Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool s owners expect me to sort it out when asked if he feared going the same way as compatriot Thomas Tuchel.
Klopp s fellow German coach was dismissed by Chelsea on Wednesday, with new Blues owner Todd Boehly cutting ties with the former Paris Saint-Germain boss in the wake of Tuesday s 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
That was Tuchel s 100th match in charge of Chelsea in all competitions. In his 18 months at the helm, he guided the Blues to a Champions League success, a Super Cup triumph and Club World Cup glory, as well as three domestic finals.
Chelsea failed to win any of those three domestic finals, with two of them coming as penalty shoot-out losses to Klopp s Liverpool last season.
The Reds, meanwhile, …
Brentford are working on an offer of a new contract for Ivan Toney, according to the Mirror, lucrative enough to reflect his status as a star at the club. Apparently, it would have the striker earning six figures per week and become the club s best paid player ever.
The 26-year-old rose through the youth ranks at Northampton and joined Newcastle in 2015. He was never given a proper chance at St. James Park, and though he recently admitted he wouldn t have given one to himself if he was in their place at the time, he s certainly gone on to prove his doubters wrong.
Since joining Brentford for around £5 million in 2020, he s scored 53 goals and laid on 19 assists in 99 appearances in all competitions for the Bees, and earned a callup to the England squad. Manager Thomas …
Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou says Spain will force his side to raise their level after they reached the last 16 of the World Cup for just the second time.
The Atlas Lions reached the knockout rounds after an unbeaten Group F campaign in which they held 2018 finalists Croatia to a draw and shocked Belgium, before sealing top spot with victory over Canada.
Their reward is a tie with La Roja, themselves reeling from the surprise of qualifying second out of Group E after Japan snatched victory against them in their final game, in the process eliminating Germany.
While his team have already written their place in national sporting folklore, Bounou knows that something truly special is on the line when the pair meet in Al Rayyan on Tuesday.
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The Connecticut Sun must dig deep to claim a place in the WNBA Finals when they face the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of their semifinal matchup, says coach Stephanie White.
The Sun pulled out a dramatic 92-82 win in Game 4 on Sunday and tee up a decider for Tuesday, evening up the series at 2-2.
Alyssa Thomas led Connecticut with 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in Game 4, keeping the Sun s hopes of a fifth finals appearance – and a second in three years – alive.
White expects both teams to step things up a gear for the decider, warning the Sun have no margin for error if they are to advance.
Both of these franchises have been here, White said. We have a lot of players on our roster that have been here that understand certainly what it takes and…
Mikel Arteta was frustrated at a lack of guile from his Arsenal in a goalless draw at home to Burnley and the Gunners boss did not seem optimistic he will be able to bring in reinforcements this month.
Arsenal were looking to move level to go fourth in the Premier League by overcoming a Burnley team that had lost their last two away games 3-1.
However, the Clarets held firm at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, with Nick Pope making some fine saves and Alexandre Lacazette spurning a glorious opportunity.
It means Arsenal head into the Premier League s winter break sitting in sixth, while Burnley are bottom but hold between two and four games in hand on their relegation rivals.
The Gunners had 20 attempts, with five hitting the target, yet they have now failed …
Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon wanted to join Liverpool, according to . Over the weekend, Liverpool and Newcastle were in talks over a potential deal for Gordon, with Jarell Quansah going in the other direction.
However, no move materialised, and Gordon is still part of the Newcastle squad. The Telegraph has noted that the Magpies are worried that Gordon’s head may have been turned, and that they plan to show him a lot of love when he is back in training ahead of the new season.
Gordon has been on the books of Newcastle since January 2023 when he joined from Premier League rivals Everton. The 23-year-old England international winger, who is at Euro 2024 at the moment, scored 11 goals and gave 10 assists in 34 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier…
Gianluca Mancini s thunderous strike moved Roma up to fourth place in Serie A with a 1-0 victory over Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
The centre-back s rasping second-half drive sealed three precious points, boosting Roma’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
After a week dominated by off-field headlines for head coach Jose Mourinho and former Juve playmaker Pablo Dybala, the Giallorossi claimed what could prove to be a huge victory.
Defeat will be a bitter pill to swallow for Massimiliano Allegri s Juve side after a performance in which they will feel they did enough to earn a point and Moise Kean was sent off in the closing stages, less than a minute after coming on, for kicking out at Mancini.
Knowing victory would edge them above Mi…
UEFA has approved the use of goal-line technology (GLT) at the European Championship in France later this year.
The decision, announced following the governing body s executive committee meeting in Nyon, means the system will work alongside additional assistant referees who will continue to monitor all activity in and around the penalty area .
GLT will also be used in the Champions League in the 2016-17 season from the play-offs onwards.
UEFA s chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina explained the thought process behind the move.
He said: It s not a decision taken quickly. We went through a long consultation after president Michel Platini told us, one and a half years ago, to investigate whether additional assistant referees and goal-line technology…
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With the Dutch Super Cup up for grabs on Friday night, Feyenoord will welcome PSV to De Kuip for what could be an action-packed affair in Rotterdam.
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Starting with the hosts, making real Eredivisie history last season as they cruised their way to a first domestic crown since 2017, there is no doubt that the mood in Feyenoord’s camp is at a red-hot high. Gaining a string of plaudits from across Europe and with a Champions League adventure on the horizon, Arne Slot’s men have certainly been riding a major wave of momentum over the past 18 months. Signing off their summer preparations with an eye-catching 2-1 friendly victory against Portuguese giants Benfica on July 30th, De Stadionclub have also gained a continued reputati…
Free agent Cristiano Ronaldo will not be joining Bayern Munich, says chief executive officer Oliver Kahn, despite acknowledging we all love the forward.
Portugal captain Ronaldo will be on the hunt for a new club after his exit from Manchester United, which has come less than 18 months after his return to Old Trafford.
With the attacker s focus firmly on the World Cup, his next steps are not yet known, though that has not stopped him from being linked to a slew of leading sides across the globe.
One club he will not be headed to, however, is Bayern, with Kahn reiterating there is no place for Ronaldo in the make-up of Julian Nagelsmann s team.
We have already dealt with this [speculation], Kahn told Sky Sport Germany. We have a clear idea, a clear philos…