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Arsenal to start Premier League title defense against promoted Coventry
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (196+ words) Arsenal will begin its Premier League title defense at home against newly promoted Coventry, kicking off the league's 2026-27 season on Aug. 21. Manchester City, in its first season in 10 years without Pep Guardiola as manager, will host Bournemouth in its season…...
Japan captain Endo out of World Cup with foot injury
1+ week, 1+ day ago (429+ words) Japan captain Wataru Endo was ruled out of the World Cup with injury and announced his international retirement on Thursday, three days before his team's opener against the Netherlands. The Liverpool midfielder pulled out of the tournament after failing to…...
Liverpool hires Andoni Iraola to replace Arne Slot
2+ week, 1+ day ago (627+ words) Liverpool hired Andoni Iraola as manager on Thursday, turning to the former Bournemouth coach whose intense and heavy-pressing playing approach resembles the ideology that brought the team so much success under former Anfield favorite Jurgen Klopp. The 43-year-old Spaniard, who…...
Liverpool great Dalglish reveals cancer diagnosis and says 'treatment is going well"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (266+ words) Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment. The 75-year-old Dalglish revealed the news in a post on Instagram and said on Tuesday "the treatment is going well." "As ever, thank you to the wonderful…...
Arne Slot fired as Liverpool manager a year after winning Premier League title
2+ week, 6+ day ago (291+ words) Liverpool fired manager Arne Slot on Saturday at the end of his second season in charge, and a year after leading the team to the Premier League title. Fenway Sports Group, the club's American ownership, said it made a "difficult…...
On Paul Mc Cartney's 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane,' an ex-Beatle reminisces
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (242+ words) After all these years, it's hard to conceive of something unprecedented happening in Beatles world. But here it is, on Paul Mc Cartney's new disc "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," the first-ever duet between surviving band members Mc Cartney and…...
Egypt eyes World Cup breakthrough in Salah's likely last World Cup
3+ week, 1+ day ago (622+ words) Mohamed Salah has unfinished business in what could be his final World Cup as Egypt's superstar seeks to deliver a first win at the tournament for the Pharaohs. Powerhouses of African football with a record seven continental titles, Egypt have…...
Aston Villa humbles Liverpool to secure Champions League qualification
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (575+ words) Aston Villa secured Champions League soccer with a 4-2 win over Liverpool on Friday that leaves the Reds still at risk of missing out on Europe's elite competition next season. Ollie Watkins struck twice as Villa boss Unai Emery was rewarded…...
France confines more than 1, 700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (509+ words) Over 1, 700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on board after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, French authorities said Wednesday. They dismissed any link to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on another vessel that has put…...
Man City keeps title race alive; Liverpool frustrated by Chelsea
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (938+ words) Manchester City kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Brentford, while Liverpool were booed off after a 1-1 draw against struggling Chelsea on Saturday. With three games of the season left for…...