“Newcastle United and Manchester United have reached an agreement for the immediate release of Dan Ashworth from his contractual obligations at Newcastle United,” a joint statement said.

After a scoreless 90 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo had a chance to put Portugal ahead from the penalty spot in the first half of extra time, but Jan Oblak saved brilliantly to leave the Portuguese captain in tears.

Hojlund missed several good chances in Dortmund with ITV pundits Ian Wright and Roy Keane both questioning the clinical nature of his finishing.

Southgate's last stand? The Mainoo man and left back limbo.

It is the second significant departure in as many days after captain Katie Zelem’s exit was announced on Friday.

The popular commentator has been told he will not be offered another contract after Saturday’s last-16 match between Germany and Denmark.

Tottenham and West Ham also interested in forward.

But you cannot help thinking that England will fall as soon as they come up against more challenging opponents than the spirited Slovenians, who got a third successive draw to ensure their own qualification to the knockout stages for the first time.

De Zerbi replaces Jean-Louis Gasset, the last of three managers appointed by Marseille last season

"We’ve been pretty much focused on how do we resolve the first-team issues, in that environment, and that’s been pretty full time for the first six months.”

It's Slovenia next up for the Three Lions.

The baseball legend's off-the-cuff but powerful answer should be required viewing.

The Bundesliga side are ready to meet the £55m release clause for the Palace winger. 

Nicky Butt behind the wheel of his Land Rover Defender and heading home after taking his son to football training in Burnley, pulled out in front of a Honda motorbike ridden by Adam Fielding

City are suing the league over its associated party transaction (APT) rules, which are designed to ensure commercial deals linked to a club’s ownership are done for fair market value.

Scotland didn’t win, so this positivity had to be offset somewhere. It was: the cheap giveaway which Xherdan Shaqiri arrowed in for an equaliser and the costly loss of Kieran Tierney to a hamstring injury.

“When I was 20, I broke my leg, so I was out for roughly a year with that one. I think that experience has definitely stood to me this time."

The Dutchman looked set to be sacked following a disappointing season, only to lead United to FA Cup success against Manchester City last month.

Next season's fixtures were released on Tuesday and here, we take a look at who has the easiest start of the four new head coaches in the English top flight.

Roberto Martínez does not bow to every whim of his superstar No 7 as forward’s career draws to a close.