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Wilson Isidor wants to leave Sunderland this summer

Sunderland attacker Wilson Isidor is ready to quit the Stadium of Light club this summer and the Black Cats are not expected to stand in his way, according to the Sun. The 25-year-old Haiti international played a huge role to help manager Regis Le Bris and Sunderland secure Premier League promotion last term, grabbing 12 goals and two assists in 43 Championship games and also finding the back of the net against Coventry City in the first-leg of their Championship play-off semi-final tie.

Report: Manchester United planning £150m midfield overhaul
Man Utd Transfer Plans: £150m Midfield Overhaul Takes Shape

Manchester United’s summer rebuild is beginning to take a more defined shape, with midfield emerging as the central focus. According to the Daily Mail, the club are prepared to commit up to £150 million towards reinforcing that area, provided the wider budget allows for such ambition.

There is a sense of recalibration at Old Trafford, where the balance between experience and energy has become increasingly delicate.

Lothar Matthäus: “I don’t believe Riera has a future at Frankfurt”
Just three months after replacing Dino Toppmöller as Eintracht Frankfurt coach, Albert Riera’s future in the job is already being heavily questioned.
Results in recent weeks have not lived up to expectations, with Eintracht winning just one of their last six matches. 
At the same time, Riera has made plenty of headlines for his man-management and media presence.

Official | Antoine Sibierski leaves ESTAC Troyes to join Anderlecht
Antoine Sibierski has left ESTAC Troyes to take the sporting director role at RSC Anderlecht, the Belgian club has confirmed.
It has been a successful season for Troyes on the pitch. The club have secured their promotion back to Ligue 1 for next season. Their recruitment has been one of the major drivers of their rise from being initially relegated to the third tier two seasons ago, to now returning back to the top-flight.

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Leicester City are a League One side in desperate need of stability after suffering back-to-back relegations.
Manager Gary Rowett has come to the end of his short-term contract as boss, but has indicated that he is open to staying on to attempt to rebuild the former Premier League champions in the third tier.
But whenever he has spoken about his future, he has also admitted that the club might desire a “fresh start” in League One.
There have been plenty of names linked with the job.

Now that the majority of the NFL has quieted down, waiting on the schedule release and for offseason team activities (OTAs) to begin, rankings of different types are starting to trickle out.
One of the latest to pop up was by Nick Shook of NFL.com, who broke down the top 15 quarterbacks on rookie contracts, and has Titans QB Cam Ward in a solid position.

Rank 6 – Cam Ward – Year 2 · Age 23 – Tennessee Titans2026 cap hit: $11.1 million
Given the circumstances into which Ward was dropped as a rookie, he performed quite well.

The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, some NFL teams hosted rookie minicamps this past weekend, and the Washington Commanders opted to host theirs this weekend, May 8 and May 9. During this time, draft picks, undrafted rookie free agents, and players trying to earn a spot on the team come to practice and learn the ins and outs of the NFL.
While we monitor what the Commanders do this week ahead of minicamp, let’s peek at something. ESPN’s Matt Miller ranked his Top 100 picks in the draft, and three of the Commanders’ choices made his list.

Manchester City agree new long-term deal in principle with Phil Foden, keeping star at Etihad until 2030
Manchester City have reached an agreement in principle with Phil Foden over a new long-term contract.
Foden is set to re-commit his future to the club with a new deal at the Etihad, that will run until 2030, with the option of a further season. The 25-year-old’s current contract had been set to expire in 2027, with the Cityzens working in recent months to tie down his future.
Foden has been with Manchester City since joining his boyhood side the age of eight.

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If a certain Danish lager company did football days, Saturday at the Gtech was the perfect one.
Watching a very welcome victory in sunshine and replica shirts, while moving up to sixth in the table, was brilliant – and the cherry on the cake was the return to action of the much-loved Josh Dasilva.
Brentford last won at home on the first Wednesday in January and hadn’t won anywhere since the end of February – and we undoubtedly rode our luck at times on Saturday.

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When Ao Tanaka’s shot was parried into the warm Elland Road air on Friday night by a sprawling Martin Dubravka, there was one player in the penalty area, eyes-wide, that was more alert than anyone else.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s leap seemed to leave his outstretched boot dangling for an age before his touch clipped the ball into the Burnley net for Leeds’ third goal on the night and the Englishman’s 13th of the season.