1. Messi’s ‘miracle’ return stirs Chinese anger and conspiracy theories By Simone McCarthy and Chris Lau (CNN)

2. Football’s rulemakers set to introduce blue cards for sin bins (Sky News)

3. Aleksander Ceferin hammers critics as he rules out extra term as UEFA president By Nick Ames (The Guardian)

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