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Telegraph
2 days ago
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- Telegraph
Liverpool vs Yokohama F. Marinos: Lineups and latest updates from pre-season match
Hugo Ekitike, who signed from Eintracht Frankfurt last week, is set to make his first appearance for Liverpool today. It will be a special day for Wataru Endo, who is not only the Japanese national team captain but he was also born in Yokohama. Alisson will not be involved having flown home due to a personal matter whilst Joe Gomez has also returned to the UK after picking up an Achilles injury. Earlier this week, Luis Diaz left the squad to fly back to Europe to undergo a medical ahead of a move £65.5m to Bayern Munich and it was announced this morning that the Colombian had completed his transfer to the Bavarian club. Yokohama were last in action over a week ago as they beat Nagoya 3-0, however they are currently in the relegation zone in the J1 League, three points from safety. They return to league action in just over a week when they take on Tokyo Verdy on August 9. They recently appointed Hideo Oshima as head coach, promoting him from assistant coach. There is connection between the two clubs; former Liverpool player Harry Kewell was manage at Yokohama between 2023 and 2024, but was sacked in July 2024. Kick-off from Yokohama is at 11.30am BST.
The Sun
22-07-2025
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- The Sun
Two Liverpool legends lined up for managerial return as they go toe-to-toe for same international job
TWO Liverpool legends are battling it out for the SAME international managerial job. Robbie Fowler 's wandering dugout career could take a surprise twist two years after his last job in Saudi Arabia. 4 4 4 Premier League icon Fowler is eyeing a return to India after his spell at East Bengal between 2020-2021. The former Anfield striker is yet to last more than a year in the four club's he's managed. Fowler, 50, has applied to become the new gaffer of the Indian national team, who are ranked 133rd in the Fifa rankings. And according to the Times of India, another ex-Liverpool star has also thrown his name into the hat. Harry Kewell has been named as a contender having also played for Leeds in his playing career. The report complained about the lack of high-quality and big-name candidates being linked. Fowler and Kewell played with each other for two seasons at Leeds, before Kewell joined Liverpool in 2003 and Fowler returned to the club for a second stint in 2006. Kewell, 46, enjoys a slight edge on Fowler's managerial career, after taking the reigns at Notts County, Oldham Athletic and Yokohama. Like Fowler, Kewell has rarely stayed in a job longer than a year, with his longest spell coming at Crawley Town where he managed just 57 games. The shortest was a seven-game stint at Barnet in 2021. The Aussie has also spent time as first team coach at Celtic, first under Ange Postecoglou and then briefly under Brendan Rodgers before taking the Yokohama job. Meanwhile, Fowler first managed Muangthong United where he ended his playing career in 2011. After seven years away, Fowler was hired by Australian side Brisbane Roar, before leaving during the Covid-19 pandemic. He later took over at East Bengal in 2020, managing just three wins from 20 matches before a four month stint at Al-Qadsiah. India face a difficult task to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup, needing to win their final four games in qualifying to stand any chance of topping their qualifying group. 4
News18
22-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
Big Names Aplenty As AIFF Searches For Next Indian Men's Team Coach
Stephen Constantine, who has had two stints with the Indian team before, has applied again (Picture credit: AFP) Harry Kewell, former Liverpool star and Yokohama F Marinos coach, has applied too (Picture credit: AFP) Former Mohun Bagan coach Antonio Lopez Habas is also an option available at AIFF's hands (Picture credit: AFP)
The National
18-06-2025
- Sport
- The National
Al Ain relishing big stage at Club World Cup: 'This will go down in history'
Khalid Essa, the Al Ain captain, believes his side will raise their game when facing internationally renowned stars at the Club World Cup. The club from the Garden City have the chance to fly the flag for the UAE in the United States, having won the AFC Champions League in 2024. During their run to that title they beat some star-studded sides. Their quarter-final success came against the Al Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane. In the next game, they downed an Al Hilal side who were on a record-breaking run of success at the time, led by the likes of Ruben Neves and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. The final triumph came against a Yokohama F Marinos side coach by Harry Kewell, who had been a Uefa Champions League winner in his playing days. That was all achieved amid inconsistent form in the league. They finished third in the UAE Pro League in the season they won the Champions League. Al Ain's patchy results persisted the following season, when an early exit from the defence of their Asian title was paired with a fifth-place finish in the league. Despite an off-key build up to the Club World Cup, Essa is confident his side can make positive memories when they face Juventus, Manchester City and Wydad. 'I believe they're going to be some of the best matches that will go down in history and live long in our memories for decades to come,' Essa, Al Ain's goalkeeper, said. 'I'll be able to tell stories about these matches to my family and everyone I know. In the dressing room, I always tell my teammates that it's games like these that show who you are as a player and as a person. 'They show your character when you are up against an opponent who is superior to you on so many levels. It shows your mettle as a man and as a player until all your abilities and energy are brought to bear in those 90 minutes. 'It's an unforgettable moment and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that's handed to you and you need to make the best of it.' Essa, who is now aged 35, remains a central figure for both club and country. He flew to the US for the Club World Cup straight from national team duty in Kyrgyzstan, where he sat on the bench in the final match of UAE's latest round of World Cup qualifiers. He is hoping for a return trip to North America with the UAE next year. For now, he is focused on raising the country's profile in football via his club side. 'All these clubs are champions,' Essa said. 'They're all used to playing in these major tournaments, playing difficult matches which, for me, are a bit daunting. They're all big teams and all the matches are difficult. 'I don't think there is any team that'll be easy to face in this tournament. Like I said, we need to go there and give everything we have and more. 'Sometimes 100 percent isn't enough, and we need to give 200 percent to keep raising the club's profile on the world stage.' While he suggested the matches might be 'daunting', Essa says their Asian success can be a template for them at the Club World Cup. 'The last AFC Champions League was like a series for me and each step we took was harder than the one before,' he said. 'Sometimes you say that the steps or stages get easier as you progress, but in the AFC Champions League, that wasn't the case for us. 'The steps we took got tougher and tougher as we progressed. We had to support each other in this tournament, at certain stages or in the latter stages of the tournament when we were struggling. It showed the true mettle of our boys. 'In all honesty, their solidarity showed the true character of the management, the coaching and medical staff. 'Everyone stuck together, especially at a time when the team was suffering from injuries, or even just suffering at certain moments on the pitch. It was the championship that still means a lot to me. 'Every detail, from the group stage to playing Yokohama in the final, means a lot to me. I ask God for these moments to be repeated, and for us all to celebrate together.' The fact Al Ain struggled to match the success of 2024 led to a variety of personnel changes last season. Hernan Crespo, the manager who oversaw the Champions League win, was dismissed shortly after the start of the following campaign. His replacement, Leonardo Jardim, did not last the season, either. Now the club have Vladimir Ivic at the helm, a Serbian whose coaching career took him to Greece, the UK, Israel and Russia before he arrived in the UAE. His profile might be some way short of his counterparts, like Igor Tudor for Juventus and Pep Guardiola for Manchester City, but Ivic is hopeful he and his side can make a name for themselves. 'These teams are huge teams, the biggest teams, the best teams in the world,' Ivic said. 'If we speak about Juventus, about Manchester City, they are teams that we don't need words to describe their quality, their history. 'Of course, it will be interesting for us to play against these teams to see where we are, how we can compete against them, and to be competitive in these games. Time will tell. 'We will prepare ourselves, we will give our best and we will see what will happen.'
Wales Online
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Soccer Aid's Harry Kewell is married to Emmerdale star who embarrassed him on TV
Soccer Aid's Harry Kewell is married to Emmerdale star who embarrassed him on TV The Australian football icon is making his Soccer Aid debut at Old Trafford this weekend Kewell met his wife Sheree in a Leeds nightclub in 2000 Soccer Aid is back for another year with a host of famous faces teaming up with some of football's biggest names to play a huge charity match and raise money for UNICEF. As ever, an England team will go head to head with a World XI in order to lift the trophy, which the Three Lions side claimed last year for the first time in eight years. Led by co-managers Wayne Rooney and Tyson Fury, they will look to retain their title at Old Trafford on Sunday night, with the likes of Gary Neville, Louis Tomlinson and Dame Denise Lewis among those taking part. The World XI team is also stacked with a host of football icons, with Carlos Tevez, Edwin van der Sar and Leonardo Bonucci among the former professionals involved. Representing Australia in the squad is Harry Kewell, with the former Wallabies winger making his Soccer Aid debut at this year's event. The 46-year-old is somewhat of a Premier League icon, having spent 12 years playing in the top flight of English football for both Leeds United and Liverpool, before seeing out the rest of his career with stints in Turkey, Qatar and his homeland of Australia. To date, he remains the only Australian man to have ever played in the Champions League final, while he won 58 caps for his country and represented them at two FIFA World Cups. Article continues below While his career has taken him all around the world - with his latest managerial stint seeing him take charge of Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos - Kewell will forever be linked to the UK having married one of the country's most popular soap stars while playing in the English top flight. The 2005 Champions League winner - who has also managed the likes of Crawley Town, Notts County, Oldham Athletic and Barnet since retiring in 2014 - has been married to former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks star Sheree Murphy for 23 years. The couple got together while Kewell was at the top of his game at Leeds, having met in the city's Majestyk nightclub in 2000. Kewell then married Murphy - who has also starred in Neighbours and Only Fools and Horses as well as being a recurring panelist on Loose Women - in a ceremony in Las Vegas in May 2002. The famous pair have gone on to have four children together, with their son Taylor born in 2001 before they also welcomed daughters Ruby, Matilda and Dolly. Murphy has spoken openly about her relationship with the former footballer, telling the Loose Women panel that she is not afraid to make her feelings known if female fans try and flirt with her husband. "I'll say 'hello I'm the wife' if they go too far!," she said. "Harry just starts sweating, he gets quite nervous!" She also famously embarrassed her husband during her time on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2005 as she told campmates that Kewell "had a peachy bum", leaving viewers in stitches. With the Wallabies star still playing for Liverpool at the time, the remark led to him - quite literally - being the butt of the joke, and Murphy - who finished runner-up on the show - was left groaning as she was put on the spot about the comment after leaving the famous jungle. Article continues below "Oh God, I can't even remember saying that," she told the Liverpool Echo. "But apparently on the telly they're still saying 'a brilliant goal by peachy bum!' "Harry was like 'will people never stop?'. But, actually, he's been fine about it and I think he was so glad to have me home he didn't care. "At least I was saying something nice," she added. "I wasn't saying it was fat or anything!"
