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Everton’s major shareholder Farhad Moshiri, has just appointed Benitez as new Everton manager making him the first man to have managed both Liverpool and Everton since William Edward Barclay in the 1890s.

The 61-years-old Spaniard has being having numerous meetings with Moshiri, including one in Italy last week, and has now finalised a deal to become Carlo Ancelotti’s successor.

Benitez will arrive at the club’s Finch Farm training base to commence work with the Everton squad on July 5.

Benitez will arrive at the club’s Finch Farm training base to commence work with the Everton squad on July 5.

First team assistant manager Duncan Ferguson and goalkeeping coach Alan Kelly will stay on at the club with the remainder of Benitez’s backroom staff to be confirmed.

Benitez, a manager who has won the Champions League and the Europa League, has been working in the background since he first spoke to the Iranian billionaire three weeks ago.

He will be joined by his long-time ally, Paco de Miguel, who will become Everton’s fitness coach.

It is a decision that will divide fans there have already been negative banners and not receive unanimous backing within the club.

Moshiri has taken charge of the recruitment process ahead of director of football Marcel Brands.

Aston Villa are hopeful of tying captain Jack Grealish, 25, down to a new £150,000-a-week deal amid interest from Premier League champions Manchester City in the England midfielder. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Juventus expect striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, to make a decision on his future soon following Portugal’s elimination from Euro 2020. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s contract at the Serie A side runs until 2022. (Tuttosport – in Italian)

Manchester United sent a scout to watch France and Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 26, as the world champions lost their Euro 2020 last-16 encounter with Switzerland on Monday night. (Star)

Juventus have entered the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka with Serie A rivals Roma also said to be interested in the 28-year-old Switzerland captain. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Crystal Palace, Southampton and Norwich City are eyeing a deal for Borussia Dortmund’s 29-year-old Danish midfielder Thomas Delaney, whose contract with the German side expires in 2022. (Sky Germany – in German)

English midfielder Jack Harrison, 24, is expected to complete a permanent move to Leeds United this week having been on loan with them from Manchester City for the past three seasons. (Manchester Evening News)

Leeds are also set to complete the signing of Barcelona full-back Junior Firpo, 24, after edging out several Premier League and Serie A clubs to land the former Spain under-21 international. (Goal)

Arsenal are expected to submit an official bid for Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 23, after he returns home from Euro 2020 duty with England. (Sheffield Star)

Aston Villa are interested in signing Manchester United centre-back Axel Tuanzebe on loan for the 2021-22 season with the 23-year-old having had two previous loan spells at Villa Park. (Football Insider)

Villa also remain keen on Chelsea’s England striker Tammy Abraham, 23, whose £40m price-tag will be too expensive for West Ham. (Eurosport)

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is reluctant to pay a fee for players over the age of 27 which has resulted in talks with Southampton over signing Gabon midfielder Mario Lemina, who is 28 in September, hitting a stumbling block. (Mail)

Swansea City right-back Connor Roberts has emerged as a target for Burnley, with the 25-year-old Wales international having just one year left on his contract with the Championship side.

Ramos, Bale, Camavinga, Patricio, Belotti, Gilmour, Greenwood are all included in the transfer gossips of today.

Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 35, is assessing approaches he has received from Manchester City, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich before taking a decision on his future. (ESPN)

Tottenham Hotspur do not have an option to extend Wales forward Gareth Bale’s loan with them for a second season and the 31-year-old is expected to return to parent club Real Madrid, where he has 12 months left on his contract. (Evening Standard)

Rennes say they have had no offer for French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, despite the 18-year-old being linked to Manchester United and Paris St-Germain. (Metro)

Roma are close to agreeing a deal to sign Portugal keeper Rui Patricio, 33, from Wolves. (Sky Sports)

Arsenal are keen on Torino and Italy striker Andrea Belotti, but AC Milan, Fiorentina, Napoli and Roma are also looking at the 27-year-old. (Tuttosport, via 90Min)

Inter Milan’s Uruguayan forward Martin Satriano, 20, is attracting interest from Arsenal, Everton, Tottenham and Everton. (Mail)

Leicester City are one of a number of clubs interested in a summer move for 26-year-old Italy forward Domenico Berardi, who plays for Sassuolo. (Gazzetta Dello Sport, via Leicester Mercury)

Norwich City are closing in on the loan signing of Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour, 20, from Chelsea. (Sky Sports)

Liverpool could sign Porto’s Brazilian attacking midfielder Otavio, 26, before Wednesday’s deadline for his £34m release clause. (Star)

Aston Villa and Norwich are both trying to sign 18-year-old English keeper Matthew Cox from League One side AFC Wimbledon. (Football Insider)

Barcelona are considering offering 29-year-old Spain defender Sergi Roberto, whose current deal runs out in 2022, a two-year contract. (Marca)

West Ham United could appoint Alan Irvine, who was assistant to Hammers boss David Moyes, as the club’s director of football. (Football Insider)

Barnsley are in talks with TSV Hartberg boss Markus Schopp about the Austrian becoming their new manager following the departure of Valerien Ismael to West Bromwich Albion. (Sky Sports)

Jamaica want Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood, 19, to switch his international allegiance from England. Players under 21 who have not played three competitive games for a country are able to make such a change. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Switzerland’s Yann Sommer saved France striker Kylian Mbappe’s penalty to secure a 5-4 shootout win over the world champions following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time on Monday to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals for the first time in 67-years where they will meet Spain.

On a remarkable night, the so-called Nati repeatedly beat the odds, coming from 3-1 down with two goals in the final five minutes to force extra time and eventually penalties.

It was Switzerland’s first knockout stage victory at a tournament since 1938 and the first time they have made the last eight since the 1954 World Cup which they hosted.

“Honestly I am still in shock,” said Sommer, who became the most capped Swiss keeper with 65 international appearances.

“We showed courage, heart, we left everything out there. When you come back from two goals down against the world champions it is just unbelievable, and then to win on penalties, I could not be prouder of the way we did it.”

Meanwhile, the game was resolved on penalties where Sommer swatted Mbappe’s spot kick away after five Swiss players had scored to earn their first ever tournament shootout win.

Impressive in midfield both offensively and defensively 🇨🇭 Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka takes the plaudits and was named man of the match.👏

@Heineken | #EUROSOTM | #EURO2020

Reports from multiple online sources has it that Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Barcelona have reportedly agreed new terms, keeping the superstar at the club for another two years.

The six-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future has been up in the air with his contract expiring in just two days’ time.

It more likely that Messi and the Catalan giants have finally reached an agreement over a contract extension until June 2023, according to Fabrizio Romano, as reported by Marca.

Argentina forward is in advanced talks over new Barcelona contract but important details yet to be agreed.
Lionel Messi intends to stay at Barcelona and both parties are working towards an agreement on a new contract.

It was a topsy-turvy 2020-21 season for Messi and Barcelona following the appointment of Ronald Koeman as manager last summer.

Koeman was thrown into the deep end with his star man agitating for a move away but the 33-year-old ended up staying because the club blocked his transfer by insisting on demanding his astronomical release clause of £625million was met.

Joan Laporta, one of Messi’s allies, was also appointed club president in March and Koeman won his first trophy at the helm as Barcelona lifted the Copa del Rey.

Barca hope it will be before July 1 so Messi does not run out of contract at the Nou Camp, and are said to be trying to accelerate the process as much as possible. Sky sports confirms.

Leonel Messi is also more than 8,000 kilometres away from Catalonia, on international duty with Argentina at the Copa America and equalled Javier Mascherano’s record of 147 matches for his country last week.

Germany, Austria and Italy will not be allowed to train at Wembley ahead of last 16 clashes of Euro 2020, because of concerns that, due to the amount of rain forecast in London, it may cause too much damage to the surface.

UEFA has stressed to Sky Sports News that, while regrettable, the decision is unavoidable and has been applied to all teams playing in a last-16 match at Wembley.

German newspaper BILD has hit out at the decision to deny Joachim Low’s side the chance to train at Wembley the night before coming up against England in the last 16 at Euro 2020.

The German newspaper Bild has called it a “scandal” saying it gives an unfair advantage to England, who played all three group games on their home turf.

Following discussions with the Wembley ground staff, the Austrian and Italian players were also prevented from training on the pitch before their knockout game on Saturday night.

Monday transfer gossips involves Griezmann, Kane, Lingard, Coman, Bellerin, Hakimi among others.

Manchester City may turn their attention to Barcelona and France forward Antoine Griezmann, 30, as an alternative to 27-year-old Tottenham striker Harry Kane. (Fichajes, in Spanish)

Manchester United have offered Jesse Lingard a new three-year deal as the England midfielder, 28, attracts interest from West Ham. (Mirror)

Liverpool are “definitely interested” in signing Bayern Munich and France forward Kingsley Coman and are in contact with the 25-year-old’s management. (Sport 1 via Metro)

Inter Milan have contacted Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin’s agents with the Italian club targeting the 26-year-old Spain international as a replacement for Achraf Hakimi. (Gianluca di Marzio, in Italian)

Arsenal and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has all but confirmed his exit from the Premier League club to AS Roma during a Euro 2020 press conference. (90 min)

Manchester United are meeting with the agents of Rennes’ 18-year-old French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga next week to thrash out a deal. (RMC, via Mirror)

West Ham midfielder Felipe Anderson could be on his way back to Lazio after the club opened talks to re-sign the Brazilian 28-year-old. (Mail)

Borussia Dortmund will target PSV Eindhoven’s English forward Noni Madueke, 19, as a replacement for Jadon Sancho, who is expected to join Manchester United in a £77m deal. (Ruhr Nachrichten, in German)

Southampton are close to completing the signing of Brest’s French defender Romain Perraud, 23, and are also interested in Blackburn Rovers striker Adam Armstrong, 24. (Athletic, subscription required)

Two years after turning Arsenal down, Leicester and Belgium midfielder Dennis Praet, 27, could sign for them this summer. (Express)

Brighton and England defender Ben White, 23, says he does not know what is “true” when it comes to the rumour he is moving to Arsenal for £50m. (TalkSport)

Arsenal have registered interest in Lille and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches and have asked the French club to keep them up to date with any developments surrounding the 23-year-old. (90 min)

Liverpool have rejected a bid from Swiss club FC Basel for 21-year-old Canadian forward Liam Millar and want in excess of £1m for the striker. (Goal)

Spain midfielder Marcos Llorente says he is happy at Atletico Madrid and the 26-year-old intends to stay at the Spanish club this summer. (AS, in Spanish)

Manchester United have had an informal offer for Sevilla and France centre-back Jules Kounde, 22, rejected by the La Liga side. (Express)

Newly-promoted Premiership side Brentford are set to sign 24-year-old English defender Joe Worrall from Nottingham Forest following their failure to secure Manchester City’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis. (Sun)

Rangers’ Scotland Under-19 midfielder Ciaran Dickson, 19, is set to join Burnley. (Sun)

Fulham manager Scott Parker, 40, will leave his role in the next 48 hours to take charge of Bournemouth, with current Cherries boss Jonathan Woodgate, 41, told his contract will not be renewed at the end of the month. (Sky Sports)

Mbappe, Sancho, Coutinho, James, Daka and others have been linked with transfer out to other clubs base on published transfer gossips on BBC sports.

Liverpool have enquired about the availability of Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe, 22, who has also been linked with a move to Real Madrid. Mbappe’s contract at PSG is due to expire in 2022. (Marca)

Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku has all but ruled out a Premier League return and the 28-year-old Belgium striker has instead been tipped to succeed Robert Lewandowski at Bayern Munich. (Mirror)

Real Madrid are also lining up a move for Leicester City’s French defender Wesley Fofana, 20, with fellow Frenchman Raphael Varane, 28, closer to joining Manchester United. (Star)

Jadon Sancho will earn £250,000-a-week if he completes a move to Manchester United, more than double what the England winger, 21, currently gets at Borussia Dortmund. (Star)

Dortmund have identified PSV Eindhoven and Netherlands forward Donyell Malen, 22, as their first choice to replace Sancho. (Mirror)

Manchester City have added Chelsea and England wing-back Reece James to their “wish list” with boss Pep Guardiola said to be an admirer of the 21-year-old. (The Athletic – subscription required)

Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho, 29, dreams of a return to Liverpool, but the Reds do not have any plans to bring the Brazilian back to Anfield. Another option for Coutinho is either Inter Milan or Leicester, who are managed by his former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, but the Foxes are only interested in a season-long loan deal. (Sport – in Spanish)

Aston Villa are prepared to test Chelsea’s resolve with a £40m bid for 23-year-old England striker Tammy Abraham, who scored 26 goals in 40 games during a loan spell at Villa Park during the 2018-19 season. (Mirror)

Red Bull Salzburg’s Zambian striker Patson Daka, 22, says he has decided to join Leicester City after scoring 34 goals in all competitions in the 2020-21 season. (Krone – in German)

Ajax are interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur winger Steven Bergwijn, but the Premier League club are reluctant to sell the 23-year-old Dutchman, who joined Spurs from PSV Eindhoven in January 2020. (Mail)

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti wants the Spanish club to make a move for Manchester United and Portugal full-back Diogo Dalot, 22, who spent the 2020-21 season on loan at AC Milan. (Correio de Manha via Sport Witness)

AC Milan are interested in signing three Chelsea players with Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech, 28, and French duo Olivier Giroud, 34, and Tiemoue Bakayoko, 26, all being eyed. Bakayoko spent the 2018-19 season on loan at the Rossoneri. (Di Marzio via Sempre Milan)

Leeds United, West Ham and Southampton are all credited with an interest in Barcelona full-back Junior Firpo, 24, with the Spaniard keen to leave the Camp Nou this summer. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

And Barcelona will target Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso, 30, if Firpo were to leave, although Inter Milan are also monitoring the Spainish left-back’s situation at Stamford Bridge. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

Burnley will listen to offers for English centre-back James Tarkowski, 28, who has been linked with a move to West Ham. (Football Insider)

Chiefs will take on Egyptian giants Al Ahly for the trophy after the defending champions beat 10-man Esperance 3-0 in Cairo, 4-0 overall after Ahly, held a 1-0 first leg advantage.

Meanwhile, Kaizer Chiefs held Wydad Casablanca to a 0-0 draw at home in the second leg of their semi-final to go through 1-0 on aggregate after their victory in Morocco last weekend.

Kaizer Chiefs becomes the third South African side to reach the final, after Mamelodi Sundowns (2001 & 2016) and great rivals Orlando Pirates (1995 & 2013).

This achievement for Chiefs means alot to them putting behind a disappointing domestic season,which they finished eighth in the 16-team league – some 31 points behind champions Sundowns.

Mosimane Ahly’s South African coach Pitso Mosimane, who helped them secure the trophy last year, also won the title with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2016 and will relish the prospect of facing South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs in the final.

This year’s final will be a one-legged fixture set for 17 July at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.

Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo has matched Ali Daei’s men’s international goal record…But he needs 77 more goals for Portugal to catch Canadian international Christine Sinclair.

Sinclair has 186 goals for the Canada women’s national team 🇨🇦 (source: Goal)

If Ronaldo keeps the engine on, one day he might go ahead of Christine Sinclair’s international goalscoring record of 186 goals in 297 games for Canada. Only 78 goals to go.

Sinclair currently plays for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League, but it’s her international career that has made her shine. On Jan. 29, 2020, the Burnaby product made world history when she scored international goal number 185, surpassing the previous all-time leader Abby Wambach of the U.S.