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Jefferson Lerma is set to join Crystal Palace on a free transfer when his deal at Bournemouth expires in the summer.The 28-year-old Colombia midfielder has missed just one league match this season, helping Gary O'Neil's side comfortably avoid relegation.He signed in 2018 from Levante for a fee in the region of £25m.

Arsenal's last-flickering hopes of winning the Premier League were extinguished on Saturday by Nottingham Forest, whose 1-0 win courtesy of Taiwo Awoniyi secured their top-flight status.Eight points clear at the top just two months ago, Mikel Arteta's team have had a dismal end to the season, with their latest defeat ensuring what had become an inevitable-looking consecutive title for Manchester City.

Manchester City are flying high as they head toward a weekend visit to Fulham FC.The Women's side are prepping for a visit from Reading in the WSL.Sky Blue News is here with all the latest to get you ready for another big weekend.The treble is on.City are 11 games from greatness and from erasing the word "unique" from United's claim to be the only English club to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season.

Manchester United will be back in action in next season's Champions League after they hammered Chelsea 4-1 on Thursday to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League.Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes (penalty) and Marcus Rashford scored for United, who needed a point from their final two league games to officially end Liverpool's fading hopes of securing a spot in Europe's premier club competition.

Lionel Messi is training with Paris Saint-Germain again, the Ligue 1 team said on Monday, after the forward was suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia and missing a training session as a result.French media reported that Messi was suspended for two weeks after an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia when he was supposed to train with the squad the day after the Ligue 1 leaders' 3-1 defeat to Lorient last month.

The Superclasico between River Plate and Boca Juniors on Sunday saw seven red cards shown in stoppage-time following a mass brawl between the two sides.With hosts River leading 1-0 at a packed Monumental stadium thanks to substitute Miguel Borja's 93rd-minute penalty, a melee erupted as the home team celebrated the lead.

S unday evening at seven o'clock is no time for a football match and so perhaps you could sympathise with David de Gea, whose laboured attempt to deal with Said Benrahma's pea-roller here looked that of a man incapacitated by a full roast dinner and plenty of trimmings.The mistake may yet come to haunt Manchester United in a top-four race that suddenly looks alive again, but tonight, it will be the toast of east London, having all-but assured West Ham's Premier League survival.

Here are the 11 key points you need to know before tomorrow's Premier League clash:
(1) After failing to capitalise on the opportunity to be seven points clear in 4th-place from Liverpool, Premier League action returns for Manchester United when they face West Ham at the London Stadium tomorrow evening.

A draw with Udinese on Thursday night was enough for Napoli to seal their first league title for 33 years, with Osimhen netting a second-half equaliser to spark incredible scenes of celebrations back in Naples.It is the first time the club have lifted the Serie A trophy since Diego Maradona inspired the club to glory in 1990, and it comes after a season of domestic dominance.

The 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the Conference Finals.Accordingly, players are establishing themselves as candidates to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the postseason's most valuable player.There are several candidates to win MVP as round three gets underway, but they can't all fit into the top five, which is what you'll see here.

Manchester City been crowned Premier League champions for the third successive season after Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 1-0 at the City Ground.Taiwo Awoniyi's well-taken goal in the 19th minute was enough to secure Premier League football for Forest again next season, but, in doing so, handed City the title once again.

Arsenal are interested in signing Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to .The report has claimed that the Gunners are looking to secure the services of the England international striker at the end of the season.Watkins is having a wonderful season for Villa at the moment and has looked a revitalised figure under manager Unai Emery.

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The mark of champions is that no matter how tough the game is, how poorly they play or however well their opponents perform, they find a way to win.On this basis, Manchester United are looking more and more like potential Women's Super League champions.Their victory at Aston Villa was chaotic, dramatic and - given the hosts hit the bar twice alongside Rachel Daly's double - more than a little fortunate.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his side have had "an incredible journey" but now "must heal" after falling away in the Premier League title race.The Gunners' defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday saw Manchester City confirmed as champions for the third straight season, while Arteta and his players are left wondering what might have been.

Burnley rounded-off their spectacular season in the Championship with a 3-0 win over Cardiff City that saw the hosts break the 100-point barrier.Scott Twine's precise free-kick added a third on Burnley's celebratory day.Cardiff will be grateful for Reading receiving a six-point deduction over their finances, otherwise their awful season would have seen them relegated.

Rotherham secured Championship safety with a game to spare as Hakeem Odoffin's goal proved enough to beat 10-man Middlesbrough at New York Stadium.Play-off-bound Boro lost full-back Anfernee Dijksteel to a straight red card in stoppage time of a scrappy first half for bringing down Jordan Hugill on the edge of the box.

Blackpool were relegated from the Championship after defeat by play-off chasing Millwall in a thrilling game at Bloomfield Road.The Seasiders' two-season stay in the division came to an end with a game to go despite the hosts twice levelling the scores after the Lions took the lead.Tom Bradshaw scored in either half for the visitors, with Jerry Yates levelling with a penalty while Lewis Fiorini also equalised with a stunning strike from long range.

Massimiliano Allegri conceded Juventus have fallen back to being much worse after the Bianconeri crashed out of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday.Juve fell to a 1-0 defeat at Inter as Federico Dimarco's first-half strike secured a 2-1 aggregate triumph in the semi-final tie.Defeat marked Juve's fourth reverse in their last six games in all competitions (W1 D1), as many losses in their previous 25 matches combined.

Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions after fending off Arsenal's challenge to win the title for the third successive year.In a season of twists and turns there were plenty of crucial moments that helped to shape the title race.BBC Sport takes a look at 10 of them below.1. Erling Haaland's first goal for Manchester City
It seems like a lifetime ago but just before the season properly got under way we had the Community Shield in which Erling Haaland struggled in front of goal while Liverpool's Darwin Nunez shone as Liverpool won 3-1.

Caitlin Foord marked her full return from injury with two goals in a comfortable victory over Everton to boost Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.Everton went down to 10 players in the second half when Aggie Beever-Jones was sent off for a challenge on Lia Walti, who was stretchered off.

Sophia Dunkley scored an unbeaten 101 in a losing cause as South East Stars were beaten by Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy holders Northern Diamonds.Dunkley hit a six and seven fours as the Stars recovered from 55-5 at Scarborough to reach 223 all out.But Diamonds reached a revised target of 173-7 to win by three wickets.

France's sports minister says Ligue 1 clubs should sanction players who did not take part in a show of support against homophobia, though the players' union says it was "astonished" its members were asked to do so.Amelie Oudea-Castera said players "have to show up" on such issues.

Nicolo Fagioli spent last season on loan in Serie B with Cremonese.He flourished there, scoring three goals and notching seven assists in 33 games while helping lead the Griogiorossi to a surprise promotion.It was a season not unlike the one Sandro Tonali had in 2018-19, and it's likely the only reason Fagioli didn't generate the same kind of transfer buzz as Tonali is that he was already a Juventus player.

Juventus beat Cremonese comfortably to put them three points clear of Inter Milan in third place with just three rounds in the league campaign to play.Goals from Nicolo Fagioli and Gleison Bremer ensured the win though speaking after the game coach Massimiliano Allegri seemed to indicate that he expected the Federal Court of Appeal to cut nine points of Juve's total this season.

Juventus moved to the brink of Champions League qualification with a 2-0 Serie A win over Cremonese on Sunday, though their victory was marred by another injury suffered by Paul Pogba.With one eye on Thursday's decisive Europa League semi-final clash with Sevilla, Massimiliano Allegri made seven changes to his line-up, handing Pogba his first Serie A start since returning to Turin.

At the end of Manchester United's 2-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, boss Erik ten Hag went straight over to 18-year-old Alejandro Garnacho and gave him a hug.The Dutch manager is renowned for nurturing talent, and in Garnacho there is no doubt he has an exceptional one on his hands.

Chesterfield could benefit from Notts County being National League promotion final favourites, says Spireites assistant manager Danny Webb.Notts finished 23 points clear of Chesterfield at the end of the regular season and were pipped to automatic promotion by Wrexham, despite collecting 107 points.

Sunday's Premier League showdown between Newcastle United and Arsenal took an unexpected turn when a violent crowd brawl erupted in the stands.The match at St. James' Park saw tempers flare after an Arsenal fan seated in the Newcastle section celebrated the visiting team's goal.Video footage captured the chaos as punches flew and fans attempted to shove the celebrating supporter out of their end.

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund's title chances suffered a serious blow on Friday after they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at struggling VfL Bochum in the mini Ruhr derby with four games left to play.Dortmund are on 61 points, two points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich, who will take over the lead if they beat bottom club Hertha Berlin on Sunday.

Alexandre Lacazette scored four goals, including a 100th-minute penalty, to help his Lyon side beat Montpellier in an epic 5-4 thriller.After Lacazette opened the scoring in the 31st minute, Montpellier's Elye Wahi scored four unanswered goals to put his side 4-1 up after 55 minutes.Goals from Lacazette and Dejan Lovren then reduced the deficit with Lacazette equalising in the 82nd minute.

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11:25 AM GMT+1 Mikel Arteta's team were thumped by Manchester City / Julian Finney/GettyImages Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal struggled with Manchester City's superior physicality in their Premier League title clash last week.The Gunners were thoroughly beaten by an in-form City side at the Etihad Stadium in a game many believe will go on to decide the fate of the league title this season.

Comeback wins, derby demolitions and a few swashbuckling performances have been notched up along the way as the Glasgow side picked up where they left off from last season to further assert their dominance in the Scottish Premiership.Every game is worth the same three points, but we've picked out seven of the side's key games on the way to retaining the title.

Todd Cantwell's superb volley got Rangers back to winning ways and dented European hopefuls Aberdeen's push to seal third place in the Scottish Premiership.Visiting goalkeeper Kelle Roos denied Fashion Sakala on three occasions and Jonny Hayes almost scored an own goal by hitting the Aberdeen crossbar before Cantwell struck at a corner.

Brighton moved five points clear of the Women's Super League relegation zone with victory over West Ham United.It took until the 57th minute for Kayleigh Green to score the game's only goal in a tightly-matched contest.West Ham had come close through Dagny Brynjarsdottir in the first half but she had an effort blocked by Zoe Morse on the line.

Manchester City are four points clear at the top and in control of the Premier League title race, but their manager Pep Guardiola still wasn't happy after his side's 2-1 win over Leeds.Goal machine Erling Haaland and match winner Ilkay Gundogan were the players who felt his wrath with Guardiola reminding them that "this is a business" after seeing a late penalty miss allow Sam Allardyce's side back into the game.

Manchester City moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League by surviving a late scare to beat a Leeds side playing under new manager Sam Allardyce for the first time.Two fine first-half goals by Ilkay Gundogan had done the damage for City, who appeared utterly dominant as they headed towards their 10th straight league win.

Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi said "there is a god of football" after his side beat Manchester United with a late penalty - 11 days after losing an FA Cup semi-final to them in a shootout."In both games, I think we played better than United.The last result was unfair," De Zerbi told Sky Sports.

Lionel Messi will leave Paris St-Germain this summer at the end of his current contract.The Argentine World Cup winner had reached an 'agreement in principle' to extend his stay for another year but neither club nor player now want to sign the deal.Messi is unconvinced the club can compete at the top of the European game, due to financial issues, while the French champions want to focus on developing young talent.

Arsenal bounced back from their deflating loss to Manchester City by easing to a 3-1 victory over struggling Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to keep their Premier League title hopes alive.Martin Odegaard scored twice in 13 first-half minutes before Gabriel Jesus added a third before half-time against a Chelsea side that were all too accommodating to their London rivals.

Europe's major leagues are entering their final few weeks, with things tight at the top in Germany while other titles are close to being clinched.But what about elsewhere?BBC Sport takes a look at who is challenging for what.Germany
There is a familiar leader at the top of the Bundesliga table, but it is still very tight.

Paris Saint-Germain want to sign Bernardo Silva from Manchester City in the summer transfer window, according to .The report has claimed that defending Premier League champions City are willing to sell Silva at the end of the season, but they will want as much as £75 million in transfer fees for the 28-year-old.

Title race goes down to the wire (Image: Nathan Rodgers - Unsplash) Before the Premier League season began way back in August, if you'd asked people which of the 2 teams in the league would be in a title race this season then the majority of people would've said Manchester City as one of them.However, what people wouldn't have expected is that the team challenging them is Arsenal.

Lorient stunned 10-man Paris St-Germain as the Ligue 1 leaders fell to their ninth defeat in all competitions in 2023.Enzo le Fee opened the scoring for Lorient, firing high into the net from Romain Faivre's cutback.Achraf Hakimi was sent off for PSG after collecting two yellow cards in 15 minutes.Kylian Mbappe equalised for the home side but goals from Darlin Yongwa and Bamba Dieng sealed victory for Lorient.

Huddersfield Town took a giant stride towards Championship safety by beating a lacklustre Cardiff City 2-1.The Terriers are now three points clear of the drop zone and a point from their last two games will be enough to keep them in the division.Joseph Hungbo fired the visitors ahead after a mistake, before a Jack Simpson own goal made the points safe.

Fifteen-year-old winger Lamine Yamal became Barcelona's youngest-ever player as they beat 10-man Real Betis to move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga.The academy product, who turns 16 in July, was brought on in the 84th minute to replace Gavi.At 15 years and 290 days, Yamal is the fifth-youngest player to appear in the competition.

When Roy Hodgson returned to save Crystal Palace from relegation, few would have predicted he would do so as the "great entertainer".The 75-year-old could not hide his delight as the Eagles all but confirmed their Premier League safety with a superb victory in a seven-goal thriller against West Ham on Saturday, ensuring they achieved their 40-point target with four games remaining.

Brighton reignited their push for a place in Europe next season by recording their biggest-ever top-flight victory at the expense of woeful Wolves.The Seagulls remain eighth in the Premier League but are now just a point behind Liverpool in seventh and two behind fifth-placed Tottenham, who have played two games more than Roberto de Zerbi's side.

Leicester climbed off the bottom of the Women's Super League table and closer to top-flight safety with an emphatic win at home to Liverpool.Josie Green scored a deflected effort from close range before Carrie Jones struck from distance six minutes later.Ashleigh Plumptre headed home soon after the break before Missy Goodwin netted in the final minute.

T ottenham vs Manchester United LIVE!Spurs rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester United in a thrilling Premier League clash on Thursday.The point left United six points clear of fifth-placed Spurs with two games in hand and all-but puts paid to the London side's hopes of Champions League football next season.

Newcastle took a huge stride towards Champions League football next season by inflicting a demoralising defeat on struggling Everton, who remain rooted in the Premier League's relegation zone.A comfortable win at Goodison Park keeps Eddie Howe's men in third place, eight points clear of Aston Villa in fifth and with a game in hand, in the battle to play in Europe's elite club competition.

BBC Sportsound host Richard Gordon proclaimed: "Not since 12 September 2007 have Scotland pulled off a result which will have the whole of Europe sitting up and taking notice."The Nielsen's Gracenote data agency suggests that, given the gap in the world rankings, "we have the play-off win against the Netherlands in 2003 and the 2006 win against France as the only better home results for Scotland in qualifying for World Cup or Euros".