Liverpool has found a replacement for their departing manager Jurgen Klopp. According to respected soccer insider Fabrizio Romano, the Premier League powerhouse has an agreement in place to make Feyenoord’s Arne Slot their new head coach.

Liverpool managed to reach a compensation deal with Feyenoord in recent days while also successfully negotiating a contract agreement with Slot.

Liverpool has been working on finding a new head coach ever since Klopp announced in January that he plans on leaving the club at the end of the 2023-24 season. Sporting’s Ruben Amorim, Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso, and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi were originally considered the front runners for the job but eventually got ruled for different reasons.

Eventually, Liverpool zeroed in on Slot, who is well respected for the work he has done with Feyenoord in recent seasons. In his first season with the club in 2021-22, Slot led Feyenoord to the UEFA Europa Conference League and followed that up with the Eredivisie title in 2022-23. This season, he won the KNVB Cup.

Slot, who refused approaches from Leeds United and Tottenham in the past, said in previous interviews that he is looking forward to the opportunity to coach Liverpool. 

“It seems clear to me that I would like to go to Liverpool. Now I’m waiting to see whether the clubs reach an agreement. I’m very confident in that,” Slot told reporters earlier this week.

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The San Jose Earthquakes made a big move ahead of the closing of the MLS transfer window, signing attacking midfielder Hernan Lopez from Argentine side Godoy Cruz. The transfer is reportedly the most expensive in the club’s history.

According to The Athletic’s Tom Bogert, the Earthquakes formally completed the deal on Tuesday. It will see the club pay $6 million to River for Lopez’s services, while the player is expected to ink a Designated Player contract. San Jose’s previous biggest transfer was signing Ecuadorian midfielder Carlos Gruezo for $2.9 million in 2023.

Hernan Lopez started his professional career with Argentina’s Primera División powerhouse River Plate, receiving his debut in 2019. He later spent time on loan with Central Córdoba before joining Godoy Cruz on loan in 2023. River and Godoy owned 50% of Lopez’s rights each before his transfer to San Jose.

Lopez played 13 games for Godoy in 2024, scoring two goals. In 2023, he scored five goals and added six assists in 38 matches in all competitions.

San Jose Earthquakes have been the worst club in MLS this season, sitting at the bottom of the Western Conference with one win and eight losses in their first nine games. Adding Lopez is expected to greatly improve their squad and perhaps help them turn around their campaign.

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Soccer fans in the United States soon might not have to travel to Spain in order to see La Liga matches in person. According to La Liga president Javier Tebas, the league plans to stage official matches in the U.S. by the 2025-26 season.

Back in 2018, La Liga and Relevent Sports Group, founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, revealed plans to organize a match between Girona and Barcelona at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The announcement was met with opposition from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and FIFA, causing the plans to be scrapped.

Relevent responded with an antitrust lawsuit against FIFA, U.S. Soccer Federation, and RFEF. The lawsuit was recently partially settled, resulting in FIFA being removed as one of the defendants. The company and La Liga believe this strengthens their position and that La Liga official matches being played in the U.S. are just a matter of time.

“I think it could be in the 2025-26 season, but La Liga will play official matches abroad,” Tebas told Spanish media outlet Expansion. “An official match in the U.S. will strengthen our position in the North American market, which is the second market for La Liga after Spain.”

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United States men’s national team back Sergino Dest suffered a knee injury earlier in April, which will rule him out for an extended period of time. However, it appears this doesn’t affect his chances of joining Dutch side PSV Eindhoven on a permanent basis.

During a chat with reporters on Wednesday, PSV’s head coach Peter Bosz said that both he and the club want Dest, who is currently there on loan from Barcelona, to stay past this summer.

“I would very much like to have him there. It clicked in the way we played. It clicked as a person. It clicked with the player group, “said Bosz. “He also just played well actually all season. Then you want to keep him. The same goes for the club, actually. I think they would also like to keep him there.”

After an underwhelming loan stint with AC Milan last season, Barca sent Sergino Dest to PSV on a loan deal that had an option of making the deal permanent after the end of the 2023-24 campaign. Dest rediscovered his form in the Netherlands, making 37 appearances and scoring two goals alongside seven assists. His good performances helped PSV emerge at the top of the Eredivisie standings and made them favorites to win the league title.

Dest’s season unfortunately ended this past weekend when he suffered an ACL tear. The injury is expected to keep him sidelined for nine months.

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Inter Miami announced on Tuesday that they have signed Paraguay international midfielder Matias Rojas on a contract until the end of the 2024 season. Rojas is expected to provide depth to the MLS side’s injury-ravaged roster with his ability to play various midfield positions. 

Rojas will join Inter as a free agent following a stint with Brazil’s powerhouse Corinthians.

“I’m happy, joining a spectacular Club like Inter Miami is a dream come true. I’m excited to compete and help my teammates achieve the team’s objectives,” said Rojas in a statement released by the club.

Rojas started his professional career with Paraguay side Cerro Porteño before embarking on stints with Lanus, Defensa y Justicia, Racing Club, and Corinthians. He hasn’t played a single game since February, being involved in a wage dispute with Corinthians.

Rojas has also been a frequent feature on the Paraguay national team in recent years, making 16 international appearances and scoring one goal.

Inter Miami was recently hit with a number of injuries. Youngster Diego Gomez is currently dealing with a sprained ankle and is expected to miss up to six months, while the club also can’t count on left-back Jordi Alba, forward Leonardo Campana, and attacking midfielder Facundo Farias for the time being.

Despite this, Inter is currently sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference with 18 points from the first 10 matches of the campaign.

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The New York Jets have traded quarterback Zach Wilson to the Denver Broncos. According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the Jets will receive a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft in exchange for Wilson.

As part of the agreement, the Jets will also send a seventh-round selection to the Broncos while paying an unspecified portion of Wilson’s $5.5 million salary in 2024.

The Jets selected Wilson with a second-overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft with the intention to make him their quarterback of the future. However, throughout the three years that Wilson spent with the franchise, it became obvious he wasn’t for the role.

Wilson struggled in his first two seasons as a pro, being benched several times due to poor play. The Jets then decided to trade for star quarterback Aaron Rodgers ahead of the 2023 season and demoted Wilson to backup in hopes he would benefit from being mentored by a future Hall of Famer.

Rodgers ended up tearing his Achilles in the first game of the season, forcing the Jets to turn to Wilson once again. While Wilson showed flashes of talent, he once again failed to demonstrate consistency and lost the starting job in favor of journeyman Tim Boyle at one point as the Jets looked for ways to salvage their campaign.

Wilson leaves the Jets with a 13-21 record as a starter and has thrown for 6,293 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.

 The Broncos, who released veteran signal-caller Russell Wilson in the offseason, will hope that Wilson can improve with the change of scenery and perhaps stabilize their QB position. However, even if that doesn’t happen, it won’t be too awful of a move, considering they haven’t invested much.

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Inter Milan have been crowned Italian Seria A champions in a way that their fans will find particularly satisfying. They secured the 2023-24 title with a 2-1 win over their bitter cross-town rivals AC Milan on Monday night.

Inter opened the scoring in Derby della Madonnina through defender Francesco Acerbi in the 18th minute before forward Marcus Thuram made it 2-0 early in the second half. AC Milan managed to find the net in the 80th minute thanks to Fikayo Tomori, but that wasn’t enough to spoil their rival’s celebration. 

Inter is now sitting at the top of Seria A standings with 86 points, while AC Milan is second with 17 points less. There are five games left to be played in the 2023-24 Seria A season, making it impossible for anyone to catch Inter.

Inter won the Seria A last time in 2020–21, before finishing second and third, respectively. However, they managed to win the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup in each of the past two seasons.

With another Seria A title in their cabinets, Inter now has a total of 20 national league titles, which is one more than AC Milan’s 19 and second most in Italian soccer. Juventus has the most top-flight titles with 36.  

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has defended his performance in what has been a challenging season for his team. Ahead of his team’s FA Cup semifinal against Coventry City on Sunday afternoon, Ten Hag claimed that his team has been unable to reach its potential due to missing players and the inability to field the club’s strongest lineup.

“What concerns me is that in 18 months I have never had my favourite team on the pitch, that concerns me because players are injured,” the Dutch manager claimed. “One time, against City at home last season — that is the only time I had a full squad where I can pick my team. In all the other games always there was an injury aspect we have to deal with.”

United are expected to be without six first-team players for the Coventry game, however, Scott McTominay and Antony are set to return. Harry Maguire is also expected to return from injury. The FA Cup is United’s last chance to win silverware this season, with the team currently in seventh place in the Premier League.

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Sources told ESPN that despite rumors, there are no ongoing discussions between Bayern Munich and Zinedine Zidane for the retired French footballer to join the Bundesliga club following Thomas Tuchel’s decision to step down from the managerial role at the end of the current season.

Heavily linked with Bayern Munich by several Spanish media outlets, Zidane won three UEFA Champions League titles when he managed Real Madrid from 2016 to 2018 and again in 2019 until 2021. He also won two La Liga titles and two Spanish Super Cups.

Rumors of Zidane joining Bayern were amplified after fellow potential candidate, Julian Nagelsmann, extended his contract with the German national team until after the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Still, it is believed that Zidane is not keen on the role due to the language barrier, not being fluent in English or German.

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Julian Nagelsmann has signed a contract extension with the Germany national team, thereby remaining in his role as head coach until after the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the German Football Association confirmed on Friday.

“This is a decision of the heart. It is a great honor to be able to train the national team and work with the best players in the country,” Nagelsmann stated.

In addition to the 2026 World Cup, Nagelsmann will lead his team in the upcoming Euro 2024 competition as the host nation. Having become Germany’s head coach after being sacked by Bayern Munich in 2023, Nagelsmann was being linked with a return to the club after current manager Thomas Tuchel announced that he would depart at the end of the season. This decision has thus brought an end to such speculation.

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Liverpool has found a replacement for their departing manager Jurgen Klopp. According to respected soccer insider Fabrizio Romano, the Premier League powerhouse has an agreement in place to make Feyenoord’s Arne Slot their new head coach.

Liverpool managed to reach a compensation deal with Feyenoord in recent days while also successfully negotiating a contract agreement with Slot.

Liverpool has been working on finding a new head coach ever since Klopp announced in January that he plans on leaving the club at the end of the 2023-24 season. Sporting’s Ruben Amorim, Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso, and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi were originally considered the front runners for the job but eventually got ruled for different reasons.

Eventually, Liverpool zeroed in on Slot, who is well respected for the work he has done with Feyenoord in recent seasons. In his first season with the club in 2021-22, Slot led Feyenoord to the UEFA Europa Conference League and followed that up with the Eredivisie title in 2022-23. This season, he won the KNVB Cup.

Slot, who refused approaches from Leeds United and Tottenham in the past, said in previous interviews that he is looking forward to the opportunity to coach Liverpool. 

“It seems clear to me that I would like to go to Liverpool. Now I’m waiting to see whether the clubs reach an agreement. I’m very confident in that,” Slot told reporters earlier this week.

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The San Jose Earthquakes made a big move ahead of the closing of the MLS transfer window, signing attacking midfielder Hernan Lopez from Argentine side Godoy Cruz. The transfer is reportedly the most expensive in the club’s history.

According to The Athletic’s Tom Bogert, the Earthquakes formally completed the deal on Tuesday. It will see the club pay $6 million to River for Lopez’s services, while the player is expected to ink a Designated Player contract. San Jose’s previous biggest transfer was signing Ecuadorian midfielder Carlos Gruezo for $2.9 million in 2023.

Hernan Lopez started his professional career with Argentina’s Primera División powerhouse River Plate, receiving his debut in 2019. He later spent time on loan with Central Córdoba before joining Godoy Cruz on loan in 2023. River and Godoy owned 50% of Lopez’s rights each before his transfer to San Jose.

Lopez played 13 games for Godoy in 2024, scoring two goals. In 2023, he scored five goals and added six assists in 38 matches in all competitions.

San Jose Earthquakes have been the worst club in MLS this season, sitting at the bottom of the Western Conference with one win and eight losses in their first nine games. Adding Lopez is expected to greatly improve their squad and perhaps help them turn around their campaign.

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Soccer fans in the United States soon might not have to travel to Spain in order to see La Liga matches in person. According to La Liga president Javier Tebas, the league plans to stage official matches in the U.S. by the 2025-26 season.

Back in 2018, La Liga and Relevent Sports Group, founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, revealed plans to organize a match between Girona and Barcelona at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The announcement was met with opposition from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and FIFA, causing the plans to be scrapped.

Relevent responded with an antitrust lawsuit against FIFA, U.S. Soccer Federation, and RFEF. The lawsuit was recently partially settled, resulting in FIFA being removed as one of the defendants. The company and La Liga believe this strengthens their position and that La Liga official matches being played in the U.S. are just a matter of time.

“I think it could be in the 2025-26 season, but La Liga will play official matches abroad,” Tebas told Spanish media outlet Expansion. “An official match in the U.S. will strengthen our position in the North American market, which is the second market for La Liga after Spain.”

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United States men’s national team back Sergino Dest suffered a knee injury earlier in April, which will rule him out for an extended period of time. However, it appears this doesn’t affect his chances of joining Dutch side PSV Eindhoven on a permanent basis.

During a chat with reporters on Wednesday, PSV’s head coach Peter Bosz said that both he and the club want Dest, who is currently there on loan from Barcelona, to stay past this summer.

“I would very much like to have him there. It clicked in the way we played. It clicked as a person. It clicked with the player group, “said Bosz. “He also just played well actually all season. Then you want to keep him. The same goes for the club, actually. I think they would also like to keep him there.”

After an underwhelming loan stint with AC Milan last season, Barca sent Sergino Dest to PSV on a loan deal that had an option of making the deal permanent after the end of the 2023-24 campaign. Dest rediscovered his form in the Netherlands, making 37 appearances and scoring two goals alongside seven assists. His good performances helped PSV emerge at the top of the Eredivisie standings and made them favorites to win the league title.

Dest’s season unfortunately ended this past weekend when he suffered an ACL tear. The injury is expected to keep him sidelined for nine months.

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Inter Miami announced on Tuesday that they have signed Paraguay international midfielder Matias Rojas on a contract until the end of the 2024 season. Rojas is expected to provide depth to the MLS side’s injury-ravaged roster with his ability to play various midfield positions. 

Rojas will join Inter as a free agent following a stint with Brazil’s powerhouse Corinthians.

“I’m happy, joining a spectacular Club like Inter Miami is a dream come true. I’m excited to compete and help my teammates achieve the team’s objectives,” said Rojas in a statement released by the club.

Rojas started his professional career with Paraguay side Cerro Porteño before embarking on stints with Lanus, Defensa y Justicia, Racing Club, and Corinthians. He hasn’t played a single game since February, being involved in a wage dispute with Corinthians.

Rojas has also been a frequent feature on the Paraguay national team in recent years, making 16 international appearances and scoring one goal.

Inter Miami was recently hit with a number of injuries. Youngster Diego Gomez is currently dealing with a sprained ankle and is expected to miss up to six months, while the club also can’t count on left-back Jordi Alba, forward Leonardo Campana, and attacking midfielder Facundo Farias for the time being.

Despite this, Inter is currently sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference with 18 points from the first 10 matches of the campaign.

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The New York Jets have traded quarterback Zach Wilson to the Denver Broncos. According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the Jets will receive a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft in exchange for Wilson.

As part of the agreement, the Jets will also send a seventh-round selection to the Broncos while paying an unspecified portion of Wilson’s $5.5 million salary in 2024.

The Jets selected Wilson with a second-overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft with the intention to make him their quarterback of the future. However, throughout the three years that Wilson spent with the franchise, it became obvious he wasn’t for the role.

Wilson struggled in his first two seasons as a pro, being benched several times due to poor play. The Jets then decided to trade for star quarterback Aaron Rodgers ahead of the 2023 season and demoted Wilson to backup in hopes he would benefit from being mentored by a future Hall of Famer.

Rodgers ended up tearing his Achilles in the first game of the season, forcing the Jets to turn to Wilson once again. While Wilson showed flashes of talent, he once again failed to demonstrate consistency and lost the starting job in favor of journeyman Tim Boyle at one point as the Jets looked for ways to salvage their campaign.

Wilson leaves the Jets with a 13-21 record as a starter and has thrown for 6,293 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.

 The Broncos, who released veteran signal-caller Russell Wilson in the offseason, will hope that Wilson can improve with the change of scenery and perhaps stabilize their QB position. However, even if that doesn’t happen, it won’t be too awful of a move, considering they haven’t invested much.

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Inter Milan have been crowned Italian Seria A champions in a way that their fans will find particularly satisfying. They secured the 2023-24 title with a 2-1 win over their bitter cross-town rivals AC Milan on Monday night.

Inter opened the scoring in Derby della Madonnina through defender Francesco Acerbi in the 18th minute before forward Marcus Thuram made it 2-0 early in the second half. AC Milan managed to find the net in the 80th minute thanks to Fikayo Tomori, but that wasn’t enough to spoil their rival’s celebration. 

Inter is now sitting at the top of Seria A standings with 86 points, while AC Milan is second with 17 points less. There are five games left to be played in the 2023-24 Seria A season, making it impossible for anyone to catch Inter.

Inter won the Seria A last time in 2020–21, before finishing second and third, respectively. However, they managed to win the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup in each of the past two seasons.

With another Seria A title in their cabinets, Inter now has a total of 20 national league titles, which is one more than AC Milan’s 19 and second most in Italian soccer. Juventus has the most top-flight titles with 36.  

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has defended his performance in what has been a challenging season for his team. Ahead of his team’s FA Cup semifinal against Coventry City on Sunday afternoon, Ten Hag claimed that his team has been unable to reach its potential due to missing players and the inability to field the club’s strongest lineup.

“What concerns me is that in 18 months I have never had my favourite team on the pitch, that concerns me because players are injured,” the Dutch manager claimed. “One time, against City at home last season — that is the only time I had a full squad where I can pick my team. In all the other games always there was an injury aspect we have to deal with.”

United are expected to be without six first-team players for the Coventry game, however, Scott McTominay and Antony are set to return. Harry Maguire is also expected to return from injury. The FA Cup is United’s last chance to win silverware this season, with the team currently in seventh place in the Premier League.

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Sources told ESPN that despite rumors, there are no ongoing discussions between Bayern Munich and Zinedine Zidane for the retired French footballer to join the Bundesliga club following Thomas Tuchel’s decision to step down from the managerial role at the end of the current season.

Heavily linked with Bayern Munich by several Spanish media outlets, Zidane won three UEFA Champions League titles when he managed Real Madrid from 2016 to 2018 and again in 2019 until 2021. He also won two La Liga titles and two Spanish Super Cups.

Rumors of Zidane joining Bayern were amplified after fellow potential candidate, Julian Nagelsmann, extended his contract with the German national team until after the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Still, it is believed that Zidane is not keen on the role due to the language barrier, not being fluent in English or German.

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Julian Nagelsmann has signed a contract extension with the Germany national team, thereby remaining in his role as head coach until after the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the German Football Association confirmed on Friday.

“This is a decision of the heart. It is a great honor to be able to train the national team and work with the best players in the country,” Nagelsmann stated.

In addition to the 2026 World Cup, Nagelsmann will lead his team in the upcoming Euro 2024 competition as the host nation. Having become Germany’s head coach after being sacked by Bayern Munich in 2023, Nagelsmann was being linked with a return to the club after current manager Thomas Tuchel announced that he would depart at the end of the season. This decision has thus brought an end to such speculation.

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