England interim manager Lee Carsley said he has not made a formal application to become their permanent boss and added that he felt privileged to be given the opportunity to manage the senior side. Having managed England under-21s since 2021 and leading them to the European U21 Championship title last year, Carsley is overseeing England’s September Nations League fixtures with a view to staying on throughout the autumn as they…
TOKYO, Japan — In the modern age of football, extended coaching stints are rare; rare enough that if a coach leads a nation through multiple FIFA World Cup cycles, like Japan’s Hajime Moriyasu, it’s a genuinely notable event. Just under two years on from its staging, just seven of the 32 coaches that stalked the touchlines of Qatar still find themselves in the same employment today. There’s Lionel Scaloni, of…
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall has defended his players after boos echoed around the Emirates Stadium following their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. Fans have become increasingly vocal following two damaging results for the Gunners in four days. Bayern Munich humbled the Women’s Super League (WSL) side 5-2 on Wednesday in their first game of the Champions League group stage before Chelsea scored twice in 16 minutes to claim victory…
Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa has admitted his authority as manager has been impacted by the public accusations made by Luis Suárez earlier this month. The former Uruguay forward called out Bielsa for implementing what he called problematic work conditions during the 2024 Copa América, before detailing the lack of communication between the coaching staff and players. Suárez later revealed he felt hurt over the manager’s actions, and…
Uruguay Football Federation president Ignacio Alonso pledged his full support to Marcelo Bielsa despite confirming the declarations made by Luis Suárez over the problematic working conditions imposed by the head coach. On Oct. 3, Suárez spoke publicly about the grim impact Bielsa’s leadership had on the team during the 2024 Copa América by detailing the lack of communication between the coaching staff and players. He admitted to feeling hurt over…
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says the onus should be on clubs to rest players, not national teams, amid an increase in injuries across European football. Six of the Spain team that started the European Championship final win over England in the summer will miss this week’s UEFA Nations League games against Denmark and Serbia due to injury. It has led to closer scrutiny of the game time being…
Earlier this week, the players on the U.S. men’s national team took the first steps into a new frontier as they experienced their first training sessions under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino. He provided a taste of what to expect at his introduction last month. “The player needs to feel that you care,” Pochettino said at his September news conference in New York. “When the player feels that you care,…
The 2024-25 UEFA Women’s Champions League is up and running with matchday one of the group stage complete. Eight-time European champions Lyon kicked off on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Galatasaray, while Group A rivals Roma beat Wolfsburg 1-0. Women’s Super League champions Chelsea beat Real Madrid 3-2, but FC Twente’s 2-0 win over Celtic puts them top of Group B. There were fireworks on Wednesday with Bayern Munich…
Jürgen Klopp is set to make his return to football as head of global soccer at Red Bull, with the former Liverpool manager taking up his role on Jan.1, 2025. Klopp, 57, will oversee Red Bull’s network of clubs, and while he will not be involved in their day-to-day running, he will help with strategic vision, aid the sporting directors, support their global scouting operation and also help with training…
MANCHESTER, England– How do you defeat the best team in Europe? Just ask Manchester City. The Women’s Super League team returned to continental football and enacted the perfect game plan to foil the reigning UEFA Women’s Champions League title holders Barcelona and claimed an emphatic 2-0 victory at the Joie Stadium, proving that even the best team in Europe is beatable. The 2-0 scoreline does not entirely reflect how well…