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Friday May 10

ENGLAND: Mike Phelan agrees to become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s full-time assistant manager at Manchester United, having been in the role on a temporary basis since December. Despite relegation from the Premier League, Fulham give caretaker manager Scott Parker a permanent two-year deal.

FIFA: Suspended in his native Italy for undisclosed reasons stemming from transfer improprieties, agent Mino Raiola has his three-month ban extended to a global sanction.

ITALY: Interim coach Claudio Ranieri confirms he will leave Roma at the end of the season.

SYRIA: Al Wahda and Teshrin’s 1-1 draw means Al Jaish are Syrian Premier League champions for a fifth consecutive season.

Saturday May 11

GERMANY: Stuttgart beat Wolfsburg 3-0, a result which relegates Hanover and Nuremberg.

SOUTH AFRICA: Holders Mamelodi Sundowns beat Free State Stars 1-0 on the last day of the season to secure a recordextending ninth league title.

Sunday May 12

ENGLAND: Manchester City come from behind to win 4-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion and retain the Premier League title.

LUXEMBOURG: Dudelange score four goals in the last 20 minutes to overcome a 3-0 deficit at Hostert and secure the league title.

OFC CHAMP LEAGUE: Hienghene Sport are the first New Caledonian side to win the continental crown, beating AS Magenta 1-0.

SENEGAL: Generation Foot claim their second league title in three years with a 3-0 victory over Mbour Petit-Cote.

SWITZERLAND: Grasshoppers’ game at Lucerne is abandoned in the second half, with the visitors losing 4-0, when their fans threaten to invade the pitch.

Monday May 13

Brighton sack manager Chris Hughton

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