Monday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…
international soccer
Zinedine Zidane has confirmed his return as manager in the future, reportedly replacing Dider Deschamps as France coach after the World Cup – The Sun
Cristiano Ronaldo could feature in Portugal’s opening World Cup match after the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) reportedly considers appealing his red card suspension – Daily Mail
Former Ukrainian player Andriy Polunin dies at the age of 55 while playing in a veterans match in Lutsk – The Sun
Jeremy Doku lashed out at his Belgian team-mates on Saturday after they drew with the Kazakhstan team without any points in their World Cup qualifiers – Daily Mail
Denmark manager Brian Riemer has revealed that Rasmus Højlund and Joachim Andersson missed the draw against Belarus and their poor fitness wreaked havoc on the squad – Scottish Sun
premier league
Three of football’s biggest agencies have told the Premier League they will fight it in court if it introduces a controversial salary cap – Daily Mail
EFL
Karl Robinson says poor standards of refereeing in the lower divisions will cost clubs ‘millions of dollars’ if not improved – The Times
women’s soccer
Trinity Rodman’s agent is in talks with the National Women’s Soccer League over her future in the league amid continued interest from overseas teams – Reporter for The Athletic
rugby union
Shocked Scotland squad face calls for Gregor Townsend to be sacked as head coach after humiliating defeat at home to Argentina – Daily Mail
