Arsenal have announced that 22 players will leave the club at the end of their contracts this summer.

The Premier League club confirmed this in a statement on Monday.

It read in part: “We are saying goodbye to the following men’s players and scholars, and have also included the three women’s players we have previously announced will also be departing.”

Players in alphabetical order:

Mauro Bandeira
Omari Benjamin
Luis Brown
Catalin Cirjan
Noah Cooper
Sabrina D’Angelo
Henry Davies
Ovie Ejeheri
Mohamed Elneny
Taylor Foran
Hubert Graczyk
James Hillson
Henry Jeffcott
Tyreece John-Jules
Alex Kirk
James Lannin-Sweet
Kaylan Marckese
Vivianne Miedema
Arthur Okonkwo
Kamarni Ryan
Cedric Soares
Kido Taylor-Hart

The statement added that “the following players’ contracts also expire on June 30.

“Discussions are ongoing and once matters are finalised between all parties, we will communicate in due course.”

The players involved are: Amario Cozier-Duberry, Karl Hein and Reuell Walters.

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has credited the club’s tradition and the lack of egos in his squad for their 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in this season’s Champions League final.

The Spanish giants have now won the competition for a record-extending 15th time.

However, for most of the first half, it seemed Dortmund were going to cause an upset.

But goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr after the break, ensured Los Blancos won yet another final.

“It is the history and tradition of the club, of course the quality of the players, the club is a family, we work together without problems and the atmosphere is really good in the dressing room.

“I need to thank the club and the players, no big egos, really humble, it was not difficult to manage the squad this season,” Ancelotti told TNT Sports.

Real Madrid midfielder, Jude Bellingham, has described it as the “best night of my life” after they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in Saturday’s Champions League final.

Bellingham was off colour against his former club, but second half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr ensured they clinched their 15th title.

“I’ve always dreamt of playing in these games. You go through life with people telling you that you can’t do things.

“Days like this remind you. It gets hard sometimes and you wonder whether it’s worth it but nights like this make you realise.

“I was alright until I saw my mum and dad. Nights like where they could have been at home by 7 o’clock but they’re out until 12 on trips to take me to football. And my little brother who I’m trying to be a role model for. The best night of my life,” Bellingham told TNT Sports.

Scottish Premiership giants, Rangers have confirmed that Leon Balogun has signed a contract extension ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Balogun rejoined Rangers for a second spell last summer.

The experienced centre-back arrived Ibrox for the first time in 2020.

The Nigerian enjoyed a successful first spell in Glasgow, playing a crucial part in the title winning season in 2020/21 and lifting the Scottish Cup in 2021/22.

“I am very, very happy and privileged to be able to extend my contract at a club like Rangers. I have said in the past I wish I could’ve been here sooner in my career because it fuels the fire to succeed all the time.

“I want to win more trophies here and win more titles. As a player, you want to make sure you are part of the history of this club because there are not many places in the world where there is a greater honour or a greater privilege.”

There are fears that FIFA wants to impose 18-team leagues around the world, including the Premier League.

According to the UK Sun, this is due to the expansion of the Club World Cup.

The world football governing body has already announced plans to hold a 32-team tournament in the US next summer.

Teams like Manchester City, Real Madrid and Chelsea all are expected to participate.

But clubs across Europe’s top leagues have major concerns about the toll this will take on players.

They are worried that FIFA will try to deal with this issue by reducing the number of teams in every league to 18, meaning each club would play 34 games instead of 38.

Uruguay striker, Edinson Cavani, has announced his retirement from international football on Thursday.

The 37-year-old is his country’s second all-time leading scorer and third most-capped player, with 58 goals in 136 appearances.

Cavani, who currently plays for Boca Juniors, wrote on social media: “I have been and always will be blessed to have pulled on this shirt to represent what I love most in the world, my country.

“I want to dedicate myself to this new stage of my career and give everything I have to where I need to be.

“Today I’ve decided to retire, but I’ll always follow you with my heart pounding, just like when I played in that beautiful shirt.”

Cavani made his debut for Uruguay in 2008 and played at four World Cups.

He also won the 2011 Copa America in Argentina.

UEFA have informed Manchester United that they have until Monday to find a resolution that will allow them play in the Europa League next season, the UK Telegraph reports.

This is because United’s co-owner, Sir Jam Ratcliffe, also owns Nice who qualified for the same competition.

The Red Devils qualified, thanks to winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City, despite finishing in eighth place in the Premier League.

Ratcliffe’s ownership of two other teams – French side Nice and Swiss club Lausanne – puts him in contravention of UEFA’s rules.

European football’s governing body states that the same owner or entity is not permitted to have “decisive influence” across two or more clubs competing in the same competition.

Nice finished fifth in Ligue 1 this season and because they finished higher in their league than United, it is the Red Devils who could be forced to drop into the Europa Conference League, unless a solution is found.

Chelsea have finally agreed on five-year deal with Leicester City coach Enzo Maresca to become their new manager after Mauricio Pochettino’s exit a few days ago.

This was disclosed by respected football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

In a tweet via his X account on Tuesday, Romano said Maresca’s contract with Chelsea is valid until June 2029.

“Chelsea have agreed to appoint Enzo Maresca as new head coach, here we go!

“Understand the agreement is now done on contract valid until June 2029, five year deal. It will also include an option to extend until June 2030.

“#CFC, set to pay compensation fee to Leicester,” Romano tweeted.

Chelsea are expected to pay Leicester City a compensation for Maresca.

Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala has won the UEFA Women’s Champions Goal of the Season award.

Oshoala’s stunning bicycle kick for Barcelona in a matchday one encounter against Benfica was selected by UEFA’s Technical Observer panel.

The striker’s former Barcelona teammate Aitana Bonmati took second spot for her bending effort in the quarter-final second-leg win against Brann.

Lyon’s Delphine Cascarino came third for her long-range strike in the quarter-final second-leg victory over Benfica.

Oshoala quit Barcelona for National Women Soccer League (NWSL) club Bay FC in February.

On her NWSL debut, she scored Bay FC’s winner in the 1-0 victory over Angels City.

Girona’s head coach, Miguel Ángel Michel, is believed to be in line to replace Pep Guardiola if he steps down as Manchester City’s manager, according to Daily Mail.

Guardiola is now expected to leave the Premier League champions when his current contract expires in June 2025.

After winning a fourth straight league title last week, the Spaniard told Sky Sports: “The reality is I’m closer to leaving than to staying.

“It’s eight years, it will be nine. Right now my feeling is I want to stay next season.”

If Guardiola moves on, City would consider Michel for the role.

Michel has impressed a lot of observers this season, with Girona leading the way for most of the season, before finishing third and qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

Girona are also part of the City Football Group.

Kylian Mbappe played his last match for Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, winning the French Cup against Lyon.

The Ligue 1 champions won 2-1, thanks to goals from Ousmane Dembele and Fabio Ruiz.

Jake O’Biren pulled one back for Lyon in the second, before PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced a superb save minutes later.

PSG, who are the Ligue 1 and French Super Cup champions, have now secured a record-extending 15th Cup title and first since 2021.

However, they were only able to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, where Borussia Dortmund eliminated them.

Mbappe leaves as a free agent and is widely expected to sign for Real Madrid.

Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola was named Premier League Manager of the Year on Tuesday.

Guardiola won it ahead of Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp.

This comes after he guided the Etihad side to an unprecedented fourth successive title.

Guardiola has previously won the award four times since he joined the club in 2016.

With six league titles, Guardiola is now the joint second-most successful coach in English football history.

Only former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has won the award more times (11).

Liverpool have officially confirmed that Arne Slot will be their manager from the 2024/2025 season.

The Dutchman replaces Jurgen Klopp, who took charge of his last game on Sunday.

Slot will resume work on June 1 with the Premier League side.

He emerged as Liverpool’s top choice, after they missed out on Xabi Alonso and Ruben Amorim.

In April, Slot disclosed that Feyenoord and the Reds were in talks over a compensation package.

It is believed Liverpool have paid around £9.4million (£7.7m plus £1.7m in add-ons) for the 45-year-old.

“Liverpool Football Club can announce Arne Slot has agreed to a deal to become the club’s new head coach, formally taking up the position on June 1, 2024, subject to a work permit.

“The 45-year-old will join the Reds from Feyenoord ahead of the 2024-25 season after a deal was reached with the Eredivisie club for his services,” Liverpool said in a statement on Monday.

Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong has won the Greek Super League title with PAOK Salonica.

PAOK defeated Aris 2-1 away on Sunday night to win the title.

It was Troost-Ekong’s first major honour at club level.

PAOK have also now won the Greek League title four times.

Troost- Ekong recently returned to full training after undergoing surgery at the end of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in February.

The 30-year-old made 10 league appearances for the White and Blacks in the just concluded season.

Manchester United have decided not to make midfielder Sofyan Amrabat’s loan deal permanent following a lacklustre spell at the club, according to Football Insider.

The Morocco international, who joined on loan from Fiorentina for £8.5 million, will return to his parent club at the end of this season.

Amrabat, who gained significant attention after his impressive performances for Morocco in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, joined Man United last summer.

However, his time at Old Trafford was marred by an initial injury, limiting his early contributions.

When he did return, an injury crisis forced him into an unfamiliar left-back role, where he struggled to make an impact.

Throughout the season, the 27-year-old made only 20 league appearances with just nine starts, failing to secure a regular spot in manager Erik ten Hag’s lineup.

Despite a brief improvement in form, Amrabat did not do enough to convince the Red Devils to trigger the £21.4 million purchase option.

As Amrabat heads back to Fiorentina, Man United will now look to address their midfield needs, especially with Casemiro’s struggles, making their next midfield signing a crucial one.

Chelsea secured their fifth successive Women’s Super League title with an emphatic 6-0 victory at Manchester United on the final day of the season.

Emma Hayes’ side beat Manchester City to the title on goal difference as the 47-year-old manager signed off her reign with a seventh WSL title as Chelsea boss.

Chelsea, who began the day level on points but two clear of City on goal difference, cruised to victory at Old Trafford with a double from Mayra Ramirez and goals from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Sjoeke Nusken, Melanie Leupolz and the departing Fran Kirby.

City won 2-1 at Aston Villa, with goals from Mary Fowler and Lauren Hemp, but finish seven goals behind Chelsea on goal difference.

Hayes will become manager of the United States women’s team before this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.

In addition to her seven league titles with Chelsea, she has won five FA Cups, two League Cups and a Community Shield during her Blues career.

Brighton and Hove Albion boss, Roberto De Zerbi, will leave the Premier League club by mutual consent after their last game on Sunday.

De Zerbi took charge at the Amex Stadium in September 2022 and led Brighton to their highest-ever top-flight finish when they came sixth in 2022-23.

Brighton sit in tenth place on the EPL table and will host Manchester United in the final game of the season on Sunday.

In a post on the club’s X account, the club announced, “Brighton & Hove Albion has confirmed that head coach Roberto De Zerbi will leave the club after tomorrow’s final Premier League match of the season against Manchester United.”

Brighton chairman, Tony Bloom announced that the club and Roberto De Zerbi have mutually agreed to end his contract.

Our correspondent retrieved this in a statement from the club’s website.

Bloom said, “Roberto has given us two excellent seasons of service in which he has led the club to new heights, not least our first ever European campaign which will live long in the memory of Albion fans.

“We have mutually agreed to end Roberto’s contract at a time that suits both parties allowing us the earliest opportunity to plan for next season, and Roberto plenty of time to consider his next move and his future.

“I am sure our fans will give Roberto and his staff a wonderful and fully deserved send-off at the Amex before, during and after tomorrow’s match.

“In the meantime, I’d like to thank Roberto and his staff for all their hard work in the past two seasons. They all leave our club on good terms and with our very best wishes for the future.”

Similarly, De Zerbi noted how sad he was leaving the club.

De Zerbi said, “I am very sad to be leaving Brighton, but I am very proud of what my players and staff have achieved with the support of everyone at the club and our amazing fans in the past two historical seasons.

“We have agreed to end my time at Brighton so that the club and I can continue to work in the way that suits each of us best, following our own ideas and visions, as well as our work and human values.

“I have really enjoyed an intense and challenging two years working in the Premier League, not least competing in four major competitions this season. Leaving now provides me with time to take a break before deciding on my future plans.”

Crystal Palace winger, Michael Olise is still eligible to represent Nigeria at the international level.

This follows his exclusion from France’s squad for the 2024 European Championships.

Olise was left out by Didier Deschamps despite a fine season with Palace.

The 24-year-old scored 10 goals and provided five assists in just 18 games.

However, it was not enough for him to be called up for the Euros.

Born in London to a Nigerian father and a French-Algerian mother, Olise can still play for Nigeria, France, and Algeria through his parents, and England due to his birth.

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has confirmed the Premier League trophy will be at the Emirates on Sunday, when they host Everton in their final fixture.

The Gunners have a slim chance of winning the title on the day if Manchester City drop points at home against West Ham.

Despite the disappointment of seeing City beat Tottenham to go top, Arteta still believes his side can come out on top on the final day of the season

Speaking to the Spanish media, Arteta said: “This is the nice part, fighting for the title until the last day.

“It will be the first time that the Premier League trophy will be there waiting at the Emirates since it was built, with red ribbons on it, because if we win and they don’t, it’s ours.”