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West Ham striker Michail Antonio wants VAR to be removed from the Premier League, as the panel on the Footballer's Football Podcast reflected on another officiating talking-point in Chelsea's draw with Aston Villa last weekend. Chelsea had what would have been a late winner at Villa Park ruled out after the video assistant referee recommended a review of the on-field decision to allow the goal. In Sweden, they've voted against VAR because they've seen how it's been run in the Premier League and don't want a part of it.

Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney spoke to the Footballer's Football Podcast about his side's Premier League draw with Crystal Palace last weekend. "We were poor in the first half, we could have been 3-0 down to be honest," said Cairney.

As you know by now, Unai Emery is not into short cuts; he takes in the journey as much as the destination. "Before the match, we were speaking in the dressing room," he explained on Saturday, when it seemed Villa had seen two important points leak away after their good start against Chelsea, while being grateful it was not three. Villa are sure to finish no worse than fifth in the Premier League, a season of continued progress by any metric assured.

With Josko Gvardiol the latest Manchester City player to say he is "exhausted", Arsenal have to be ready to pounce if Pep Guardiola's side slip up in one of their final four matches. Saturday will be very tough for Arsenal. Bournemouth have been the fifth-best team in the Premier League since 1 November, taking 42 points from 25 games.

Regardless of whether Leeds United beat Southampton on Saturday at Elland Road, Ipswich Town will guarantee promotion to the Premier League by avoiding defeat at home by Huddersfield Town - who are effectively relegated because of their negative goal difference being significantly worse than their closest rivals. The Saints have known they were consigned to the play-offs since a 5-0 drubbing at champions Leicester last week, a result they followed up with a home defeat by Stoke.

The entirely unexpected victory over Manchester City at the end of September was the breakthrough result for Wolves’ season. The result was a shock, but in no sense a fluke, as everyone present - up to and including Pep Guardiola - acknowledged. "We deserved it," said midfielder Mario Lemina that evening.

It is a rare and perhaps rather unfortunate turn of events that Tottenham must face their two most dreaded opponents in the space of a few days. Sunday's derby with Arsenal was as usual; compelling, startling and mystifying. Only Spurs could play quite well in the first half, to then find themselves 3-0 down but not quite hit those heights again after the break and nearly scramble a draw.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says he has full faith in deputy goalkeeper Robin Olsen ahead of the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiakos on Thursday after number one Emiliano Martinez was suspended.World Cup winner Martinez will miss the match at Villa Park after picking up three yellow cards in the competition so far, with two of those coming in the second leg of the quarter-final in Lille.

Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic faces Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg enjoying a rare spell of certainty in the job.While not all the doubters have been silenced, getting past PSG would make Terzic just the third Dortmund manager, after club legends Ottmar Hitzfeld and Jurgen Klopp, to take the club to the Champions League final. 

Lionel Messi took a night off to watch the Miami Heat. The Inter Miami star and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner as the world's best player — along with teammates Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez — arrived just before tip-off of the Heat playoff game with the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Messi's group — some clad in Heat attire and Busquets wearing a Heat hoodie — arrived in the players' parking garage, then were brought in through a VIP entrance before making their way to their seats in a suite atop the lower level.

The U.S. and Mexico are withdrawing their bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday.

Robert Lewandowski scores a second-half hat-trick after Valencia have their goalkeeper sent off as Barcelona win 4-2.

It’s 5:45pm on matchday in Gelsenkirchen and tram 302 is bouncing. Kick-off for Schalke 04’s match against Nuremburg is still just under three hours away. An hour before the action starts, the Nordkurve housing the Schalke ultras is full and loud.

Mohamed Salah is set to stay at Liverpool, PSG cool their interest in Marcus Rashford, Ajax want to reappoint Erik ten Hag, plus more.

Robert Lewandowski hit a second-half hat-trick to power Barcelona to an entertaining 4-2 win over 10-man Valencia on Monday in La Liga.La Liga rescheduled the game at only a week's notice, meaning many could no longer attend.

What will Manchester United look like next season? There are few certainties as a BBC report says offers will be heard for almost every Red Devil.

The United States and Mexico withdrew their joint bid for the 2027 Women's World Cup on Monday, just weeks before FIFA is due to vote to award the tournament at a meeting in Bangkok.The end of the US-Mexico bid came after FIFA said earlier on Monday that the 2027 tournament hosts would for the first time be decided by an open vote when the FIFA Congress convenes in Thailand next month.

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Barcelona survived a tricky first half to beat Valencia 4-2 with the help of a second half hat trick from Robert Lewandowski and a red card to Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili on Monday. Fermín López put Barcelona ahead with a lovely glancing header midway through the first half. Valencia levelled just five minutes later thanks to a woeful intervention from keeper Marc Ter Stegen.

Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester celebrated their promotion to the Premier League in style on Monday with a 3-0 win at Preston that secured the Championship title.Celebrating with the fans is great," said Vardy.