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Portugal have appointed Jorge Jesus as national team head coach on a four-year contract to run through the 2030 World Cup. The 71-year-old was unveiled on Friday afternoon at Portugal’s Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Lisbon. Jorge Jesus succeeds Spaniard Roberto Martínez, who departed after his contract expired following Portugal’s elimination from the World Cup. The Portuguese manager was available after leaving Al Nassr in May having guided the team…

Liverpool are facing a period of significant behind-the-scenes upheaval following the departure of Michael Edwards, the chief executive officer of football for owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG). Edwards, who served as sporting director under Jurgen Klopp until 2022, returned to FSG in 2024, with a view to lead the ownership’s operation to acquire a second club. However, with no discernible progress on that front, Edwards has tendered his resignation and…

Erling Haaland has said he believes France captain Kylian Mbappé was made to wait “too long” to take a penalty against Morocco in Thursday’s World cup quarterfinal. Mbappé earned a spot-kick in the 20th minute of the game but had to wait more than three minutes, due to a VAR review of the incident, before being allowed to shoot. His tame effort was kept out by Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou…

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is still coming to terms with Portugal‘s early exit from the World Cup. Among the pre-tournament favourites, Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain on Monday in the round of 16 to exit the competition. “Sad, frustrated, and disappointed,” Fernandes, 31, wrote on Instagram. Fernandes had gone into the tournament inspired by his terrific season with Man United. The Portugal midfielder was named Premier League player of…

Marc Guéhi has emerged as an injury concern ahead of England‘s World Cup quarterfinal against Norway after suffering a hamstring issue, sources have told ESPN. Guéhi, a key man in Thomas Tuchel’s backline, completed the round-of-16 game against Mexico but sources said the Manchester City defender has been nursing hamstring pain this week, and he missed training on Thursday. England head to Miami to continue preparations for their crunch quaterfinal…

Nico O’Reilly has said that Erling Haaland is playing mind games by saying England are “clear favourites” to win their World Cup quarterfinal with Norway. O’Reilly will come up against his Manchester City teammate in Saturday’s match in Miami — a clash Haaland says England should expect to win. Keeping Haaland quiet will be key to that, but O’Reilly knows there is more to the Scandinavians, who are in the…

Promising midfielder Paul Okon-Engstler is headed to Germany, the first of an emerging batch of Socceroos to move to bigger leagues. The 21-year-old, who impressed in Australia‘s World Cup campaign, is joining Bundesliga club FC Koln from Sydney FC. Okon-Engstler’s transfer is reportedly set at one million Euros ($A1.6m) for the Sky Blues, who signed him on a three-year deal in July last year. – Lewis: Football in Australia doesn’t…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Morocco wonderkid Ayyoub Bouaddi has no regrets about choosing to represent the Atlas Lions at senior level ahead of France, despite Les Bleus’ 2-0 victory in Thursday’s World Cup quarterfinal between the pair in Boston. Goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé took France past the North Africans in a rematch of the 2022 semifinal, and while they will now advance to a Final Four showdown with…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku said the Red Devils will need to “play the perfect game” to get past Spain in Friday’s World Cup quarterfinal. A win for Belgium would see them equal the mark of both the 1986 side that reached the semifinals in Mexico, as well as the 2018 team that did the same in Russia, where Lukaku played in a 1-0 loss to eventual champions…