Today's rugby headlines as World Rugby slam 'despicable' tampering and legend killed in crash
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Friday, May 5.
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AS Roma vs Leicester player ratings: Abraham 9, Zalewski 8; Vardy 4, Evans 5
Tammy Abraham’s first-half header earned Italian Serie A side Roma a place in the final of the inaugural Europa Conference League, where they will meet Dutch club Feyenoord following two tight semi-finals on Thursday.
Football rumours: Kylian Mbappe’s mother denies PSG contract extension rumours
The mother of Kylian Mbappe has denied rumours that her son has agreed a two-year contract extension in “principle” with Paris St Germain, the Daily Mirror writes. The 23-year-old forward has been the subject of reports in the French press that he has turned down the chance to move to Real Madrid to extend his stay at the Parc des Princes.
Soccer-Rodgers rues lack of physicality as lightweight Leicester undone at a corner
(Reuters) - Leicester City's inability to defend corners proved costly on Thursday as they were eliminated from the Europa Conference League semi-finals by AS Roma and manager Brendan Rodgers conceded his side were not physical enough.
Juan Mata might have made Manchester United's mind up on Donny van de Beek's role under Erik ten Hag
That was admirable optimism of Donny van de Beek, liking the post on Ajax's Instagram page confirming Erik ten Hag would be swapping the tranquility of the River Amster for the choppier waters of the River Irwell.
Erik ten Hag's own career hints at players key to Manchester United rebuild
There are now just two games left before Erik ten Hag's reign at Manchester United finally begins. A trip to Brighton this weekend is the penultimate outing of the campaign and another chance to lay the groundwork for the future, with plenty of youngsters in contention to feature.
Rodgers rues lack of physicality as lightweight Leicester undone at a corner
Leicester City's inability to defend corners proved costly on Thursday as they were eliminated from the Europa Conference League semi-finals by AS Roma and manager Brendan Rodgers conceded his side were not physical enough.
Tammy Abraham fires AS Roma past Leicester City into Conference League final
Tammy Abraham fired Roma into the inaugural final of the Europa Conference League on Thursday with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Leicester City that put the Italian side through 2-1 on aggregate. Abraham smashed home a powerful header in the 11th minute at a bouncing Stadio Olimpico in Rome to put Jose Mourinho's team into their first European final in more than three decades. They await Feyenoord in Albanian capital Tirana on May 25 after the Dutch side prevailed 3-2 in the other semi-final, and they will be backed by an army of supporters who got behind their team in stirring fashion.