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• Four Coventry players nominated for PFA award

  04-06-2026 12:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carl Rushworth, Matt Grimes, Jack Rudoni and Haji Wright all played major roles in Coventry's Championship title success [Shutterstock]Four members of Coventry City's title-winning side have been nominated for the Professional Footballers Association's Championship Players' Player of the Year award.Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, captain Matt Grimes, midfielder Jack Rudoni and striker Haji Wright are all in the running to add another trophy to the Sky Blues' successful season.Midfielder Grimes, 30, s
  
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• Transfer round-up: Juventus striker shopping, Inter exit imminent, Napoli and Milan business continues

  04-06-2026 21:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Transfer round-up: Juventus striker shopping, Inter exit imminent, Napoli and Milan business continuesHere is a round-up of Thursday’s key transfer stories involving the major Serie A clubs.JuventusThe Bianconeri are exploring moves for both Alexander Sorloth and Randal Kolo Muani as they look to rebuild their attack following a disappointing season. The two pursuits are not mutually exclusive, with Juventus understood to be open to signing more than one striker.TURIN, ITALY – MARCH
  
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• World Cup 2026 – Group D guide: Hosts USA face Turkey, Australia and Paraguay in open group

  04-06-2026 21:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Is this the most open group at the 2026 World Cup? It’s certainly right up there. Co-hosts United States are the top seeds and the favourites to progress as Group D winners, but the other contenders will also fancy their chances. Mauricio Pochettino is the man entrusted with leading the US at their second home tournament. In 1994, they progressed to the round of 16, losing to eventual champions Brazil. Thirty-two years on, the US are long shots to win the tournament but will be backed by a
  
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• NI 'showed great character' in Guinea win - O'Neill

  04-06-2026 21:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill said Tom Atcheson's red card during his side's 1-0 win over Guinea in an international friendly "killed the game".Atcheson scored the only goal on his first Northern Ireland start when he fired home Isaac Price's cross on nine minutes.The Blackburn Rovers defender was then shown a straight red card in the second half when he brought down Abdoul Karim Traore as the last man, but NI were able to hang on to win and help build momentum ahead of Monday's match
  
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• Ibrahima Konate says no to jaw-dropping contract offer ahead of Real Madrid deal

  04-06-2026 21:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ibrahima Konate says no to jaw-dropping contract offer ahead of Real Madrid dealIbrahima Konate is going to join Real Madrid. It looks certain that the France defender will move to the Bernabeu as soon as Florentino Perez is confirmed as president.Elections take place on June 7 with it seen as a formality that the long-serving exec will retain his position against the challenge of Enrique Riquelme.Konate, 27, is expected to be the cornerstone of the new project with incoming coach Jose Mourinho
  
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• ⚫️ Leivinha, Atlético de Madrid legend, dies

  04-06-2026 21:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ⚫️ Leivinha, Atlético de Madrid legend, diesMourning at Atlético de Madrid. The Madrid club reported on Thursday afternoon the death of João Leiva Campos Filho, 'Leivinha'.The Brazilian winger was one of the most outstanding players of the Colchonero side in the 1970s."During his four years at our club, he played 93 matches and scored 43 goals, contributing to the 1977 National League Championship title. Rest in peace," Atlético said in a statement of con
  
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• Liverpool Have Set Their Sights On This Paris Saint-Germain Defender: Should The Reds Go For Him?

  04-06-2026 21:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool Have Set Their Sights On This Paris Saint-Germain Defender: Should The Reds Go For Him?In a recent report, Fichajes stated that Liverpool have set their sights on Paris Saint-Germain defender Ilya Zabarnyi. It is believed that the Reds are showing interest in acquiring the services of the Ukrainian centre-back this summer.Zabarnyi’s Decent Season In ParisThe 23-year-old had a solid campaign at the French club after producing a series of impressive performances at the heart of the
  
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• Cosmi: ‘Keep Baldini – he reaches people in a way that Italy desperately needs right now’

  04-06-2026 21:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cosmi: ‘Keep Baldini – he reaches people in a way that Italy desperately needs right now’Serse Cosmi has called for Silvio Baldini to be retained as Italy coach, insisting the interim manager has shown more vision and communicative ability in two press conferences than most coaches manage in a career, as the Azzurri navigate a defining moment following their third consecutive World Cup failure.Speaking at the Benito Stirpe Live The Dream event, via TuttoMercatoWeb, the veteran
  
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• “We know what we want” – Man City chairman issues major summer transfer window update

  04-06-2026 21:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “We know what we want” – Man City chairman issues major summer transfer window updateManchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has delivered a powerful message promising swift, decisive manoeuvres in the summer transfer market.Al Mubarak heavily praised the early impacts of Marc Guéhi and Antoine Semenyo, confirming their blockbuster winter arrivals were strategic, pre-emptive summer transfers brought forward.The hierarchy remains entirely unconcerned by the logistica
  
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• Sunderland Star Player Makes Decision On His Future: What’s Right For The Black Cats?

  04-06-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunderland Star Player Makes Decision On His Future: What’s Right For The Black Cats?Sunderland have received a major boost ahead of their first European campaign, with their captain, Granit Xhaka, making clear he has absolutely no intention of leaving the Stadium of Light this summer. Speaking to Swiss outlet Blick, relayed by Sport Witness, the 33-year-old midfielder stated that he and his family are settled on Wearside and that transfer speculation holds no place in his thoughts. He sai
  
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• Liverpool send enquiry for gifted Chelsea defender

  04-06-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool send enquiry for gifted Chelsea defenderLiverpool are eyeing up recruitment in the defensive department. Ibrahima Konate has walked out the door for free - leaving Andoni Iraola and Richard Hughes a centre-back down. And with Conor Bradley expected to miss a large chunk of the 2026/27 season there is a shortage of quality at right-back too.Ideally the outgoing Premier League champions would add an option in both positions. There also remains the possibility of adding cover with a playe
  
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• Barcelona End-of-Season Player Ratings: Lamine Yamal’s 9.5/10 heads the attackers report card

  04-06-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona End-of-Season Player Ratings: Lamine Yamal’s 9.5/10 heads the attackers report cardFC Barcelona’s 2025/26 season was, above all, an attacking season. Yes, the defence had its moments and the midfield helped the attack function, but Hansi Flick’s team were all about scoring goals.Flick’s side won La Liga with 95 goals in 38 matches, losing only six times. Two of those losses came after the title win, and the Catalan club finished a good eight points clear of Madr
  
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• Why has Iraola only signed a two-year contact at Liverpool?

  04-06-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]Former Bournemouth manger Andoni Iraola has agreed a two-year deal as Liverpool head coach.The contract goes against the recent trend of lengthy terms agreed in the Premier League, such as former Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior initially signing up for six-and-a-half years at the London side - before departing after three months in charge.So why has the Spaniard agreed to a relatively short contract?Speaking to BBC Radio Solent last year, Iraola said his personal preference is for short-term
  
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• 🧤 Iker Casillas joins Enrique Riquelme's project

  04-06-2026 20:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🧤 Iker Casillas joins Enrique Riquelme's projectEnrique Riquelme has outlined the main pillars of his project for Real Madrid in a letter addressed to the club members. In it, he reveals that Iker Casillas will hold a position of responsibility in the top management if he is elected. The goalkeeper joins other legendary Real Madrid figures such as Raúl González Blanco as sporting director and Fernando Hierro as head of the youth academy. This article was translated int
  
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• Iraola's three key priorities

  04-06-2026 20:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC][Getty Images]1)Make Liverpool the fittest team in the country againLiverpool ran, pressed and fought like warriors at their best under Jurgen Klopp. No team could live with his Reds at their peak, especially at Anfield. That style was based on extreme fitness and teamwork.But Arne Slot gradually instilled a more controlled, passive style that eventually bored supporters. In almost every game last season, Liverpool were outrun by their opponents. This needs to change - and thankfully Andoni
  
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• Chelsea open to offers for defender amid Real Madrid, Barcelona interest – report

  04-06-2026 20:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea open to offers for defender amid Real Madrid, Barcelona interest – reportAs already reported, Real Madrid are staring at a long and busy summer transfer window with a number of new signings expected.While the central defence and midfield are expected to be major areas of focus, Los Blancos remain open to reinforcements in the full-back positions as well.Denzel Dumfries is already set to join to strengthen at right-back, while the left-back position could depend on multiple factors,
  
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• Sassuolo release Grosso as Fiorentina prepare to make World Cup winner’s appointment official

  04-06-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sassuolo release Grosso as Fiorentina prepare to make World Cup winner’s appointment officialFabio Grosso has officially departed Sassuolo following a mutual termination of his contract, clearing the path for the 2006 World Cup winner to take charge at Fiorentina in what is expected to be confirmed imminently.Sassuolo announced the agreement in a brief official statement, thanking Grosso and his staff for their work across two seasons that included a promotion to Serie A and an eleventh-pl
  
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• Confirmed: Leeds United star signs four year contract

  04-06-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Confirmed: Leeds United star signs four year contractLeeds United Secure Ethan Ampadu Future with Major Four Year ContractLeeds United have taken a significant step in their long term squad planning by tying captain Ethan Ampadu to a new four year contract at Elland Road.The Wales international, who had been approaching the final year of his previous deal, has now committed his future to Leeds United until 2030. For a club seeking stability, leadership and continued Premier League progress, the
  
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• 1860 Munich Investor Conflict Spells License Trouble And Relegation To 4th Tier

  04-06-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  1860 Munich Investor Conflict Spells License Trouble And Relegation To 4th TierBy Ben McFadyean.A veritable sleeping giant of German football, TSV 1860 München, won’t receive the required license for the 3. Liga from the German Football Association (DFB) for the 2026-27 season, the Bavarian club has confirmed today.The club missed the deadline to provide proof of liquidity and couldn’t fulfil a financing commitment from leading investor Hasan Ismaik and his associated companies.
  
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• Liverpool appoint Iraola as head coach

  04-06-2026 20:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool have appointed Andoni Iraola as their head coach following the sacking of Arne Slot.The Reds announced Slot's exit on Saturday, a year after the Dutchman guided them to the Premier League title.Former Bournemouth manager Iraola, 43, joins after delivering the Cherries' finest season to date, finishing in sixth place.That was only one position and three points behind Liverpool and gave Bournemouth a place in next season's Europa League.The Spaniard announced in April that he would leave
  
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• 'Liverpool is Liverpool' - Iraola confirmed as new Reds boss

  04-06-2026 20:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Andoni Iraola says he always thought Liverpool was "a special club", after being confirmed as the new head coach.The 43-year-old takes charge on a two-year deal, following his departure at the end of his contract at Bournemouth and Arne Slot's recent sacking as Reds manager.Iraola spent an impressive three campaigns with the Cherries and guided them to their highest Premier League finish this season in sixth, securing Europa League football after an 18-match unbeaten run."Really ex
  
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• Rafael Leao awaits Arsenal approach, Gunners handed chance

  04-06-2026 20:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rafael Leao awaits Arsenal approach, Gunners handed chanceAs reported by Milan News, via La Gazzetta dello Sport, Arsenal have been offered the opportunity to sign Milan forward Rafael Leão.The Rossoneri forwards have been under the cosh through the second half of the season, and the scrutiny has got only worse since their tumble snowballed into dropping out of the top four in Serie A on the final day of the season.Rafa Leão, once Milan’s golden boy, has faced criticism more
  
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• Aston Villa And Tottenham Hotspur Eye This 14-Goal Winger: Should Emery Make A Decisive Move?

  04-06-2026 20:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aston Villa And Tottenham Hotspur Eye This 14-Goal Winger: Should Emery Make A Decisive Move?Aston Villa have made a formal offer to re-sign the Manchester United-owned forward Marcus Rashford as Barcelona continue to hesitate over a €30m purchase option, as reported by Mundo Deportivo, relayed via Sport Witness. Rashford’s future has become one of the most talked-about transfer sagas of the summer, and Aston Villa sit right at the heart of it.The 28-year-old previously spent the seco
  
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• “Really excited” – Andoni Iraola speaks for the first time since becoming Liverpool head coach

  04-06-2026 20:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “Really excited” – Andoni Iraola speaks for the first time since becoming Liverpool head coachLiverpool Appoint Andoni Iraola as New Head CoachLiverpool have moved swiftly and decisively, confirming Andoni Iraola as their new head coach ahead of the 2026/27 season. The 43-year-old arrives at Anfield after three impressive years with AFC Bournemouth, where his work was marked by clarity, intensity and a capacity to extract more from players than many expected.For Liverpool, this
  
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• Why Liverpool have turned to Andoni Iraola to fix their biggest issue

  04-06-2026 20:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If it was Andoni Iraola’s excellence that took him to Liverpool, he and they almost had cause to rue it. Bournemouth ended the season on the charge, unbeaten in 18 league games. Liverpool finished it on the slide, taking just two points from their last four matches, winning only three in 10. Had the campaign gone on for another couple of weeks, Bournemouth would probably have leapfrogged Liverpool. And if that would have rendered Arne Slot’s dismissal more of a formality, it would ha
  
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• New Ajax manager seeks reunion with out-of-favour Barcelona captain – report

  04-06-2026 20:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New Ajax manager seeks reunion with out-of-favour Barcelona captain – reportAccording to Mundo Deportivo, AFC Ajax manager Michel Sanchez is keen to reunite with FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen as the Dutch club looks to strengthen its goalkeeping department ahead of next season.Michel was recently named the new manager by Ajax just days after his Girona side were relegated from La Liga. Alongside sporting director Jordi Cruyff, formerly of Barcelona, the new coach is already
  
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• Liverpool confirm Andoni Iraola as new manager after Arne Slot sacking

  04-06-2026 20:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola has been appointed Liverpool head coach as they brought a swift conclusion to their search for a successor to the sacked Arne Slot.The 43-year-old Spaniard, who has signed a two-year deal at Anfield, became Liverpool’s first choice after they decided he met their demand for a manager who played a more attacking, high-tempo and aggressive style of play.Liverpool were attracted by the former Bournemouth manager’s ability to overachieve relative to resources and to improve
  
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• Curtis Jones surges in value as Real Madrid seek 3rd Liverpool star

  04-06-2026 20:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Curtis Jones surges in value as Real Madrid seek 3rd Liverpool starThe value of Curtis Jones shoots through the roof after Real Madrid express interest in yet another Liverpool star.Curtis Jones currently looks like leaving Liverpool this summer. The Scouser will enter the final year of his contract and nearly joined Inter back in January.Now, we're not in favour of this. Jones shouldn't be going anywhere, quite honestly, especially for the €30m touted.Jones is a boyhood Liverpool fan who d
  
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• 🚨 Liverpool announce Andoni Iraola as their new manager

  04-06-2026 20:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Liverpool announce Andoni Iraola as their new managerIt was an open secret that Liverpool confirmed on Thursday afternoon: Andoni Iraola is the new head coach of the first team.The 43-year-old manager will take charge at Anfield to succeed Arne Slot, who left the club last Saturday."You don’t need many reasons for Liverpool to appeal to you. Liverpool is Liverpool. But the atmosphere, the fans, the club, the players, the chance to coach top-level players, the chance to fight for
  
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• Liverpool announce appointment of Andoni Iraola

  04-06-2026 20:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool announce appointment of Andoni IraolaLiverpool have formally announced the appointment of Andoni Iraola as the club's new manager. The news arrives after swift negotiations, with the Reds looking to replace the sacked Arne Slot as the club gears up for the 2026/27 season. Iraola was the frontrunner for the position following a strong campaign with Premier League side Bournemouth. The Cherries finished sixth in the table, just three points behind Liverpool despite losing fewer
  
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