Jurgen Klopp starts his reign as Germany's head coach by threatening to quit if the media invades his family's privacy.

Teenager could be handed first ever senior minutes by Michael Carrick

Dutch defender joined Spurs for £52million

Tyson Fury looks to set up Anthony Joshua blockbuster as he battles Mariusz Wach in Thailand

Klopp has taken up the job of national team boss, his first coaching role since leaving Liverpool two years ago

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Spain head coach hits out at ‘acts of aggression’Fifa investigation into incident yet to result in sanctionsSpain’s head coach, Luis de la Fuente, has hit out at the “intolerable, unacceptable” behaviour of Argentina players in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s World Cup final.At the forefront were Nahuel Molina and Leandro Paredes, who …

Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper to work on set-piecesIraola felt ‘very lucky’ to work with them at BournemouthAndoni Iraola has outlined the roles his backroom staff will play in trying to improve Liverpool’s set-piece record next season and admitted he was “very lucky” to inherit a talented coaching team at Bournemouth.Iraola has brought several …

The 127.9km mountain stage starts at 2pm CEST/1pm BST Stage 18 report | share your thoughts with Tom via email127km to go No rest for the wicked, we’re straight on to the category Col Bayard, a 4.8km drag at 7.2%.There’s Christian Prudhomme popping out of the sunroof and waving his little yellow flag, we’re off. Continue reading...

Liverpool fans are growing used to Andoni Iraola as their new head coach but when he takes charge of his first match on Saturday against Sunderland in Nashville, he'll be flanked by several new faces.

THE ANALYST: Such is Ousmane Diomande's competitive nature that his former manager Ruben Amorim was frequently forced to intervene to stop him and Viktor Gyokeres coming to blows.

Pep Guardiola has turned down the chance to take the Italy head coach job, according to Sky in Italy.

Perhaps Karim Adeyemi's move to Barcelona should not come as a surprise even if usurping Lamine Yamal as the team's star left-footed right-winger is impossible. After all, it was Hansi Flick, Barca’s head coach, who gave Adeyemi his debut for Germany.

South African swimming Chad le Clos says it would be "amazing" to stand alone as the most decorated male athlete in the history of the Commonwealth Games.

Former head coach Scott Rogers has said it is "criminal" that England men's amputee football team could miss the 2026 World Cup due to a lack of funding.

Harry Kane is set to begin talks over a new Bayern Munich contract, with Barcelona and various Saudi Arabian clubs reportedly interested in the England captain.

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola turns down the chance to coach Italy.

Jurgen Klopp is a legend at his former clubs, but he will need to convince his critics if he is to succeed in his toughest managerial challenge yet.

Blues to follow Morgan Rogers arrival with another move for proven Premier League talent

Guardiola, 55, left Man City in May after 10 seasons with the Premier League side and said he does not want to return to management ‘for a while’