Football Daily | Formidables v Expendables? PSG v Arsenal could be a classic

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Here we are in the dog days of May, with the European club football season playing out a slow, sultry finale as the Geopolitics World Cup bangs ever louder on the door.

Legendary managers and beloved players https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/22/mohamed-salah-leaves-liverpool-having-met-kop-legend-goal">have made tearful farewells, https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/24/crystal-palace-arsenal-premier-league-match-report">shiny pots handed out, https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/22/middlesbrough-hull-southampton-spygate-championship-playoff-final">spies spotted in slapstick circumstances.

But wait!

The big closing number is still to come.

Paris Saint-Germain.

The Arsenal.

Budapest.

Saturday, er, 5pm BST. It’s Bigger Cup Final!

Was the repeat reference to Phil Taverner’s punishment (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/28/crystal-palace-keep-good-times-rolling-but-must-now-fend-off-more-sharks">Thursday’s letters) a rare slip on Football Daily Ed’s part, or was his original offence deemed so heinous that he’s to be named and shamed on a daily basis for the foreseeable?

Just asking for a friend” – Phil Taverner.

Donyell Malen played 46 times for Aston Villa and scored just seven goals, then scored 14 times in 18 games for Roma to finish as second-top scorer in Serie A this season after arriving in January.

This might explain how Scott McTominay won Serie A player of the season, and why Italy failed to qualify for their third World Cup in a row” – Noble Francis.

Re: George Smith’s letter.

Not only is the $100+ fee for a train ride to the MetLife Stadium gouging, it is virtually mandatory.

There is no pedestrian access during GWC, and the Meadowlands area has swamps that are foul with toxic waste” – Steve Hibbert [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G_LAvfVA7qw">Big Website gave it a go – Football Daily Ed].