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Paris Saint-Germain midfield pair Marco Verratti and Ander Herrera have accused referee Bjorn Kuipers of insulting the club’s players during their Champions League semi-final defeat to Manchester City.

Verratti claimed he was sworn at by Kuipers, while Herrera alleged he heard team-mate Leandro Paredes being verbally abused by the Dutch official at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

Thierry Henry has confirmed to Sky Sports that Daniel Ek has „reached out“ to the Kroenke family to present an offer to buy Arsenal.

Ek has written to Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke and is expected to make a bid of £1.8bn for the north London club before the end of the week.

Demba Ba has played down reports his departure from Istanbul Basaksehir was down to a row over Ramadan fasting with manager Aykut Kocaman.

The Super Lig champions terminated the forward’s contract last month amid increasing tension between the pair after Ba was omitted from the matchday squad for the game against fierce city rivals Fenerbahce.

Twins Amar and Arjun Singh Purewal made history on Monday as the first British South Asian brothers to line up against each other under the arch in a Wembley Cup final.

The Sunderland Sikh-Punjabis have spent much of their careers playing together at different clubs across the North East of England, but were on opposing sides as

David Moyes has ruled West Ham out of the running to sign Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham.

Abraham is understood to be one of Moyes’ top summer targets as he attempts to bolster his strikeforce.

But the Hammers boss says Abraham’s reported £40m price tag means the 23-year-old is well out of his range.

Valencia have sacked head coach Javi Gracia following Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Barcelona.

The La Liga club have collected three points from their last six league games and sit 14th in the table, only six points clear of the relegation places with four matches remaining in the current campaign.

Celtic need 10 new players to catch up with Glasgow rivals Rangers after Steven Gerrard’s side won Sunday’s Old Firm match 4-1, says Billy Dodds.

Rangers reinforced their status as the dominant team in Scotland with a comprehensive and entertaining 4-1 victory over 10-man Celtic at Ibrox, condemning them to their heaviest defeat in an Old Firm match since 2007.

Raphael Varane is set to miss Real Madrid’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Chelsea on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old centre-back sustained an injury to his right abductor during Real’s 2-0 win over Osasuna on Saturday.

Kai Havertz doubled his Premier League goals tally with a brace as Chelsea edged rivals Fulham closer to the relegation trap door with a 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Havertz handed Chelsea a 10th-minute lead with a delicate, lofted finish after Mason Mount’s sublime control and through pass. The German added his second four minutes into the second half with another composed finish after combining with compatriot Timo Werner.