France's sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera on Monday called for "the toughest sanctions" against Mohamed Camara and his club after the Monaco player taped over a badge in support of the LGBTQ community."Such behaviour must be met with the toughest sanctions both for the player but also for his club which allowed him to do it," Oudea-Castera told French radio station RTL. The minister judged Camara's action "unacceptable".
Ian Wright has left Match of the Day with an emotional send off in which Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer came close to tears.
Former Cardiff City winger Josh Murphy has spoken of his delight at the prospect of playing Championship football again after a "tough few years" in his career. Murphy, 29, scored both goals as Oxford United secured promotion to the second tier with a 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the League One play-off final at Wembley. It means Murphy will potentially face his former club, who paid around £11 million for his services in 2018.
Consortium leader Justin Rees says he cannot give a "carte blanche" guarantee that the Southend United takeover will go ahead because of due diligence delays.