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Real Madrid's management is doing everything possible to officially present Kylian Mbappe before the start of Euro 2024 in Germany.

The European Championship starts on 14 June, and the ceremony at the Bernabeu is already underway, according to Marca newspaper.

The Spanish champions are trying to get permission from the French player's current club, Paris Saint-Germain, for an earlier transfer, as the 25-year-old Mbappe's current contract expires on 30 June. The 14-time European club champion plans to hold a contract signing ceremony with the Frenchman from 3 to 9 June.

Ticket sales for the Moldova-Ukraine friendly to be held on 11 June in Chisinau at the Zimbru Stadium, starting at 19:00 local time, have started.

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Famous Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic addressed boxer Tyson Fury on the eve of his fight with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

"Tyson, I hope you've prepared well in the camp before the fight. You look good, enjoy the fight. I'm sure you know what you need to do. And I'm pretty sure you're going to do what you've always done - make history. Be yourself, go out there, dance, give us pleasure. Most importantly, win. Make history," Ibragimovic said in a video message to Fury.

Slovan midfielder Juraj Kutska spoke about the behaviour of Dynamo's controversial midfielder Jerson Rodriguez, who until recently played for the Slovak club on loan.

"We all tried together to make sure that Rodriguez did well here, but we failed. I think we just wasted time and effort. We saw that he wanted problems every day - to argue, to provoke someone. On the first day, the man came to the stadium and sent a doctor somewhere who wanted the player to go for a check-up... This is how it grew. He didn't follow the rules, I don't know if he ever came to training on time.

He also had some good things in terms of football, but sometimes he did absolutely ridiculous things. We talked to him and the team captain. Everyone at the club agreed that it was better that Rodriguez was not in the team because he was ruining it. He just didn't want to change," Sport.sk quoted Kutska as saying.

The majority of Premier League clubs are ready to leave the VAR system in place for the next season of the English Championship, Sky Sports reports.

It is reported that after Wolverhampton's proposal to put to a vote the feasibility of using the VAR system next season, most clubs are of the opinion that the video replay system should be retained.

However, it has also been noted that clubs are demanding significant improvements to VAR to prevent future mistakes like those made this season. One of the teams that has suffered from incorrect VAR decisions is Wolverhampton.

The vote on the abolition of VAR is due to take place on 6 June, but it is already known that most clubs will vote against it.

The war with Russia continues to claim the lives of Ukrainians who, in civilian life, loved football and Dynamo Kyiv in particular. Another victim of Russia's war against Ukraine is a 23-year-old fan of the White and Blues, Oleksandr Komarov.

Oleksandr had the call sign "Dynamo", it was the team he loved all his life, and Sashko used to go to the stadium all the time. In recent months, whenever he could, he watched his favourite team's matches and rejoiced in every victory. It gave him faith and hope and added positive emotions. He said that when he was on rotation, he would do everything to get to a match of his favourite team...

FC Dynamo Kyiv expresses its deep sorrow over the death of Oleksandr and sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Renowned commentator Igor Tsyganik has made a prediction for the Dnipro-1 vs Shakhtar match in the Ukrainian championship.

"As for me, Shakhtar don't need anything in this game. They are in a great mood after winning the Golden Double, so they can easily give playing time to the reserves.

But Dnipro-1 needs points. After an important derby victory against Kryvbas (0-1), Yuriy Maksymov's side unexpectedly lost away to Oleksandriya (0-1). Currently, the gap between Rukh and Polissia is only two points, forcing the Dnipro side to fight for victory against the Miners.

Given the increased motivation of the hosts, I'm betting on them to win with a goal from Oleksandr Filippov," said Tsyganik.

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Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that he will leave the Munich club at the end of this season.

"This is my last press conference as head coach of Bayern Munich. The decision that was made in February remains in force. Last week we had talks with the club again, but we did not reach an agreement on the continuation of cooperation, so we are sticking to the February decision. We didn't reach an agreement, but I won't go into specific details. It all happens behind closed doors," BeinSports quoted Tuchel as saying.

Brentford midfielder Yehor Yarmolyuk jokingly answered a question about his transfer value.

"Mudryk is a speedy, dribbling player. He also plays at the top level. I don't know why someone is hating him or something. I like the way he plays. Soon he will start scoring even more, giving away and will be a top player. The pressure at Chelsea and Brentford is completely different, yes. When you are paid so much money, it is very difficult to play under such pressure. And when it's at Chelsea, it's very difficult.

They paid 1.5 million for me, 70 million for him. They could have bought 50 players like me and that was it. Three of them would have made it, they would have played at the top level. I don't know if I would have bought 50 players like me," Yarmolyuk was quoted as saying by the Vzbirna telegram channel, citing Trendets.

Barcelona head coach Javi Hernandez will leave his post at the end of this season. This was reported by Sport.es.

It is reported that Barcelona president Joan Laporta has decided to change his mind about Xavi's future at the club, deciding to fire the coach.

The reason for this decision was the coach's statement that the club would not be able to compete with Real Madrid and other clubs due to the difficult economic situation. These words angered Laporta and, despite a previous agreement with Xavi to continue cooperation, he decided to fire him.

We would like to remind you that this season, Real Madrid won the Spanish league ahead of schedule.

Former Dynamo coach Jozsef Szabo expressed his opinion on what chances Oleksandr Usyk would have had to play football at a high level if he had not chosen boxing.

"It's hard to say in hindsight. Usyk is a great boxer, a world champion, but I don't know what kind of footballer he is. Now he definitely won't be able to play football at a high level, even though he has signed a contract with Polissia. His time, like Milevsky's, has already passed.

It's clear that he has no problems with his physicality, but what about the rest... If Usyk had shown good promise in football in his youth, I think he would have continued playing. If he chose boxing, it's his sport. What can I say if Sasha is an undefeated world champion!

Do you know how my brothers trained me when I was young? God forbid that I smoked, drank or went out! I am very grateful to them for that. It was thanks to my brothers that I became a disciplined footballer. When I had money, I repaid them by having my suits made to order, because they were not sold in stores, and I helped them buy flats. I have already buried all my brothers, may they rest in peace, but I am still eternally grateful to them.

Usyk vs Fury fight? The Briton is bigger, but Usyk is more mobile in the ring, he has good footwork. Of course, I'll be rooting for Usyk. My prediction: Usyk will win on points, he'll wrap up Fury. The main thing is that Fury doesn't disrupt the fight again, as he did in February. I think he did it on purpose. Maybe the Briton wasn't ready for that fight. I'm sure that Fury's team cheated and deliberately cut him open. They are some kind of mafia!" said Sabo.

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih midfielder Denys Kuzyk talks about the upcoming match of the 29th round of the Ukrainian championship against Dynamo Kyiv.

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