• The Independent

    The transfer market problem that led Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League final

    With bigger clubs starting to fish in the same player pool, Dortmund have been forced to adapt their transfer strategy and it has taken them to the brink of an unlikely Champions League title

  • The Canadian Press

    Barcelona looks set to hire Hansi Flick as coach after official departure of Xavi Hernandez

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona appears to be ready to announce the appointment of Hansi Flick as coach after officially confirming the departure of Xavi Hernandez on Wednesday. The club said in a statement it had reached an agreement with Xavi “to sever the contract the coach and his staff had” until the end of the 2024-25 season. Barcelona announced on Friday it would be changing coaches for next season. Minutes later, Barcelona published a post on X, formerly Twitter, with the picture featu

  • Evening Standard

    Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal make Zirkee offer; Chelsea handed big Olise boost; Rodrygo to Liverpool update

    Keep to date with the latest summer transfer news, rumours and gossip

  • dpa international

    Coach Toppmöller to continue in Frankfurt

    Dino Toppmöller will remain Eintracht Frankfurt coach next season, the board member for sport of the Bundesliga club, Markus Krösche, has said. Frankfurt finished sixth in the past Bundesliga season, winning only four games in the second half of the season. They went out early in the Conference League and were ousted from the German Cup by third division Saarbrücken. The team will play in Europe again next term, either in the Europa League which they won in 2022, or even in the Champions League