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Jurgen Klopp is going nowhere: his agent swats away the Al-Ittihad noise The speculation did not last long. After several outlets claimed in the last few hours that Jurgen Klopp had been in talks with Al-Ittihad over a sporting director role, the German’s camp came out swinging. No talks, no plan in the works, not…

Jean-Philippe Mateta, the big turn before the World Cup? There are some careers that can change in a matter of weeks. Jean-Philippe Mateta’s may be heading that way. Last winter, the French striker thought he was touching one of the biggest challenges of his career. AC Milan had made their move, talks were progressing and…

Barca leave Rashford hanging as Bayern Munich enter the race Marcus Rashford’s future remains one of the murkiest stories of the early transfer window. Determined to leave Manchester United for good, the England international is still hoping to land at FC Barcelona. But while he waits for a straight answer from the Catalan hierarchy, Bayern…

Transfer news: Saint-Etienne have their new boss, Ian Cathro is on his way to Les Verts Saint-Etienne have found Philippe Montanier’s replacement. AS Saint-Etienne reached a financial agreement this weekend with Portuguese club Estoril to buy out the final two years of Scottish coach Ian Cathro’s contract. The move should be made official soon. Cathro…

Real Madrid : re-elected, Florentino Perez is back for another term The members have had their say, and nobody will be shocked by the result. Florentino Perez will stay in charge of Real Madrid until 2030. At 79, the Spanish chief adds another chapter to a story that already stretches well over two decades at…

Friendlies: Italy see off Greece with their kids, Esposito delivers again Italy just keep rolling. On Sunday night in Crete, an Italy side stripped down to the bare bones and packed with U21s beat Greece 1-0 in a friendly that was hardly a classic, but did the job: three points and a second straight clean…

Christian Eriksen hit by another health scare, Danish football dragged back into fear No one was watching the game any more. In Odense, this Denmark vs Ukraine friendly stopped being just a tune-up once Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in the second half. In the 65th minute, Eriksen clutched his chest before crumpling to…

FIFA rankings: France lose their No 1 spot before the World Cup The stay at the top was brief. Just two months after reclaiming the summit of the FIFA rankings, France have already been pushed off the throne. Beaten by Ivory Coast in a warm-up match (2-1), Les Bleus have dropped two places and head…

Transfer news: Robertson leaves Liverpool and signs for Tottenham in major shock Nobody saw this coming. Andy Robertson, out of contract after nine years at Liverpool, is set to join Tottenham. The north London club confirmed the move on Friday, saying the Scotland international will link up with Roberto De Zerbi’s squad from July 1.…