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With 100 days to go until the Women’s Euros on home turf, Baroness Sue Campbell spoke about the tournament.

Baroness Campbell said: “I am delighted to hear there has been a great response from fans wanting UEFA Women’s EURO tickets today. The pleasing thing is it is not just England matches that have caught the imagination but also that there is interest in other competing teams.

“With 100 days to go, it brings home just how close we are to England kicking off the opening game at Old Trafford. I was with Sarina and the squad recently and there is real excitement within the group for what’s to come. We are all hoping it is going to be a summer to remember where we can celebrate the very best of women’s football.

“I can’t wait to see fans of all ages cheering the players on and hopefully all generations feeling inspired to get involved as a player, coach, referee or volunteer.”

The European Club Association has been presented with a new qualification model for the Champions League — with two places going to teams partially based on their historical performance, The Athletic understands.

The Champions League will use the so-called “Swiss-model” from the 2024-25 season. This will involve every team playing in a single league at the group stage, with a guarantee of at least 10 games. There will also be 36 teams in the Champions League-proper, four more than the current 32.

Of those places, two would go to teams with the best historical performance — although they have to finish in the places just outside the Champions League spots in their own league — and these will be known as the two co-efficient places that take into consideration a club’s performance over the previous five season.

Another slot will go to the fifth best-performing league in Europe, and one extra for the ‘Champions’ pathway in qualification.

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He’s not leaving!

Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling originally announced he was stepping away from the show late last year but has now decided to stay on for another season.

“Sky Sports is my home, and the Soccer Saturday team are a big part of my life,” said Stelling. “As the end of the season approached, and I was preparing to say goodbye, I realised that I was not ready to blow the final whistle and leave the best job in the world.

“I am thrilled to be staying, and excited about moving the show forward and creating more special Saturday afternoons on Sky Sports.”

Italy manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed he will stay on as the national team’s boss despite his team missing out on this year’s World Cup.

Italy were knocked out of the World Cup play-offs after a surprising 1-0 defeat to North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski’s 92nd-minute goal was the only difference between the two sides.

“We need to start again”, said Mancini. “I talked to the president, we’re in agreements on everything. We’ll have time to discuss what we need to improve.”

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West Bromwich Albion are facing another battle to keep hold of their top young talent with highly-rated development players Reyes Cleary and Josh Shaw yet to sign the professional deals offered to them by the Championship club.

Cleary — the 17-year-old striker who has scored seven goals for the Under-23s and another 12 for the Under-18s this season — is wanted by a number of clubs on the continent as well as plenty in the Premier League.

Shaw, 18, was signed from Everton two years ago and is recognised as a left-back with considerable potential. He, too, has numerous clubs interested in signing him.

Albion want to tie both players down for the future but have yet to reach an agreement with either.

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Louis van Gaal has told compatriot Erik ten Hag to reject interest from Manchester United as they are a “commercial club” rather than a “football club”.

Ajax manager Ten Hag was interviewed by United officials over the club’s managerial vacancy last week but they are yet to make a decision over who will replace interim boss Ralf Rangnick in the summer.

Ten Hag is a leading contender to take up the role at Old Trafford with Mauricio Pochettino, Luis Enrique and Julen Lopetegui also on the club’s shortlist.

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AFC Wimbledon have decided to part company with head coach Mark Robinson.

The League One club are currently in the relegation zone. They are just one point from safety but 20th-placed Fleetwood Town have a game in hand.

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Tickets for Euro 2022 have been put on general sale today with 100 days to go until the tournament gets underway.

The first game will be between England and Austria at Old Trafford on July 31.

Brighton and Hove Albion have announced they made a loss of £53.4 million during the 2020-21 Premier League campaign.

Their recent accounts show a reduction in their losses compared to the 2019-20 season when the south coast side made a loss of £67.2 million.

Brighton also announced their turnover for the 2020-21 season was up by 13.4 per cent from £132.9 million to £151.6 million.

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Ben Davies is expected to be fit to face Newcastle despite withdrawing from Wales’ squad with tightness in his quad.

Davies will miss Wales’ friendly with the Czech Republic on Tuesday night after returning to Tottenham Hotspur for treatment.

The 28-year-old played 90 minutes on Thursday as Wales beat Austria 2-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium in their World Cup play-off semi-final.

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Send James your questions ahead of the next recording of Red Agenda.

Louis van Gaal has responded to Virgil van Dijk after the Liverpool defender appeared to question his tactics following the 4-2 win over Denmark.

Van Dijk said he would prefer if the Netherlands deployed his favoured 4-3-3 formation rather than Van Gaal’s preferred 3-4-1-2.

Former Manchester United manager Van Gaal appears to have taken exception to Van Dijk’s comments by telling the centre-back “the manager decides the tactics”.

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Wayne Rooney has said he will do everything in his power to achieve his dream of managing Manchester United one day.

Rooney, 36, is earning his stripes in the Championship with Derby having taken over the reins at Pride Park in November 2020.

Manchester United’s all-time top scorer has impressed at Derby despite the club being deducted 21 points this season for breaching the English Football League’s profitability and sustainability rules.

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Manchester United will be looking to add a striker to their ranks this summer with Edinson Cavani set to leave on a free transfer and Mason Greenwood’s situation still unclear.

United are also looking to sign two midfielders and a right winger. The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell explains how Harry Kane is in the club’s thoughts.

Christian Pulisic scored his first senior international hat-trick for the United States in their 5-1 win over Panama.

USA are now on the brink of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup with just one game left to play in the qualification process.

Pulisic and his team-mates will be able to strut their stuff at the World Cup as long as they do not lose by six goals or more in their qualifier with Costa Rica.

Neighbours Canada have already qualified with USA and Mexico likely to join them.

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