SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Jürgen Klopp’s longtime assistant Pep Lijnders will coach Austria's biggest club Salzburg next season as their era at Liverpool comes to an end. Salzburg said Wednesday it hired the 41-year-old Lijnders on a three-year contract. It means Lijnders should take Salzburg to the revamped Club World Cup in June 2025 which Liverpool will miss. Salzburg is among 12 European teams in the 32-team tournament lineup in the United States next year. Though Liverpool is ranked higher t
Toronto FC will be missing its coach and four players through suspension for Wednesday's game at Nashville SC after the MLS Disciplinary Committee handed down its initial verdict on Saturday night's ugly post-game melee with New York City FC. Five other TFC players are out injured. One of them, fullback/wingback Richie Laryea, is both injured and suspended. On Wednesday morning, the league announced one-game bans for coach John Herdman, goalkeeper Sean Johnson and Laryea. The decisions take care
Both clubs are hoping to secure European qualification for the 2024/25 season
BERLIN (AP) — After rejections from various candidates, Bayern Munich is reportedly reconsidering Thomas Tuchel’s departure as coach and working on a solution to convince him to stay. Tuchel is due to leave at the end of the season according to a mutual agreement made with the club in February. But finding a successor is proving harder than anticipated for Bayern. German media outlets Kicker magazine, the Bild tabloid, and Sky TV all reported on Wednesday that the club’s sporting directors Max E