And after hearing of attempts to sell shares in FIFA's commercial and events operations, one senior global football official told Sky News: "We will kill it." FIFA confirmed it is looking to create a subsidiary worth $20bn (£15bn) and sell off a quarter of FIFA Forward Enterprise by raising $4.2bn (£3.16bn) from external investors. European football's governing body UEFA said in a statement: "This crosses a line that football's governing institutions should never cross. UEFA takes it extremely seriously. "So should every National Football Association. So should every stakeholder: leagues, clubs, players, supporters, governments and everyone who cares about the future of the game. "The soul and governance of football are not assets to trade - especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially. None of us are the owners of football. It is not FIFA's to sell." FIFA has been looking at expanding the men's World Cup from 48 to 64 teams. It could allow Infantino to remain in charge of the World Cup in a lucrative role beyond 2031 when current FIFA term limits say he should leave the presidency. He has to be re-elected next year for a final, four-year term. Infantino's FIFA was accused by UEFA during the World Cup of damaging the integrity of football by lifting the immediate suspension of USA striker Folarin Balogun following direct pleas from US President Donald Trump. Infantino responded to UEFA's criticism by framing the sell-off around raising more cash for member associations to invest in football. He said: "Our next stage of growth needs a structure built for it, one where the commercial side of the game operates as a focused, dedicated business, with its value shared more and better all around the world. "Every FIFA Member Association should have an opportunity to seek a fair share of the available funding to shape its own future, deciding for itself rather than relying on others. This is about the democratisation of football worldwide." More from Sky News:Fan of serial killer TV show guilty of double murderMum and boyfriend guilty of killing her daughter Sky News reported in February how Infantino pushed plans for a FIFA crypto coin during a trip to a private event run by the Trump family's venture, World Liberty Financial. It was held at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

The 21-year-old, real name David Burke, is accused of killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez after she threatened to make their relationship public. He is alleged to have stabbed her to death and dismembered her body in his garage, then hidden her remains in a car, which was then abandoned. Ms Hernandez's severely decomposed body was found in a vehicle registered to Burke in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles (LA) on 8 September 2025. The singer was then arrested in April. Burke, who told police he did not know she was a minor, has denied murder and pleaded not guilty to several other counts, including mutilation of human remains and child sexual abuse. He showed no emotion in court on Monday when LA judge Charlaine Olmedo ruled the case would go to trial after hearing prosecutors read out graphic details of the alleged crime scene. Burke's lawyers have argued there is insufficient evidence for the murder charge but have not argued against those of child sexual abuse and mutilation of human remains. Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said outside court that prosecutors presented only a "small fraction" of the evidence they have. He said they are considering whether to seek the death penalty for Burke. Judge Olmedo ordered Burke continue to be held without bail, with an arraingement to be held on 31 August. A trial could then begin as soon as 60 days later. The ruling came after prosecutors gave an account of the moments leading up to Ms Hernandez's death. Warning: You may find some of the following details distressing. Ms Hernandez is said to have arrived at Burke's Hollywood home shortly after 10pm on 23 April 2025. She arrived in an Uber he had ordered to pick her up. Prosecutors allege Burke stabbed her to death when she came through the door. The night before, the two argued via text about his relationship with a woman. Ms Hernandez told him "i will end ur career and ur life" and "I swear to GOD I will kill u". Prosecutors said they have records showing he ordered chainsaws and wading pools used to dismember her body, including cutting off a finger that photos of the pair suggested had "David" tattooed on it in red ink. They said he drove around for weeks or even months with the body in the boot of his Tesla car before seemingly abandoning the vehicle. It was later towed away. Burke is alleged to have met Ms Hernandez when she was 11 and began sexually abusing her when she was 13. Read more from Sky News:UK Pride event to get armed patrolTeen among suspects in Seattle shooting Defence claims 'no deliberate intent to kill' Burke's lawyer told the court there is "no evidence" he had a "deliberate intent to kill" the teenager. Marilyn Bednarski argued there was "no threat" and "no evidence of a history of violence", and he had only agreed to meet with her on the night of her death after she repeatedly demanded it. Lawyers for Ms Hernandez's family, who were in court for most of the hearing, sitting out some of the more graphic evidence, accused Burke's representatives of seeking to "put the blame on a 14-year-old girl". Her death came two days before Burke's first full-length album, Withered, was released. His music had delivered him a large following on social media, and his most popular songs – including 2022 breakout track Romantic Homicide – have more than a billion plays.

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What is the latest on Vinicius Jr? Brazil star Vinicius Jr, 26, is entering the final year of his contract at Real Madrid. Negotiations over an extension have dragged on without a breakthrough and it has caused increasing speculation over his future at the club. That intensified last week when it emerged that Arsenal are interested in signing him this summer if he cannot agree a new deal at Real. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have made a significant move for another winger - the exciting Ivory Coast international Yan Diomande at RB Leipzig. It means doubts around Vinicius' future at the Bernabeu have grown over the past few days. Transfer Centre LIVE!Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔How serious is Arsenal's interest and can they afford him? Arsenal's interest is real but in the early stages and conditional on a number of factors, not least the cost - which would be significant should the door open for Vinicius to leave Real. There have been no club-to-club talks and there is no guarantee it progresses to a formal bid. Arsenal, as newly-crowned Premier League champions, are looking to add another top-class forward despite signing Christos Tzolis. He was brought in to replace Leandro Trossard and there is doubt around the future of Gabriel Martinelli. Last year they were keen on Vinicius's Real Madrid team-mate Rodrygo, while this summer Sky Sports News has reported their interest in Julian Alvarez and Morgan Rogers, who has since joined Chelsea from Aston Villa. With one year left on his contract, the financial side of purchasing Vinicius would not be as severe as it previously has been - but it is worth remembering the sheer scale of an offer for the player two years ago from the Saudi Pro League. They were ready to pay him €1bn over five years and a transfer fee to Real Madrid of more than £300m (around €350m), which would have made him the most expensive transfer in history. It would not cost anywhere near that much this time, but it gives a sense of what both Real and Vinicius were willing to forego in 2024. Although the exact figure is confidential, Vinicius is believed to earn between €15m and €17m net per year. That's around £247,000 to £279,000 per week after tax. To earn that amount in the UK, Arsenal would need to pay him somewhere between £450,000 and £500,000 per week. That would make him Arsenal's highest-paid player by far. Bukayo Saka is widely believed to be the current highest-paid, earning more than £300,000 per week. A report in The Telegraph this morning claims Arsenal would be willing to go to £400,000. But that would still not equal Vinicius' current salary. Widespread reports in Spain claim that part of the current impasse with Real stems from his increased salary demands. So is it just a dispute over a new contract? The situation has some of the classic hallmarks of a new contract dispute; reports of an impasse over salary demands, emerging Arsenal interest, further talks to come. But there is no strong public evidence yet that Vinicius wants to leave Real Madrid for any reason, sporting or otherwise; no quotes, no interviews, no suggestive social media posts. Real Madrid and - most importantly - new manager Jose Mourinho want him to stay and agree new terms. Sky Sports News reported on Monday morning that there will be further talks this week between Real and Vinicius' representatives, with Arsenal monitoring things closely. Club president Florentino Perez is personally involved and has publicly expressed a desire for Vinicius to stay long term. Reports in Spain have long claimed that both parties have indicated a preference for him to remain at the club. Real Madrid do not want him to run down the deal into a free agent situation either. Vinicius is more than just an outstanding left winger. He is a global superstar - and a Galactico in every sense. In that way he embodies everything about Real Madrid and fits right in. Can the same be said about Arsenal? Signing such an icon has not been part of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal project so far, however exciting it might be to go in that direction. What's the latest on Diomande? Real Madrid have upped their offer for winger Yan Diomande during talks with RB Leipzig, according to Sky in Germany. They are reporting the offer, worth between £94m and £98m, has not been rejected yet, but further talks are required to satisfy Leipzig's demands. According to Sky in Germany, around £102m is considered a realistic final price for Diomande, with Leipzig seeking a higher guaranteed fee from Real Madrid. As things stand, there is no final agreement, but Leipzig are expecting the deal to be completed soon. Leganes have a sell-on clause for between five and eight per cent of the sale. Diomande is at Leipzig and continues to train with the German club. At the figures being discussed, Diomande looks set to become the most expensive African player ever, surpassing the £72m Arsenal paid for Nicolas Pepe in 2019. Does Real Madrid's pursuit of Diomande impact Vinicius Jr? Sky Sports News has been told Real's proposed deal for Diomande has no real bearing on the Vinicius situation. It says nothing about their desire to keep Vinicius, and only suggests they see a front three with both of these players in the team. Diomande can play on the right wing as well, and he only strengthens the attacking options of the biggest club in the world. According to Spanish newspaper AS, the players whose futures would be affected by Diomande's arrival are more likely to be striker Goncalo Garcia - who is wanted by Fulham - and winger Brahim Diaz. Rodrygo is still recovering from a long-term injury, so Diomande has space to come into the team quickly, even at only 19 years old. What is the most likely outcome? At this stage, all signs still point to Vinicius signing a new deal with Real Madrid. The fact that they will all meet again this week to discuss this suggests this is the direction of travel. It will most likely come down to how closely Vinicius' earnings can approach those of Mbappe and satisfy his Galactico status in the squad. Normally, you do not say no to Real Madrid. Real would not want to go into the new season with his contract running down and the resulting intensification of media speculation. Arsenal's interest is likely to become more concrete only if the renewal fully fails, so this week is a crucial one.

James Desborough, 40 - a fan of TV serial killer programme Dexter - killed Daniel Coleman, 43, and Claudio Aquilino, 57, in Cornwall last summer. Following his arrest, while he was on remand at HMP Exeter, Desborough also killed his cellmate Steven Kempster, 65, by strangling him to death. He was found guilty of that murder in March. Desborough has now been found guilty of killing Mr Coleman and Mr Aquilino following a trial at Winchester Crown Court, and will be sentenced on Wednesday. During the trial, jurors were told about his conviction for Kempster's murder. The bodies of Mr Coleman and Mr Aquilino were found dismembered and burnt in a remote wood near where Desborough lived in a cabin. The three men had previously lived together in a homeless shelter in Newquay. The court heard that the remains of both men were found by police in Paramoor Woods, near Sticker, during searches. More than 1,900 burnt bone fragments and a shallow grave containing a torso, legs and feet were discovered. Jurors were told that while officers searched the woods, Desborough told a forensic biologist he "particularly enjoyed the dismemberment scenes" in the show Dexter, about a police ballistics expert who lives a double life committing murders and disposing of the bodies around Miami. During the trial, Ahmed Hossain KC, prosecuting, told jurors: "In 2025, James Desborough murdered Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman. While he was awaiting this trial, he murdered his cellmate Steven Kempster for annoying him. "These three explosions of fatal violence took place in less than six months." Along with the bodies, police found several handwritten notes inside Desborough's cabin. One of them read "I know I am a killer and ready to execute any predators", and another said: "Take care of the remaining muppets." Desborough also made plans to leave the UK weeks before he was arrested. Read more from Sky News:Teenage girl and mother who drowned at beach namedSeveral dead after Japan earthquake He killed Mr Aquilino, who had addictions to drugs and gambling, shortly after he was last seen alive last April. On June 4, Desborough murdered Mr Coleman before dismembering him with an axe and burying the remains. He accepted spending their money on beer and drugs, but previously denied both murders and told jurors: "They were friends, I got on well with them." While on remand at HMP Exeter on 15 September, Desborough strangled Mr Kempster. He previously pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of the two men's bodies.

The 83-year-old You're So Vain singer said in a statement that her most recent absence from the spotlight has been due to her ongoing health issues. Ms Simon said: "So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I've been learning how to live with Parkinson's disease. "It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it, and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly." She added: "Parkinson's is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I'm so tired I can't get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself." Ms Simon, who lives on a 25-acre Martha's Vineyard estate in Massachusetts, said her health problems started with arthritis in both knees and one hip. She said she eventually had all three joints replaced with "delicate bouquets of metal and plastic". The Grammy-award-winning musician said after three replacement surgeries, she assumed her struggle walking was "simply an unfortunate and rather ironic part of the recovery process". She said, however, that her mobility continued to worsen. Ms Simon said: "I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm. Overstuffed furniture became my enemy. Once seated, I could feel as though I had been swallowed by the chair and might remain there permanently, like a guest who had badly overstayed her welcome. "Eventually, there were periods when I could not walk without considerable help. My family and I knew that something more was going on. After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's." Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition that causes parts of the brain to become progressively damaged over the years. In the UK, the number of people diagnosed with the disease is around 166,000, according to the Parkinson's UK charity. The figure is expected to reach 173,000 by 2030, as the population grows and ages. Read more from Sky NewsWorld Cup critics 'consumed by hate', Infantino saysPolice appeal for man dressed as lobster after 'assault' at darts championship The star said she started treatment, including taking medication to help with stiffness and other symptoms. Describing how it affects her day-to-day life, Ms Simons said that the "apathy is particularly strange". She said: "You can find yourself lying there like a starfish drying in the sun, arms pointing in all directions, while nothing inside is telling you to get up, read, watch, write, sing, call someone, or do much of anything at all." Ms Simon has two children, Sally and Ben Taylor, aged 52 and 49, from her relationship with her first husband, fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor, whom she was married to from 1972 until divorcing in 1983. The artist said she had also received treatment for basal cell carcinoma, a common type of cancer that starts in the top layer of skin, on her face. She said it was removed but the surgery affected her appearance and made her more self-conscious about being seen in public. She said: "I have always been more critical of my appearance than anyone else could possibly imagine (check out the irony of having written You're So Vain), and this gave my inner critic quite a lot of new material." Ms Simon, who is also a children's author, said that "between my mobility issues, the Parkinson's diagnosis, the surgery, and the emotional effects of it all, withdrawing from public view was the most palatable reaction". Despite health issues relating to the condition, she said she has not stopped working and began recording a new album, Comes in Waves, in the middle of it all. She continued: "I do not consider Parkinson's a gift or a blessing. It is neither. It is difficult, frustrating, and sometimes frightening. I am still learning how to live with it and how to accept it without feeling that I have surrendered something essential. "I am still writing, singing, imagining, laughing, worrying, remembering, and occasionally getting trapped in an overstuffed chair. "I am deeply grateful to my children, my family, my friends, my caregivers, and the medical professionals who have helped me through this. Their love and patience have carried me through days when my own reserves were not enough." Ms Simon rose to fame in the 1960s and achieved international stardom in the 1970s with hit singles including Anticipation and Nobody Does It Better, the theme song to the 1977 film, The Spy Who Loved Me.Her third album, No Secrets, contained the hit song You're So Vain, a song about a self-absorbed lover, prompting speculation over who she was singing about. Ms Simon once disclosed the song was about three different men, one of whom she named as Hollywood star Warren Beatty. Comes In Waves, Ms Simon's first album in almost 15 years, is set to be released on 14 August.

We had been invited to attend the ceremony before the Ukrainian president began a wide-ranging interview with Sky News. As we walked in the palace grounds, Mr Zelenskyy told me that the medical workers were as important to the war effort as the soldiers on the front lines, the people who make the country's weapons, and the farmers who feed the nation. Dressed in a trademark black T-shirt and black fatigues, the president seemed relaxed, confident and focused on the key issues he has to deal with on a daily basis: successfully prosecuting the war with Russia, ensuring the government and the military work in tandem, and maintaining strong links with allied governments across the world. Our meeting was arranged on the eve of his latest trip abroad to meet allied nations, and follows a tough week of domestic politics for the Ukrainian leader. Faced with a deteriorating relationship between his defence minister and the head of the armed forces, he took the unusual step of sacking them both. He believes it's for the good of the nation. War 'not about one man' The former defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, is credited by many here with boosting Ukrainian military successes by leaning into new technologies and supporting the production of long- and medium-range drones that are hitting supply lines and oil refineries deep inside Russia and Crimea. Read more: Russia is the only winner from Ukraine's internal war Calling for Mr Fedorov's reappointment, thousands of mainly young people have been staging street protests urging the president to change tack. But President Zelenskyy told me that although he respects both Fedorov and Oleksandr Syrski, the former head of the armed forces, both men would acknowledge that "deep strike" missions into Russia are "not about one man" - that it's a joint effort, with operations led by the secret service, intelligence units, and soldiers on the ground. He talked about the realities of preparing for a harsh winter season of fighting, and the challenge of mobilisation. "If you will focus on the important things during this war, you have to understand, first, it's a warrior, it's a soldier," he told me. "If you don't have a soldier on the front, if he's running back or if you think that you can use only drones and you don't need soldiers, then you will fail. "Because there [are] infiltrations of the enemy, and if you don't have soldiers on the front, you will lose this territory, you will lose the village, and after the village you will lose the city." 'I don't have time for talks' I asked Mr Zelenskyy if he would consider reappointing the former defence minister back to his position, as protesters are calling for. He didn't answer the question directly, but he made it clear that he had no time or capacity to allow workplace disagreements to affect military strategy. It appears it got to the point that the president himself was the interlocutor between the two men and their departments, such was their level of breakdown of communications. "I don't have time for talks," he said rather frankly. "Look, I don't have time to listen to one side, then to listen to another side, because two sides are not ready to meet each day. "And I don't need to find who is right and who is not right." 'We don't have enough missiles' Mr Zelenskyy said he was fully focused on reaching out to the United States and President Donald Trump, as well as other allied governments, to ask them to continue to supply money and weapons to defend Ukraine and to keep imposing sanctions on Russia. Air defence remains a priority, he told me, because Russia is stepping up its use of ballistic missiles to target major cities. Just last week we witnessed 40 such missiles fired at Kyiv in a single hour. "We don't have enough missiles to defend, this is a problem," Zelenskyy said. "[There's] not enough sanctions on Russia's military production; they can increase the production of ballistic missiles, so, and that's why we need air defence as quick as possible." The war in the Middle East has also impacted Ukraine - they now have a deficit of anti-air capabilities. "Now I understand the roots of the problem," he said, "I understand that relations between the United States and Middle East countries, and I understand the United State is focusing on the Middle East, but because of this, we had this challenge, and for us, it's a big challenge. "I try to manage it now with some Europeans and with Americans and with some other countries; this, for me, it's a big challenge, big challenge for Ukraine." Talks with Burnham set - with 'drone deal' on table Mr Zelenskyy enjoyed good relations with former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and the UK more generally, and he seemed confident that the close relationship will continue under Andy Burnham, and that talks are already planned. "I had a phone call, a very good phone call with the new prime minister; I congratulated him," he added. "We spoke about some basic things, also not with details, because I understand what does mean when you just became the leader; everybody will call you, etc..." He told me that he wants to repay the British government for help and training given to Ukraine from the start of the war, particularly with regards to drone warfare and protecting against aerial assaults, saying he wants to "open a new page in our nations". Follow our live coverage of the war Mr Zelenskyy wants to make a 'drone deal', and has ambitions to build a big drone factory in Britain, and offer new technologies to share with partners. "We're ready to share all our experience with the UK, and I hope that the UK will do the same, so we need to make this drone deal very strong. "I count on it, and also I count - when we will speak, I will say about not only about our needs, how we see our bilateral relations further, what can we do together to strengthen Ukraine and UK." Ukrainians 'tired' after 'long war' President Zelenskyy believes that Russia's President Vladimir Putin is preparing to mobilise soldiers in their hundreds of thousands and to send them to the front, conceding this would be a significant danger to Ukraine. He underlined once again his belief that Putin will only stop fighting if he is beaten: "What we tried to do to make this challenge also for Russians; otherwise, they will not feel that the war is everywhere... "That's why we started to do everything to respond and to bring this war back to Russia, where it came to us... and that's why we started our mid-strikes and deep-strike operations, just to respond." The president seemed reflective, almost emotional, when I asked if the Ukrainian people will ever get over the trauma of this war and whether he, personally, will ever get over it. "I don't know, we have to do it, we have to think more about veterans, about you know hundreds of thousands of people who will come back home, and this is a big challenge. "Of course it's difficult to do it ourselves, but we will do it, I mean it's only ourselves. But the resilience of people, they surprised everybody in the world... "People are very strong, very strong, but of course, tired, [it's a] long war." As this long war drags on into another winter, I got the impression the president remains determined to keep leading his country, if not to an outright victory, at least to a place where its territorial integrity can be sustained. I finished the interview saying I thought he had one of the most difficult jobs in the world. He simply smiled.

The key stakeholders in English football - the Premier League, EFL, FA, National League, WSL and Pro Ref - have all agreed to the trial, after being granted permission from the International Football Association Board (IFAB). Discussions have taken place on how to eradicate the issue of goalkeeper tactical timeouts - when keepers allegedly feign injury to waste time and allow managers to regroup and pass on information - and the organisations have settled on having to remove an outfield player from the field. Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 If the referee signals that the physio can come on to treat the goalkeeper, the coach will have 10 seconds to pick an outfield player to leave the pitch for a minute. If no one is selected, the captain must leave the field. The nominated player will then be required to remain off the field for a minimum of one minute after the restart of play. The aim is to ensure genuine injuries continue to receive appropriate medical attention while removing any potential sporting advantage associated with stoppages. English football will continue to monitor the trial throughout the season, alongside IFAB and other stakeholders, to assess its effectiveness in supporting game flow while maintaining the highest standards of player welfare. The trial could feature for the first time in the Carabao Cup preliminary round. In November, Leeds United boss Daniel Farke accused Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma of feigning injury to "bend the rules" and break up play. In December, Gary Neville suggested that Newcastle's Aaron Ramsdale went to ground against Manchester United after an instruction from Lewis Hall, which came from Magpies boss Eddie Howe. Luke Shaw was waiting to take a throw-in for United in the eighth minute at the time of the stoppage, and Neville offered his theory behind the break in play. "I am going to be a little bit cynical, I might be proven completely wrong but I think Eddie Howe told Lewis Hall to tell [Aaron] Ramsdale to go down," Neville said. "I think there's a message gone on and I think they are changing on the back of what United are doing. "Look at what Lewis Hall is doing. I think Eddie Howe said 'stop the game'." Manchester United had earlier taken the lead through Patrick Dorgu, with the match finishing 1-0. Meanwhile, in March, Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler criticised David Raya for appearing to take a tactical timeout.