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• Kick spying Southampton OUT of £200m play-off final, say Middlesbrough in bombshell public statement, as they list 'only appropriate response' to the scandal15 May 2026, 4:07 pm
  Boro's bombshell statement, released on Friday, says kicking Saints out is the 'only appropriate response' over an issue that 'goes to the heart of sporting integrity and fair competition'.
  
• Willie Miller lifted the Scottish League title for Aberdeen back in 1985 ... 41 years later and we are still waiting on the next non-Old Firm team to win it15 May 2026, 4:07 pm
  First the clenched right fist punched the air. Then it was both arms raised aloft as this legend in red wheeled away from the penalty box and charged back towards the halfway line.
  
• Romeo Lavia responds to accusations Chelsea stars 'downed tools' to get rid of Liam Rosenior and whether winning the FA Cup would save their season15 May 2026, 4:00 pm
  KIERAN GILL: The 22-year-old midfielder read the criticism of himself and his Chelsea team-mates when they were accused of 'downing tools' in order to get rid of Liam Rosenior.
  
• 'The odds have always been against Hearts... but we've always come through': How miracle signings, Derek McInnes' mantra and a 1980s crooner took Scotland's 'nearly men' to the brink of smashing the Old Firm15 May 2026, 4:00 pm
  IAN HERBERT IN EDINBURGH: The Gorgie Boys' banner of McInnes carries the words 'In Del We Trust' and he has made it his mission to help supporters to exorcise this ghost.
  
• Inside England's World Cup base: How Thomas Tuchel's men have been left with 'League Two' facilities while neighbours Argentina secured an elite camp15 May 2026, 3:49 pm
  MIKE KEEGAN IN KANSAS CITY: We had only been in the Uber for 30 minutes but it felt like we had travelled to another planet.
  
• Mystery of Southampton's manager and the disappearing spy: Spot the difference on Manager of the Month award photos raises new questions as they face being kicked out of £200m play-off final15 May 2026, 3:35 pm
  The Southampton first-team analyst at the centre of allegations of spying was the only member of staff present in a Manager of the Month photo in March to not feature in subsequent pictures.
  
• Is this the craziest relegation battle ever? NINE teams could still go down ahead of their final two matches of LaLiga season15 May 2026, 3:32 pm
  Nine LaLiga sides are facing a nerve shredding end to the season with two relegation places still to be determined heading into the final match weeks.
  
• Choose YOUR England World Cup squad: With one week to go until Thomas Tuchel announces his 26-man team, which stars get a seat on the plane and who is left to watch from the sofa?15 May 2026, 3:32 pm
  Leaning towards Joe Gomez? What about Djed Spence and Newcastle's Lewis Miley? Should Dominic Calvert-Lewin stay at home? Tell us who you would pick...
  
• Matthijs De Ligt has surgery on complex six-month injury - which was only supposed to rule him out for one game - and now may miss the start of next season for Man United15 May 2026, 3:31 pm
  Manchester United defender Matthijs De Ligt has undergone surgery to cure a back problem that has kept him out of action since the end of November.
  
• Trump's World Cup threatens to be major flop with hotels left empty just weeks before tournament as fans avoid major US host cities15 May 2026, 2:49 pm
  Despite the hype surrounding the first-ever 48-team tournament, early booking data suggests the hospitality industry drastically overestimated the influx of traveling soccer fans this summer.
  
• 'It was Mum - and I could tell straight away... On air I still think Dad will be listening. Then I realise and feel hollow': SAM MATTERFACE opens up on his father's sudden death for the first time15 May 2026, 1:38 pm
  Matterface - the voice of ITV's England coverage this summer - lost his father last month. Driving his nine-year-old son Herbie home from tennis club one Friday night, he got the call we all dread.
  
• Manchester United hope to confirm Michael Carrick as their new manager within 48 hours - on two-year contract with an option to extend15 May 2026, 1:08 pm
  Manchester United are hoping to confirm Michael Carrick's appointment as head coach on a full-time basis before Sunday's final home game of the season against Nottingham Forest.
  
• With the eyes of the world watching, the ineptitude of Scottish referees may well have decided the title race. This has to be a seminal moment for VAR in Scottish football15 May 2026, 1:05 pm
  A few years ago, whilst he was the manager of Hearts, Robbie Neilson took aim at Scottish referees and questioned 'the old Glasgow long blink'.
  
• Revealed: The heartwarming reason why Jesse Lingard changed his name to JLingz on back of his shirt in Brazil15 May 2026, 11:54 am
  Former Man United star Lingard, 33, joined the South American giants last month after leaving FC Seoul in South Korea at the end of 2025.
  
• Coaching while injured, how he's helped Wesley Fofana and talks over new deal: Inside Levi Colwill's long, lonely road back - as KIERAN GILL reveals Chelsea centre back is in prime position to make England World Cup squad15 May 2026, 11:38 am
  The world was sitting at Levi Colwill's feet. The Club World Cup trophy was on the floor in front of him, and Chelsea's central defender was crouching down, posing for a picture. Then it happened.