Meet the secret member of England's Euro 2016 squad: a stuffed toy lion. For those wondering why Chris Smalling has been seen carrying around a lion this week, England's squad came up with it together, deciding they needed a mascot for their trip to France. The lion, which as yet does not have a name, was spotted as the players boarded their plane on Monday morning, and again once they landed at their team hotel in the town of Chantilly.
Jamie Vardy was still mulling over his proposed £20million move to Arsenal as he boarded the England team plane this morning for the European Championship with Leicester making their striker a new contract offer. The FWA Player of the Year is facing the biggest decision of his career and wants to take his time, albeit aware of the intense focus on Arsene Wenger's bold transfer approach.
Conor McGregor will get his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 in Las Vegas on August 20. The mixed martial arts promotion officially announced the matchup during the pay-per-view UFC 199 show.
Manchester United have told Ryan Giggs to 'name his job' but with the added caveat that assistant manager is not one of the options.
Manchester United have made an approach for Mexico winger Hirving Lozano. The 20-year-old is being monitored by United as, Jose Mourinho looks to bolster his squad.
Manchester United are edging closer to signing Villarreal defender Eric Bailly in a £30million swoop. Jose Mourinho's interest in the Ivory Coast international materialised over the weekend.
Follow Sportsmail's live coverage of all the summer transfer deals as clubs in the Premier League and around Europe strengthen their squads ahead of next season.
Next season's supposed Premier League ball has been 'leaked' online. The ball, named Nike Ordem 4, sees a blend of blue, green and purple colours around the new logo that will be used from 2016-17.
SIMON JONES; Chelsea sent scouts to check on Schalke winger Leroy Sane at the weekend. The 20-year-old came off the Germany bench against Hungary.
Gareth Bale looks like he is ready to go ahead of Wales's first game at a European Championship finals in their history. The Real Madrid winger showed off his huge legs as Chris Coleman put his side through their paces on Monday morning. Wales take on Slovakia in their first match in France on Saturday evening.
Roy Hodgson's side arrived at their base in Chantilly, 34 miles north of Paris, as they count down to Saturday's first match against Russia.
MATT BARLOW IN PARIS: Four days from the opening game of Euro 2016, Paris feels like a city in the grip of many things but football fever is not one. Blink and you miss the Euro 2016 boutique.
Figures - collated by the Association of Accounting Technicians using player values according to transfermarkt.com - value the German squad at £421.4million with England at £334.5m.
With a tournament in France just around the corner, it's difficult not to remember the last time the country hosted a major international competition. The 1998 World Cup stirs up memory after memory - Diego Simeone and David Beckham, Ronaldo's arrival on a global stage and Dennis Bergkamp's wonderful strike - but the real story of the competition was the brilliance of the Black Blanc Beur French side that won the famous trophy.
Spain captain Iker Casillas and his wife Sara Carbonero presented their new baby Lucas in Madrid on Monday. The 35-year-old former Real Madrid goalkeeper showed off his second child with Carbonero outside Ruber International Hospital and will know turn his attention to preparing for Euro 2016, where Spain will try and defend their title for the third successive tournament.
PETE JENSON: Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique represent the divide that has always existed under the surface of Spanish football - that divide between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Aaron Ramsey has admitted Wales must significantly improve their performances to stand a chance at Euro 2016 in the wake of his country's 3-0 loss to Sweden.
The biggest-ever Euros kick off this week with 24 teams, 51 matches and a month of top-class action throughout France. To keep track of events, grab yourself a copy of our superb wallchart.
The former Manchester United attacker has proven to be indispensable to Real in recent years, but Portugal coach Santos thinks the 31-year-old is even more important to his country.
The idea that Kane was too honest in response to Bruno Alves's berserk, reckless tackle is nonsense.
Eva Carneiro, pictured today with husband Jason De Carteret, claims Jose Mourinho, right yesterday, berated, sexually harassed and then demoted her and Chelsea did 'nothing to stop it'. The former first team doctor, 42, is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and has a separate, but connected, personal legal action against Mourinho for alleged victimisation and discrimination. The tribunal will hinge on whether Mourinho yelled: 'Filha de puta [daughter of a whore]' or 'filho de puta [son of a b***h]' when she ran on to the pitch to treat Chelsea star Eden Hazard during a home game last August, inset. Mourinho has employed a swearing expert from the University of Oxford to prove he said 'son of a b***h', and denies it was aimed at the doctor, calling it the Portuguese equivalent of 'f*** off'. On an extraordinary first day of the tribunal Chelsea hit back, claiming that Dr Carneiro has already turned down a £1.2million pay off, had demanded a huge pay rise and compensation and was hungry for fame.
The Golden State Warriors blew away the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 110-77 romp that gave them firm control of the NBA Finals series on Sunday. Draymond Green was the latest Warriors player to shine, scoring a team-high total of 28 points as the defending champions took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Chelsea want to prompt a decision from Real Madrid over the future of Alvaro Morata. The Juventus striker has a £23million buy-back clause which Madrid are expected to activate this summer.
Dani Alves admits he is leaving Barcelona because it became 'too easy' to play for the Spanish side. The Brazil defender won 23 trophies in eight years at the Nou Camp.
MIKE KEEGAN: Manchester City should win the Premier League every year, according to chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak. In a frank interview he outlined his plans for the club.
PETER WOOD: Vardy to Arsenal - arguably the most selfish signing Arsene Wenger has ever made. It is reminiscent of Alex Ferguson's last roll of the dice when he bought Robin Van Persie in 2012.
WARWICK KAY: Well it could be the day that our hero Jamie Vardy has to make the biggest decision of his life. Will Vardy move to Arsenal for £20m or will he decide to stay with Leicester.
GREG LEEDHAM: Muhammad Ali, fresh from a world-title defence against Britain's Richard Dunn, travelled to Tokyo for what was promoted as 'the martial arts championship of the world' against Japan's wrestler Antonio Inoki.
Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua paid homage to Muhammad Ali by wearing a t-shirt with the former boxer's name. Ali died at the weekend aged 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's syndrome and tributes to the three time heavyweight champion have poured in from around the world.
MARTIN SAMUEL: In 1978, DC Comics put Superman into the ring with Muhammad Ali. There was only ever going to be one winner. Superheroes were Ali's sole contemporaries by then.
The late, great Ian Wooldridge was ringside for Muhammad Ali's Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman in Zaire in 1974. Here is his dispatch from Kinshasa.
This is the picture that sits in pride of place in my office at home. It's there alongside the Hereford signed shirt from their win over Newcastle in 1972 that changed my career.
Novak Djokovic was all smiles on Monday as he proudly posed with the French Open trophy that had proved thus far elusive from his grand slam haul. In a photo session at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, the Serbian ace held aloft his trophy, following his 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 victory over Andy Murray on Sunday. It was his 12th appearance at Roland Garros, more than any other début winner in the tournament's history.
MARTIN SAMUEL IN PARIS: On the weekend when the world said goodbye to a sportsman known to all as The Greatest, it is perhaps time to consider the achievements of Novak Djokovic. Not by way of comparison, obviously. The timing would be crass, the argument unwinnable; boxing and tennis bear scant resemblance aside from the gladiatorial aspect of two men in a rectangle. Yet does Djokovic have an active equal in the world of sport right now? And has there ever been a tennis player quite like him? Not in close on 50 years at least.
Australia head coach Michael Cheika has refused to engage in tit-for-tat mind-games with England counterpart Eddie Jones - claiming that to do so could harm his team's preparations.
European captain Darren Clarke named Thomas Bjorn, Paul Lawrie and Padraig Harrington as vice-captains last week and has now added Poulter to his backroom team.
Rosberg, winner of the opening four rounds, will head to Montreal - the venue for this week's Canadian Grand Prix - with a 24-point lead over Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Muscleman Bale pumped up for Euros!
Gareth Bale looks like he is ready to go as he showed off his gigantic leg muscles during a Wales training session
Au revoir, England: Hodgson's men jet off for Euro 2016 adventure
Three Lions stars were suited and booted as they left Luton airport for their Chantilly base
Vardy jets off to Euros while still thinking over £20m move to Arsenal
Jamie Vardy boarded the England team plane after Leicester made him a new contract offer
Casillas and wife Sara show off their new arrival before Spain campaign
The legendary keeper celebrated the birth of their second child
Joshua pays T-shirt tribute to Muhammad Ali
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua paid homage to the great man, who died on Saturday
Which team will go furthest at Euro 2016?
Now share your opinion
Ronaldo gets back to business in training after holiday... so can the he finally win something with Portugal?
Still he is searching for international silverware
Pogba and Coman travel together as France jet off to Clairefontaine for final preparations
Host nation will kick off tournament on Friday
But Benzema touches down in LA as suspended striker leaves country
Jetted off to California less than a week before France's first match
Copa America bosses issue apology after Chile's national anthem is played instead of Uruguay's... but Diego Godin still sang!
That's embarrassing...
Curry praises Neymar as 'fun to watch' as superstar duo pose after NBA finals game
Two of the biggest names in world sport crossed paths
Thousands turn out to celebrate Leganes' promotion to La Liga for the first time in their 88-year history
Their tiny stadium holds just over 8,000!
It's the Novak Slam! Djokovic crushes Murray in four sets to claim French Open title
MIKE DICKSON IN PARIS: He's completed a career Grand Slam
Mourinho settling in at Old Trafford as Pele is welcomed to his 'new house' for Soccer Aid
Mourinho watched as an 'England' side won the 2016 Soccer Aid game
Defoe fires England to glory... in Soccer Aid 2016 encounter
JACK GAUGHAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: He scored twice as they defeated the Rest of the World 3-2
Ronaldo jets off to join up with Portugal squad wearing an ant mask
The 31-year-old Real Madrid star will captain Portugal at Euro 2016 tournament in France
Watch McEnroe appoint Cantona 'commissioner of football' before Euro 2016 in hilarious sketch
The duo are known for a fierce winning mentality
Neymar watches Brazil with Justin Bieber and Lewis Hamilton
Neymar joined by two close friends to see Brazil draw with Ecuador in the Copa America
'Ali died on Friday aged 74 after being hospitalised in Arizona
'Goodbye to The Greatest': Muhammad Ali celebrated on front pages across Europe
Smith retains WBO light-middleweight title and eye Alvarez next
Smith took two rounds to retain WBO light-middleweight title against Radosevic
Nadal on holiday in wrist brace as Spanish No 1 faces race to be fit in time for Wimbledon
He has whisked girlfriend away to Formentera in Spain
Arnautovic dodges rap after appearing to spit at Tete as Dutch beat Austrians
Referee Alberto Mallenco failed to see the incident during the 2-0 defeat
Inside Wales' lavish Euro 2016 training base
It includes barber for Gareth Bale, training pitches cut to the same pattern as stadiums, tactics on iPhone apps
Muguruza beats Serena to win maiden Grand Slam title
MIKE DICKSON: The world No 4 defeated the American 7-5, 6-4 in a high-quality final
Muhammad Ali - Forever The Greatest: Sportsmail's Jeff Powell pays tribute to a legend
Former champion has gone to touch gloves with his maker
Muhammad Ali: His incredible life in Pictures
Olympic gold medallist was the first person to become heavyweight champion of the world three times
USA 0-2 Colombia: James proves point to Real as he returns to form for Colombia
Hosts United States start Copa America Centenario with defeat
Rashford's world
JACK GAUGHAN: Life for Marcus Rashford, the striker who gatecrashed England's Euro 2016 squad, has always had football at its core
Why letting Pogba go on a free was Fergie's biggest mistake
IAN LADYMAN: How and why Paul Pogba was allowed to leave remains a great peculiarity
Keane's criticism causes Ireland unrest
Roy Keane slated Aiden McGeady and claimed that some players were 'blessed' to make the 23-man squad
PHIL TUFNELL: I used to find out I was playing for England on Ceefax!
Former England spinner looks back on his heyday but has plenty of praise for the current crop
Hazard, Fellaini and Benteke back at school
Belgium's squad went back to school as they put the finishing touches to their preparations for Euro 2016
Bisping and Rockhold have to be separated again at UFC weigh-ins
The animosity between middleweight rivals continued before their UFC 199 weigh-ins
Mourinho greets Ranieri ahead of Soccer Aid... as the One Direction boys get their game faces on for the charity game
Top bosses
Strike-r! Aguero celebrates his birthday at bowling alley in California as Argentina continue build-up to Copa America
Strikes and gutters
No need to say Sorry! Bieber and Neymar show off keepy-up skills
Neymar showed he is not taking any time off with none other than Justin Bieber
Mayweather scoops huge £271,000 win after splashing the cash to back Golden State Warriors in NBA Playoffs
He's not called Money without good reason
Ronaldo shows there is no rest for the wicked as he trains in Ibiza with friends
Missed England friendly after Champions League final
England keep their heads... just
MATT LAWTON: England won again before heading to Euro 2016, but Harry Kane survived a brutal high challenge
Diego stretches it
Diego Costa was not picked for Spain's Euro 2016 squad, but this Pilates session showed he is keen to prove his fitness to Antonio Conte
Mourinho watches Rooney struggle
SAMI MOKBEL: Wonder what Jose Mourinho made of it all? The new Manchester United boss was at Wembley...
Deeney back in the gym as Watford striker embarks on personal pre-season early
You'd expect Troy Deeney to be on a beach recharging his batteries
'There's only one Ricky Fatton!' Hatton feasts on mammoth 'Benidorm breakfast'
British boxing legend enjoys family holiday in the Spanish sun
No loyalty in football? Tell that to these stars and their dogs!
Messi and Marcelo are among players who've found love with their four-legged friends
Both players were injured in Saturday's goalless draw with Slovakia in Trnava when Cathcart came off in the first half after taking a knee to the back, and Lafferty followed 10 minutes after half-time with a tight calf. They were among a group involved in a warm-up session at Northern Ireland's training base at Saint-Georges-de-Reneins.
With the tournament set to kick-off on Friday evening, Didier Deschamps's side are putting the finishing touches to their preparations for their opening match against Romania.
Republic of Ireland face a daunting task at Euro 2016. But the Boys in Green have prided themselves on upsetting the odds at major tournaments and the most famous victory in their history came at USA '94.
Giant nine foot fencing has been erected at their training camp at the Stade des Bourgognes just outside Chantilly. The blue plastic 'privacy' screens completely surround the Three Lions' complex.
Aaron Hughes' 100th international cap came with no pomp and ceremony in Slovakia, though the modest defender revealed there was a tinge of emotion.
As a grizzled veteran of major football tournaments, James Milner is convinced that England's success at Euro 2016 will be defined by what happens in their opening game against Russia on Saturday.
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said La Roja will learn from their 2014 World Cup nightmare and become the first side to win a third successive European Championship. After winning the European title in 2008 and 2012 and a first World Cup in 2010, Spain did not cope with the pressure of being favourites in Brazil and were knocked out in the first round. 'One has to differentiate between an aim and an obligation,' Del Bosque told Marca on Monday.
England will face Russia in their Euro 2016 opener in Marseille before Roy Hodgson's side meet Wales in Lens.
PETE JENSON: Time seems to be standing still for Cristiano Ronaldo. This was supposed to be the year Real Madrid cashed in on their 31-year-old superstar. It was going to be the end of an era. Instead nothing has changed. He's been hanging around on luxury yachts looking like a Michealangelo sculpture just as he was last year.
The best footballing talent Europe has to offer will descend on France for Euro 2016. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over Group D, headed by Spain.
Euro 2016 will showcase the best (apart from Scotland) that the continent has to offer. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over Group C, headed by one of the favourites, Germany.
The best footballing talent Europe has to offer will descend on France for Euro 2016. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over Group E, which promises to be one of the most competitive..
The best footballing talent Europe has to offer will descend on France for Euro 2016. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over Group B, headed by England.
The best footballing talent Europe has to offer will descend on France for Euro 2016. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over Group D, headed by Spain.
The best footballing talent Europe has to offer will descend on France for Euro 2016. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over Group F, headed by Portugal.
Spanish side Leganes play in a tiny stadium that holds just over 8,000. Still, the club from Madrid's southern outskirts will get to host super-clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid after they secured promotion Spain's top flight for the first time in their history. Leganes made their promotion certain when they defeated Mirandes, and their Segunda Division-topping rivals Alaves got a late goal to draw at Gimnastic - who were also jockeying for automatic promotion.
Charlton have appointed Russell Slade as their new manager. The former Leyton Orient and Cardiff boss replaces Jose Riga, whose second spell in charge ended after Charlton's relegation from the Sky Bet Championship last season. Slade, who has agreed a three-year contract at The Valley, told the club's official website: 'I am very pleased to be appointed manager of Charlton, a club with a fantastic tradition and history.
The Nanjing-based group - one of the largest privately owned retailers in China - has bought a 68.55 per cent controlling share in the San Siro club for around £210million, with previous owner Erick Thohir remaining president.
Arsenal defender Calum Chambers is closing in on a deal to spend next season at Watford. Chambers will consider a year on loan as he attempts to revive his career.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is edging closer to taking the reins at Everton, with a compensation fee in the region of £5 million understood to have been discussed.
Alexandre Pato's future at Chelsea remains unclear with the forward's loan deal at Stamford Bridge set to expire at the end of this month. Pato moved to the Premier League from Corinthians in January.
Clarke, sacked as Reading boss in December, has extensive experience in the game. He managed West Brom and worked as a number two with Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham.
The 38-year-old Englishman has seen his stock rise tremendously since keeping Bournemouth in the Premier League and would find it difficult to move away from the Cherries.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak believes the club have secured the services of 'one of the best, if not the best' managers in the world following Pep Guardiola's arrival.
ENGLAND 3-2 REST OF THE WORLD - JACK GAUGHAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: The cheers and screams were louder than anything heard at Old Trafford for a good while as Jermain Defoe scored twice to give England victory against the Rest of the World at Soccer Aid. Five goals, a couple of them exquisite, represented more excitement than seen here for months under Louis van Gaal; the cheers of adoring teenagers for One Direction pair Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson were more pronounced than this place has been used to recently. That will change with the arrival of Jose Mourinho, of course, who watched on from the directors' box before departing moments from the end.
Just over a week on from being officially confirmed as United boss, Mourinho watched from the stands as an 'England' side of celebrities and former and current players beat a Rest of the World outfit 3-2 in the 2016 Soccer Aid match.
The £100million foreign takeover of Swansea City has been completed, putting around 60 per cent of the Welsh club in the hands of a group fronted by American businessmen .
The former £9million Sunderland 'keeper can't wait to work with Rodgers and believes the appointment has reinvigorated the whole club after two underwhelming seasons.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to sign a one-year deal at Manchester United this week ahead of Euro 2016 in France. He will be given time away from Sweden's camp to complete his move.
The Spanish international misses life with the Catalonian giants but is eager to improve with Chelsea next season after the Blues suffered a dismal campaign.
Paris Saint-Germain are trying to tempt N'Golo Kante back to France with the offer of a lucrative five-year contract. Kante is expected to wait until after Euro 2016 about his future.
Former Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor is poised for signing talks with Rangers but the Ibrox club face a battle to land the 30-year-old free agent in the face of competition from others.
Tata Martino claimed he doesn't know if Lionel Messi will make Monday night's Copa America Centenario game against Chile, but the Barcelona star is set to miss out. Argentina's No 10 has been battling a back injury to try and feature in the Santa Clara clash and was unable to join in with the team training session on the eve of the encounter. Messi's condition has improved but it would be a shock if he manages to start against Chile, in a repeat of last year's final, and he trained by himself on Sunday night.
Rafael Marquez may be 37 years old but his timing is as good as ever. The veteran centre-back saved Mexico's skin by ramming home from close range to sink Uruguay in the final throes of a thrilling Copa America Centenario clash. Diego Godin had equalised Alvaro Pereira's own goal, with both teams reduced to 10 men, but Marquez's late blast and an injury-time sweetener from Hector Herrera saw the 'home' team triumph in Arizona.
The boos rang out at full-time, all around the Rose Bowl. From the Brazilian fans for their own team, who had offered a display which summed up the nation's footballing ills of recent years.
Josef Martinez scored the only goal as Venezuela started their Copa America Centenario campaign with a 1-0 win over 10-man Jamaica in Chicago. Martinez slotted home in the 15th minute.
Guerrero - the leading scorer of the last two Copa America tournaments - found the back of the net with a diving header from Edison Flores's cross in the 61st minute.
The Grand Slam winners are Down Under for a three-match series against the Australians as they look to build on their Six Nations success from the spring. And Jones, still in his first year in charge after succeeding Stuart Lancaster, is targeting a victorious beginning to the month-long tour.
Johanna Konta celebrated entering the world's top 20 in style as she blitzed American Victoria Duval 6-3 6-0 at the Aegon Open in Nottingham. Konta moved up to 18 in the latest WTA rankings, becoming the first British woman to enter the top 20 since Jo Durie in 1983 following a superb 12 months.
MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Who was the last Spanish woman to win Wimbledon? It is a trivia question that often stumps people, but it may not be so for too much longer. The answer is Conchita Martinez, who in 1994 impaled an ageing Martina Navratilova with one of the greatest displays of backhand hitting ever seen on Centre Court. These days Martinez, who was never to win another Slam, is the Spanish Fed Cup captain, and she believes that it will not be long before her achievement is overtaken by the new star in the tennis firmament, Garbine Muguruza.
The 21-year-old finished three shots ahead of Denmark's Lasse Jensen at the Bro Hof Slott Golf Club as he attempts to make the grade for the Ryder Cup.
Australia are primed to meet fire with fire by replicating England's 'Bodyline' strategy in the forthcoming Test series Down Under. The Wallabies will certainly not be a passive force.
Ireland are without a number of players including Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney for the three-game tour and will play their 15th test of the season in South Africa.
38-year-old Rossi pipped Marquez to his second win of the season in Spain but there was a moment of controversy when Jorge Lorenzo was knocked off his bike by Andrea Iannone.
Mo Farah dedicated his victory to Muhammad Ali after breaking the British 3,000m record that had stood since before he was born. He now holds every major British track record from 1500m to 10,000m.
Chris Gayle says he is a victim of double standards after being blasted for his infamous pitch-side interview with Mel McLaughlin - who he insists knew he was going to say something crazy.
With William McGirt and Jon Curran tied at 15 under after 72 holes, it took two more until a winner was decided. McGirt wrapped up the victory with a six-foot putt for par after Curran found a bunker.
Former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will return to mixed martial arts with a bout at UFC 200 in Las Vegas next month, the promotion announced on Saturday night.
Pakistan have named fast bowler Mohammad Amir in their squad to tour England in a move that paves the way for his return to the scene of the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.
Novak Djokovic became the first man to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once since Rod Laver in 1969 and Andy Murray said he was proud to take part in the final despite suffering defeat.
Liam Smith took just two rounds to retain his WBO light-middleweight title after stopping Predrag Radosevic in front of a packed Echo Arena in his home town of Liverpool.
Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Monday's meetings at Ayr, Brighton, Pontefract and Windsor.
Smullen said it would be wrong to think just Harzand's stamina was key to the Epsom victory with the colt showing a burst of speed Smullen had not known he possessed as he pulled clear.
The Greatest has been granted his last request. The most recognisable man on the planet has gone to touch gloves with his maker after the longest, bravest, most anguished struggle of his phenomenal fighting life. Here, JEFF POWELL (inset, at Ali's 70th birthday party) pays tribute.
Despised by some for his outspoken beliefs and refusal to serve in the U.S. Army in the 1960s, an ageing Muhammad Ali became a poignant figure whose mere presence at a sporting event would draw long standing ovations. Ali once calculated he had taken 29,000 punches to the head and made £40million in his professional career. But the effect of the punches lingered long after most of his money was gone.
The guy is still the greatest show on earth. He's one of the most clever men, a comedian. His life has been such a serious event but he's never taken himself too seriously.
Fifty-two years have passed since that February dawn, yet still the cry comes ringing down the decades: 'Ah shook up the world! Ah shook up the world!'
Ali came to be adored, not just because he was a beautiful, intelligent, brave, brilliant boxer but because he was a symbol of freedom.
With Premier League clubs up and down the country hoping to strengthen their squad and offload dead wood, Sportsmail has every summer move covered with this handy guide.
Keep track of all the latest new Premier League strips released throughout the summer as Sportsmail brings you all the kits as they released and provides an overall rating too.
As domestic campaigns across Europe prepare to get rolling again with tours and local fixtures across the globe. Here are all the Premier League pre-season fixtures and results.
It's 20 years since football came home. England seemed to be at the centre of the world with its music, fashion and art at the top of the agenda across the planet and for the month of June 1996 the sun seemed be shining every day as the country hosted it's first football tournament for 30 years. Here, Sportsmail looks back on 22 sun-soaked days in June 1996 when football came home to England... and Germany went home with the trophy.
Arsene Wenger isn't the type to cough up the cash, especially not for a 29-year-old English striker with only one successful Premier League season on his CV.
EDGE OF THE BOX: In our monochrome memories of the twentieth century, surely few are more enduring and uplifting than those of Jesse Owens at the Berlin Games of 1936.
Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves will be missed by everyone at the Nou Camp after winning an incredible 23 trophies during his time with the Catalan giants.
Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd
Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group
© Associated Newspapers Ltd Contact us How to complain Advertise with us Syndication Work with Us Terms Privacy policy & cookies
|
|
||
