Club Bruges declared Belgian champions after clubs confirm

Club Bruges have been declared Belgian champions after the country's Pro League confirmed last month's decision to bring the season to a premature halt because of coronavirus.

They had an unassailable 15-point lead over Gent with one match left when the season was suspended.

It is a 17th title for Club Bruges and their third in the past five seasons.

It means they will have an automatic spot in next season's Champions League group phase.

Belgium was the first country in Europe to cancel its league, but the decision still had to be ratified by the clubs at Friday's general assembly.

The meeting also confirmed that Waasland-Beveren would be relegated while Gent would enter next season's Champions League, with Charleroi, Royal Antwerp and Standard Liege in the Europa League.

Harry Kane: England captain says Premier League players came under 'unfair criticism' during pandemic

Premier League players have come under "unfair criticism" during the coronavirus pandemic, says England captain Harry Kane.

Last month health secretary Matt Hancock said players should "take a pay cut and play their part".

"We've shown we're doing everything we can to help support the NHS, charities and everyone who is struggling during this pandemic," Kane told BBC 5 Live.

"We came under a bit of scrutiny and probably unfair criticism at times."

• Kane donates Leyton Orient shirt sponsorship to good causes

In an interview for BBC Radio 5 Live's The Friday Football Social from 19:00 BST on Friday, Spurs striker Kane paid tribute to front-line workers during lockdown.

"From delivery drivers to care workers and doctors to shop workers, they have been amazing," Kane added. "Everyone is doing so much work behind the scenes that not everyone sees."

Last month Premier League players launched a "collective initiative" to help generate funds for the National Health Service and distribute them "where they are needed most".

On 31 March, Tottenham announced that all 550 non-playing staff were taking a 20% pay cut, initially for two months.

The club reversed the decision to use the current job retention scheme for some non-playing staff on 13 April following strong criticism from supporters.

Only the board, including chairman Daniel Levy, who earned £7m last year, is taking salary reductions.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has been volunteering in Enfield to help theelderly vulnerable during the pandemic.

League Two Leyton Orient announced on Thursday that Kane, who played for the club on loan from Spurs at the start of his career, had agreed to sponsor their shirts next season - and donate the space to three good causes.

The club's home strip will carry a message of thanks to front-line workers tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

'I'm taking positives from lockdown'

Kane was recovering from a hamstring injury which had kept him out since 1 January when the Premier League was suspended indefinitely.

He believes he could have been struggling to be fully fit had Euro 2020 - which has been postponed until the summer of 2021- taken place next month.

"I wouldn't have had as many games as I would have liked or as much training as I would have liked to really get to my highest level," he said.I'm trying to take the positives. This period has given me a chance to recover a bit more.

"Before lockdown I was at the stage where I was pretty much doing everything except training with the team.

The last week or so I have been able to do one-on-one training with one coach on the pitch. It's a case of getting that feeling back and doing a lot of individual training and finishing."

'Shocked and angry'

Kane said he had been in touch with team-mate Dele Alli, who was held at knifepointduring a burglary in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

"He was a little bit in shock and angry at the situation," he said.

"It's definitely scary and hits home a bit more when it's one of your friends

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Gareth Southgate: England job more fulfilling than any othe

Southgate: "As England manager, there's the team and winning, but you can also affect some bigger aspects of society and try to be a force for good."

Gareth Southgate was appointed England manager in 2016

Gareth Southgate admitted "nothing will be as fulfilling" as managing England, who he believes are capable of further improvement under his stewardship.

The 49-year-old is nearing four years at the helm of the national side and, during that time, he has overseen their run to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup as well as a third-place finish in the inaugural Nations League last year.

Those achievements bucked the recent trend of underwhelming displays at major tournaments but Southgate is hopeful of further progress if he is given the chance, with his deal running until the end of the 2022 World Cup.

Speaking to GQ before lockdown measures were introduced in the UK, Southgate said: "For me personally, I feel as if we can still improve. Hopefully there's still enough goodwill for me to be the person that leads us forward."

While the burden of leading England has weighed heavily on some coaches in the past, Southgate relishes all it entails, both on and off the pitch.

Indeed, he revealed he would struggle to find another position as rewarding.

England reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2018 under Southgate but were beaten by Croatia

"I know it'd be very hard to find a role that would mean as much to me and that would be as fulfilling," he added.

"As England manager, there's the team and winning, but you can also affect some bigger aspects of society and try to be a force for good, with projects we can be involved with, charities we support or young people we can inspire.

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"I know there won't be another role in my life through which I have that opportunity to make a difference. In that sense, nothing will be as fulfilling.

"And I know to win with this team, nothing would mean as much to me!!