Jens Stryger Larsen’s late winner guided Denmark to a nervy 2-1 win over Austria in their UEFA Nations League group match on Monday after kickoff was delayed by 90 minutes due to a power outage in Vienna. The match was hosted at Ernst Happel Stadium in Austria, as part of the second round of the group stage of the European Nations League. Denmark advanced first through Pierre-Emile Hojberg in the 27th minute, and Challenger equalized for the hosts in the 67th minute. The result continued to be a tie between the two teams until Jens Larsen scored a second goal for the Danes in the 84th minute to lead his team to win the match. The match was delayed for an hour and a half due to a power outage at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Austria. The result moved Denmark to the top of Group A1 with 6 points from two games while Austria is second after France was held to a 1-1 draw away at Croatia earlier on Monday.

  The Brazilian national team defeated its Japanese host 1-0 in the meeting that brought them together today, Monday, at the "Tokyo National Stadium", as part of the two teams' preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the end of this year .Brazil defeated its Japanese host 1-0 in a friendly game on Monday at Tokyo National Stadium, thanks to a penalty by Neymar in the 77th minute after he was tripped in the box on a rainy night at Tokyo's new National Stadium  .the match came as part of the two teams' preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the end of this year  .Neymar, the French star of PSG scored the only goal of Brazil's victory in the match in the 77th minute via a penalty kick, while the Seleção stars missed a large number of easy opportunities in front of the Japanese .Brazil had most of the possession and had several chances to score more goals, with Neymar missing a couple of opportunities from open play. The Brazilian team had won a broad victory over its South Korean counterpart 5-1 last Thursday, in which Neymar scored two penalties last week in a victory over South Korea as Brazil tested itself on an Asian tour against two teams who qualified for the World Cup. Brazil will be eyeing its sixth World Cup title in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and is grouped with Serbia, Switzerland, and Cameroon.

Argentinian footballer and PSG superstar Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time has reached the 56th hat-trick in his career, whether with clubs or his country team, after scoring 5 goals against Estonian on Sunday, in a friendly match in preparation for the 2022 World Cup. Messi scored five goals for the Argentine against Estonia in the 8, 45, 47, 71, and 76 minutes of the match, raising his number of goals in the Tango team shirt to 86 goals. The Argentine legend managed to score 56 hat-tricks during his great career, 48 with clubs, in addition to 8 hat-tricks with the Argentine national team. Messi scored 8 hat-tricks during his international career against Switzerland, Brazil, Guatemala, Haiti, and Estonia in friendly matches, in addition to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Panama in official matches. Messi became the fourth historical scorer for national teams with 86 surpassing the late Hungarian star Puskas with 84 goals, and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, a Manchester United striker, tops the list of national team scorers historically with 117 goals, then the Iranian star Ali Daei 109 goals and Mukhtar Dahari with 89 goals.

  UK press reports revealed that Liverpool has reportedly rejected an opening bid by Bayern Munich for Sadio Mane during the summer transfer market after the player decided to leave the ranks of the Reds .The English newspaper “Mirror” reported that Liverpool had turned down an offer from the Bundesliga champions which made an offer worth a total of £25million, including bonuses, to sign Sadio Mane during the summer Mercato. The newspaper added that the Bavarian club will return with a new offer during the next few days, in light of its insistence on signing the Senegalese star, whose contract with Liverpool expires in the summer of 2023. Liverpool had rejected Sadio Mane's demands to renew his contract with the club, as he demanded the player receive a weekly salary of 400,000 pounds.

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has been named as the world's most market valuable football player with a market value of €205.6 million, surpassing Real Madrid's star, young Brazilian Vinicius Junior, according to a study by CIES Football Observatory. The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) issued a list of the highest players in terms of value marketing, led by (PSG) superstar Mbappe, with a market value of €205.6 million, thanks to the recent renewal of his contract with the Parisian, while the Brazilian Real Madrid winger, Vinicius Junior, with a value of €185.3 million.  The Norwegian star Erling Haaland, Manchester City striker, ranked third, with a value of €152.6 million, then Barcelona star Pedri, with €135.1 million, and Borussia Dortmund's Judd Bellingham, with a value of €133.7 million. Manchester City's Phil Foden came in sixth with a value of €124 million, followed by Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong, with €112.5 million, and Luis Diaz, Liverpool's, with a value of €110 million.

UK press reports unveiled that Manchester United is reportedly very close to reaching an agreement for the transfer of Frenkie De Jong this summer with United eager to complete a deal sooner rather than later according to a new report. The 25-year-old's future has been unknown over the past few weeks, despite the Blaugrana deal running until the summer of 2026. According to Spanish "Sport", Man United has now made progress in negotiations with Barcelona and is close to reaching an agreement, which could result in an €80m (£68.7m) payment for the Dutchman. The report adds that there is a "serious chance" that De Jong will end his three years with Barcelona in the coming weeks, and Man United does not expect any further hurdles in negotiations with Barcelona. Erik Ten Hag's plans at the squad have led to suggestions that the new Red Devils coach may try to reunite him with the player who oversaw his development during his highly successful tenure at Ajax.De Jong featured prominently on his way to the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals with the Amsterdam giants, earning £77.4m to move to Catalonia in the summer of 2019.The midfielder has since scored 13 goals and 17 assists from 139 games for Barcelona, although his only Camp Nou title has so far been a 2020-21 Cup culmination. Both Ronald Koeman and Xavi made De Jong a key player with Barca during the 2021-22 season, ending the elapsed season with four goals and five assists from 46 games.

UK press reports revealed that Barcelona is closely following Mohamed Salah's situation in light of the fact that the Reds and Salah have not yet reached a final agreement to sign a new contract. According to The Mirror, the Catalan club has promised the Liverpool forward they will sign him for free next summer. He has not yet renewed his contract at Anfield and his current terms expire in 2023. The newspaper added that negotiations to renew the Egyptian star’s contract with the Reds are still complicated, due to the gap between the financial demands of Mohamed Salah and the club’s offer. Mohamed Salah joined Liverpool in the summer of 2017, coming from Rome, Italy, in a deal worth 42 million euros. Salah joined Liverpool in the summer of 2017 the Premier League side for an initial fee of €42 million coming from Rome AC.  So far, the Egypt international has only confirmed that he will remain at Liverpool next season. The Premier League runners-up hope to renew his deal, but he seems more interested in deciding his future when his contract expires.

French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed he talked to Kylian Mbappe to “advise” him on his future before the striker penned a new contract at Paris Saint-Germain. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, has admitted that he indeed did talk to PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe prior to his renewal with the French club. "Yes, it is true that I had a conversation with Mbappe before he made a firm decision about his future," revealed Macron."In it, I merely advised him, in a totally informal way, to remain in France. I believe it is my responsibility, as president, to defend the country when asked in an informal and friendly manner." Macron revealed this in an interview with several daily newspapers. Mbappe, who had been fond of moving to Real Madrid for a long time, confirmed earlier that he had held talks with Macron. Mbappe has ended speculation over his future by renewing with Paris Saint-Germain until 2025.

  UK press reports stated that Arsenal is reportedly ready to try to lure Gabriel Jesus to the Emirates Stadium by offering him a huge improvement on his current wages at Manchester City , in an attempt to lure him to north London .The Brazilian has been linked with a move away from the Etihad this summer after Erling Haaland signed for Pep Guardiola's side last month. Manchester City is reportedly ready to speak to Jesus' representatives in the coming days while the striker is on international duty. The Gunners have placed Jesus firmly at the top of their summer wish list having waved goodbye to both strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette in 2022.  Manager Mikel Arteta is believed to have held an excellent working relationship with the 25-year-old during his time as assistant boss at the Etihad and both parties are reportedly keen on a deal.