When Liverpool’s new sporting director Richard Hughes received a phone call from the agent Inaki Ibanez this week, it only served to confirm what he had long since expected: Xabi Alonso would be staying at Bayer Leverkusen this summer. News of Alonso committing his future to the Bundesliga club on Friday was a blow for … Read more
Real Madrid will face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Arsenal have drawn Bayern Munich. If City and Arsenal can win their quarter-finals, they will face each other in an all-Premier League semi-final. Atletico Madrid were paired against Borussia Dortmund in Friday’s quarter-final draw in Nyon, Switzerland, while Paris Saint-Germain will play Barcelona. … Read more
Real Madrid and Alphonso Davies have reached a verbal agreement for the Bayern Munich left-back to join in 2024 or 2025. The La Liga club — led by chief scout Juni Calafat and director general Jose Angel Sanchez — have been in contact with Davies’ camp for some time and have asked him since the … Read more
“It feels like a never-ending horror film,” a shell-shocked Leon Goretzka said after the final whistle. Bayern Munich’s 3-2 loss at mid-table Bochum on Sunday certainly capped off a nightmarish week of three consecutive defeats for the perennial German champions that have plunged the club into deep crisis. Now eight points adrift of still-unbeaten Bayer … Read more
Follow live coverage of Nigeria vs Ivory Coast in today’s Africa Cup of Nations final The clash with unbeaten league leaders Bayer Leverkusen was a game for “pulling down (our) trousers and putting the cards on the table,” buoyant Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel had said. But instead of the desired show of prowess, … Read more
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe could finalise a deal to become a minority shareholder at Manchester United during this month’s international break, according to reports on Friday. Ratcliffe’s INEOS Group is expected to pay about £1.25 billion ($2.4 billion AUD) for a 25 per cent stake in the Old Trafford club, while also acquiring significant control … Read more
Hansi Flick has been sacked as head coach of Germany following a meeting with shareholders, just nine months before Euro 2024. The former Bayern Munich manager had a hugely unsuccessful stint in charge of the national team, with a 4-1 loss to Japan appearing to be the final straw. In a statement released by the … Read more
BERLIN (AP) — Germany coach Hansi Flick needs his team to start winning games again quick to be sure of keeping his job ahead of next year’s European Championship. Germany will host the Euro 2024 tournament, but the country’s team has been floundering and the former Bayern Munich coach is under pressure to show he … Read more