Lille captain José Fonte won the first top-flight trophy of his club career on Sunday, leading the French club to the Ligue 1 title ahead of Paris Saint-German on the final day of the season.

Lille cruised to a 2-1 win at Angers, claiming the win needed to clinch a first French title in ten years. Fonte was joined in the title-winning squad by Renato Sanches, Xeka and Tiago Djaló, and admitted the size of the achievement was not lost amid the celebrations.

Rui Vitória is back in football after signing a two-year contract with Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow following lengthy negotiations.

The former Benfica boss, who left Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr last December, had been in talks with Spartak for several weeks before finally putting pen to paper in the Russian capital on Monday afternoon.

Nuno Espírito Santo says he expects Sunday’s match with Manchester United to be an emotional occasion, after it was announced that he will leave as Wolverhampton Wanders coach at the end of the season.

The Portuguese boss and the club have agreed he will step down after four years at the helm, during which Nuno has been an unqualified success in helping Wolves re-establish themselves in the Premier League.

Rúben Dias’ extraordinary first season in English football has been recognised with the Football Writers’ Player of the Year award, the prestigious prize issued by the country’s top journalists.

Dias, who signed for Manchester City from Benfica last September for a fee reportedly in the region of €65m, is widely regarded as having replaced club legend Vincent Kompany in the City defence and has been one of the standout performers in a title-winning campaign for Pep Guardiola’s men.