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New York Times
4 hours ago
- Business
- New York Times
Brighton & Hove Albion coach Jack Stern joins Marco Knoop in leaving club
Jack Stern has joined fellow goalkeeping coach Marco Knoop through the exit door at Brighton & Hove Albion in an overhaul of head coach Fabian Hurzeler's backroom team. The departure of Knoop, who was also Hurzeler's coach for defending set pieces, was reported by The Athletic on Monday. A statement from the club this evening also announced the exit of Stern, with plans to recruit a new goalkeeping coach this summer as well as a set-piece specialist. Hurzeler said: 'On behalf of everyone at the club, I take this opportunity to thank Marco and Jack for their efforts. Marco is returning to Germany and goes with our thanks and best wishes. He made a lot of sacrifices to join me in England, and I will always be grateful to him for that. 'Jack and Marco have helped us to achieve a successful season in my first campaign at Brighton (eighth in the Premier League), and I wish both well for the future.' Advertisement Stern signed a new, long-term contract last August. A former Brighton season ticket holder in his youth, the 36-year-old coached at the West Bromwich Albion academy, in Canada with CF Montreal, and in the United States with FC Cincinnati before joining Brighton in January 2022. Technical director David Weir said: 'It's never an easy decision when people leave the club and I echo Fabian's sentiments, and place on record my thanks to both Jack and Marco. Jack has been part of a very successful period for the club, working under Graham Potter, Roberto De Zerbi, and Fabian. 'We thank both for their service, professionalism, and hard work and wish them well for the future.'
BBC News
4 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Knoop and Stern to exit as part of backroom reshuffle
Goalkeeper coaches Marco Knoop and Jack Stern will leave Brighton this summer as head coach Fabian Hurzeler shakes up his backroom club have also confirmed the Seagulls boss will appoint a replacement goalkeeping coach and recruit a new set-piece specialist, with Knoop also responsible for defensive set-pieces in his one season at the joined the club in 2022 and had signed a new deal last summer."On behalf of everyone at the club, I take this opportunity to thank Marco and Jack for their efforts here," said Hurzeler."Marco is returning to Germany and goes with our thanks and best wishes. He made a lot of sacrifices to join me in England, and I will always be grateful to him for that."Jack and Marco have helped us to achieve a successful season in my first campaign at Brighton and I wish both well for the future."Technical director David Weir added: "It's never an easy decision when people leave the club and I echo Fabian's sentiments."Jack has been part of a very successful period for club, working under Graham Potter, Roberto de Zerbi and Fabian."We thank both for their service, professionalism and hard work and wish them well for the future."
New York Times
a day ago
- Business
- New York Times
Brighton goalkeeping and set piece coach Marco Knoop leaves club
Marco Knoop has left Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler's backroom staff. Knoop followed Hurzeler to Brighton from St Pauli last summer to work as first team goalkeeper coach and set piece specialist. Announcing his departure on social media, Knoop said: 'I've been privileged to be a part of this amazing football club this season. We've made some incredible memories and while I leave with a heavy heart and will miss Brighton, I'm proud of our efforts this season, helping the club to one of their best ever finishes. Fabian is an amazing head coach and I'm convinced he'll bring real success to Brighton.' Advertisement Knoop, previously a goalkeeper coach at FC Nordsjaelland, Fenerbahce and Borussia Dortmund, added: 'Now is time to enjoy the summer, and spend some quality time with my family, before discovering what a new chapter brings next season.' Knoop's arrival at Brighton coincided with existing goalkeeping coach Jack Stern signing a new, long-term contract. Hurzeler used Knoop for defensive set plays and assistant Jonas Scheuermann for attacking set pieces during the season. Brighton are recruiting a specialist set piece coach this summer, as it is a part of the game that has been identified as an area for improvement. Brighton had the fourth-best record defending set pieces and the fifth-best record scoring from them as they finished eighth in the Premier League in Hurzeler's first season, the second-highest placing in the club's history. (Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Kelleher set for Brentford switch - send us your thoughts
As the early summer transfer window opens, there looks to be movement in the goalkeeping department for Bayer Leverkusen understood to have agreed a fee of around £8m for 31-year-old Mark Flekken, the Bees are set to sign Liverpool's number two goalkeeper Caoimhin clubs have agreed a £12.5m fee for the 26-year-old Republic of Ireland international, rising to £18m in what do you make of the deal? Would Kelleher be a good replacement for Flekken? What can he bring to the side?Let us know
BBC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Mary Earps: Queen of Stops - new BBC Sport documentary following the goalkeeping icon drops on BBC iPlayer
With unprecedented access, goalkeeper Mary Earps offers a fascinating insight into her rollercoaster journey to the pinnacle of her sport, and how she became a role model for the next generation, in a new BBC Sport documentary Mary Earps: Queen of Stops. Available on BBC iPlayer from Friday 30 May, the player that changed the landscape for women's goalkeeping and women's football for the better, reflects on her career, from the struggles to the successes. This documentary offers a never-before-seen take on Mary's impactful career, which has seen her transcend her sport and leave a lasting legacy. Mary's family and former England team-mates Ella Toone, Alessia Russo, Jill Scott, Lucy Bronze and Ellen White bring to life the real Mary Earps, her infectious personality, on-pitch persona and incredible contribution to women's football. In her own words, Mary rewinds to the early struggles she faced as a player in the era before the women's game turned professional and reflects on being dropped from England in 2020 before Sarina Wiegman's appointment. The documentary also follows Mary's 2024/25 season, going behind the scenes at Paris Saint-Germain, where Mary's coach explains the importance of her resilience; a quality that ultimately led her to play an unforgettable role in England's Euro 2022 victory, and then the Women's World Cup in 2023, a tournament in which she won a second Golden Glove after saving a penalty in the final against Spain. Mary shares how this remarkable career turnaround, which has seen her twice voted the world's best goalkeeper as well as BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023, led her to realise the importance of her platform and her passion and determination to leave the game, and goalkeeping, in a better place. Mary Earps says: 'Everybody that's a sportsperson at the top of their game has exceptional performances. It's also how I use those performances to leave the world in a better place – to improve the conditions for future goalkeepers and for future female footballers. 'I'm so proud of everything that I've achieved, and I love it. Hopefully, I can represent to people somebody who's been through a lot and who's still standing, who's still swinging and who's unapologetically themself.' Watch Mary Earps: Queen of Stops on BBC iPlayer from Friday 30 May This summer, Names Will Be Made across the BBC with a huge summer of women's sport. Follow Queen's, Wimbledon, UEFA Women's Euro 2025, Women's Rugby World Cup, The Hundred, Women's cricket international highlights and the World Athletics Champions live across BBC Sport. RM4
