NEW: Liverpool’s opening offer for Arne Slot was €9m. Feyernoord declining this as they negotiate hard for an improved offer for the man Liverpool have decided is their leader contender to replace Jurgen Klopp. Talks continue. Story The Athletic | Football theathletic.com/5441134/2024/0…

🇪🇺EURO POD ASSEMBLE!🇪🇺

Big weekend with the big hitters james richardson, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein💙, Julien Laurens & Alvaro Romeo:

🇮🇹Inter are champions!
🇫🇷PSG are almost champions!
🇪🇸No goal-line technology?
🇩🇪No Nagelsmann -what next for Bayern & Klopp?

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Unai Emery commits future to Aston Villa by extending contract as boss until 2027. Spaniard happy at #AVFC + club intend to sit down in summer to prolong deal further. Owners see 52yo becoming their version of Sir Alex Ferguson The Athletic | Football theathletic.com/5438160/2024/0…

Eine kleine Erinnerung an die Veranstaltung am morgigen Dienstag (23.4.) im ⁦Stadion an der Schleißheimerstraße⁩ an der Schleißheimer Straße. Karten (5€) unter [email protected]

There have been a few jibes about the strength of the Premier League this week, but I looked at just how competitive it is compared with Europe's top leagues.

Read here for The Athletic | Football 👇

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Julian Nagelsmann is set to stay on as the head coach of the Germany national team after agreeing to a contract extension.

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Alle drei Top-PL-Teams sind raus aus Europa!😳❌ Wer holt sich jetzt die englische Meisterschaft?🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

#SkyPL #PremierLeague

Leverkusen...

'Every Dick and Harry has talked about me this season,' Joshua Kimmich said after Bayern's 1-0 win over Arsenal.

His goal was one in the eye for the many Dicks spraying negativity about him in Munich — and a reminder of Bayern's durability.

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Manchester City's double-treble dream is over but unlike the exit to Real Madrid two seasons ago, there are no real regrets.

The reality is that #MCFC simply came up short when they did not deserve to.

📝 Sam Lee

'When it comes to games under the floodlights, the Champions League is a different vibe' 🏟️

Raphael Honigstein💙 tells Becky Ives that expectation is high amongst Bayern Munich fans ahead of their second leg tie against Arsenal...

#UCL

Newcastle's summer tour left players feeling 'done in' and 'everything unravelled from there.'

This is the scale and source of the problems ⤵️

The Premier League has new profit and sustainability regulations - but what do they mean for every club and how will they impact transfers?

Philip Buckingham explains:

■ The rules
■ Who they benefit/hurt
■ Impact of European football
■ Clubs in danger

Aleksandar Pavlovic: Bayern Munich’s homegrown star bucking trends – and giving them hope.

With ⁦Mark Carey⁩. theathletic.com/5407639/2024/0…

FIFA seem to be stepping back in battle to stop domestic games to be taken abroad (to USA). First movers? Probably La Liga, then UEFA, then Serie A/Ligue 1. And brace for the mother of all battles if the English/Germans try it - but can they afford not to? theathletic.com/5413163/2024/0…

🇪🇺EURO POD!🇪🇺

What a week for james richardson, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein💙, Julien Laurens & Alvaro Romeo to pore over:

🇩🇪Leverkusen are champions!
🇪🇸Can Real Madrid win at the Etihad?
🇫🇷Kinder Surprise from Enrique?
🇮🇹Will Atalanta finish off Liverpool?

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A long day, a wild night. A colour piece from Leverkusen.

Chaos, giggling, drinking.

Winning.

For The Athletic | Football

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Thirty-five years since Hillsborough. In 2022, I listened to some of the men and women who escaped the central pens in the Leppings Lane terrace. Please take the time to read their stories, republished today. No paywall. theathletic.com/5410240/2024/0…

Heute vor 35 Jahren sind 20.000 Liverpool-Fans zum Fußball gefahren, 97 kamen nicht zurück.
Hier nochmal unsere Folge über die Hillsborough-Katastrophe mit den großartigen Gästen Raphael Honigstein💙 und Zeisig:
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Projekt Trauer und Fußball #YNWA

How Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga.

Raphael Honigstein💙 and I, for The Athletic | Football

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