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Yahoo
a day ago
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Leipzig add Werner and Blessin to list of coaching candidates
Werder coach Ole Werner thanks the fans after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and RB Leipzig at Weserstadion. Carmen Jaspersen/dpa RB Leipzig have added Ole Werner and Alexander Blessin to their list of top favourites for the available coaching job at the club, the Kicker sports magazine reported. Werner recently parted ways with Werder Bremen, while Blessin helped St Pauli remain in the Bundesliga in the first season following their promotion. Advertisement The list also includes Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner and Como boss Cesc Fabregas, but the signing of either one of them is considered difficult. According to the Bild newspaper, Leipzig even reached an agreement with Fabregas, but Como would only release the coach for a fee of €20 million ($22.6 million), which Leipzig consider too high. Glasner, meanwhile, led Palace to the FA Cup title with a win against Manchester City and, recently said there's a 99% chance that he will stay at the Premier League side. Leipzig dismissed Marco Rose in March and finished the season with interim coach Zsolt Lőw. The search for a coach became even more difficult after Leipzig finished the Bundesliga in seventh, meaning the club won't play in Europe in the next season.
Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
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- Qatar Tribune
Bundesliga club Werder Bremen sign Horst Steffen as new coach
Berlin: Werder Bremen have signed Horst Steffen as their new coach, the Bundesliga club said in a statement on Thursday. Steffen will replace Ole Werner, who parted ways with Bremen after opting not to sign a new deal amid frictions with the board. 'Horst's expertise and personality impressed us during our conversations. He's done some incredible work at Elversberg over the last seven years. Horst plays an attacking and attractive brand of football and leads a team extremely well,' managing director of professional football Clemens Fritz said. This season, Steffen guided tiny Elversberg to third in the second tier with a vibrant brand of attacking football. They narrowly missed out on promotion to the Bundesliga when they conceded in stoppage time in the play-off with Heidenheim on Monday. 'The fact that Werder got in touch with me was first of all recognition for myself and my work,' Steffen said. Bremen finished eighth in the Bundesliga season just finished. Details of the contract were not disclosed, but according to media reports, the coach signed a deal until 2028 and Elversberg are to receive compensation between 300,000 euros ($340,590) and 350,000 euros. (dpa)
Associated Press
2 days ago
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Werder Bremen presents new coach 2 days after firing predecessor for not extending his contract
BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen has moved quickly to replace the coach it fired for not extending his contract by appointing Horst Steffen as his replacement. The 56-year-old Steffen, who narrowly missed out on leading second-division Elversberg to Bundesliga promotion on Monday, was presented Thursday as Bremen's new coach. Bremen did not give the details of his contract and said both clubs agreed not to disclose the terms of the deal. Bremen's previous coach, Ole Werner, told the club he did not wish to extend his contract on Monday. He was fired on Tuesday. It took two days for Bremen to present a replacement. 'Horst plays an attacking and attractive brand of football and leads a team extremely well. We believe that we are well-equipped for the new season with him in charge,' Bremen's managing director for sport Clemens Fritz said. Steffen took over in Elversberg in October 2018 and led the team from fourth-tier level to the second division — and almost the Bundesliga. Elversberg was beaten with a dramatic stoppage time goal by Heidenheim in the playoff Monday to determine which played in the top division next season. Steffen previously coached Chemnitzer FC, Stuttgarter Kickers and Preußen Münster, after spending time with the youth academies of Borussia Mönchengladbach and MSV Duisburg. Bremen will provide his first work as head coach in the Bundesliga. The club just missed out on European qualification under Werner this season. He took over in November 2021 when Bremen was in the second division. He oversaw promotion and steady improvement in each of the subsequent three seasons in the Bundesliga. 'I would now like to continue this development together with the players,' Steffen said. 'I'm really looking forward to this challenge.' ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Bremen sign Horst Steffen as new coach
Elversberg coach Horst Steffen gestures on the touchline during the German Bundesliga Relegation First leg soccer match between 1. FC Heidenheim and SV Elversberg at Voith-Arena. Elversberg coach Horst Steffen is close to be appointed Werder Bremen boss, the Deichstube portal said on Wednesday. Tom Weller/dpa Werder Bremen have signed Horst Steffen as their new coach, the Bundesliga club said in a statement on Thursday. Steffen will replace Ole Werner, who parted ways with Bremen after opting not to sign a new deal amid frictions with the board. Advertisement "Horst's expertise and personality impressed us during our conversations. He's done some incredible work at Elversberg over the last seven years. Horst plays an attacking and attractive brand of football and leads a team extremely well," managing director of professional football Clemens Fritz said. This season, Steffen guided tiny Elversberg to third in the second tier with a vibrant brand of attacking football. They narrowly missed out on promotion to the Bundesliga when they conceded in stoppage time in the play-off with Heidenheim on Monday. "The fact that Werder got in touch with me was first of all recognition for myself and my work," Steffen said. Bremen finished eighth in the Bundesliga season just finished. Details of the contract were not disclosed, but according to media reports, the coach signed a deal until 2028 and Elversberg are to receive compensation between €300,000 ($340,590) and €350,000.
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3 days ago
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🤯 What on earth is happening now?! Messi and Suárez set up their own club
🤯 What on earth is happening now?! Messi and Suárez set up their own club This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. Ole Werner is out at Werder Bremen, Raúl is leaving Real Madrid, Sandro Wagner is reportedly set to become the new Augsburg coach, and Lamine Yamal has signed a new contract with Barça: what a day! And we've been holding back on this news: Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez are founding their own football club. Suárez announced it today via Twitter/X. The club is called Deportivo LSM - a combination of the two names - and is set to start in Uruguay's fourth division in 2026. According to media reports, Suárez had the idea for the project as early as 2018. Advertisement "I've decided that Deportivo LS will be part of the AUF structure, both in youth and professional. But this dream doesn't end here," explains the 38-year-old in a video where Messi also speaks: "It's an honor that you've chosen me. I hope to give everything to drive growth and above all to be by your side on this journey," says the Argentine. Exactly what Messi's role in the newly founded club will look like is not yet clear, but perhaps we can now understand the two not only as teammates but also as co-club bosses. We want to hear from you: what do you expect from the project? When will we see Deportivo LSM in the first division? And: do we need to secure TV rights for Uruguay's fourth division ASAP? 📸 CHRIS ARJOON - AFP or licensors
