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West Ham enjoyed a heroes’ welcome as fans lined the streets of east London to celebrate their Europa Conference League glory. The Hammers won their first major trophy since the 1980 FA Cup, and a first European title since 1965, when they beat Italian side Fiorentina 2-1 in Prague on Wednesday night. And their jubilant supporters, decked out in the famous claret and blue on a warm and sunny evening in the capital, packed the pavements as the players paraded the silverware on an open-top bus.

Sunday night marked the end of an era at FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou, with the club set to play away from the iconic stadium as it undergoes renovation. The work is set to be completed in late 2026 and the La Liga side will host home games at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium next season. Before moving away from Camp Nou, Barca president Joan Laporta was joined by a number of club legends to bury a time capsule under the pitch. Xavi added a shirt to the capsule, while Sergio Busquets - who is leaving Catalonia this summer - put one of his captain’s armbands in.

A young West Ham fan was in tears after the Hammers won their first piece of silverware since the 1980 FA Cup with their Europa Conference League victory on Thursday, 8 June. The London side secured their first European trophy since 1965 after Jarred Bowen slotted past Pietro Terracciano to earn the Hammers a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in Prague. “I just can’t believe West Ham have won something, we’ve won more titles than Spurs,” the young Hammers fan said. His reaction won the praise of Twitter users, with one commenting: “What an amazing memory for him to have. Bless him.”

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in tears as he retired from football after a stellar 24-year career. Sweden’s legendary forward announced his decision to step away from the game at 41, taking in the San Siro crowd after AC Milan’s final match of the season on Sunday. He scored 511 goals for clubs including Paris St-Germain, Barcelona, Manchester United and both AC and Inter Milan, winning league titles in four different countries. “There are too many emotions for me right now. Forza Milan and goodbye,” Ibrahimovic said to the crowd, holding back tears.

Manchester City players queued up for hugs and pictures after bumping into Elton John during their FA Cup celebrations on Saturday night. Pep Guardiola's side clinched their second trophy of the season after a 2-1 victory over rivals Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday afternoon. After flying back to Manchester from the match in London, City's squad were seen in high spirits bumping into the legendary singer on the airport runway. A video captured the squad queuing up to meet Mr John, with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden taking the opportunity to hug the star.

Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United are building something special under Erik ten Hag, who the skipper feels a debt of gratitude to having stood by him amid intense criticism following the Liverpool debacle. The Red Devils face rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday - aiming to win their second competition of the season after the League Cup - and to also end City’s hopes of a famous treble. “We are now building something we can see be special in the future,” Fernandes said ahead of the final.

Charles Barkley took a shot at Skip Bayless over Shannon Sharpe departure.

Charles Barkley and Grant Hill wore oxygen masks during NBA Finals pregame show.

Lewis Hamilton shared a sweet clip of himself and his father being interviewed by Sky to celebrate his dad's birthday. Anthony Hamilton managed the Britsh Formula One driver's early career, with Lewis winning his first title in 2008 for McLaren. He later decided to part ways with his father as his manager, but now have a "great relationship." Lewis has previously spoken of how his father had four jobs to fund his go-karting. "Thank you for all the love, the lessons, and for always pushing me to be better. Happy birthday big man," Hamilton wrote in an Instagram post. Read More Sir Lewis Hamilton: From Stevenage to seven-time F1 world champion F1’s Charles Leclerc drops huge hint about Lewis Hamilton’s potential Ferrari future Jose Mourinho gives his Europa League runners-up medal to young fan in crowd

A Manchester United executive refused to pass Alessia Russo her Women’s Player of the Year trophy as it was "so heavy.” John Shiels, chief executive of the Manchester United foundation, has apologised for comments he made on stage at Monday's ceremony (29 May). "I am mortified by this and want to apologise to Alessia, her teammates, and anyone else offended," Mr Shiels said. "I simply did not want her to drop it. However, on reflection, I can see why the comment has been misconstrued." The England striker scored 10 goals in 20 Women's Super League games this season. Read More Ten Hag quizzed on Neymar links as he hints Rashford ready to return for Man United Gang of five jailed for illegally streaming Premier League games England World Cup squad: Bright and Bronze included but Beth Mead misses out

Bethany England has been included in Sarina Wiegman’s England squad for this summer’s World Cup, while Beth Mead misses out. Striker England, who has not been involved for her country since last September, is recalled after scoring 12 Women’s Super League goals for Tottenham since joining them from Chelsea in January. But there is no return for Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner and player of the tournament Mead, having lost her battle against time after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November. Millie Bright and Lucy Bronze, also sidelined of late, do feature in a 23-player list from which skipper Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby had already been ruled out due to injury.

The 2022/23 Premier League season concluded with a dramatic final day on Sunday 28 May. There was plenty to play for going into the last round of fixtures, with European places up for grabs at the top - and a number of teams battling against relegation. Everton, Leicester and Leeds were fighting for survival and there were plenty of twists and turns ahead of the final whistle. In the end, the Toffees avoided the drop, with Leicester and Leeds dropping down to the Championship. Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More Everton fans invade pitch after club narrowly avoids relegation ‘No regrets’, says Coventry manager after Championship play-off shoot-out loss No guarantee Chelsea ‘switch on’ next season, Frank Lampard says