Everton face a fight to sign Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes after a second Premier League club made a late bid for the player.
The Brazilian is expected to decide his future this week with Everton and Serie A side Napoli the front runners to sign him.
Pep Clotet has left his position as Birmingham head coach, the club have announced.
The 43-year-old was due to step down at the end of the season, but Wednesday’s 3-1 home defeat to Swansea signalled the end of his time in charge.
Atalanta continued their remarkable season by beating Sampdoria 2-0 on Wednesday to extend their winning run to nine Serie A games and climb to third in the table, although they left it late against stubborn opponents.
Serie A’s leading scorers struggled to break down relegation-threatened Samp until Ruslan Malinovskyi’s inswinging corner found Rafael Toloi at the far post and the Brazilian outjumped two defenders to head home in the 75th minute.
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool must wait to discover the extent of Jordan Henderson’s injury after the Reds captain hurt his knee against Brighton.
Henderson had put Liverpool 2-0 ahead in the eighth minute at the Amex Stadium, but collided with Yves Bissouma late in the second half and had to be replaced by James Milner.
FIFA has taken full operational control of Video Assistant Referees [VARs], world football’s governing body has informed all associations.
Mattias Grafstrom, FIFA’s deputy general secretary for football, told all 211 associations in a letter on June 29.
The match Aston Villa – Manchester United from the English Premier League will be held on July 9 (Thursday) at 22:15. It was another bad day for Aston Villa on Sunday when they went down to a 2-0 defeat at home against Premier League champions Liverpool, leaving side Dean Smith to step into the relegation zone.
The odds for Aston Villa to win are 10.00. The draw in the match is rated with 5.25. Manchester United is 1.30 to win.
The match Everton – Southampton from the English Premier League will be held on July 9 (Thursday) from 20:00. Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti looked far from amused as he patrolled his technical area during a 1-0 reverse of the Toffees at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night.
Everton is 2.10 to win. The draw in the match is rated at 3.50. Southampton is 3.50 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Bournemouth – Tottenham from the English Premier League will be held on July 9 (Thursday) from 20:00. With the fast approach of the end of the 2019/20 season, things are starting to look increasingly bleak for Eddie Howe and Bournemouth. Cherries lost 4-1 and 5-2 to Newcastle and Manchester United respectively.
Bournemouth is 5.00 to win. The draw in the match is rated at 4.00. Tottenham is 1.66 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match between Leeds – Stoke City from the Championship of England will be held on July 9 (Thursday) from 19:00. The hosts are bidding to take a step closer to the Championship title and a place in the Premier League with a victory this week. Leeds won 3-1 against Blackburn on Saturday.
Leeds is 1.45 to win. The draw in the match was rated with 4.33. Stoke City is 7.50 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
Adam Lallana is unlikely to play another game for Liverpool with manager Jurgen Klopp reluctant to put the soon-to-be out-of-contract midfielder at risk of injury.
The 32-year-old signed a short-term deal to keep him at Anfield until the end of this extended campaign but will depart after that.
