Liverpool open talks with Andoni Iraola over becoming head coach
Spaniard is clear front-runner to replace Arne Slot
Liverpool want to make hire before World Cup starts
Liverpool have opened formal talks with Andoni Iraola over succeeding Arne Slot as the club’s head coach. truewildgame.online
Iraola is the clear frontrunner for the Anfield vacancy with his style of play fitting Liverpool’s criteria for the front-footed, aggressive approach they felt was lacking in Slot’s second season in charge. The Dutchman was sacked from his post on Saturday.
Continue reading...Cobolli and co left surveying wreckage as men’s seeds keep falling in French Open
Second major of the year is wide open after exits of Sinner and Djokovic, paving way for a first-time finalist in Paris
In the immediate aftermath of one of the most significant wins of his career, a victory over the unheralded Zachary Svajda that sent him into his first quarter-final at Roland Garros on Monday, Flavio Cobolli was posed a straightforward question. The Italian had been easing through the match, leading 5-1 in set four, when he almost capitulated. After desperately dragging himself over the line in an excruciating tie‑break, the 10th-seed’s evaluation was succinct: “I almost shit on my pants.”
The majority of men at this year’s French Open have similarly had to closely monitor their bowel movements on the court considering the world of opportunities available for them. Carlos Alcaraz, the champion here for the past two years, is not playing because of a wrist injury. So the defeats in consecutive days of the top seed , Jannik Sinner, and Novak Djokovic, the 24-time grand slam champion, meant from as early as the third round that a new major winner would be crowned.
Continue reading...Jesús Casas: "Para Irak, el fútbol fue esperanza en un país marcado por la guerra"
Iraq, rival de España este jueves en Riazor, afronta su segundo Mundial. Lo hace 40 años después de su estreno. La clasificación tiene detrás el trabajo de un entrenador español, Jesús Casas (Madrid, 23-10-1973). No le dejaron rematar su misión, pero es el padre del equipo que pasará por A Coruña camino de un Mundial con un grupo durísimo: Francia, Noruega y Senegal. Nadie como él para hablar del rival de España y de una experiencia vital imponente.

