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.”

Chelsea captain, Reece James, will miss the start of the Premier League next season through suspension.

The England defender was shown a straight red card during their 2-1 win away at Brighton for kicking out at Joao Pedro.

James was sent off only 19 minutes after coming on as a substitute.

Referee Michael Salisbury was advised to check the pitchside monitor following VAR intervention, where he brandished James with a straight red card.

It is his second sending off this season and he will now miss four matches.

That will see him ruled out of the final Premier League clash of the campaign against Bournemouth on Sunday, and the first three next term.It is his second sending off this season and he will now miss four matches.

That will see him ruled out of the final Premier League clash of the campaign against Bournemouth on Sunday, and the first three next term.

Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, has said he will leave if he’s no longer wanted at the club.

Fernandes stated this on Wednesday, following a 3-2 win over Newcastle at United.

The Portugal international made his return to injury after missing two matches and put in an impressive performance.

The 29-year-old has been linked with a summer exit with the club in turmoil.

But when asked about his future by reporters, Fernandes replied: “I will be here till when the club wants me and the club wants me to be a part of the future.

“If for some reason they don’t want me, then I will go.”

Four Premier League teams will be fighting for European football on the last day of the season.

Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa have all qualified for next season’s Champions League.

But Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United are fighting for European qualification.

On Wednesday night, United beat Newcastle 3-2 and Chelsea won 2-1 at Brighton.

The result leaves Spurs in fifth (63points), Chelsea in sixth (60), Newcastle in seventh (57) and United in eighth (57).

The teams that finish fifth and sixth will qualify for the Europa League if Manchester City win the FA Cup.

In that instance, seventh would go into the Conference League.

However, if United win the FA Cup, they will qualify for the Europa League, as well as the team finishing fifth.

In that scenario, the side in sixth would play in the Conference League and the side in seventh would miss out on Europe.

But if United finish sixth and win the FA Cup, the Conference League place again moves down to the side finishing seventh.

On the last day of the campaign, Manchester United are away at Brighton, Chelsea welcome Bournemouth, Spurs travel to Sheffield United and Newcastle take on Brentford.

Chippa United second choice goalkeeper Sean Louw has revealed Nigeria international Stanley Nwabali’s big goal is to play for South African giants, Kaizer Chiefs.

Nwabali contributed immensely to Nigeria’s second-place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.

The 27-year-old is now a subject of interest from clubs outside South Africa.

Louw revealed that his teammate was only keen on a move to Kaizer Chiefs before the AFCON.

“Like I said to you, between you and me his childhood dream was to always play for Kaizer Chiefs, but even me, my childhood dream was to play for Kaizer Chiefs, I don’t blame him,” he was quoted by sabcsport.

“In the beginning of this season he wanted to play for Kaizer Chiefs, but I said to him before you speak to Kaizer Chiefs, first go to Afcon because you will win the Afcon and you will be so much more worth than at Kaizer Chiefs with all due respect.”

Nwabali has played a total of 27 matches in all competitions this season, conceding 26 goals and kept 11 clean sheets.

Sporting Lagos have regrouped for their remaining fixtures in the Nigeria Premier Football League this season.

The modest club embarked on a short holiday after the NPFL announced a short break to allow Rivers United complete their outstanding fixtures.

Sporting Lagos had a light training session at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Monday to improve their fitness before the resumption of the league.

“We’ve taken some days off and we have started preparing for our next game against Rivers United,” goalkeeper coach Isa Abdullahi told the club’s media.

“We had some reflexes and reaction exercises to make sure we are ready for the game.”

Abdullahi Biffo’s side will face Rivers United when the season resumes.

The league is expected to resume later in the month.

Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface has been nominated for the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season award.

Boniface was recognised for his brilliant displays for Bayer Leverkusen.

The 25-year-old was nominated alongside Borussia Dortmund’s Ian Maatsen, Xavi Simons of RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim forward Maximilian Beier.

The forward won the award for four consecutive months (August, September, October and November).

Boniface was later sidelined for three months due to an adductor injury.

The former Bodo & Glint player has already been named in the Bundesliga Team of the Season.

He has scored 13 goals and provided nine assists in the league this season.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he hoped star footballer Kylian Mbappe would be freed up by his likely future club Real Madrid to take part in the Paris Olympics for France.

“I’m counting on Real Madrid to free up Kylian for the Olympic Games so he can come play with the French team,” Macron said in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Mbappe confirmed on Friday that he will leave French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, with Real Madrid widely expected to be his next destination.

“I wanted to announce to you all that it’s my last year at Paris Saint-Germain. I will not extend and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks,” Mbappe said in a video posted on social media.

Real Madrid has already said that it will not lift its players’ obligations to the club in favour of their participation in the Olympic Games which are not part of the FIFA-designated international tournaments for which clubs must free up their players.

The 25-year-old World Cup-winning forward and France captain said himself last week that he wasn’t “thinking much” about the Games.

Mbappe will lead France at Euro 2024 which runs from June 14 to July 14 in Germany.

The Olympic football competition begins on July 24 and runs to August 9, with France in a group alongside the United States, New Zealand and another side still to be determined.

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has hailed his current squad as the “best” after they came from behind to defeat Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday.

The first leg ended 2-2 in Germany, with Vinicius Jr earning the draw for Los Blancos.

At the Bernabeu, Joselu scored two late goals to win the tie, after Alphonso Davies stunned the Bernabeu in the second half.

“I think we played well but to be honest we had opportunities to control the game.

“We had the strength to go up when they scored. It happened again here. It’s quite usual at the Bernabeu with our supporters. With them, we can do something that is unexpected,” Ancelotti told TNT Sports.

On his players’ attitude, he added: “Unbelievable. I’m really grateful to them, they work really hard, I think this is the best squad I have ever had in my career.”

Real will now play Bayerns Bundesliga rivals, Borussia Dortmund in the final on June 1.

Former Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos has reacted to Los Blancos victory over Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the competition.

Real Madrid came from a goal down to earn a 2-1 victory over Bayern and a place in the final at Wembley.

Los Blancos will face another German team, Borussia Dortmund in the final, with the German club having beaten Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

Ramos, who now plays for Real Madrid’s rivals, Sevila hailed his former side for their never-say-die attitude during the game with Bayern Munich.

Los Blancos scored twice late on to reach their 18th UEFA Champions League final.

Alphonso Davies produced a superb curler midway through the second half to give the visitors the lead.

Substitute Joselu pounced on a rare error from brilliant Manuel Neuer’s cross to make it 1-1.

Joselu scored again, narrowly beating the offside trap to tap in Antonio Rudiger’s cross.

Ramos – a four-time Champions League winner with Madrid – tweeted after his side reached another final (as translated from Spanish):

“Until the final whistle … Very much from minute 93 DN @realmadrid !! Congratulations!! One more final.”

Chelsea have reportedly developed a strategy to try and snatch Napoli star, Victor Osimhen this summer.

The Blues are mulling an offer in the region of €80m-€90m plus Romelu Lukaku and an unnamed young player for the forward.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are, however, prepared to pay the striker well over his current €10m net per season wages.

Osimhen has a release clause of €120m in the contract he signed last December.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is known to be a tough negotiator and it remain to be seen if he will be willing to accept the offer.

Ligue 1 giants, Paris Saint-Germain are also reportedly interested in the Nigeria international.

Argentina’s World Cup-winning coach Cesar Luis Menotti has died aged 85.

Menotti led his country to victory on home soil in the 1978 tournament, beating the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time thanks to two goals from player of the tournament Mario Kempes.

“The Argentine Football Association regrets to report with great sadness the death of Cesar Luis Menotti, former world champion coach of Argentina,” said the AFA in a statement.

As a player, Menotti, a striker, played alongside Pele for Brazilian side Santos and won 11 international caps.

He then embarked on a coaching career which lasted 37 years including winning two trophies in a two-season spell with Barcelona and spells in Italy, Mexico, Uruguay and Argentina.

He took over the Argentina role in 1974 but there was controversy around the 1978 win after he opted not to include a 17-year-old Diego Maradona in the squad despite giving him his international debut the previous year.

But the following year, with Maradona in the squad, Menotti led Argentina to the Under-20 World Cup, beating the Soviet Union 3-1 in the final.

His reign ended after the 1982 World Cup in Spain where Argentina were eliminated by Brazil 3-1 in the second round with Maradona sent off.