The Offside Daily – Liverpool win title in Football Manager sim, Arsenal star to be face of Kinder eggs and Chelsea pair back in training

10 of the best football stories of the day:

1. Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is planning for ‘a long stay’ on Tyneside, despite six straight defeats for the club and supporter unrest.

2. The Chelsea pair of Petr Cech and John Terry are back in training ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League Semi Final against Atletico Madrid.

3. Tottenham’s Andros Townsend will face further tests on an ankle injury that could keep him out of the World Cup.

4. Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp and his “brilliant football mind.”

5. England boss Roy Hodgson has said he has “a very clear idea” of who will be in his World Cup Squad.

6. A fan in Poland was set on fire after climbing a fence with a flare, the police spraying pepper spray at the intruder. (Daily Mail)

7. The makers of Football Manager simulated the remaining Premier League fixtures, with Liverpool winning the league by 4 points, but got the Liverpool/Chelsea result wrong. (Guardian)

8. Robbie Savage has turned out for a Sunday League team in disguise, no doubt trying to avoid numerous people kicking in. (Express)

9. Check out this “Game of Thrones” parody on the managerial situation at Manchester United. (Metro)

10. Arsenal start Mesut Ozil is set to be the new face of Kinder Eggs. (Metro)

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