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ABC News
3 days ago
- General
- ABC News
A defiant Ange Postecoglou talks of future success
Australia's most successful football coach, Ange Postecoglou, has declared his coaching career is far from over despite rumours he could soon be sacked. In an exclusive interview with Australian Story, the first ever Aussie to manage an English premier league team, has vowed to win more trophies.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Who is the Premier League's master of the dark arts? Which player is the most one-footed? And what is Raheem Sterling's unwanted shooting record? THE SHARPE END'S ALTERNATIVE SEASON AWARDS
The season is almost over. Clubs with birds on their badges won all the domestic trophies and another one in Tottenham lifted the Europa League. Trust to spoil the symmetry of it all. With just the Champions League left to be decided – no birds there either – it is time to hand out my alternative end-of-season awards.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Man City promise biggest transfer spree yet starting NEXT WEEK despite Premier League hearing over 130 charges looming
MANCHESTER CITY have warned Prem rivals they plan to build their greatest trophy-winning team. After a first season without a major domestic trophy since 2016-17, chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak vowed 'incredible' striker Erling Haaland will spearhead a decade of glory. 4 4 In his address to supporters, the City chief also: Revealed the club messed up by not being 'aggressive' enough in last summer's transfer market Conceded it led to the most 'challenging' campaign since their big-money 2008 takeover at City Promised a mega spending spree from next week to boost their Club World Cup bid Insisted his bond of 'trust' with boss Pep Guardiola means this season is a one-off blip. Guardiola lifted 15 trophies before this season's duck. But Khaldoon declared: 'We will be back and the aim is to build something even better. Erling is the most prolific striker in the world. "We have him completely bought in to everything that is City. 'He's an incredible talent, an incredible person and at the right age. When we look at the next ten years, Erling is at the heart of what we are building. 'History is great — but then there's a new page to write. The future is about what we can do together. How we can keep winning. 'We've been working and preparing for next season since January. 'We'll take all the good things and the not so good things from this season, learn from it, improve and get better.' 4 His end-of-season club interview made no mention of the charges of 130 financial rule breaches — vehemently denied by City. These are still being considered by an independent commission. AC Milan drop major hint over Kyle Walker's future after Man City star's loan transfer And Khaldoon told fans: 'The beauty of football is there's always a new season. And today we get to turn this page. 'The season that just passed is behind us. The records are there. What we achieved and what we haven't. And it's basically black and white. 'Many circumstances just didn't work our way. 'Last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some changes we needed to do. 'We didn't do that and it ended up costing us. We already started that team rebuild in January.' City spent £172million in the winter window on forward Omar Marmoush from Frankfurt — plus defenders Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis and Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez. Norwegian superstar Haaland also penned a new mega-money, ten-year deal in January. And that will NOT be the end of their spending as Khaldoon said: 'We've identified who are the targets, in what positions, and have clear No 1 and No 2 options. 'We'll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift. 'Our objective is to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup.' 4
News.com.au
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Chelsea make history with UECL win
UECL: Chelsea came from a goal behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Europa Conference League final and become the first team to win all three major European trophies.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How jubilation turned to tragedy on Liverpool's darkest day since Hillsborough
In Liverpool FC's glory-laden history of triumph over adversity and 47 major trophies along the way, this was – until 6pm – the most euphoric party of them all. Crowds swelled to an estimated 800,000 and they celebrated under skies thick with red flare smoke as the team's open-top bus crawled through the city centre to a crescendo of sight and sound. There had been no official party after the club's last Premier League title during the pandemic, so this time they were celebrating for two. The Liverpool team first appeared just before 2.30pm and they were greeted by a cacophony of noise. 'It is beyond what you can dream of,' said the Liverpool manager Arne Slot. The players, staff and owners weaved their way along the 15-kilometre route through the city, culminating in a virtual standstill under the two Liver birds, one of which appeared to be breathing smoke. Seasoned eyewitnesses in the crowds cramming the streets said they were watching scenes worthy of festivals in Rio and New Orleans. But, four hours into the official celebration, as the players and spectators still danced to sets put on by the likes of superstar DJ Calvin Harris, the carnival mood descended into horrifying carnage. Out of nowhere at about 6pm, a black Ford Galaxy people carrier appeared on Water Street, heading southward towards the Strand, one of the main city centre stretches where fans were gathered. Harry Rashid, 48, from Solihull, was at the parade with his wife and two young daughters when the car roared past him. 'This people carrier just pulled up from the right and just rammed into all the people at the side of us,' he told the Liverpool Echo. For the club, instead of a night to relive past glories, the screams of horror would reopen old wounds for a fanbase that has endured worse past traumas than any other in the English game. Dr John Ashton, who became a key whistleblower after joining the 1989 Hillsborough rescue effort on the day of the disaster, was among those making frantic calls last night to once again check on loved ones nearby. As a former director of public health for the north-west of England, he also has unique expertise when large-scale emergencies unfold. 'It's devastating,' the Liverpool season-ticket holder told The Telegraph minutes after the crash. 'We won during the pandemic and weren't able to celebrate properly. It was always going to be a special occasion. I was at the game yesterday and the whole weekend was building up to this crescendo this afternoon.' With the city so packed on Monday, Dr Ashton admitted he was already edgy about something untoward unfolding. 'I was already very concerned about the extensive use of flares,' he added. 'From several angles, it reminded me of the smogs in Liverpool when I was a child when the buses couldn't proceed because they couldn't see their way ... with an event of this magnitude, it really makes policing very difficult.' Credit: Social Media For Dr Ashton and thousands of others, the scenes of Liverpool fans injured will be haunting. In 1989, he had attended the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest while off-duty as a fan, but ended the day by initiating triage behind the tunnel at the Leppings Lane end, prioritising those who could still be saved in the worst horror to hit football. He pinned makeshift death notices on the shirts of six fans and was rocked by the horror of what should have been prevented. After witnessing Monday night's events on television, he said questions would now be asked over the coming hours about the car being able to get on to Water Street, where the horror took place. 'Water Street is a narrow road and it really should be blocked off at Castle Street with heavy duty barriers because you get such a density of people around,' he said. He added, however, that 'obviously at this point in an incident, you get conflicting testimony so you have to be really careful before drawing conclusions'. The contrast of one of fans' best days turning to one of the worst will also ring familiar for younger Liverpool fans in attendance for the club's 2022 Champions League final in Paris, where security failings saw fans robbed by locals, kettled and tear-gassed by police. As with the Hillsborough disaster, there were false accusations against supporters made the aftermath as French politicians attempted to cover the local police's backs. It is in that context that anger erupted so ferociously at the scene when the Ford Galaxy finally came to a halt. 'F------ kill him,' screamed some fans as they attempted to get at the 53-year-old suspect before he was led away by police. 'Ours Again,' was the message on the side of the bus, Virgil van Dijk by now making the trophy his personal property as the song You'll Never Walk Alone launched another firework display. After another glorious night for the storied club was ruined, there will be many throughout the city who will demand justice is served promptly this time. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
