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Saba Yemen
9 hours ago
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- Saba Yemen
Manchester City Coach: What's happening in Gaza very painful, world watching silently
London - Saba: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester during an official ceremony held Monday, in recognition of his contributions to the city since taking over as manager in 2016. In a moving speech at the ceremony, Guardiola expressed his deep sorrow over the tragedies taking place in the world, highlighting the suffering of innocent people in war zones, especially in Gaza, saying: "What's happening there is very painful. Thousands of innocent victims, children are killed, families are displaced, and people are watching in silence." He continued: "What we're seeing in Gaza is very painful. It hurts my body. We're seeing the deaths of thousands of innocent people and children, and the suffering of thousands of families due to the violence." He added: "My message isn't about ideology, but about the love of life and humanity... Some may think that what's happening is none of our business, but I say to them: The next victim could be you or your child." Guardiola spoke specifically about Gaza, saying, "When the blockade on Gaza began, I saw many pictures and videos, and I was terrified, while some said, 'We live far away from them. What can we do?'" Guardiola likened his situation to that of a small bird trying to put out a huge forest fire by sprinkling water. Despite the ridicule of others, he insisted, "I am doing my part." The Spanish coach emphasized that the strength of the world lies in not remaining silent and in having principles in the face of injustice and violence. For its part, Manchester City announced its pride in awarding its coach this degree, in recognition of his contributions on and off the field, having led the team to six English Premier League titles, the Champions League, the European Super Cup, and the Club World Cup. Manchester City is currently preparing to participate in the Club World Cup alongside major teams such as Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, and Pachuca, in Group H. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Iraqi News
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Iraqi News
Arnold from Liverpool Officially signs with Real Madrid
Real Madrid officially announced on Friday the signing of English right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer after his contract with Liverpool expired. Real Madrid confirmed in an official statement that "Arnold has officially become a player for the Spanish team after the end of his contract with Liverpool." The club's statement read: "Real Madrid and Liverpool have reached an agreement for the transfer of Trent Alexander-Arnold to our club for the next six seasons, from June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2031. This agreement guarantees his participation in the Club World Cup, which begins in the United States on the 14th of next month." The 26-year-old England international joined Real Madrid after winning nine titles with Liverpool: one Champions League, one Club World Cup, one European Super Cup, two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two League Cups, and one FA Super Cup.
News18
30-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Transfer News: Real Madrid Sign Trent Alexander-Arnold From Liverpool Until 2031
Last Updated: Real Madrid have signed Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool on a deal until 2031. Real Madrid has announced the signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool on a contract that will keep the Englishman at the Santiago Bernabeu from 1 June 2025 to 30 June 2031. The 26-year-old England international's contract at Anfield was drawing to an end but Madrid paid a fee to bring him in earlier so he can play in the Club World Cup. 'Liverpool will receive a fee for his services, with the deal to be concluded once the window opens on June 1," Liverpool said in a statement, confirming his departure. 🚀 @TrentAA 🚀 #WelcomeTrent — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) May 30, 2025 The 26-year-old England international joins Real Madrid after winning nine titles with Liverpool: one Champions League, one Club World Cup, one European Super Cup, two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two League Cups, and one FA Community Shield. Alexander-Arnold, who has spent his entire football career at Liverpool, has been a full England international since 2018, representing his country in two World Cups (2018 and 2022) and one European Championship (2024). He has received numerous individual accolades, including being named in the FIFA FIFPro World 11 once (2020), the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season twice (2018/19 and 2021/22), and the Premier League Team of the Year three times (2018/19, 2019/20, and 2021/22). He also received the Premier League Young Player of the Season award in 2019/20. Alexander-Arnold will join Real Madrid for the Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States from 14 June. Alexander-Arnold, who came through the Merseyside club's academy, went on to represent the Reds in 259 outings, netting 18 times for Liverpool. His ability to play accurate long passes from the right flank came to note and managers Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot ensured to make the most of the Englishman's eye for picking out run forward and pinging the ball to the feet of the attacker with precision. The English full-back will join Real Madrid, who went trophyless in the year 2024/25 and were overshadowed by rivals Barcelona, who clinched a domestic treble. Madrid will also have a change in the technical area as former coach Carlo Ancelotti left the Spanish Capital city club to take on the reins at the Brazilian national side, and will be replaced by Xabi Alonso. First Published: May 30, 2025, 15:55 IST
Fox Sports
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Real Madrid confirms Xabi Alonso is returning as 'one of the best coaches in the world'
Xabi Alonso is returning to Real Madrid to take over a club that failed to meet expectations this season. The Spanish powerhouse announced the hiring of Alonso on Sunday to replace Carlo Ancelotti, who is leaving to take over the Brazil job. Alonso will take over on June 1 and will be given a contract through June 2028, the club said. He's to be presented as coach on Monday. The 65-year-old Ancelotti is departing after four mostly successful seasons with Madrid. He bid a tearful farewell on Saturday in the team's final Spanish league match. Ancelotti's contract ran to the end of next season, but the club confirmed his departure on Friday after he had already been announced as the next Brazil coach. Madrid began the season by winning the UEFA Super Cup title but mostly struggled since then, failing to lift another trophy and losing all four "clásico" matches against rival Barcelona, which clinched a league and cup double. Ancelotti on Friday said he felt Alonso had the potential to succeed at Madrid. "I don't want to offer advice, because everyone has their own ideas about soccer," he said. "All I can say is that he's hugely fortunate to be Real Madrid's coach. I wish him all the best, and all the luck in the world. I think he has the attributes to coach this team. I hope he enjoys it." The club's official TV channel prepared a video with highlights of Alonso's career, both as a player and as a coach, saying that "now he has in front of him the greatest challenge any coach can face, which is to sit on the bench of Real Madrid." The 43-year-old Alonso is returning to a familiar environment. "Alonso is one of the biggest legends of Real Madrid and world football. He defended our shirt in 236 official games between 2009 and 2014. He won six titles during this time: the 10th European Cup in Lisbon, one European Super Cup, one league title, two Spanish Cups and one Spanish Super Cup," the club said. "Now he's returning to Real Madrid as one of the best coaches in the world after making history with Bayer Leverkusen," the club said. As coach, Alonso led Leverkusen to an unprecedented German league and cup double last year in his first full season after taking over the team when it was in the Bundesliga's relegation zone the season before. His team remains the only one to complete a whole Bundesliga campaign unbeaten. Leverkusen's only defeat in 2023-24 was to Atalanta in the Europa League final, and it bounced back three days later by winning the 2024 German Cup. Leverkusen's 35-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga ended in August 2024 with a 3-2 loss at home to Leipzig, against whom Alonso's team uncharacteristically squandered a two-goal lead. "You didn't just train us — you inspired us," Leverkusen captain Granit Xhaka wrote on Instagram after Alonso confirmed his departure. "We'll carry your lessons far beyond the field." As a player for Spain and Madrid, Alonso displayed an understanding of the game and technical skills that created time and space for himself, and opportunities for others. Real Sociedad and Liverpool previously benefited from his intelligence in midfield. He helped the latter to the Champions League title in 2005. Alonso starred as a Madrid player, winning six titles, including the Spanish league in 2012 and the 2014 Champions League before leaving for three Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich. There was always a feeling in Madrid he would return. The club takes pride in bringing former greats back for coaching or management roles, like Zinedine Zidane or Jorge Valdano, and Alonso seemed predestined for coaching after a playing career spent managing teammates. Alonso began his coaching career with Madrid's youth teams before returning to Real Sociedad, another former club, to take over its reserve team. He led it to promotion. He exceeded expectations after Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes and chief executive Fernando Carro gave him his first job in senior management in October 2022. Now he will face different demands at Madrid, where he will be tasked with responding to a buoyant Barcelona team spearheaded by the outstanding Lamine Yamal and Brazil forward Raphinha supported by a cast of home-grown young stars such as Pedri and Gavi. He will have to put the team's top stars – Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior – back on track after they failed to help the team succeed toward the end of the season. Despite his success in leading Madrid to three Champions League titles, Ancelotti was considered a coach who largely let the players have their way, giving their individual brilliance full reign. Alonso is likely to be more structured with a clear idea of how he wants each player to fit into his team. One priority will be strengthening the defense after serious injuries there last season undermined Ancelotti's hopes of defending the Spanish league and Champions League titles. Madrid has already addressed that with the signing of Spain defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth. More arrivals are likely. Whichever players come or go, Alonso will face the same demands — to get Madrid back on top in Spain and challenging for a record-extending 16th European crown. It's just his second job in senior management. Reporting by The Associated Press. Get more from Real Madrid Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
Daily Mirror
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Jurgen Klopp calling Liverpool title win 'nearly perfect' sums up what's changed
Jurgen Klopp's admission that his 2020 Premier League-winning Liverpool squad had to be 'near perfect' to lift the trophy speaks volumes about the current state of the top-flight Liverpool's title win five years ago under Jurgen Klopp was dubbed 'near perfect' by the German. But, Arne Slot's Reds haven't had to be anywhere near faultless during their successful top-flight campaign, with rivals lacking. Another Premier League trophy is set to be raised aloft at Anfield, and memories resurface of the last time the title was won on Merseyside, in 2020. Under the iconic Klopp, an impervious group of players made amends for a 97-point runners-up campaign the previous term with a 99-point top-flight dominance. During this stint, just three matches were lost and three drawn, with 32 wins, meaning the title went to the Reds. After the accolade was won, boss Klopp expressed that his side had to be 'near perfect' in their pursuit of the trophy, with the omnipotent Manchester City lurking. Yet, this time around, in a remarkable debut campaign for Dutch manager Slot, being close to perfection was unnecessary, and the chasing pack showed little fight. "100 per cent, we did it in the right manner. We finished it on a high," uttered Klopp five years ago, speaking after his team had just beaten Newcastle in the last game of an extraordinary season. "The football part of the year was exceptional. 99 points. European Super Cup, Club World Cup, Premier League, 99 points after 97 last season. We were unlucky a bit last year with 97, but it was clear to win against this team, you need to be nearly perfect, and the boys were nearly perfect. It will have a special place in my own memories, that is for sure. "Today we needed a little wake-up call [Newcastle scored after 24 seconds]. From that moment, the boys worked hard against the defensive wall of Newcastle. We don't only win on a perfect day, the boys dig deep on the not-so-perfect days, and that is what I like." In stark contrast to that title-winning campaign and the one before it, when 97 points wasn't enough to be crowned champions, this Premier League season has not required flawlessness. On their way to a dominant title win, Slot's men have mustered a respectable 25 wins and 83 points before they play Crystal Palace on the last day of the season. However, unlike Klopp's champions, the Reds have drawn eight times this season and fallen to defeat on four occasions. Their closet challengers, Arsenal, had opportunities to put the pressure on, but did not. Usual contenders City have endured a challenging year. The Reds were not heavy favourites to win the crown before the season began, with many expecting both City and the Gunners to renew a rivalry that spanned the last two campaigns. Alas, both of these sides faltered, and Liverpool benefited. They did not need to be perfect in the presence of no real title rivals, indicating how the shape of the league has changed from Klopp's reign. Looking ahead to next term, Slot admitted that this season hasn't proven that his side has an elite mentality, and whether they go back-to-back will determine if this cohort are serial winners. "We have a lot to compete for next season again, but what I don't know yet – and that's going to be the interesting one – is if we have this elite mentality, this serial winner mentality, of showing up season after season after season," said Slot. "Many teams have won the Premier League once, but not many have won multiple seasons in a row – and that's for a reason. I think the league has never been as strong as it is." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
