Kick Off: PL 'to restart in June'; TAA urges Sancho to join Liverpool

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TOP HEADLINES

OFFICIAL: PSG named Ligue 1 CHAMPIONS following termination of the French season

LFP officially announce that PSG are named Ligue 1 champions for season 2019-20following termination of the French season.

Premier League informs clubs that first game to be back on June 8 (Telegraph)

They are informing clubs of the details included in their comeback timetable in the hope that the coronavirus crisis subdues. 

'He would make Liverpool better' - TAA urges Sancho to join him at Anfield

Trent Alexander-Arnold would love Jadon Sancho to join Liverpool, hailing the Borussia Dortmund star as a special talent.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Serie A will still be relegations & promotions with 20 teams (Sky Italia)

According to Sky Sport Italia, today's meeting of Italian football unions decided that if the season does end early, there will still be relegations and promotions with 20 teams in Serie A.

PSG only ONE title away from St Etienne's record of winning 10 Ligue 1 titles

PSG just won their 9th Ligue 1 title after LFP announces that they are named champions following termination of this season due to coronavirus pandemic.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Barcelona can have Lautaro for €90m plus Vidal as well as Griezmann on loan (AS)

According to Spanish newspaper AS, Inter have told Barcelona they can have Lautaro Martinez for €90m cash plus Arturo Vidal, as well as Antoine Griezmann on loan.

Dortmund set sights on Ansu Fati as a replacement for Sancho (Sport)

Borussia Dortmund have set their sights on Barcelona starlet Ansu Fati as a replacement for Jadon Sancho, according to Sport.

WHAT THEY SAY

Rudiger wants Liverpool called champions and football season to end now

Antonio Rudiger believes Liverpool should be awarded the Premier League title and the season should be ended immediately amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Alli: For Tottenham the rivalry with Chelsea is bigger than the one with Arsenal

Tottenham's players now dislike Chelsea more than traditional north London rivals Arsenal, according to Dele Alli.

Setien: Playing with Messi is a huge incentive for Lautaro

Barcelona head coach Quique Setien talked up Inter forward Lautaro Martinez and said lining up alongside Lionel Messi was a "huge incentive" for players.

Ferdinand: Man Utd could have ridiculous front if they sign Sancho & keep Pogba

Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United could line-up with a 'mouthwatering' front-six that includes Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho next season.

'I want to go to Europe' - Santos star Soteldo admits he has Utd transfer dream

Santos star Yeferson Soteldo has revealed he would sign a lifetime contract at Old Trafford were he to be offered the chance to sign for Manchester United.

IN-DEPTH & AF COLUMNS

Neuer vs Ter Stegen, Neymar vs Cavani... 7 memorable rivalries within a team

A look at ten memorable inter-team football rivalries that threatened to steamroll into something bigger. It is the nature of team sports that there is bound to be friction within the same team as well.

PL set to return in June but when will other sports such as F1 & NBA come back?

When will sports start again? Here is the latest information on when fans can anticipate the return football, F1, boxing, cricket and more…

Man Utd miss out, Arsenal fall to 12th... The ALTERNATIVE Premier League table

As doubts grow about the viability of playing out the rest of the Premier League season, a number of methods have been mooted to complete the campaign.

Numbers Battle Episode 1: Who is the best No.1 under the age of 30?

Hello AFers, Welcome to our new column 'Numbers Battle'. We select the elite players from each shirt number for AFers to decide the best one.

Manchester United fate if Premier League copies Ligue 1 decision revealed

Paris Saint-Germain have been officially awarded the Ligue 1 title after the French FA voted to end the 2019/20 season.

What XI Zidane will be allowed to build at Real Madrid next season?

Karim Benzema's Instagram made for interesting reading on Monday. Not usually given over to sentimentalism he posted a picture of himself with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale alongside the caption: 'Légendaire BBC'.

What if the first player that starts coughing is Lionel Messi?

While Ivan Rakitic has told MARCA that he doesn't care about the risk of playing football, other professional teams aren't much in favour of restarting LaLiga.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

The next Messi? Barca academy star shows off his AMAZING tricks on treadmill 🤩