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England face Brazil in an international friendly at Wembley later today.

The likes of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, and Declan Rice going toe-to-toe with Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, and Lucas Paqueta.

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta says that he believes Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix will stay at the club next season.

Defender Cancelo, 29, is on loan from Manchester City, while forward Joao Felix, 24, is on loan from Atletico Madrid.

Laporta thinks that the Portuguese duo will remain at Barca after their loan deals expire this summer.

He told Mundo Deportivo: “I think they will continue. I hope that Atletico Madrid don’t put any objection to Joao Felix continuing with us, and I don’t think City will either.

"We have an agent there who is working on the issue, Jorge Mendes, and he knows our intention to continue with the players. What I can’t tell you now, because it will depend a lot on the amounts, is whether we’re going to sign them or extend the loan.”

Felix has scored nine goals and provided five assists in 34 games this season. His contract with Atletico expires in the summer of 2029.

Cancelo, who has played at both right and left-back this season, has made 32 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and providing four assists. His current deal at City expires in June 2027.

Barcelona are second in La Liga and eight points behind league leaders Real Madrid.

Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi says he felt "very proud" to make his senior international debut during Spain's 1-0 defeat to Colombia on Friday.

The 17-year-old centre-back came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute, replacing Aymeric Laporte.

The teenager became the youngest-ever defender to represent the Spanish national team, breaking a record that was previously set by Sergio Ramos.

Cubarsi said, as quoted by Mundo Deportivo: “I am very proud of my debut since it was a dream I had since I was little.

"I appreciate the coach's trust and I try to make the most of it by giving my best. I always try to be myself and play calmly. It is always difficult to lose and I am hurt by the defeat."

A goal from Crystal Palace full-back Daniel Munoz secured the victory for Colombia at West Ham United's London Stadium.

Spain are next in action against Brazil on Tuesday.

“What’s Milan like?” Ruben Loftus-Cheek asked Fikayo Tomori. It was in an international window and when Tomori got the text from his old friend and team-mate, he thought Loftus-Cheek was planning a city break.

The anecdote they shared during pre-season in Los Angeles last summer was revealing for two reasons.

First, it showed the long-standing nature of AC Milan’s interest. Loftus-Cheek’s text to Tomori was sent “early” in the club game’s off-season. So early Tomori didn’t suspect a reunion was on the cards with a player with whom he came through Chelsea’s academy.

Second, the timing of their correspondence made it clear neither had been called up by England for their June matches against Malta and North Macedonia.

The 28-year-old has been in sparkling form for his club this season. Should this form be rewarded with an international call-up?

Social media having a big impact on football is nothing new. The past 10 to 15 years have, on the face of it at least, brought fans closer than ever to players and teams.

From the early days of Twitter and Wayne Rooney’s posts such as ‘Mr bean. Funny’, to the more recent and considered behind-the-scenes videos produced by clubs, we are given a window into a world that had previously remained behind closed doors.

But while a social media presence has long been important for clubs, how they operate in the digital space continues to evolve.

TikTok, in particular, has become a place where the usual rules do not seem to apply. Teams are bolder in the type of content they post, sometimes about opposing sides and their players.

Art de Roche explains how football clubs are utilising social media

Gareth Southgate says a cross of St George in any colours other than red and white is not a true cross of St George, but admitted that he was “a little bit lost” by the controversy over England’s new home shirt.

The new home kit, launched on Monday, features a cross on the back of the collar where the traditional red bars are replaced with purple, blue and navy.

This has led to days of criticism in which the new motif has been accused of being a political gesture. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer have been among the voices to argue that the bars should be returned to red.

“My view is if it’s not white with a red cross it’s not the St George's flag,” Southgate said. “So whatever it is, it’s a quirky design feature which I guess a Banksy or a Reuben Dangoor might do.”

Sven-Goran Eriksson has described the opportunity to finally manage Liverpool at Anfield as a “dream”.

The 76-year-old, who is suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer, revealed today that he had once held talks over becoming Liverpool’s manager but they did not lead anywhere.

Instead, Eriksson has accepted an invitation to take charge of LFC legends against Ajax on Saturday in a match which will raise funds for the LFC Foundation.

“It is like a dream,” Eriksson said. “I could never have dreamt about that but when I was a manager I always dreamt about Liverpool. It was close once, there were some discussions, many years ago. It never happened, but now it happens. When they asked me I thought it was a joke.”

Ipswich Town have announced a “significant investment” into the club from Bright Path Sports Partners, a private equity firm which raises and deploys Native American capital.

The investment of up to £105million will see the firm have a 40 per cent minority stake in the Championship side. ORG, the club’s majority shareholder headed by Ed Schwartz, will retain a controlling 50 per cent stake.

The remaining 10 per cent is owned by smaller investors, including the Three Lions fund.

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A compensation agreement has been reached between UEFA and Liverpool fans injured ahead of the 2022 Champions League final in Paris.

Pogust Goodhead and Bingham Long, the law firms representing the Liverpool supporters, has confirmed a “full and final settlement” has been agreed following UEFA’s compensation offer.

The terms will “remain confidential” and UEFA states the settlement has been made “without any admission of liability”.

The legal action was launched in August 2022, with the firms acting on behalf of fans who had experienced physical and psychological harm at the final in Paris. The claims related to a breach of contract and negligence.

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Gareth Southgate has pledged he will not speak to any interested club about taking over before this summer's European Championship, closing the door to speculation about him taking over at Manchester United this summer.

Southgate has been linked with replacing Erik Ten Hag at Old Trafford — which he described as "completely disrespectful" — but he said at his pre-match press conference on Friday evening that that he would "never entertain" speaking to anyone else while he was England manager.

“I think I’ve answered this every time I’ve sat with you,” Southgate said at the Tottenham training ground.

“My focus is the European Championship. If we did a contract here before then everybody would be saying: ‘Why are you signing a contract before a Euros where you’ve got to prove yourself?’

"I’m certainly not going to speak to anyone else, I never have, I’ve been eight years in the job and would never entertain speaking to anyone else while I’m in a job.”

Kylian Mbappe says he wants to represent France at the Paris Olympics but explained he does not have the final say in the matter.

The Athletic reported this month a number of stakeholders in French football have attempted to convince the Paris Saint-Germain forward to compete at this summer’s Games.

However, because the Olympics takes place outside an official window for international football, FIFA rules state clubs are not obliged to release players for the tournament.

“I’ve always had the same ambition. I’ve always said that the Games in Paris is special, and I wanted to be there,” Mbappe said. “I know also that it’s an event that doesn’t depend on me.

“Has my ambition changed? No. Is the final decision with the same person? Yes. But if I’m not allowed to, then I will do as I’m told. The decision is still up to one person and they haven’t told me yes or no."

England will be without Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson and Cole Palmer for Saturday's friendly against Brazil.

Kane sustained an ankle injury after colliding with a goalpost during Bayern Munich's victory over Darmstadt last weekend and remains a "extremely doubtful for Tuesday's friendly against Belgium, but Southgate was hopeful Palmer and Henderson would be able to feature in his side's second fixture of the March international break.

“In terms of injury news its no Kane, no Palmer no Henderson tomorrow, with Kane also a doubt for Belgium on Tuesday," he added.

"I would say Cole and Hendo have a better chance of Belgium than Harry, he’d be extremely doubtful for that."