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      Jurgen Klopp’s agent confirms manager’s plans after Liverpool exit with Bayern Munich job set to be available

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      LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp plans to take a year out following his exit from the club. That’s according to his agent Marc Kosicke who told Sky Germany that the German doesn’t plan to take over any club or national team anytime soon.
      Jurgen Klopp will depart Liverpool this summerCredit: EPA
      The statement comes after Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich confirmed they will be parting ways with Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season.
      Klopp was immediately linked with replacing him.
      The Liverpool chief has already stated he has no intentions of coaching another team in England following a successful nine year spell at Anfield.
      But since the announcement in January, he has found himself linked with vacancies at Barcelona and Germany but his agent insists he is going nowhere… for now.

      Klopp’s agent Kosicke said: “Jurgen Klopp will not coach any club or national team for a year after this current season.
      “That remains unchanged.“
      With Klopp having ruled himself out of Bayern Munich job, former player and current Bayer Leverkusen manager Xavi Alonso is favourite to land the job alongside Zinedine Zidane and former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
      Ironically, the vacancy coming up at Bayern could wreck Liverpool’s plans with it understood they are keen to appoint Alonso themselves.
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      Klopp first arrived to Liverpool back in November 2015 having replaced Brendan Rodgers in the dugout.
      Klopp was able to get the team to the Europa League final a couple of months later where they lost 3-1 to Sevilla.
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      Since then, he has returned the club to the top of the game, guiding them to a Champions League and Premier League trophy during his time.
      Signings including Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk have been key players during his tenure.
      Klopp has spent nine years at LiverpoolCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd More

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      Zinedine Zidane ‘will only return to management for three jobs’ as Bayern Munich hunt new boss

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      ZINEDINE ZIDANE will reportedly only return to management should three specific jobs become available.The Frenchman has been linked with the Bayern Munich post following the announcement that Thomas Tuchel will be stepping down.
      Zinedine Zidane will only manage one of three potential jobsCredit: Reuters
      Tuchel will leave Bayern at the end of the season, prompting the Bundesliga giants into a hunt for their next manager.
      Zidane, 51, along with Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso have been spoken about as potential options.
      The former Real Madrid manager has been out of work since leaving the LaLiga giants in 2021.
      During his time as Bernabeu boss, he enjoyed enormous success winning the Champions League three times and the league twice.
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      Since becoming a free agent, Zidane has been tipped with moves to Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
      However, Sport have claimed that only three jobs would interest Zidane in returning to the dugout.
      This includes Bayern, as well as his former side Juventus and the French national team.
      An insider told the outlet: “Zinédine sees FC Bayern like Real Madrid: an institution as a club with a great past and great working conditions.
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      “Both clubs have many similarities in the way they work.
      “In this respect, it was for him German record champions a topic that he never rejected.
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      “But he definitely doesn’t want to go to England, that’s for sure.
      “But if those in charge in Munich want to get him, they have to give him the sporting power and fulfill his wishes.
      “He is very ambitious and subordinates everything to success. He doesn’t want to leave anything to chance.”

      As revealed by the insider, Zidane has no interest in managing in the Premier League.
      This could rule him out as an option for Liverpool should they miss out on Alonso. More

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      Alan Sugar gave me my break in football before I scored against Man Utd – now I make £15k an hour in new job

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      FOR many footballers life would not get much better than scoring in front of a packed-out Old Trafford.However, for ex-Tottenham and Norwich star Paul McVeigh, it was simply one chapter of his stunning life.
      Former Tottenham and Norwich star Paul McVeigh scored at Old TraffordCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      But McVeigh has revealed that public speaking is the biggest buzz of his lifeCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Paulmcveigh77
      He is paid £15k an hour for his speechesCredit: X formerly Twitter / @Paulmcveigh77
      McVeigh, 46, appeared in 20 Premier League matches and scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford for the Canaries in a 2-1 defeat in 2004.
      He describes himself as the “luckiest guy in the world”, but not for his 14-year football career which included more than 240 games for Norwich.
      Instead, it is his career after hanging up his boots which has left him feeling this way.
      McVeigh has transitioned from whipping crosses into the box from the left wing to whipping up people through motivational speaking.
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      The Belfast-born Northern Irishman started preparing for life after football in his 20s and now has a Master’s degree in sports psychology.
      Having been given his big break in football by then Tottenham owner Alan Sugar, McVeigh now delivers keynote speeches all around the world to the likes of Barclays and PWC on performance psychology.
      Speaking to The Mirror, McVeigh said: “At 16 Alan Sugar started paying me some money to play football. I did that for nearly 20 years.
      “Now some other big organisations pay me money to talk about what I did on the pitch. I’ve done that for 15 years and it’s like, ‘Pinch me’.”
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      The Mirror claims McVeigh earns a cool £15,000 per hour delivering these speeches, including recent speeches where he shared a Las Vegas stage with titans of American football and a weekend in the Middle East.
      He explained: “What I talk about is how to get the most out of yourself, the criteria that allows you to do it, and it always comes back to mentality and psychology.”
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      However, McVeigh could have had a remarkably different post-career pathway if he had paid more heed to the “terrible” advice some of the old guard, including Teddy Sheringham, gave him at Tottenham.
      Sheringham was joined by the likes of Gary Mabbutt, Darren Anderton and Nicky Barmby in offering cautionary advice about post-playing prospects.
      McVeigh recalls: “They would say things like, ‘Play as long as you can, wee man’ or ‘These are the best days of your life.’
      “They were inferring the rest of my life was downhill. I’m never going to be as happy, never going to make as much money, never going to be as successful.”
      of course, this was not the case, and McVeigh insists his current job is the best buzz of his life.
      He added: “I still get a massive buzz from doing it.
      “It’s the best rush I’ve gotten in my entire professional life.”
      However, he is not nescient to some of his former colleague’s difficulties when hanging up their boots, but McVeigh also does not believe football stars should not be given special treatment.
      He explained: “I’m empathetic. But why are we special? We’re not.
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      “We might be good at football but why should we get special treatment?”
      To that end, McVeigh has launched a leadership programme which lists Harry Kane, Yaya Toure and Mo Farah among more than 50 potential speakers. More

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      I worked as a McDonald’s cleaner but lasted just TWO DAYS – now I’m tearing it up in the Premier League

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      SPURS ace Dejan Kulusevski plans to become a dab hand in the kitchen — but he was not even trusted with fast food as a teen.The Sweden midfielder, 23, went on work experience at McDonald’s as a cleaner when he was 15 — but he lasted just two days.
      Dejan Kulusevski lasted two days working in McDonaldsCredit: Tottenham Hotspur
      But now he is tearing up the Premier League at TottenhamCredit: Getty
      Now he is trying cooking at home, and it is proving far more successful than his first-ever job.
      Kulusevski said: “I did work at McDonald’s! It was my first job. My best friend, his father worked there. I worked there for two days and didn’t go back. So it was a good week off!
      “I was just doing the cleaning there and they did not let me touch the food.
      “I like meat and I  am learning, looking at YouTube.
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      “I don’t like numbers so I  don’t like recipes — trying to make things up.
      “I love everything in life so it is fun to improve with everything.”
      Kulusevski also lifted the lid on what life is like under manager Ange Postecoglou.
      Kulusevski told SunSport: “He gets angry for sure.
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      “There have been a couple of half-times when he thinks we’re not doing enough, playing safe and not pushing enough to win the game and then he lets us hear it.
      “He goes really, really mad. But we always play better afterwards so it works!
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      “It is not fun but it is part of the job, you cannot always just give love to players sometimes you have to be hard on them like parents do. It is not scary because it helps us in the end.”
      There is no denying it has worked. Only Manchester City and Liverpool have won more than Spurs’ 16 points from losing positions this season.
      Postecoglou has players and supporters on side like no manager since Mauricio Pochettino in North London, there are no longer protests or toxic chants if Spurs are struggling late on in a game – only hope.
      His arrival has sparked a huge change of mood and culture at the club after the brutal messages and frustrating football from the likes of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
      Kulusevski was called upon to sell the club to new signing and fellow Swede Lucas Bergvall a few weeks ago, and spoke in glowing terms about the club.
      Bergvall, who also spoke to Postecoglou, ended up choosing Spurs over Barcelona.
      He said: “I met him and it was nice to see him because I know him a bit. I told him the truth, the same as what I tell everyone. How good this club is and the plans for the future.
      “I didn’t want to tell him which club to join because that is hard, but it is the first time I’ve played with a Swedish player.”
      Kulusevski has been a key player for Spurs this season
      Kulusevski also acknowledges that the sales pitch may well have been different a year ago.
      The winger added: “Yes, it has changed at the club, absolutely.
      “It has been a fantastic change and now it feels like the club is going on the right path and we are doing the right things.
      “We are more focused on better things. It is a different mentality, we have to improve.
      “It is not about we have to win otherwise it’s a catastrophe, it is about improving every day and if things are going to happen they will happen. It is more about the positive things.”
      It certainly helps that Postecoglou plays the style of football that Kulusevski has loved since he was a boy.
      The self-confessed football “nerd” who grew up playing Fifa all night and playing front-foot football during the day, loves the philosophy.
      And having considered a coaching career of his own, it is one he would stick to.
      The former Juventus man took time to help out with Tottenham’s Under-14s this week and paid a surprise visit to the club’s Spurred 2 Coach programme this week.
      The Foundation initiative helps young adults without coaching qualifications take the first steps towards earning FA badges and Kulusevski surprised last weeks participants by taking part in a training session with them in the shadow of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      He said: “I love teaching kids as they make you so happy. I would like to train kids in the future.
      “I played like that as a child.
      “When I grew up, we kept the ball on the floor and wanted to have possession, we didn’t want to be afraid of anybody.
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      “That is exactly the same things as we are doing now. For a player to play this style is a blessing. It is brave and the most important in life is to not care about mistakes.
      “As a coach I would not care about mistakes. I would just want my players to feel free to express their talent as every man and woman has talent.”
      Kulusevski has been helping young adults start their coaching coursesCredit: Tottenham Hotspur More

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      Jose Mourinho gives blunt three-word response to Man Utd return rumours & admits being unemployed makes him ‘depressed’

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      JOSE MOURINHO is desperate to get back into work, saying being unemployed makes him “depressed”.But the ex-Roma boss gave a blunt three-word response when asked about returning to the leading role at Manchester United.
      Jose Mourinho said being unemployed has made him’ he has been ‘depressed’Credit: x @rioferdy5
      Mourinho gave a blunt response amid rumours of his return to Man UtdCredit: AP
      Mourinho coached United between 2016 and 2018, winning the EFL Cup and the Europa League during his first season.
      And he was sacked from Roma last month despite leading the Italian giants to back-to-back finals.
      Speaking on Rio Ferdiand’s FIVE podcast the ex-United boss quickly made clear the rumours were “not from me” about his return to the Red Devils.
      But the 61-year-old did say he was ready to take on his next challenge as being away from the dugout is making him “depressed”.
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      He continued: “I was having lunch with my friends and people that works with me and we were in the lift.
      “I was telling the guys if I can work tomorrow, I work tomorrow.
      “I don’t enjoy any day without work. I don’t understand, I’m sorry guys.
      “But I don’t understand people that speak about sabbatical time.
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      “Sabbatical time gives me only one thing – depression. So I want a different job. I just want to work but I need to be patient.”
      His time at Roma ended after the Italian side sat ninth in Serie A at the time with Mourinho’s touchline antics causing problems for the club.
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      The Special One’s departure from the club was inevitable after a run of one win in six matches that included dropping to ninth in the table, two red cards and a Coppa Italia exit to arch-rivals Lazio.
      Mourinho added he has received job offers since leaving Roma but “it was not something I was interested in”.
      And a sabbatical would not be uncommon if Mourinho chooses to take it.
      Pep Guardiola took a sabbatical between the Barcelona and Bayern Munich jobs in 2012-13 and lived in New York. 
      Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp may also opt to take some time out when he leaves Anfield at the end of the term after revealing the job has made him “exhausted”.  More

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      Man who has spent 8 per cent of his life playing Football Manager becomes boss of real team after double relegation

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      A FOOTBALL MANAGER addict has become a real-life boss aged just 27 – of a professional team relegated twice in a row.Orri Thorisson claims he’s spent eight per cent of his life playing the computer game. 
      Orri Thorisson says he feels like he’s succeeding in life when he does well onlineCredit: https://twitter.com/KVfotbolti
      And Icelandic fourth-tier side KV admit they’ve gone down a “different route” in appointing the rookie to their top job.
      Chairman Auounn Orn Gylfason agrees Thorisson has no “magic wand”.
      But he does have a wizard record on Football Manager.
      Thorisson recently won his sixth successive Premier League crown with Leicester City – at least, on his keyboard and screen.

      He saved 600 hours of playing time to achieve that feat… no doubt at the King Powered-up Stadium.
      But it’s not all it seems – as until last year he was a gamer of two halves.
      Thorisson shared his love for Football Manager online with almost equal playing time on the pitch.
      But hip surgery ended his physically-active career, leaving him feeling he had “lost something in my life”.
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      But incredibly Thorisson was quickly appointed head coach of sixth-tier Kria – thanks to his friends owning the local club.
      He won instant promotion after 13 wins in 16 games, before agreeing to move to KV on a one-year contract.
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      Thorisson insists Football Manager has helped him in the dugout as well as tackling personal demons.
      He told SportBible: “I genuinely believe it’s had a positive impact on my real-life management abilities.
      “The game’s intricate mechanics, strategic decision-making and pressure-filled scenarios have allowed me to hone my analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.”
      Thorisson also called the game a “therapeutic escape during harder periods in my life”.
      He added: “I find solace and distraction from playing the game and it allows my mind to momentarily detach from real-world struggles.
      “I know it sounds bad but when I’m doing good in the game, I feel like I’m doing good in life.
      “For me, it’s the thrill of leading your favourite team to victory and the satisfaction of nurturing young talents.
      The job could be a really good stepping stone… And to have some extra income for my family, including my pregnant girlfriend, is huge.Orri Thorisson
      “Oh, and the 4-2-3-1 formation I’ve used throughout my entire FM career? I’ll definitely play a form of that tactic in real life.”
      Thorisson dreams of one day matching the levels he’s reached gaming with real-life achievements.
      He said: “I took the job knowing it could be a really good stepping stone in my career.
      “And to have some extra income to provide for my family, including my pregnant girlfriend, is huge.”
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      Club supremo Gylfason confessed: “We know success in Football Manager doesn’t just happen with the swing of a magic wand.
      “You need to have a deep understanding of the game and now time will tell if he can meet up to our expectations in real life.” More

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      I played with Messi for seven years at Barcelona but he wasn’t a great friend – we had to be separated during a bust-up

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      A BARCELONA legend – who could soon be their new manager – has lifted the lid on a row with Lionel Messi that forced Pep Guardiola to intervene.And he insists that both he and the icon Argentina forward were just merely work colleagues and not friends.
      Rafael Marquez became a legend at Barcelona and now coaches their B teamCredit: Getty
      He had a bitter falling out with Lionel Messi while at the Nou CampCredit: AFP
      The man in question is Mexican icon Rafael Marquez, who is now back at the Nou Camp as boss of their second team.
      The 44-year-old, who has been touted as the replacement for Xavi in the Barcelona dug-out this summer, spent seven years playing for the club until 2010.
      He won the LaLiga titel four times and the Champions League plus a number of other honours during that period as the then-teenage Messi burst onto the scene.
      However, Messi’s continual dribbling in training left Marquez fuming.
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      He has now revealed how it led to him losing his temper as a huge argument erupted between them.
      And he says it got so bad that ex-boss Guardiola, now in charge of Manchester City, had to step in.
      Speaking to Yordi Rosada, Marquez said: “We knew that Leo could dribble to three or four players, but sometimes exaggerated it a lot.
      “We tried to direct it, saying to him: ‘Here you dribble, here you don’t’.
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      “By my strong insistence in these instructions, started a problem between Messi and I.
      “We began to exchange words and Guardiola had to intervene to solve the problem.
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      “Messi and I were not big friends, we were colleagues.”
      Marquez had spells with New York Red Bulls, Leon, Hellas Verona and Atlas prior to hanging up his boots in 2018.
      Messi, meanwhile, left in 2021 to join Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer after smashing dozens of records at Barcelona, before moving on to Inter Miami, where he currently plays.
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      Micah Richards reveals England team-mate had SECOND JOB while playing… and it led to infamous tweet

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      MICAH RICHARDS has revealed that former team-mate Joleon Lescott had a second job during his playing days.The retired defender also claimed that Lescott’s other occupation job is what led to his infamous tweet in 2016.
      Micah Richards says that Joleon Lescott had a second job during his playing daysCredit: Reuters
      Lescott sent an infamous tweet after losing to LiverpoolCredit: Jamie McPhilimey – The Sun
      Lescott posted a picture of a £121,000 Mercedes after the defeatCredit: Refer to Caption
      Lescott, 41, got himself into hot water after Aston Villa’s humiliating 6-0 defeat to Liverpool as one of his tweets went viral.
      The defender posted a picture of a Mercedes S63 Coupe worth £121,000 without any caption or context.
      Lescott followed up the tweet defending himself as he claimed that the post happened when his phone was in his pocket.
      Richards, 35, claimed that his team-mate was telling the truth and argued that the picture was to do with Lescott’s second job with a car company.
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      He told The Rest is Football podcast: “We play Liverpool and we get absolutely spanked 6-0.
      “I think I was at fault for about three of the goals. That tweet, I was actually in the car when Joleon sent that tweet.
      “The thing is, he is actually telling the truth.
      “How he described it was something ridiculous – he’s sent it from his pocket and he didn’t know it went out.
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      “But if you remember Twitter back in the day, the last picture in your photos – if you went on Twitter and press a button that picture would be on.
      “It must have been ready to send, and he’s put it in his pocket, and he’s accidentally sent the tweet.
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      “Joleon used to have a car company, and he used to give us cars for good prices, like lease deals.
      “In the picture was a S63 Coupe, all singing, all dancing and top of the range.
      “It was offered to the lads. That’s the picture which went out.”
      Richards and Lescott were team-mates at Manchester City, Aston Villa and England.
      The two defenders appeared 100 times together accumulating 7,626 minutes of playing together. More