Liverpool have confirmed that CEO Ian Ayre will be leaving the club at the end of his contract in May 2017.
The 52-year-old joined the club as commercial director in 2007 and took the chief executive role in 2011 following Fenway Sports G
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In a statement released by Liverpool, owner John W. Henry, chairman Tom Werner and president Mike Gordon said: Ian advised us of his intention to step down as CEO a few months ago.
We asked him on several occasions to take some time to reconsider his decision, but have been unable to convince him to remain as CEO beyond May 2017. We will at some point in the near future begin identifying and recruiting a worthy successor to continue to build on the outstanding foundations which have be…
Perth Glory star Diego Castro will be even more valuable for the A-League club after a full pre-season, according to football director Jacob Burns.
Castro, 35, signed a one-year extension with Perth last month, the superstar midfielder set for a fourth season at the club.
Unlike previously, the Spanish playmaker is set to join his Glory team-mates from the start of pre-season on Monday in a huge boost to Tony Popovic s men.
Burns believes that will only help Perth, who have been led by the 2015-16 Johnny Warren Medallist since his arrival.
Cas is a very unique player, he s been a legacy player for us and still has fantastic football in him, he told Omnisport.
I think it was a very important one for us as a club, for Popa as manager, to have him …
Shanghai Shenhua hope to agree contract extensions with Colombian stars Fredy Guarin and Giovanni Moreno.
Moreno has made 125 league appearance for Shanghai Shenhua since signing from Racing Club in 2012.
He was joined by fellow Colombia international Guarin in January 2016, the midfielder swapping Inter and Serie A for the Chinese Super League side.
The two players are very popular and their contributions to the club have been displayed for all to see, said deputy general manager Zhou Jun.
We re communicating with them about the contract extensions and hopefully I ll bring good result to everybody.
Both of them consider Shenhua as a great club and love the atmosphere here. And if everything goes well, we are about to reach agreements [for …
Lucas Hernandez is determined to prove his worth for both club and country as the Bayern Munich defender aims to hold off competition, including potentially from his own brother, to remain a regular for France.
Hernandez suffered knee and ankle injuries in his first year at Bayern, though he has by no means been a regular this season when available for head coach Hansi Flick.
The 25-year-old has made 17 Bundesliga appearances – 12 of which have been starts – and also eight outings in the Champions League, helping the German club reach the quarter-final stage in Europe.
He started at left-back for Les Bleus on Wednesday, the reigning world champions opening their qualifying campaign for Qatar 2022 with a 1-1 home draw against Ukr…
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Coming into the World Cup we were always expecting there to be a handful of surprises and for the most part, this year s tournament has delivered thus far. We ve seen entertaining games, last-minute drama and plenty of upsets, and the best part is that we aren t even halfway through the festivities yet. One team who have been responsible for one of the biggest moments of the WC thus far is Mexico, and they ll be back in action tomorrow when they go head to head with 2002 semi-finalists South Korea.
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While having a lot of heart and determination will often get you quite far in this game, it doesn t feel like South Korea have what it takes to make it beyond the group stage this time around. They …
AC Milan and Juventus are interested in signing Jorginho from Chelsea in the summer of 2021, according to . It has been reported that the Italy international modeller has fallen down the pecking order at the Blues, and that Italian giants Milan and Juventus are interested in securing the services of the 29-year-old.
Jorginho has been on the books of Chelsea since 2018 and has done well in the Premier League and the Champions League for the Blues. However, the Italy international has not always been great, and there is a suggestion that he does not fit into the way manager Thomas Tuchel plays his football.
According to , Jorginho has scored six goals and provided one assist in 21 Premier League games and has scored one goal and provided one assist in eight Champions Leag…
Joe Hart is set to join Tottenham Hotspur as a free agent, according to numerous sources.
The 33-year-old goalkeeper stood between the posts for England 75 times, and 346 for Manchester City, helping them win two Premier League titles, one FA Cup and two League Cup trophies. He left the Etihad upon Pep Guardiola s arrival in 2016 and went initially on loan to Torino. He also had a temporary spell with West Ham, before being sold to Burnley for no more than £3.5 million in 2018.
His two-year contract with the Clarets expired and his departure was confirmed back in June. He had reportedly held talks to join Scottish champions Celtic soon afterwards, but no move materialized, and now he is undergoing a medical ahead of a proposed deal with Spurs.
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Liverpool are interested in signing Jarrod Bowen from Premier League rivals West Ham United in the summer of 2022, according to . It has been reported that Liverpool are keeping close tabs on Bowen with a view to a move at the end of the season, and the 25-year-old himself is open to a transfer to Anfield.
Bowen is a very good attacking player who can operate as a winger, midfielder or forward. The Englishman has progressed a lot since joining West Ham from Hull City in 2020 and is now an important player in manager David Moyes’s team. The 25-year-old has made 20 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for West Ham so far this season, scoring five goals and providing seven assists in the process.
Liverpool are aiming to win the Premier League and th…
Josef Martinez scored a late penalty to rescue a point for Gabriel Heinze s Atlanta United, though Seattle Sounders remain unbeaten in MLS.
Martinez equalised via an 86th-minute spot-kick to earn Atlanta a 1-1 draw with the Sounders at Lumen Field in Seattle on Sunday.
The Sounders had taken a sixth-minute lead from Raul Ruidiaz, who headed home Joao Paulo s corner to make it six goals in seven games.
Last season s MLS Cup runners-up Seattle remain undefeated and top of the Western Conference through seven matches, but had their four-game winning run ended as Atlanta – led by former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Heinze – sit fifth in the east.
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Bayern Munich will not sell Robert Lewandowski, even if a bid of €150million is made, according to chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
Head coach Niko Kovac admitted this week that the striker is considering the prospect of leaving the club after four successful years at the Allianz Arena.
Real Madrid have been linked with the 29-year-old for some time, while Maurizio Sarri has reportedly identified him as a top Chelsea target during the final nine days of the Premier League s transfer window.
However, Rummenigge insists there is no amount of money that could be offered that will make Bayern change their stance on the Poland international, who has three years left on his contract.
With Robert, we clearly want to send a signal to people within and outside …