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Milan directors expected to be fired, Allegri on the brink
Milan have missed out on Champions League qualification and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, club owner Gerry Cardinale will sack all the directors, including Giorgio Furlani and Igli Tare, with coach Massimiliano Allegri also on the brink.
Milan are expected to make big changes after failing to qualify for the Champions League.

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We asked for your views after Brentford narrowly missed out on European qualification following a draw at Liverpool on the final day of the season.
Here are some of your comments:
Linda: I was at the game and it was a hard-fought point. I’m pleased that we haven’t qualified for Europe as we don’t have the depth in the squad. League status is more important and it is definitely something to aim for next season.
Sanjay: I don’t think the Bees should be too disheartened.

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We asked for your views on Aston Villa’s season now that the 2025-26 campaign has come to a close.
Here are some of your comments:
Matt: Fantastic season considering the appalling start we had. Unbelievable achievement with hopefully our first of many trophies. Next task? Keep the vultures away that will come circling for our manager and amazing team. Up the Villa.
Ron: Wonderful season, after it started so badly with no goals or wins in first five games. Who knows what would have happened if we had a good start. Nice one, Unai, thank you. UTV.

Rangers reportedly can sign Lawrence Shankland for free from Heart of Midlothian, but Celtic’s talks about a permanent move for Marcelo Saracchi from Boca Juniors are said to have stalled.
Lawrence Shankland is flying back to Glasgow from holiday to have a medical and complete a transfer to Rangers, who have offered him a two-year contract – with an option of a third – and will join the Ibrox club for free because of a clause in his Hearts contract.

Over 130 years ago, basketball was invented at the YMCA as a way to bring people together through exercise, teamwork and competition.
For the first time since 2019, the YMCA of Greater Rochester will host the Gus Macker Tournament, a nationwide 3-on-3 street basketball tournament.
Registration for teams of four is $200. Proceeds from Rochester’s tournament will go to YMCAs across the greater Rochester area to help support their efforts and serviced provided to the community.
Registration closes on June 8.

NEW DELHI: Australian cricketer Travis Head and his wife Jessica have once again faced online abuse from some Indian cricket fans after a heated IPL 2026 moment involving Virat Kohli went viral.
Jessica said hateful comments and private messages were sent not only to them but also to their friends and family members after the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
“It feels like a repeat of the abuse that happened after the World Cup,” she told Australian media outlet The Advertiser.

Andy Robertson shows his class with praise and well wishes for two of Liverpool’s long-time rivals
It speaks to the classy nature of Andy Robertson that, on the day of his own farewell at Anfield, he found the time to eulogise two other departing long-time stalwarts at rival clubs.
As the Scot and Mo Salah were given a rousing send-off by the adoring Liverpool fans on Sunday in their final game for the club, there were a few other poignant farewells across the Premier League yesterday as well.

Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer [Getty Images]
Argentina star Lionel Messi suffered an injury scare before the World Cup, requesting to be substituted during Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer game on Sunday.
Miami coach Guillermo Hoyos later suggested the 38-year-old forward’s replacement against the Philadelphia Union was precautionary because of pitch conditions in a wet Miami.

Premier League end-of-season awards: Football Muse crowns the 2025/26 season’s heroes
Football Muse’s end-of-season Premier League Awards feature Bruno Fernandes, Rayan Cherki and Igor Thiago.
Moment of the Season: David Raya’s save vs West Ham
Arsenal had found themselves on the ropes in the run-in, with Declan Rice’s ‘It’s not over’ message, after the second of successive defeats at Manchester City, labelled performative by some and not genuine belief.

MUMBAI: A cloudy Sunday afternoon perhaps appeared even more gloomy for the Mumbai Indians and their millions of fans, whose wait for IPL title No 6-the last one came back in 2020-continues.
The five-time IPL champions wound up their league engagements in IPL-2026 on a disappointing note, going down to Rajasthan Royals by 30 runs. The result left the 27,000 under-privileged kids, who had been brought to the stadium in specially-arranged buses, go back home a bit dejected.