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• Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour ruled OUT of World Cup after knee injury sustained in Hampden send-off30 May 2026, 10:46 pm
  Steve Clarke last night spoke of his heartbreak for Billy Gilmour after seeing the Napoli midfielder ruled out of the World Cup with a knee injury.
  
• PSG vs Arsenal - Champions League final RECAP: Gunners LOSE on penalties after Gabriel's miss as they suffer more European heartbreak and French side retain trophy30 May 2026, 10:02 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as PSG take on Arsenal in the 2025-26 Champions League final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
  
• PSG Champions League hero's WAG gives scathing response to OnlyFans model's 'night of passion' offer to her husband - and says he's more interested in doing crossword puzzles!30 May 2026, 9:40 pm
  The star didn't have the best of games, with many arguing he could have done better for Kai Havertz's opener. He also failed to save a penalty, but Eberechi Eze and Gabriel fired off target.
  
• Arsenal brutally mocked after Champions League heartbreak: Rivals rub salt in the Gunners' wounds following shootout defeat by PSG after Mikel Arteta had boasted: 'We're going to be champions of Europe'30 May 2026, 9:25 pm
  After a tense final with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain , Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed their spot kicks in the penalty shootout to ensure Arsenal's season ended in heartbreak.
  
• Arsenal fans in despair and players in tears as they lose Champions League final on penalties after their star centre back blazed his kick over the crossbar30 May 2026, 8:59 pm
  Arsenal fans are despairing after they fell victim to football's cruelest fate: defeat on penalties in the Champions League final.
  
• Champions League final PLAYER RATINGS: Who was the man Arsenal needed more from? And who showed why Mikel Arteta has so much faith?30 May 2026, 8:44 pm
  ISAAN KHAN AT THE PUSKAS ARENA: Who left Arsenal 'needing more'? Which star 'repaid' the faith of Mikel Arteta ? And who found themselves 'rattled' early on?
  
• Same old Arsenal? Rivals cry foul over TWO big handball let-offs - and lack of a red card - in the Champions League final against PSG30 May 2026, 8:11 pm
  rsenal got off to the perfect start against Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest, with Kai Havertz, selected ahead of Viktor Gyokeres, fired in from a tight angle to give his side the lead early on.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: Arsenal, English football's grand old patrician club, still have a yawning gap on their resume. They need the Champions League - but didn't deserve it against PSG30 May 2026, 7:40 pm
  There has long been a contradiction at the heart of Arsenal's being. They have never won the biggest club prize in the game.
  
• Liverpool SACK Arne Slot after end of season review: Reds squad left surprised by decision as Andoni Iraola emerges overwhelming favourite to take the reins at Anfield30 May 2026, 5:56 pm
  The Reds finished fifth in the Premier League this season, only just qualifying for the Champions League after a record-breaking £415million transfer spend in the summer.
  
• Arne Slot emerges as candidate for major European job, hours after his Liverpool sacking30 May 2026, 5:41 pm
  They do not need clearance from Liverpool to speak to Arne Slot, it is understood the terms of his departure leave him free to talk to clubs.
  
• Rio Ferdinand reveals he's now earning MORE than his £120,000-a-week peak wages at Man United after moving to Dubai and with his investments and podcast portfolio30 May 2026, 5:08 pm
  Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he is now earning nearly twice what he did at Manchester United, following his evolution from star athlete to media mogul.
  
• USA name Tim Ream captain for the World Cup - as two star men are both snubbed in massive call30 May 2026, 4:13 pm
  The decision was confirmed on Saturday morning and is a major step as Mauricio Pochettino prepares his team for the tournament as host nation.
  
• What people inside football are saying about Raheem Sterling: RIATH AL-SAMARRAI on the plummeting fall of ex-England star after drug driving arrest over crashing his Lamborghini30 May 2026, 4:02 pm
  Had events transpired differently, Raheem Sterling may have boarded a plane for Budapest in the colours of Arsenal on Thursday. Instead, he was driving his Lamborghini.
  
• Revealed: The two feuding PSG team-mates who REFUSE to shake hands and want no relationship with each other ahead of the Champions League final against Arsenal30 May 2026, 3:43 pm
  In a recent intra-squad friendly, the two players were put on opposite sides and, according to reports, refused to shake hands before the game, though are understood to remain professional.
  
• Arne Slot took Liverpool to the top of the tree but he deserved sacking for failing to stop their disastrous decline, writes IAN LADYMAN30 May 2026, 3:37 pm
  There was a certain symmetry about Arne Slot being relieved of his job at Liverpool in the hours before Arsenal were about to play in a Champions League final.