Pep Guardiola is set to depart Manchester City at the end of the season, concluding an illustrious 10-year tenure that has significantly reshaped English football.

• The Catalan genius amassed 20 trophies with the club, including six Premier League titles, notably achieving an unprecedented four consecutive league wins from 2021 to 2024.
• His arrival in 2016 followed highly successful periods at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, establishing him as the most sought-after coach globally.
• Guardiola's legacy extends beyond silverware, with his influence on possession-based football and coaching philosophy now ingrained at various levels of the English game, and he also used his platform to speak out on political issues.

Thousands of Aston Villa fans celebrated the club's first major trophy in 30 years as they paraded the Europa League title through Birmingham on May 21, 2026.

• Aston Villa secured their first silverware since the 1996 League Cup with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg in Istanbul.
• The trophy parade featured players, medals hanging around their necks, on an open-top bus culminating in a gathering of an estimated 23,000 fans in Centenary Square.
• Manager Unai Emery dedicated the win, their first major European prize in 44 years, to the club's supporters, stating, "Our heart is your heart."

Football fans globally are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to generate team songs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, prompting discussions about creativity and copyright in music.

• Fans are using AI tools as an alternative to traditional song creation methods.
• This trend is sparking debate within the music industry regarding originality and ownership.
• FIFA has commissioned its official World Cup anthem from musicians Jelly Roll and Carin Leon.

England manager Thomas Tuchel has announced his World Cup squad, making surprising omissions of several high-profile players including Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, and Harry Maguire.

• Ivan Toney, a striker for Al-Ahli, is a surprise inclusion in the squad.
• Tuchel described the process of informing players of their exclusion as "painfully difficult."
• Veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson has been included, with Adam Wharton being left out.