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What does Saturday's dramatic and chaotic climax to the Scottish Premiership top-six mean for European football next season?

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is appointed as Chelsea manager - a day after their FA Cup final defeat by Manchester City.

Xabi Alonso may now be heading to Chelsea, but Mohamed Salah's outburst keeps the pressure on Arne Slot, writes Phil McNulty.

From the gloom of an FA Cup final loss amid a turbulent campaign, Xabi Alonso's arrival gives Chelsea hope, writes Nizaar Kinsella.

Aarhus GF were tipped for relegation from the Danish Superliga this season. Instead, they will lift the championship trophy for the first time in 40 years this Sunday.

Rangers want to bring on-loan winger back for next season as Falkirk prepare to sell striker if price is right.

Chievo Verona are having to rise from the bottom once more, but have had some unlikely help from Mario Balotelli and ex-Brazil winger Douglas Costa.

Cristiano Ronaldo's wait for a first major trophy with Al-Nassr continues after they are upset 1-0 at home by Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League Two final.

Casemiro plays his last game for Manchester United at Old Trafford against Nottingham Forest, and will return a hero no matter what the future holds after turning his career around at the club.

Jose Mourinho completes an unbeaten league season with Benfica but has to settle for third place in the Portuguese top-flight.

Juventus are hoping to beat their rivals to sign Manchester City's Bernardo Silva, Barcelona continue their interest in Chelsea's Joao Pedro, Coventry City look at a move for Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, plus more.

England captain Harry Kane scores his fourth hat-trick of the season as Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich thrashed Cologne in their last league game of the campaign.

Hearts may have missed out on a first Scottish title for 66 years, but Tony Bloom and his data analytics company are out to ensure they are challenging for the title every season.

Freya Godfrey scores an injury-time winner as London City Lionesses come from behind to beat Aston Villa and finish their debut Women's Super League season in sixth place.

The FA Cup tends to produce fairytale stories and Antoine Semenyo's sensational winning goal in this season's final provided the latest in chapter in the storied history of the world's oldest cup competition.

Manchester City's John Stones admits it has been a "difficult" season for him but is pleased to get a "nice send off" after lifting the FA Cup trophy following their 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley.

Hearts say "the menacing and threatening atmosphere inside the stadium" forced them to leave Celtic Park immediately after the final whistle of their Scottish Premiership decider.

Pep Guardiola pays tribute to departing players Bernardo Silva and John Stones following his side's 1-0 FA Cup final win over Chelsea at Wembley.

For the first time in seven seasons, the ribbons on the Women's Super League trophy are a different shade of blue after Manchester City's "magical" triumph.

The top eight in the Premier League will now qualify for Europe - and sixth could yet end up in the Champions League. Here's how.

Wolfsburg earn a 3-1 away win over St Pauli to relegate the home side to Bundesliga 2, while the visitors must now win a relegation play-off to avoid dropping down to the German second division.

Antoine Semenyo expresses his gratitude for being able to "shine" and "compete for all the top trophies," after his winning goal secured the FA Cup for Manchester City at Wembley.

Martin O'Neill says Celtic have given him "reasons to live" after their stunning Scottish Premiership triumph, but the 74-year-old insists he does not know whether he will stay on beyond this season.

Mohamed Salah says Liverpool must return to being a "heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear" after trophyless season.

Celtic chased Hearts for eight months, 32 games, 2,880 on-field minutes and 48 hours. In the season's dying embers, they caught them.

With players departing and improved seasons needed, there could be summers of change for Arsenal and Chelsea.

Antoine Semenyo's brilliantly-improvised backheel is enough to give Manchester City a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup final, as Pep Guardiola's side complete a domestic cup double at Wembley.

Antoine Semenyo scores a "special" goal as Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 win the FA Cup final.

Martin O'Neill said Celtic would have to win seven out of seven in the run-in to win the Scottish Premiership - here is how they did it.

Champions Manchester City ended their Women's Super League campaign on a high, beating West Ham with Khadija Shaw scoring twice, before lifting the trophy.

Russo scores twice as Arsenal beat Liverpool to finish second in the WSL clinching an automatic spot in the Women's Champions League.

Khadija Shaw scores twice as WSL champions Manchester City end their campaign with an impressive 4-1 away win against West Ham United.

Watch Celtic lift the Scottish Premiership trophy for the fifth season in a row, denying Hearts on an astonishing final day.

Sam Kerr becomes Chelsea's joint all-time top goalscorer alongside Fran Kirby, as her 116th club goal on her final appearance gives Sonia Bompastor's side a 1-0 win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United reach an agreement with Michael Carrick to become the club's permanent head coach.

All you need to know about promotion, relegation and qualification for Europe in England and Scotland's top men's football leagues, and the Women's Super League.

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski will leave Barcelona at the end of the season when his contract expires.

Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa says he would be pleased if Jose Mourinho replaces him and leads the club next season.

Martin Paterson will be chopping trees and listing to country music as he begins preparations for Notts County's League Two play-off final at Wembley.

Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min will captain South Korea at his fourth World Cup this summer.

Engineer Jay Lovell was set to be working at Wembley on Sunday, but instead he will be playing there in the FA Vase final.

BBC Sport speaks to Three Lions co-creator David Baddiel about the song that united a nation.

Arne Slot says his Liverpool side "crumbled" during their thumping defeat by Aston Villa, as the pressure on him continues to mount.

Ollie Watkins scores twice as Aston Villa move above Liverpool into fourth in the Premier League and seal qualification for next season's Champions League.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains which teams have already qualified for the 2026-27 edition of the Champions League.

The SFA say referee John Beaton and his family were put "under police surveillance" in the wake of a recent penalty controversy, with police confirming a man had been arrested in connection with a data leak.

Newcastle United ended a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy by winning the League Cup last season but further members of that side look set to leave.

Sam Kerr's arrival at Chelsea in 2020 was the biggest transfer in Women's Super League history - but what next for the club as Australia striker exits?

As Seamus Coleman announces he will leave Everton this summer, BBC Sport looks at the rise of the £60,000 signing who became a club legend.

Chris Sutton takes on indie band Blossoms and rapper Songer plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for the FA Cup final and this weekend's Premier League fixtures.