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Sir Alex Ferguson was due to present the prestigious end-of-season award this week, but the Manchester United icon was forced to skip the ceremony due to health concerns.Sir Alex Ferguson was due to watch Man United v Liverpool before health concerns (Image: Getty Images)Sir Alex Ferguson has been forced to miss this week’s LMA Awards due to a health scare at Old Trafford. The Manchester United icon was due to present an award named after him, which recognizes the manager of the season inside England’s pyramid.However, a minor health scare earlier this month forced him to take a step back…

Former Liverpool manager Pep Lijnders has explained his decision to leave the club, following Pep Guardiola’s departure from the Etihad Stadium after just one year.Pep Lijnders spent just one year at Manchester City (Image: Getty Images)Outgoing Manchester City manager Pep Lijnders will leave the club after a year to spend more time with his family. The Dutchman made a surprise arrival at the Etihad Stadium last summer, linking up with Josep Guardiola.His move to Manchester follows an impressive spell at Liverpool with manager Jurgen Klopp as the Reds competed with City for promotion to the Premier League.But with Guardiola set…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the perfect opportunity for soccer to finally become a mainstream sport in the United States, but a successful tournament is essential for that to happen. That’s why U.S. Soccer made a big move and hired Mauricio Pochettino as head coach.Known for his ability to develop young players, Pochettino was seen as an ideal candidate given the United States has a young squad full of potential but lacking direction in recent years. Pochettino’s tenure has not been perfect so far, but his achievements rest on the World Cup.This will be the first time the United…

Marcus Rashford spent the season on loan at Barcelona. (Image: Getty Images)Barcelona have reached a complete agreement to sign Anthony Gordon as a potential replacement for Marcus Rashford. The Catalan giants have announced their interest after Bayern Munich expressed a clear intention to acquire Gordon’s signature. Newcastle are prepared to sell to the La Liga champions and also have an option to sign loanee Rashford permanently for £26 million this summer.Barcelona are also said to have agreed a permanent deal with Rashford on personal terms, but with striker Robert Lewandowski set to leave the club this summer when his contract…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The last-place Philadelphia Union fired manager Bradley Carnell on Wednesday as part of a front office overhaul that includes naming John Scheer athletic director.Ryan Richter, head coach of the club’s development team, Philadelphia Union II, has been named interim replacement for the Kernels.The move comes less than a year after Carnell led the Union to the best record in MLS in his first season as head coach. Philadelphia was the top seed in the playoffs but was eliminated in the quarterfinals.The Colonels didn’t make it past the middle of their second year, as the team opted to…

Marc Guehi was Josep Guardiola’s last signing at Manchester City and despite only being with him for a short time, the legendary manager has ‘completely changed’ his game.Marc Guehi worked under Pep Guardiola for four months (Image: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)Marc Guehi has admitted he has been feeling “lightheaded” since the day he joined Manchester City. Gehi has been a revelation since joining the Etihad for £30m in January, but says he has learned something every day working under Guardiola.City manager Guardiola bid farewell at the end of the season after winning 20 trophies in 10 glorious years, including double domestic…

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson is inching closer to his next destination after reportedly reaching a verbal agreement with Tottenham. The Scotland captain will remain in the Premier League after Spurs expressed an interest in his signature after an approach in January failed.Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insists Juventus’ last attempt to hijack the deal failed and that the full-back has complied with the “agreement” made when he moved to north London in January. The former Dundee United and Hull left-back saw his chances at Anfield diminish during Arne Slott’s tumultuous campaign and was replaced by summer recruit Milos Kerkes, a decade…

NEW YORK (AP) — FIFA is under new scrutiny over sky height world cup They claim that ticket prices and sales strategies forced fans into a worse deal than they had hoped for.The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey, which will host eight matches including the World Cup final, announced Tuesday that they are investigating whether FIFA’s ticket sales practices violate consumer protection laws.They have sent a subpoena to soccer’s world governing body, demanding information on a range of ticket sales issues, including FIFA’s use of a “floating pricing” model that has inflated ticket prices for most matches,…

On the surface, four-time World Cup winners Germany have accomplished a lot this summer.Highly regarded head coach Julian Nagelsmann has prided himself on building his team around Bayern Munich’s continued superiority, including the breakthrough of 18-year-old ‘wonder kid’ Lennart Karl.Humiliating exits in the World Cup group stages in 2018 and 2022 lowered expectations, but in 2024 Nagelsmann led an exciting, youthful team to the home Euro semi-finals, only losing by a narrow margin to eventual champions Spain.But despite their obvious pedigree and rich history in the tournament, Marcus Fjortoft, former Norwegian soccer player and host of the podcast “German Fussball”,…

Oliver Glasner will leave Crystal Palace after the UEFA Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano. His decision was announced at the beginning of the season, but he remained until the end of the season.After a grueling 59-game season, the Austrian coach is feeling mentally and physically exhausted, pointing to the heavy toll of a relentless season across multiple competitive fronts.Explaining his impending departure in his own words, Glassner said, “I’m going to go home and rest on my patio and enjoy my family. You set this schedule, and now I’m going to give them back some time.”The head coach may…