The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…
PREMIER LEAGUE
Bruno Guimaraes has explained that he missed the Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and Sunderland after being diagnosed with mumps – The Mirror
Liverpool owners FSG have abandoned plans to launch a multi-club model despite talks having taken place – The Athletic
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP
Police commanders failed to react quickly enough to overcrowding in the Broomloan Stand during Rangers and Celtic’s Scottish Cup clash earlier this month – Daily Record
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
Trent Alexander-Arnold was dropped from Real Madrid’s starting line-up against Atletico Madrid for being late to training this week – The Athletic
Oleksandr Usyk has stepped into football after taking on a major role with Ukrainian Premier League outfit FC Polissya – The Mirror
NATIONAL LEAGUE
KSI wants to take Dagenham & Redbridge up through five divisions and all the way in to the Premier League – The Sun
GOLF
Jon Rahm has effectively banned himself from next year’s Ryder Cup after withdrawing his appeal against the DP World Tour, which has fined him for playing on the breakaway LIV circuit – The Telegraph
RUGBY UNION
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) council, infamously described by Will Carling as “57 old farts” 30 years ago, is fighting a plan that would downsize its membership – The Times
