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Brighton have dismissed suggestions their appointment of Graham Potter as manager on a four-year contract represents a “gamble”. Potter was unveiled on his 44th birthday as the successor to the sacked Chris Hughton, having managed in the English Football League with Swansea for only one year. The experienced Hughton’s departure, after Brighton again preserved their…

Arsenal fans have been left “heartbroken” at not being able to travel to Baku to watch their team play Chelsea in the Europa League final, according to managing director Vinai Venkatesham. Since the two London clubs qualified, concerns have been raised over the showpiece event being hosted in Azerbaijan’s capital on May 29. Both Arsenal…

Kilmarnock have thanked Steve Clarke for restoring the “pride, passion and belief” in their club ahead of his exit to lead Scotland. Clarke was appointed Scotland head coach 24 hours after guiding Killie to the Europa League with a 2-1 victory over Rangers. A third-place finish – Killie’s highest since 1966 – secured a return…

Steve Clarke has vowed to emulate Scotland’s women and lead the national team back to the major international stage. Clarke has been appointed Scotland head coach on a three-year contract, 24 hours after taking Kilmarnock into European football for the first time in 18 years. His task with Scotland is similar – end an even…

Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain eased to a 4-0 victory over Dijon that maintained their 16-point lead at the top of the table and left their struggling visitors on the verge of relegation. Their eighth league title was secured last month but they continue to impress, and in doing so further threatened Dijon’s hopes…

Gareth Southgate has underlined the need for change after the number of English top-flight starters reached a historic, and alarming, new low. The Three Lions are preparing for the inaugural Nations League Finals having reached the World Cup semi-finals last summer, while the development sides have enjoyed sustained success in recent years. But improving talent…

Raheem Sterling hailed becoming the FA Cup final centre of attention in his old Wembley stomping ground as “a dream come true”. Sterling bagged a brace and was only denied a hat-trick by Manchester City’s second goal being awarded to Gabriel Jesus on review as Pep Guardiola’s men thrashed Watford 6-0. City completed an unprecedented…

Pep Guardiola rates Manchester City’s history-making domestic treble as a greater achievement than winning the Champions League. City battered Watford 6-0 to lift the FA Cup at Wembley, completing an unprecedented trio of trophies in ruthless style. Guardiola had targeted a quadruple, but City were dumped out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Tottenham. That…

Pep Guardiola did not appreciate being asked for his thoughts on UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) investigation after Manchester City completed an historic domestic treble. City steamrollered Watford 6-0 to lift the FA Cup at Wembley, completing an unprecedented domestic trio of titles in style. But when asked if he has ever received payments from…

Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben felt mixed emotions as they signed off their glittering Bayern Munich careers by winning a seventh successive Bundesliga title. The duo came off the bench in the second half and put an exclamation mark on a 5-1 final-day thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt at the Allianz Arena, with Ribery netting the…