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Adrian Bevington - hired by Aston Villa in March to review the team's disastrous season - has left his advisory role at the club.

The former Football Association executive said that he "would not be looking to take on a full-time role" at the club.

2008: Portsmouth won the FA Cup, beating Cardiff 1-0 in the final with a first-half goal from Kanu. 

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David de Gea to Manchester United - the zombie transfer deal. 

Just when you think it has been finally been killed off, it comes back to live again.

Spanish newspaper AS report today that the goalkeeper is hopeful of reviving his move to the Bernabeu as there is a release clause of £39m in his United contract.

The clause expires on 15 June apparently though so the two teams better start sorting the paperwork already if August's horlicks was anything to go by. 

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Jess Varnish has said in a statement, external that she is determined to win back her place on the British Cycling team ahead of the Rio Olympics and plans to meet new performance director Andy Harrison when she returns from a training stint in Australia.

Varnish criticised Harrison's predecessor Shane Sutton after she was was dropped from the Great Britain squad in April, claiming the Australian told her to "go and have a baby".

Sutton subsequently stepped down from his position.

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Full marks to Daniel Pudil of Sheffield Wednesday for his sporting gesture in consoling Brighton's Jiri Skalak in the wake of the Owls' win last night.

The last time Sheffield Wednesday were in the top flight this man was leading the line:   

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Full marks to whoever among you picked out Belgian international Gilles de Bilde.

Sheffield Wednesday held off a spirited Brighton side to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley on 28 May.

Lewis Dunk put the hosts ahead when he volleyed in a set-piece from Anthony Knockaert, who also hit the post during a dominant first-half display.

But Ross Wallace, who scored in the Owls' 2-0 first-leg win, saw his cross drift in for the equaliser that secured a 3-1 aggregate win.

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Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez is very close to agreeing to stay at the club, according to Times journalist George Caulkin.

The Spaniard had been expected to depart St James' Park following the Magpies’ relegation to the Championship. 

However, according to Caulkin, talks with owner Mike Ashley and managing director Lee Charnley have convinced him to stay.

“There was a three-hour meeting with Mike Ashley on Sunday night... he met with Lee Charnley – that's gone very positively indeed. He's already looking at potential signings for Newcastle", said Caulkin.

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As one ego departs, is another about to arrive at Parc des Princes?

The Daily Mail report , externalthat Jose Mourinho is in talks with French champions Paris St Germain about a possible move to the French capital.

Manchester United have been heavily linked with a move for the Portuguese who was sacked by Chelsea in December.

That and more rumours are in our loose-lipped gossip column.

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A rare trip to the front pages now for the newspaper round-up.

The Daily Mirror splashes, external with the admission of Security Search Management chief executive Chris Reid that he accidentally left a fake explosive device in an Old Trafford toilet - causing Manchester United's match against Bournemouth on Sunday to be called off.

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Sir Alex Ferguson famously set himself the challenge of knocking Liverpool off their perch in the early days of his managerial reign at Manchester United.

England boss Roy Hodgson has given 18-year-old Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford a similar task, telling him to unseat one of the more experienced strikers, external in England's provisional squad to take his place in the final 23-man selection.

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The Daily Telegraph, external lead with Roy Hodgson attempting to channel Leicester's underdog success for his England team's Euro 2016 campaign.

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Roy Hodgson's announcement of a provisional Euro 2016 squad leads the Guardian sports supplement., external

His selection includes 26 players - but only three centre-backs. It is expected that midfield anchorman Eric Dier will fill in the event of any injury to Gary Cahill, John Stones or Chris Smalling.

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We have all the reaction from Sheffield Wednesday advancing to within one match of a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2000, build-up to Wednesday Europa League final and tonight's rearranged Premier League clash between Manchester United and Bournemouth, French Open qualifying, racing and all the best transfer gossip and social media knick-knacks.

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