Eddie Howe has no interest in succeeding Gareth Southgate as England manager, with a move into the international game not appealing at this moment in my life .

Three Lions boss Southgate has been hugely successful since his appointment in 2016, leading his team to the World Cup semi-finals, Nations League Finals and Euro 2020 final, but he heads into Qatar 2022 under pressure.

England are winless in six – their worst such sequence since 1993 and worst ever heading into a major tournament – and there have been calls for Southgate to move on.

As one of the leading English coaches in the Premier League, Newcastle United s Howe would appear an obvious candidate to replace him.

However, while praising Southgate, Howe said the England role was not one he wo…

In what was another remarkable round of World Cup fixtures on Friday, both Ghana and Uruguay saw their World Cup adventures come to a stunning end at the Al Janoub Stadium.

While the Black Stars might have been desperate to gain some revenge for their 2010 heartbreak, a Giorgian de Arrascaeta first-half brace helped the South American giants claim a 2-0 victory.

With André Ayew missing what turned out to be a crucial early penalty, it was eventually South Korea that sent both of the World Cup rivals packing after a stunning end to Group H.

With the Asian heavyweights springing a major upset as they snatched a last-gasp 2-1 victory against Portugal, Uruguay s heartbreak couldn t be hidden at the final whistle as they missed out on a knockout stage ticket by a si…

Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says it is “business as usual” for her side as they prepare for Saturday’s Super League finale, looking to wrap up another title.

Ahead of the season’s concluding round of fixtures, the Blues – who have won the WSL five times and for each of the last three seasons – are two points clear of second-placed Manchester United, with a goal difference better by five.

Chelsea, aiming to complete a league and FA Cup double, play bottom side Reading away, while Marc Skinner’s United are at Liverpool.

24 hours to go until either or lift the trophy!

Which player will be the difference maker?

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Hayes told a press conference: “I think back to every campaign, we�…

While the Bundesliga might have watched its reputation become increasingly stale over the past decade, there was certainly a stunning changing of the guard among Germany’s elite.

Watching Bayer Leverkusen embark on a sensational fairytale as they were crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time, Germany’s top-flight now have a heavyweight title scrap on their hands.

With Bayern Munich eventually forced to settle for a third-place finish last season after enduring a public domestic struggle under Thomas Tuchel, the German icons get a new era underway following the shock arrival of ex-Burnley boss Vincent Kompany.

Ahead of what looks set to be another thriller from the top of the Bundesliga table this year, we have taken a look at the two leading candidate…

LaLiga president Javier Tebas would like to see Cristiano Ronaldo back in Spain but conceded he was unsure if it was feasible for Atletico Madrid to sign the Manchester United star.

Ronaldo is reportedly seeking a move away from United less than a year after returning from Juventus, supposedly because of a lack of Champions League football after the Red Devils sixth-place finish in the Premier League last season.

The Portugal captain, who scored 24 goals in 38 games in 2021-22, returned to United s training ground on Tuesday having missed the club s pre-season tour of Asia and Australia.

It seems suitors for his services are not as plentiful as anticipated, with Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn appearing to rule out a move, while nothing has yet come of reported in…

Oliver Kahn criticised Bayern Munich s players for their display in Saturday s 3-1 loss at Mainz but absolved head coach Thomas Tuchel of any blame for their current slump.

Bayern dropped points for the second Bundesliga game running to relinquish top spot to Borussia Dortmund, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 later in the day.

Tuchel replaced Julian Nagelsmann last month but has already overseen Bayern s exits from the Champions League and DFB-Pokal at the quarter-final stage of both.

Despite winning just two of his opening seven games in charge, Bayern CEO Kahn does not believe Tuchel deserves any criticism for results over the past month.

Thomas Tuchel is the last person we need to talk about now, Kahn told reporters. He is doing everything he can to …

FC Dallas must learn to manage matches with more composure, so says interim coach Peter Luccin.

Dallas bounced back from a 3-2 defeat to Sporting Kansas City by claiming a surprise 2-0 win over the high-flying Los Angeles Galaxy last time out.

Having seen his team lose late on against Kansas City, Luccin was delighted with Dallas response against the Galaxy, with Petar Musa and Logan Farrington on target.

Dallas accumulated 1.38 expected goals (xG) and had 18 shots to the Galaxy s nine, though Luccin did point out to one area where his side can improve.

I m still hurt a bit about our last game versus Kansas City to be honest, he said.

Coming off a loss against Kansas City, we saw that it could be different. It says a lot about this team. I told …

Xavi said Barcelona had been handed the toughest possible draw after they were paired with Manchester United in the Europa League s knockout round play-offs.

Barca will compete in the Europa League after the turn of the year as a result of their failure to advance from a Champions League group containing Bayern Munich and Inter.

The Blaugrana have now suffered successive group-stage eliminations from the Champions League for just the second time, having also done so under Louis van Gaal in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 campaigns.

Barca were beaten by eventual winners Eintracht Frankfurt in the last eight of the Europa League last term, and Xavi said they had been unfortunate once again following Monday s draw.

We will have to compete, going to Manchester agai…

Simone Inzaghi admits it hurts to lose following Inter s surprise 1-0 defeat by relegation-threatened Sassuolo.

The newly crowned Scudetto winners suffered only their second loss of the season in Serie A, as Armand Lauriente s first-half goal was enough to give the 19th-place hosts victory at Mapei Stadium.

Sassuolo, who boosted their survival hopes, subsequently completed the league double over the Nerazzurri, having also prevailed 2-1 at San Siro in September.

Meanwhile, Inter were beaten by a team in the bottom two for the first time since November 2014, with Inzaghi urging his players not to be distracted by their title triumph.

We started sluggish and didn’t have the right approach to the game, he told Sky Sports Italia. I m sorry for the defeat, …

Liverpool’s unenviable search for Jurgen Klopp’s replacement is still in its infancy but there has been no shortage of potential successors touted both publicly and privately.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso, a former Reds midfielder, continues to lead the bookmakers’ odds, followed by Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi and Sporting’s Ruben Amorim.

However, as they did with the appointment of Klopp in 2015, the club will take a scientific approach and not just go for the man who appears to be the best fit.

Here, the PA news agency looks at how Liverpool will go about their search.

Where do they start?

Our CEO Billy Hogan today discussed Jürgen Klopp’s decision to step down as Reds manager at the end of the current season.

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