German Jorg Schmadtke has been appointed as Liverpool’s new sporting director.
The 59-year-old, who left a similar role at Bundesliga side Wolfsburg at the beginning of 2023 after more than four years, will take up his post on June 1 once work permit formalities have been completed.
He will replace Julian Ward, who is due to leave the club this summer after more than a decade.
We can confirm Jorg Schmadtke has been appointed as the club s new sporting director.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC)
Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon told the club’s website: “Firstly, I would like to welcome Jorg to Liverpool Football Club in the knowledge that he will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience into a role in which such qualities can only be benefi…
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance left the field in an air cast after suffering a rough ankle injury against the Seattle Seahawks.
Named starting quarterback for the season, the third overall draft pick from the 2021 NFL draft completed 13 of 28 passes for 164 yards and an interception in the 49ers Week 1 defeat against the Chicago Bears in poor weather.
The 49ers had high hopes for the 22-year-old, with Sunday s hosting of the Seahawks representing his first game at Levi s Stadium as a starter in the regular season.
His game lasted less than two drives, however, suffering an ankle injury after a rushing attempt and being replaced on the field by Jimmy Garoppolo.
The 49ers swiftly confirmed that Lance would be out for the remainder of the game, t…
Giovanni van Bronckhorst has returned to Ibrox as the new manager of Rangers.
The former Netherlands international has been charged with replacing Steven Gerrard, who left the Scottish Premiership champions to take over as Aston Villa boss last week.
Van Bronckhorst won five trophies with the Glasgow giants in his playing days, including two league titles.
The 46-year-old masterminded Feyenoord s 2016-17 Eredivisie title triumph, while he also lifted the KNVB Cup twice and the Johan Cruyff Shield before taking charge of Chinese Super League club Guangzhou City last year.
Van Bronckhorst is relishing the challenge of winning more honours at Rangers.
The ex-Barcelona and Arsenal man will be fully in charge once he is granted a work permi…
Anthony Gordon scored the only goal as relegation-threatened Everton dented Manchester United s Champions League qualifying hopes with a 1-0 win at Goodison Park.
The Toffees boosted their Premier League survival bid with Gordon s deflected first-half strike sealing consecutive home victories for the first time since September.
United remain three points off the top four, although the deficit could be extended to six should either Arsenal or Tottenham win later today.
Meanwhile, Everton move four points clear of the relegation zone after only a third success in 10 league games under Frank Lampard, who was under pressure following the 3-2 loss to fellow strugglers Burnley on Wednesday.
GORDDDOOONNNN!!!!
1-0
— Everton (@Everton)
Uli Hoeness is to step down as Bayern Munich president but will stay on the club s board, the Bundesliga champions have confirmed.
Weeks of speculation have surrounded the future of the 67-year-old and it was confirmed on Thursday that he will not stand for re-election in November.
Herbert Hainer was nominated by Hoeness to take over and this decision has been unanimously backed by Bayern s advisory board.
Hoeness will remain in the post until the club s next annual general meeting, which is set for November 15.
Bayern confirmed in a statement that Hoeness will continue as a member of the Supervisory Board for the duration of his appointment through November 2023 .
Hoeness, who was a forward in his playing days, won a trio of Bundesliga titles a…
According to Bild, Jerome Boateng wants to leave Bayern Munich and talks with Paris Saint-Germain have been arranged for today. The 29-year-old defender has been with the German club since 2011 and in that time, he s been able to establish himself as one of the best defenders in Europe if not the world.
Alas, his recent World Cup performances have left many questioning whether or not he can still compete at the highest level, even though it seems as if there s an obvious answer to that. Boateng hasn t been shy when it comes to revealing that he is desperate to win another Champions League title, and he ll likely base the decision regarding his future on which club can provide him with the best opportunity to do so.
Manchester United were also interested but Boateng wasn…
Jordan Henderson admits Liverpool s failure to win the Premier League title is tough to take after Manchester City produced a stunning second-half comeback against Aston Villa to end the Reds quadruple hopes.
Liverpool went into the Premier League s final day needing a win – and a slip-up from Pep Guardiola s men – to be crowned champions.
And despite falling behind to Wolves through Pedro Neto s early goal, the Reds were given hope when City went 2-0 down against Steven Gerrard s Villa.
Although Liverpool recovered to seal a 3-1 win through goals from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, and Andrew Robertson, they ended the season one point behind Guardiola s team after an Ilkay Gundogan double fired City to an incredible 3-2 victory.
Jurgen Klopp s side ha…
There was a time when the thought of Manchester City without David Silva would have left supporters in a nervous sweat, such has been his influence and impact in the Premier League.
The crafty Spaniard will arguably go down as the greatest import in Premier League history, with his technical and passing abilities almost unrivalled, while he has enjoyed incredible success with City.
Yet, if Sunday s exceptional 3-0 demolition of Arsenal proved anything about City, it s that their midfield now looks better without Silva, who will depart at the end of the season.
One man stood out in particular in north London.
He was everywhere!
0-3
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
After the whistle was blown to signify the end of the first h…
Callum McGregor scored a stunner to help Celtic to a 2-0 victory over Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
Nicolas Kuhn had opened the scoring early on, though Kieron Bowie almost forced a nervy ending only to be denied by the woodwork.
Celtic wasted no time in asserting their dominance, as Kyogo Furuhashi s saved shot was kept in by James Forrest, who set Kuhn up to tap into the empty net after just three minutes.
McGregor soon stole the headlines though as he got the ball out of his feet before sending a swerving long-range effort over Josef Bursik.
He almost got a second just after half-time too, as he tried his luck from the edge of the box once more, but his deflected strike struck the post.
Hibs mustered some late fight to try an…
Leicester City chairman and owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium on Saturday, the Premier League club have confirmed.
The aircraft came down in a car park shortly after take-off at about 20:30 local time, around an hour after Leicester drew 1-1 with West Ham.
Leicester confirmed on Sunday that none of the five individuals on board at the time of the crash survived.
On Sunday, Leicestershire Police named the other four victims as Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, two members of Srivaddhanaprabha s staff, pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz, although they said formal identification was yet to take place.
As a mark of respect, their EFL Cup match with …