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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Liverpool ready move for the ‘most COMPLETE striker'
Anfield Watch exclusively revealed that Liverpool wanted to sign Julian Alvarez last summer and they are ready to break their transfer record to sign him again this summer. As we reported, Liverpool are even open to using Darwin Nunez as part of the deal. Now Atletico Madrid are obviously reticent about letting Alvarez leave considering he just arrived from Manchester City last summer. Advertisement But Liverpool are keen and they are going to try to at least make an offer that the Spanish side will consider. That's because Alvarez pretty much ticks every box for the way Arne Slot wants his team to play. The Argentine is brilliant at both scoring and creating chances for his teammates and he works really hard off the ball. Don't just take our word for it. Take the words of Thierry Henry, who is probably one of the best forwards to have ever played in the Premier League. 'The most complete striker that I've seen recently is Julián Alvarez," Henry said on Stick to Football. "We've been talking about it. Putting pressure, playing alone, low, whatever you want to do. You see the free kick he scored the other day? Advertisement "He can hold the ball alone. He played at the Olympic Games, he played the Copa America, I don't hear him saying I'm tired. Hopefully nothing bad is going to happen to him. And the way he plays it, you know I just like him." That's a brilliant endorsement for Alvarez and it makes sense why Liverpool would be so keen on signing him. On and off the pitch he seems like the perfect individual. Liverpool have clearly done their work, scouting him. We don't think they will give up their pursuit just yet. He's very much on the club's agenda this summer. Richard Hughes will do everything in his power to try and convince him to join the Reds. Whether that will be enough remains to be seen.
BreakingNews.ie
2 days ago
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
Man City should have been more aggressive with transfers last summer
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has conceded the club were not 'aggressive' enough in the transfer market last summer. City endured a disappointing 2024-25 campaign by their high standards, failing to mount a strong defence of their Premier League title and exiting the Champions League before the last 16. Advertisement Khaldoon now accepts the club should have done more to strengthen the squad before the campaign. City failed to live up to expectations in 2024-25 (Nick Potts/PA) The £30.8million signing Savinho and the return of veteran Ilkay Gundogan were the only major incoming deals last summer, while key forward Julian Alvarez was among those to depart. Speaking in his annual end-of-season interview, Khaldoon told the club's website: 'This year is another year where I think when I look back, last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some of the changes we needed to do. 'We didn't do that and that ended up costing us this year.' Advertisement City's underwhelming start to the season forced them to enter the transfer market in January and hastily bring in Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez at a combined cost of more than £172million. The squad regeneration will continue this summer, with the club hoping to make additions before the start of the Club World Cup. City's first match in that tournament is on June 18. Khaldoon said: 'We already started that rebuild of this team in January. Normally we like to do our business in the summer and, only in case of emergency, a special need that comes up, do we actually go and do business in January. 'That's been our MO at least for the last seven or eight years – but this January we had to act.' Advertisement He added: 'That's four players in January, and that gives you an idea of what's coming this summer because we will continue. 'We have clearly identified who exactly are the targets, in what positions, and we have our clear number one option, our clear number two option. 'And we'll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift. And our objective is to try to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup.' Omar Marmoush was among the January arrivals at the Etihad Stadium (Martin Rickett/PA) City's disappointments this term included defeat in the FA Cup final, leaving the Community Shield as their only silverware from the campaign. Advertisement Khaldoon said: 'We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. 'We will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season and learn from it and improve from it and get better. 'I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve and that we know, we will achieve.'
The Independent
2 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Manchester City chairman sets out summer transfer plans: ‘We will be back'
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has conceded the club were not 'aggressive' enough in the transfer market last summer. City endured a disappointing 2024-25 campaign by their high standards, failing to mount a strong defence of their Premier League title and exiting the Champions League before the last 16. Khaldoon now accepts the club should have done more to strengthen the squad before the campaign. The £30.8m signing Savinho and the return of veteran Ilkay Gundogan were the only major incoming deals last summer, while key forward Julian Alvarez was among those to depart. Speaking in his annual end-of-season interview, Khaldoon told the club's website: 'This year is another year where I think when I look back, last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some of the changes we needed to do. 'We didn't do that and that ended up costing us this year.' City's underwhelming start to the season forced them to enter the transfer market in January and hastily bring in Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez at a combined cost of more than £172million. The squad regeneration will continue this summer, with the club hoping to make additions before the start of the Club World Cup. City's first match in that tournament is on 18 June. Khaldoon said: 'We already started that rebuild of this team in January. Normally we like to do our business in the summer and, only in case of emergency, a special need that comes up, do we actually go and do business in January. 'That's been our MO at least for the last seven or eight years – but this January we had to act.' He added: 'That's four players in January, and that gives you an idea of what's coming this summer because we will continue. 'We have clearly identified who exactly are the targets, in what positions, and we have our clear number one option, our clear number two option. 'And we'll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift. And our objective is to try to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup.' City's disappointments this term included defeat in the FA Cup final, leaving the Community Shield as their only silverware from the campaign. Khaldoon said: 'We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. 'We will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season and learn from it and improve from it and get better. 'I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve and that we know, we will achieve.'
The Independent
2 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Man City should have been more aggressive with transfers last summer
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has conceded the club were not 'aggressive' enough in the transfer market last summer. City endured a disappointing 2024-25 campaign by their high standards, failing to mount a strong defence of their Premier League title and exiting the Champions League before the last 16. Khaldoon now accepts the club should have done more to strengthen the squad before the campaign. The £30.8million signing Savinho and the return of veteran Ilkay Gundogan were the only major incoming deals last summer, while key forward Julian Alvarez was among those to depart. Speaking in his annual end-of-season interview, Khaldoon told the club's website: 'This year is another year where I think when I look back, last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some of the changes we needed to do. 'We didn't do that and that ended up costing us this year.' City's underwhelming start to the season forced them to enter the transfer market in January and hastily bring in Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez at a combined cost of more than £172million. The squad regeneration will continue this summer, with the club hoping to make additions before the start of the Club World Cup. City's first match in that tournament is on June 18. Khaldoon said: 'We already started that rebuild of this team in January. Normally we like to do our business in the summer and, only in case of emergency, a special need that comes up, do we actually go and do business in January. 'That's been our MO at least for the last seven or eight years – but this January we had to act.' He added: 'That's four players in January, and that gives you an idea of what's coming this summer because we will continue. 'We have clearly identified who exactly are the targets, in what positions, and we have our clear number one option, our clear number two option. 'And we'll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift. And our objective is to try to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup.' City's disappointments this term included defeat in the FA Cup final, leaving the Community Shield as their only silverware from the campaign. Khaldoon said: 'We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. 'We will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season and learn from it and improve from it and get better. 'I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve and that we know, we will achieve.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Club World Cup 2025: Full schedule, fixtures, dates and venues for Chelsea and Man City
The Fifa Club World Cup 2025 is now just days away with Chelsea and Manchester City ready to battle the likes of Real Madrid, Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo and the winner of the Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Milan. Pep Guardiola's side are the defending champions, having claimed victory in 2023 with goals from Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden in a comfortable 4-0 final win against Fluminense. Lionel Messi will feature for Inter Miami with the MLS side kicking things off against Al Ahly, with the opener and every other game available to watch live on DAZN. While City and Real Madrid enter the revamped 32-team tournament as joint-favourites, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan and PSG are among the most-fancied sides this summer. Here's everything you need to know about the Club World Cup and the full schedule and fixtures: Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg GROUP STAGE Saturday, June 14 Group A: Al Ahly Egypt vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. ET (1 a.m. BST) (Miami) Sunday, June 15 Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City, 12 pm ET (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atlético Madrid, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Group A: Palmeiras vs. Porto, 6 pm ET (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group B: Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders, 10 p.m. ET (3 a.m. BST) (Seattle) Monday, June 16 Group C: Chelsea vs. León, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta) Group D: Boca Juniors vs. Benfica, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group C: Flamengo vs. Espérance de Tunis, 9 p.m. ET (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Tuesday, June 17 Group F: Fluminense vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group E River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group F: Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group E: Monterrey vs. Inter Milan, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Wednesday, June 18 Group G: Manchester City vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group H: Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group H: Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group G: Al Ain vs. Juventus, 9 p.m. (2 a.m. BST) (Washington) Thursday, June 19 Group A: Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group A: Inter Miami vs. Porto, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta) Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m . BST)(Pasadena) Friday, June 20 Group C: Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group D: Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET, (7 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group D: León vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Nashville) Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors , 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami) Saturday, June 21 Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group E: Inter Milan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group F: Fluminense vs. Ulsan HD, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group E: River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena) Sunday, June 22 Group G: Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group H: Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte) Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Washington) Group G: Manchester City vs. Al Ain, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Atlanta) Monday, June 23 Group B: Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group A: Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami Gardens) Group A: Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Tuesday, June 24 Group C: Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte) Group C: Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Nashville) Group D: Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group D: León vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Orlando) Wednesday, June 25 Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group E: Inter Milan vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Seattle) Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena) Thursday, June 26 Group G: Wydad AC vs. Al Ain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Washington) Group G: Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group H: Al Hilal vs. Mexico Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Nashville) Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) ROUND OF 16 Saturday, June 28 Match 49: Winners of Group A vs. Runners of Group B (Philadelphia) Match 50: Winners of Group C vs. Runners of Group D (Charlotte) Sunday, June 29 Match 51: Winners of Group B vs. Runners of Group A (Atlanta) Match 52: Winners of Group D vs. Runners of Group C (Miami) Monday, June 30 Match 53: Winners of Group E vs. Runners of Group F (Charlotte) Match 54: Winners of Group G vs. Runners of Group H (Orlando) Tuesday, July 1 Match 55: Winners of Group F vs. Runners of Group E (Atlanta) Match 56: Winners of Group H vs. Runners of Group G (Miami) QUARTERFINALS Friday, July 4 Match 57: Winners of Match 49 vs. Winners of Match 50 (Philadelphia) Match 58: Winners of Match 53 vs. Winners of Match 54 (Orlando) Saturday, July 5 Match 59: Winners of Match 51 vs. Winners of Match 52 (Atlanta) Match 60: Winners of Match 55 vs. Winners of Match 56 (East Rutherford) SEMIFINALS Tuesday, July 8 Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs. Winners of Match 58 (East Rutherford) Wednesday, July 9 Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs. Winners of Match 60 (East Rutherford) FINAL Sunday, July 13 Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford) The 32 entrants are listed below, as well as how they earned qualification: Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League ES Tunis (TUN) - CAF ranking pathway Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) - CAF ranking pathway Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League Al Ain (UAE) - 2023/24 AFC Champions League Ulsan HD FC (KOR) - AFC ranking pathway Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway Porto (POR) - UEFA ranking pathway Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway Borussia Dortmund (GER) - UEFA ranking pathway Juventus (ITA) - UEFA ranking pathway Atletico Madrid (ESP) - UEFA ranking pathway FC Salzburg (AUT) - UEFA ranking pathway Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup Club Leon (MEX) – 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup Pachuca (MEX) - 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores Botafogo(BRA) - 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores River Plate (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Boca Juniors (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Inter Miami (USA) - Host nation slot Manchester City 4/1 Real Madrid 9/2 Bayern Munich 7/1 Chelsea 8/1 Inter Milan 11/1 PSG 12/1 Atletico Madrid 14/1 Botafogo 20/1 Borussia Dortmund 25/1 Juventus 25/1 Palmeiras 25/1 The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States and begins on 15 June with the final on 13 July. The venues are as follows, with Miami hosting the opening match and the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida GEODIS Park – Nashville, Tennessee MetLife Stadium – New Jersey Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, Florida Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington Audi Field – Washington, DC. The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage, which begins with a last 16 stage, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. There is no third-placed play-off.
