Turkish media are reporting that Super Lig side Trabzonspor have held talks with Pep Guardiola, as the club look to go from strength-to-strength after signing Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah. The pair faced off for almost 10 years in the Premier League, with Salah taking the English top-flight title from Guardiola’s Manchester City twice in that … Read more
“For the champions league” – Watch Pep Lijnders reveals secret behind Liverpool’s transfer strategy and admits ‘happiness’ at club’s recruitment team After yet another successful transfer window, Pep Lijnders detailed the types of players Liverpool seeks to sign and lauded the club’s recruitment team. Despite the fact that the club still has until September 1st … Read more
The post-Pep Guardiola era is underway at Manchester City, after the Spaniard ended his ten-year trophy-laden spell at the Etihad this summer. As Enzo Maresca gets to work in taking the club into a new phase, former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart believes one of the first challenges will be to restore the fear factor … Read more
Having occupied a front-row seat for the final two seasons of Pep Guardiola’s gilded Manchester City tenure, the subject of Amazon’s A Beautiful Obsession, the surprise to me is how unfiltered the four-part series is. Particularly, the telling of the torrid 2024-25 campaign when the wheels came clattering off in the bleakest of mid-winter plunges … Read more
Despite signing a contract extension in November 2024, the series reveals how close Guardiola came to not renewing his deal. In one scene, the manager reveals to director Kevin Macdonald that, after losing four games in a row in 2024, he told the club: “Maybe it’s over.” In a separate scene, City chairman Khaldoon Al … Read more
Last week, Eddie Howe called time on his Newcastle United tenure – a luxury that not many managers get these days. Even the best among them face the sack: since Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the top of the game with a Premier League title, five championship-winning bosses have been sacked, including Claudio Ranieri (who … Read more
Jurgen Klopp sends a message to Pep Guardiola as he reveals plans for next season Despite a dramatic final day of the season almost sending the Premier League trophy to Anfield, Liverpool were defeated by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. As his Liverpool side fell short on the last day of the season, Jurgen Klopp congratulated … Read more
Relaxed and tanned, Enzo Maresca offered a warm note with his first words to the media as the manager of Manchester City, who must somehow follow the generational Pep Guardiola. “Before we start, I would like to send a message and a big hug to Kevin Keegan’s family for this moment,” said the Italian in … Read more
Pep Guardiola has turned down the chance to coach the Italian national side. Earlier this week, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giovanni Malago said talks had been held with Guardiola, who left Manchester City this summer after 10 years, and that “exceptions” could be made for his salary. On Thursday, FIGC technical director Paolo Maldini … Read more
The Italian soccer federation (FIGC) has talked to former Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola and Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti about taking over the crisis-hit national team. It hopes to announce the new Italy coach within the week, with the Azzurri still reeling after failing for a third straight time to qualify for the World Cup. … Read more