• The Canadian Press

    Pochettino at ease about Chelsea job status. Not 'end of the world' if he leaves

    LONDON (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino says it's “not going to be the end of the world” if he's not back at Stamford Bridge next season. The first-year manager of seventh-placed Chelsea added that it's not just club chairman Todd Boehly who will have the final say. “If we are happy, perfect, but it’s not only if the owners are happy or the sporting director is happy,” Pochettino said Friday at a news conference ahead of their English Premier League game at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. “You need to

  • The Canadian Press

    FIFA offers peace talks to player unions, leagues on legal threats about congested game schedules

    GENEVA (AP) — FIFA offered peace talks to the global networks of player unions and domestic leagues on Friday after they threatened legal action about soccer’s congested international calendar. FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association aired long-held frustrations at FIFA adding new and bigger events — including a revamped 32-team Club World Cup next year and a 48-team men’s World Cup in 2026 — without fully consulting their members, they claimed. The 2024-25 schedule in European soccer also will

  • The Canadian Press

    Ten Hag relying on 'common sense' of Man United owners when they decide his fate

    MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag offered a defense of his team's injury-filled season Friday and argued that the club's owners will be sympathetic at the end of the campaign. United hosts title-chasing Arsenal on Sunday and sits outside the automatic European places after being routed 4-0 at Crystal Palace. Ten Hag's team faces Manchester City in the FA Cup final but even a victory on May 25 at Wembley Stadium might not save his job. Fellow Dutchman Louis van Gaa

  • The Independent

    Mason Mount and Declan Rice: The friends who traded places on road to the top of English football

    While Mount has become an unfortunate emblem of Manchester United’s torrid season, his close friend and former teammate Rice is chasing a Premier League title and set to star for England at Euro 2024