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Jürgen Klopp has reached an agreement on the “key points” of a deal to become the new Germany head coach, the German football federation has said. Klopp, 59, now appears poised to replace Julian Nagelsmann in what would be his first coaching role since he left Liverpool in the summer of 2024. A statement from the DFB said: “DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and DFB Vice-President Hans-Joachim Watzke held their first…

Former Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has died at the age of 94, the club announced on Saturday. Bates was chairman of the club between 1982 and 2003, during which time Chelsea were promoted to the top flight, won two FA Cups, a League Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, a UEFA Super Cup and a Community Shield. He sold his stake in the club to Roman Abramovich and later bought…

South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has died aged 25 after featuring in Bafana Bafana’s run to the World Cup round of 32, the South African Football Players Union confirmed on Saturday. Adams started two of South Africa’s three group games, and came off the bench in a 1-0 win over South Korea that sealed their place in the knockout rounds for the first time in their history…

Thibaut Courtois has backed his Belgium teammate Senne Lammens to “get stronger from this” after the Manchester United goalkeeper made an error for Mikel Merino’s winner in Belgium’s 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal loss to Spain. With the scores level in the 88th minute, Lammens spilled a long-range shot from Pau Cubarsí, allowing Merino to touch the ball home and send Spain to the semifinals. “Senne, yeah I gave him a…

Manchester City have completed the signing of winger Jeremy Monga from Leicester City. The teenager broke into Leicester’s first team last season and made 27 appearances for the Foxes in the Championship, scoring once and providing two assists. Leicester were relegated to League One last season and need to sell players to conform with English Football League financial regulations. Monga, 16, had previously been linked heavily with a move to…

England captain Harry Kane has confirmed he played golf with U.S. President Donald Trump, describing it as a “pretty surreal experience.” Trump revealed earlier in the week that the pair had previously played a round together, telling reporters: “I think Kane is a great player. I played golf with him and I like him a lot. He’s a good golfer too. He’s really great.” Kane said it happened 18 months…

KANSAS CITY – Despite his recent struggles, Lionel Messi will continue to take Argentina‘s penalty kicks unless he decides not to, according to Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni. “First of all, Leo will take penalties if he wants to,” Scaloni said Friday in his press conference the day before Argentina’s FIFA World Cup quarterfinal matchup with Switzerland. “We have other players capable of taking them, but if he wants to…

Argentina defender Cristian Romero pointed out the ongoing defensive issues his team must fix to be successful in the quarterfinal match against Switzerland on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. The defending World Cup champions have conceded four goals in their last two games and it’s a sticking point that bother Romero. “We’re doing well, though there are certainly things to improve,” Romero told reporters on Friday. “We’ve conceded four goals in…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Harry Kane played down comparisons with Erling Haaland on Friday and vowed England are ready to peak in the World Cup’s latter stages. The Three Lions face Norway at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday for a place in the semifinals with Kane and Haaland both in the race for the tournament’s Golden Boot. France‘s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina‘s Lionel Messi lead the way on eight goals…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Belgium manager Rudy Garcia bemoaned the fact that lady luck wasn’t on his team’s side in the Red Devils’ 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Spain. The two teams traded first half goals at SoFi Stadium on Friday, with Fabián Ruiz netting for La Roja in the 30th minute, but Belgium striking back 11 minutes later through Charles De Ketelaere. Spain, as is its habit, had a…