thursday, with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in the very first match at Estadio Banorte in Coyoacan, Mexico City.
  
• Footage of England's World Cup opponents Panama training goes viral - convincing fans the Three Lions will thrash team ranked 33rd in the world4 June 2026, 1:32 pm
  Concerns were raised over the quality on show at the Rommel Fernandez Gutierrez Stadium, as Panama prepare to face England in the group stage of the World Cup later this month.
  
• Championship rivals set for transfer tug-of-war over £1m-rated Liverpool midfielder, 22, after his impressive spell in Scottish Premiership4 June 2026, 1:03 pm
  He has spent the last two seasons on loan in the Scottish Premiership with Dundee United, where he won their young player of the year award, and is ready to make his next move a permanent one.
  
• Man United agree new one-year deal with Tom Heaton, 40 - who has not played a first team game in over THREE years - as veteran prepares to enter his 21st season as a professional footballer4 June 2026, 12:56 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: Heaton, 40, has only made three appearances since returning to his boyhood club in the summer of 2021 and last played for United in February 2023.
  
• Pep was the boy who cried wolf! Man City chairman says Guardiola threatened to leave '100 times'... but this season he knew he was serious4 June 2026, 12:44 pm
  Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak likened Pep Guardiola to an Aesop's Fable after threatening to quit '100 times' across his decade as manager.
  
• Thomas Partey's rape claims were a Premier League open secret - but now it's all public. Now England must decide whether their stars will shake his hand at the World Cup, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI4 June 2026, 11:51 am
  There weren't many fans at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday. For a friendly between Wales and Ghana, maybe that wasn't a shock, but you'd be surprised how much noise can be generated.
  
• Sir Alex Ferguson, 84, is seen for the first time since being rushed to hospital from Man United match and missing public appearances4 June 2026, 11:35 am
  It marks a happy turn since his worry in March, when he was taken to hospital after falling ill at Old Trafford ahead of United's 3-2 win over Liverpool.
  
• Ultimate guide to the 2026 World Cup: All 48 teams' squads, star players, key stats, managers and who's going to win it all - everything you need to know about the biggest show on earth in one place4 June 2026, 11:32 am
  Daily Mail Sport's writers, in collaboration with DEEP DIVE, provide a guide to the teams at this summer's blockbuster tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico - the biggest World Cup ever.
  
• Bobby Tambling dead at 84: Chelsea legend, who was record goalscorer for four decades before being overtaken by Frank Lampard, passes away after long illness4 June 2026, 10:26 am
  Chelsea's former record goalscorer Bobby Tambling has died at the age of 84 following a long illness, and after being diagnosed with dementia. 
  
• Tottenham to launch new bid for Brighton star Jan Paul van Hecke after seeing opening offer rebuffed - as Seagulls slap £70MILLION price tag on defender4 June 2026, 9:18 am
  Brighton value the 25-year-old Netherlands international at close to £70million but he only has one year left on his contract.
  
• Alan Brazil reveals he's had a liver transplant - and his heart stopped beating on the operating table - after years of all-day drinking sessions4 June 2026, 9:18 am
  TalkSPORT legend Alan Brazil has revealed his life-saving surgery was a liver transplant. Brazil appeared from home, with his face slimmed from the surgery.
  
• Real Madrid WILL sign Erling Haaland if I am elected, guarantees club's presidential candidate as fight with Florentino Perez heats up - and long-standing chief recruits new boss Jose Mourinho for his re-election campaign4 June 2026, 8:39 am
  Riquelme boldly held up a Madrid shirt with Haaland's name on the back during a campaign appearance on television, leading to a furious response from Man City, who said they are considering legal action.
  
• England have a World Cup problem emerging - Thomas Tuchel's defence doesn't include enough defenders, writes CRAIG HOPE4 June 2026, 8:19 am
  CRAIG HOPE: Thomas Tuchel has spoken a lot about his NFL-style 'special team', a unit of attacking reinforcements deployed when chasing a game.