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Jonjo Shelvey retires from playing football and instantly gets first job as a manager
Pressure mounts on Arne Slot as Liverpool left with no trophy after £450m spend, but head coach makes defiant ‘future’ claim
Barcelona star Fermin Lopez’s nose pours with blood after taking boot to the face in gruesome injury
Bayern Munich consider summer bid for Harry Kane’s 17-cap England teammate Anthony Gordon.
In the Champions League, Liverpool were beaten 2-0 at Anfield by Paris Saint-Germain to lose 4-0 on aggregate, with Ousmane Dembele scoring twice.
There was more bad news as well with Hugo Ekitike rupturing his Achilles, ruling him out of the World Cup and well into next year.
And Arsenal will look to finish the job in their own Champions League quarter-final as they take on Sporting Lisbon holding a 1-0 lead.
West Brom’s hearing over their alleged financial rules breach will take place later this month.
And should they be found guilty, any punishment would be applied to this season.
That is according to John Percy of the Daily Telegraph, who reports that the exact date of the hearing is unknown.
The Baggies are hugely involved in the fight to stay in the Championship, so any guilty verdict could carry a points deduction and change the landscape.
West Brom maintain they are compliant.
Jose Mourinho has admirers among the Newcastle hierarchy if they part company with Eddie Howe, talkSPORT understands.
Newcastle’s Saudi owners are believed to be attracted to the idea of appointing a big-name in the event Howe departs.
Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is another likely to come into any conversation.
Outgoing Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola would also be open to a move to St James Park should a vacancy arise.
Howe has come under pressure from fans following Newcastle’s poor run of form, but retains the support of the club hierarchy.
As previously reported by talkSPORT, the former Bournemouth boss could opt to walk away if he feels he has taken the club as far as he can.
Mourinho has always had an affinity for Newcastle and due to his connection to Sir Bobby Robson and has even described himself.
Tottenham Hotspur have received a much-needed boost ahead of a crunch clash against Brighton at the weekend.
Spurs re yet to win in 2026 and are sat in 18th place, two points adrift.
They can move out of the drop zone with victory over Roberto De Zerbi’s former side on Saturday, and though they are unlikely to take part, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison are back in training.
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