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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL : Comment: Stellar attack against collective structure, imagination against order, and a meeting of the two best teams in Europe. But an enticing final would not hide darker discussions if PSG became the first state-owned club to defend the Champions League, writes Miguel Delaney
Promoted Venezia have submitted an offer of £3.9m for Scotland left-back Josh Doig and are confident of sealing an agreement to sign the 23-year-old from next season's Serie A rivals, Sassuolo. Brentford, Celtic and Sunderland are interested in Soufiane El-Faouzi after the midfielder helped Schalke 04 win Bundesliga 2, with some suitors ready to pay more than £11m for the 23-year-old. Celtic are aware of Premier League interest in two key midfielders, with Nottingham Forest again keen on 22-year-old Arne Engels and Tottenham Hotspur planning a bid for 24-year-old Benjamin Nygren.
"We don't care about Clearlake, they don't care about us." Amid growing anger from Chelsea's fans towards the club's BlueCo ownership, that chant has become the anthem of this campaign. Monday's dismal 3-1 defeat by second-string Nottingham Forest in the Premier League means the Blues can no longer finish fifth - and are highly unlikely to meet their minimum pre‑season aim of qualifying for the Champions League.
"A raw, caged animal, drinking, partying and fighting" is how Jamie Vardy's agent described his client's early career, with the striker explaining how refining himself from non-league football to Premier League superstar status was "a killer".

"A raw, caged animal, drinking, partying and fighting" is how Jamie Vardy's agent described his client's early career, with the striker explaining how refining himself from non-league football to Premier League superstar status was "a killer".
Rangers are bracing for the exit of teenage midfielder Bailey Rice, who looks likely to leave Ibrox this summer when his contract expires. It marks a disappointing end to a stint that showed plenty of...
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