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An article written by my talented friend Ramsay Hodgson on all things Arne Slot - touching on who he is as a person, and on the playing style behind his football brain - based on an interview with Marino Pusic, now Shakhtar manager, & Slot’s former right-hand man. Give it a read.

Scotland arrive in Germany for EURO 2024 and John McGinn joins in Bavarian dance. 🕺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Key fixtures around Champions League match days: Arsenal have tricky start with two of their toughest games sandwiched between European opener, while Liverpool face Chelsea and Bournemouth on short turnarounds trib.al/xvjgYZy

From Jean van de Velde's infamously soggy collapse at The Open, to the gut-wrenching tears of Wimbledon runner-up Jana Novotna and of course... Devon Loch - the 10 most painful chokes in sport after Rory McIlroy's US Open failure trib.al/axBD20V

An £86m-a-year deal, scoring outrageous goals and putting his injury nightmare behind him in the Saudi heat... how N'Golo Kante found his 'new lease of life' after starring role in France's opening Euro 2024 win trib.al/Z6EcevW

Arsenal take bolstered squad for their pre-season tour of the United States... but Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Aaron Ramsdale and David Raya will not join the Gunners after the Euro 2024 final trib.al/Tytl6bM

Thiago Alcantara lands first job since leaving Liverpool and retiring at 33 due to persistent hip injury trib.al/BvnfxlX

Harry Kane trophy curse goes on after his Euro 2024 heartbreak to leave questions over his England future... and with a new boss at Bayern Munich, there's still plenty of pressure on his shoulders to finally break his duck trib.al/Yx2Gkp6

Absolutely unimprovable: Police minister has her purse nicked - at a conference of senior police officers Where she warned of an "epidemic of antisocial behaviour, theft and shoplifting" on.ft.com/3XhIhqu via @financialtimes

First scoop for Financial Times

This is possibly the greatest political story off all time.

police and crime minister Dame Diana Johnson had her purse stolen at an annual conference for senior police officers on Tuesday via Ramsay Hodgson ft.com/content/21fd0b…

Gah. Nothing holds. Fair play to Ramsay Hodgson for getting it out there

Maggie Smith, star of Downton Abbey and Harry Potter films, dies at 89 on.ft.com/4eiX6k1

Maggie Smith, the beloved British actress whose award-winning career spanned seven decades, has died at 89. Renowned for her acerbic wit and ‘formidable talent’, she was best known for her roles in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films. on.ft.com/3TKxUL1

First scoop for the ⁦Financial Times⁩! EXC: Lobbyists who formerly worked in Parliament have been able to use their old email accounts for months after leaving. This has given them access to confidential information they’ve used to benefit clients. on.ft.com/4dAEBGg

Nuclear war, revolution and the search for belonging — Baillie Gifford Prize shortlist offers a reading list for our time on.ft.com/3zXV5L5