Steven MacLean described Murray Davidson as a “warrior” as the veteran midfielder gets set to say his goodbyes to St Johnstone.

Reports claim the 35-year-old, currently injured, has decided to call time on his career at the end of the season.

Davidson, who earned himself a testimonial at the Perth club, was signed in the summer of 2009 from Livingston along with Dave Mackay, and has since become a fan favourite.

Injury deprived him of a Scottish Cup winners’ medal in 2014 but he was part of the St Johnstone team who won the trophy in 2021.

Ahead of the final cinch Premiership game of the season on Sunday, when Livingston visit McDiarmid Park, interim boss MacLean was asked about Davidson’s impact at the club.

He said: “Where do I start? …

Joachim Low has agreed a two-year contract extension to take his time in charge of the Germany national team through to 2022.

Low s contract had been set to expire after Euro 2020 but the coach will now be in charge of Die Mannschaft through to the World Cup in 2022, which is being held in Qatar.

The 58-year-old was appointed by the national team in 2006 and led Germany to World Cup glory in Brazil four years ago, a 7-1 demolition of the hosts in the semi-final the highlight.

Germany are among the favourites again in Russia, having triumphed with an experimental young squad at the Confederations Cup last year.

OFFICIAL: Joachim has extended his contract as head coach until 2022!

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN)

Assistant coach Thomas Schne…

Euro 2012 will kick-off on 8 June with co-hosts Poland set to take on Greece, while Russia will face the Czech Republic in Group A.

This segment will feature the latest news and rumours surrounding this summer s European Championships. Let s get started.

England

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has assured England manager Roy Hodgson that he will be ready when called upon at Euro 2012.

I ve had a rest and I probably needed that. Being in the squad feels good. It s a few weeks before I can play so I will aim to do some good training to be ready if needed, Rooney told The FA s official website.

England s no. 10 will serve a two-match ban for his red card against Montenegro in qualifying to start this summer s tournament.

The …

With the group games complete, the serious business of the World Cup s knockout rounds start on Saturday with a pair of heavyweight clashes.

France against Argentina will be followed by Uruguay s meeting with Portugal as the last-16 ties stretch across four days during Russia 2018.

However, there is still time to look back before the action resumes. The opening stage offers a chance to pick out key points about the 16 nations that remain in with a chance of lifting the famous trophy on July 15.

Here, we have selected 10 of the key Opta numbers from the World Cup so far.

As the group stage ends, we say farewell to 16 teams from this year s FIFA

Thanks for the memories!

— FIFA World Cup  (@FIFAWorldCup)

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Bayern Munich have announced that Robert Lewandowski has extended his contract until 2021.

The 28-year-old, who joined from Borussia Dortmund in 2014, has been in talks with the club in recent weeks over the renewal of a deal that was due to expire in 2019.

Bayern president Uli Hoeness stated last week that he was pretty sure that Lewandowski would commit his future to the club, despite speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

And the striker says he is delighted to have brought rumours over his future to an end with a new four-and-a-half-year deal.

I am very pleased that negotiations have led to a positive outcome and that I ve still got a few years ahead at FC Bayern, Lewandowski, who has won back-to-back Bundesliga titles since moving to …

Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists Ilkay Gundogan s exit was a sporting decision rather than a financial one, despite claims to the contrary from the midfielder.

Gundogan joined Barca as a free agent last year after helping Manchester City win a Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble, only to return to the Etihad Stadium last month.

In a farewell post on social media, Gundogan claimed Barca s financial concerns were at least partly responsible for his return to England.

Barca have struggled to meet LaLiga s strict salary cap rules in recent seasons and would reportedly have failed to register new signing Dani Olmo if not for Gundogan s exit.

Laporta, however, has refuted those claims, instead suggesting Olmo s move from RB Leipzig made G…

Leicester City defender Jonny Evans has signed a two-and-a-half year extension to his contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until the end of the 2022-23 season.

The 32-year-old former Manchester United centre-back joined Leicester from West Brom in June 2018 and has made 89 appearances in all competitions.

Evans has played 74 Premier League games for Leicester and been on the winning side 34 times with 15 draws and 25 losses.

Leicester boast a marginally better win percentage in the Premier League with Evans in the team (45.9 per cent) than without him (44.4 per cent).

Committing his future to the Club

— Leicester City (@LCFC)

The Foxes also have a higher average points per game total (1.6) when Evans has been in …

Raheem Sterling should be named player of the tournament if England beat Italy to win Euro 2020, according to Jamie Carragher.

With the 26-year-old having rounded off last season with just one goal from his last 16 appearances for Manchester City, it was suggested that his England starting place might be under threat.

However, he has come alive at the tournament, scoring the Three Lions first three goals (two of which were winners), grabbing an assist, and winning the penalty that booked a place in the final.

And former England international Carragher believes those contributions have marked him out as the star man of Euro 2020.

Nobody has been able to cope with Sterling in this tournament, he told Sky Sports.  If England go on to win he will win play…

The 2014/2015 season in top European leagues is done and dusted and while top football players, apart from those taking part at the 2015 Copa America, are enjoying themselves at exotic destinations, it s time to recap the campaign behind us and present you our team of the season. It goes without saying that superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both make the list, but read on to see who else is in the star-studded starting line-up.

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)

Jose Mourinho had a big decision to make when Thibaut Courtois finally returned to Stamford Bridge and he eventually handed the number one spot to the Belgian keeper, which proved to be a very good move. The 23-year-old showed incredible maturity for his age, producing some stunning saves through…

Carlo Ancelotti has lauded the “special” job his Real Madrid players are doing this season ahead of their trip to Deportivo Alaves in LaLiga on Thursday.

Madrid, sitting in second, have added David Alaba to their now six-man long injury list after the Austrian international damaged a cruciate ligament.

And Ancelotti praised his available players for challenging Girona at the top of the table and called for them to finish 2023 on a high.

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid)

“We want to keep up the good momentum we’ve had in the last few games, get the three points and finish this 2023 campaign on a high note.” Ancelotti said.

“It’s a very complicated moment of the season.

“Fortunately, I have the players to thank …