Friendly: Five times World Cup winners Brazil will play Australia in a friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on June 13, giving the Socceroos the toughest of warm-ups for the Confederations Cup later that month. Ange Postecoglou’s Australia face Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier in Adelaide on June 8.

Sherwood: Swindon’s director of football Tim Sherwood has been handed a two-game stadium ban after admitting a Football Association charge of misconduct. Sherwood is alleged to have verbally abused a match official during the half-time interval in his side’s 1-0 League One defeat at Bury earlier this month. The former Tottenham and Aston Villa manager will miss tomorrow’s league game at Coventry and next Tuesday’s home game against Gillingham.

Jokanovic: Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has signed a new contract keeping him at Craven Cottage until 2019. Former Watford head coach Jokanovic joined Fulham in December 2015 from Maccabi Tel Aviv and led them clear of relegation trouble last season. The Cottagers currently lie seventh in the Championship, six points shy of the play-off places.

Bacca: Milan striker Carlos Bacca has turned down a move to the Chinese Super League. The Colombian has scored 26 Serie A goals since joining Milan from Sevilla in July 2015, but reports this week said he was poised to sign for Tianjin Quanjian before the Chinese transfer window closes. He told Milan TV yesterday: “I’m happy to be here and I feel like I’m part of the project. How could I say no to so much money? Easily, I used my head.”

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