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FORMER Premier League star Tim Howard believes he can convince Jurgen Klopp to become the next USA national team manager.Klopp ended his nine-year spell with Liverpool in May and revealed his intention to take a break from football.A former Premier League star wants Jurgen Klopp to become the next USA managerCredit: GettyEx-Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has offered to fly to Spain himself to persuade KloppCredit: AFPThe German has since been enjoying his free time, attending Euro 2024 and a Taylor Swift concert at Anfield.But now ex-Everton star Howard wants him to get back to work – on the international stage.The 45-year-old is even prepared to fly out to Spain to hold talks with Klopp himself.In a piece for the Daily Mail, he wrote: “After the disappointment of Copa America, after the United States lost to Uruguay and exited at the group stages, I will personally fly to Spain. I mean it.Read More in Football”I know Klopp has only been retired a few weeks and I know he wants a break. But if we sat around his villa in Spain, I think I could lure him over here. 100 percent.”The money is certainly there. So my pitch would be simple: he has a young group of players who can play progressive, front-foot soccer – exactly like his Liverpool teams. And in two years’ time he can go to the biggest World Cup in history.”The Stars and Stripes were knocked out of the Copa America last week following a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay.Fans now want manager Gregg Berhalter to be sacked.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSFormer US international Clint Dempsey believes the team’s “golden generation” is being wasted.He told Fox: “It’s so frustrating to see. You have a team that you’re rooting on and you want to do well. And at the same time, where have we come since 2022?Ex Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp dances with club legend John Barnes”You qualify for the World Cup, you get out of the group. And then where have we progressed? And we haven’t.”That’s the most frustrating part. This is our Golden Generation and it looks like we’re wasting it.”With 2026 coming up, you’re never going to get this opportunity again. … When are you going to have a better chance to do something special in the World Cup?” More

A DUTCH football legend has urged a Liverpool player to make a surprise positional change under new boss Arne Slot.This player and his team-mates are preparing for a whole new era on Merseyside after Jurgen Klopp’s departure as manager.Rafael van der Vaart wants to see a Liverpool ace switch positionCredit: GettyArne Slot has replaced Jurgen Klopp as manager of the RedsCredit: AFPThe German bid an emotional farewell to Liverpool after the 2-0 win over Wolves last week and will be replaced by Dutchman Slot.Popular duo Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara are also leaving the club along with Klopp’s staff.Mo Salah has shown that he is ready for the big change by undertaking a major one himself regarding his hairstyle.However, former Tottenham and Real Madrid attacker Rafael van der Vaart, 41, feels another Red should look to make a huge transformation – only this time on the pitch.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLRyan Gravenberch, 22, joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich for £40m last summer but has endured a mixed first campaign.He played 38 appearances, 21 of them being starts, but scored just four times and provided two assists in that period from his usual position of No.8 under Klopp.Now Van der Vaart wants to see him move from being behind the front three and suggested that he instead drops back to a deeper position in order to change his fortunes.And he highlighted their Dutch compatriot Nigel de Jong, who played there for Man City, and Arsenal legend Patrick Viera as two examples for him to follow.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSSpeaking to Dutch outlet Voetbal International, Van Der Vaart said: “I advise Ryan to opt for a role as a defensive midfielder.“That will not be an easy choice for him, because he can do much more. You can compare it with Nigel de Jong in the past.Arne Slot to make 3 key changes at Liverpool“Nigel could do much more than the subservient controller he eventually became.“But in that specific role he reached an absolute top level.“Nigel decided he was going to be a pit bull and that’s it.“Ryan is also very versatile and I recommend him to make a similar choice.“In a role like Patrick Vieira once played at Arsenal and France.”Ryan Gravenberch has endured a mixed first season at AnfieldCredit: EPASlot snubbed Spurs, hates defending and has a PASS named after himBy Dan King

LIVERPOOL’S new manager Arne Slot was a good enough player to have a type of pass named after him.
But it is as a manager that the Feyenoord head coach is really making his mark.
Like another bald Dutchman, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, Slot earned his stripes bossing smaller sides before being given a chance at one of the Netherlands’ big three.
But the question Liverpool are pondering is whether Slot would make a better fist of running one of the biggest clubs in the world than Ten Hag so far has at Old Trafford.
Slot, 45, was certainly easier on the eye as a player than centre back Ten Hag.
“The Arne Slot Ball” was something he perfected as a silky No 10 – a back-to-goal, first-time, 180-degree spin and flick behind the defensive line for a winger to run on to deep in the opposition half.
Click here to read all about the incoming Liverpool boss.

Gravenberch recently discussed his first year at Anfield and says he was happy after getting more game time than he had done at Bayern.He said: “That’s why I’m satisfied with my season at Liverpool. I wanted to make more minutes and I succeeded.READ MORE SUN STORIES“I have played good matches, but also lesser ones. No, I’m not as tired as I am after a season where you’ve played everything.“I haven’t played everything. Can that freshness be an advantage? Well, I’m ready if you ask me. Anyway, first let’s be part of the final selection.”Liverpool go DutchWHO’S who in the Liverpool dugout next season.
Manager Arne Slot, 45
Slot has led Feyenoord for three seasons, wining the Eredivisie title in 2023 and the KNVB Cup in  2024.
A former footballer in Holland, he is known to be a perfectionist and favours attacking football like Jurgen Klopp.
Assistant manager Sipke Hulshoff, 49
Hulshoff currently serves as Ronald Koeman’s assistant manager with the Holland national team and also works alongside Slot at Feyenoord.
He has had two spells as manager at little-known Dutch side Cambuur.
Head of performance Ruben Peeters, 31
A former fitness coach at Genk, Peeters has been working with Slot at Feyenoord since 2021. 
The Belgian has a Master’s Degree in Sports Sciences.
Chief analyst Etienne Reijnen, 37
Former centre back who retired from football in 2020 to move into coaching.
In October 2023, Reijnen joined Feyenoord as assistant coach, to focus on analysing and providing technical advise to Arne Slot. More

JURGEN KLOPP joked that he was banned from discussing five topics as he made a farewell appearance in Liverpool on Tuesday.The German coach waved goodbye to Anfield after the 2-0 win over Wolves on the final day of the Premier League season.Jurgen Klopp made a final farewell with a Q&A at the M&S Bank Arena in LiverpoolCredit: PAThe departing German joined Peter McDowall and John Bishop on stageCredit: PAKlopp joked that there were four topics that he was banned from discussingCredit: PAThe 56-year-old then took a final few shots at the Reds’ Premier League rivalsCredit: PAThe 56-year-old achieved legendary status in his nine years at the club.Klopp ended Liverpool’s three-decade wait for a title, lifted the Champions League, the Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, FA Cup and two League Cups.Dutchman Arne Slot has been announced as his replacement but last night there was time for one final farewell appearance for the departing boss.He attended a Q&A at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool that had famous faces such as Will Arnett and Daniel Craig send tributes to the icon before he and his family head for Majorca.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLKlopp discussed a wide-range of topics while he was also serenaded numerous times by the jam-packed crowd in attendance.He revealed that marrying his wife Ulla was the only decision that was better than his one to join Liverpool.And he also admitted that he had held talks with his replacement Slot after handing over the reins.But Klopp also said that he had been given an unofficial list of banned topics to avoid talking about.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSHe said: “TNT – no 12:30 discussion; referees; we don’t talk about Man City – don’t know why; we don’t talk about financial things – don’t know why; VAR.’”Manchester City are currently being investigated over 115 alleged charges of breaching Premier League financial rules – something the current champions have repeatedly denied.Trent Alexander Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk and Jurgen Klopps wife tearful as Klopp leaves LiverpoolComedian John Bishop was the compere, and he asked Klopp what would happen should the investigation strip the Cityzens of their past crowns and lead to the Reds receiving two more titles.Klopp said: “If you organise a bus parade I’m in. How long it takes, I don’t care how long.”He could also not resist poking fun at some of Liverpool’s rivals, firstly referencing Mauricio Pochettino’s shock departure from Chelsea last week.He said: “We should be really happy we have them (Fenway Sports Group) and not guys who bought London clubs. I wouldn’t have survived a year at Liverpool (with them).“Finally they (Chelsea) play football which everyone thinks ‘Oh, they might be back’ and then they sack the manager anyway.Slot snubbed Spurs, hates defending and has a PASS named after himBy Dan King
LIVERPOOL’S new manager Arne Slot was a good enough player to have a type of pass named after him.
But it is as a manager that the Feyenoord head coach is really making his mark.
Like another bald Dutchman, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, Slot earned his stripes bossing smaller sides before being given a chance at one of the Netherlands’ big three.
But the question Liverpool are pondering is whether Slot would make a better fist of running one of the biggest clubs in the world than Ten Hag so far has at Old Trafford.
Slot, 45, was certainly easier on the eye as a player than centre back Ten Hag.
“The Arne Slot Ball” was something he perfected as a silky No 10 – a back-to-goal, first-time, 180-degree spin and flick behind the defensive line for a winger to run on to deep in the opposition half.
Click here to read all about the incoming Liverpool boss.

“The owners feel responsible for the club. Are they the best in the world? I don’t know, I can’t say. But they worked really hard. I felt supported.”Then it was Manchester United who received some stick as Klopp took aim at their handling of the Jadon Sancho situation.The England winger publicly fell-out with boss Erik ten Hag and has been shipped out to Dortmund on loan.READ MORE SUN STORIESKlopp said: “If the whole world loses trust and faith in the player, the manager has to be the one behind the player.“I cannot just buy into that ‘he’s useless’, like other clubs did by the way – buying a player for £80million and then sending him out on loan!”Klopp has botched his Liverpool exit… and it’s cost him his legacy, says Dave KiddBy Dave Kidd
NOW we know Jurgen Klopp’s final major trophy haul at Liverpool — one Champions League, one Premier League, one FA Cup, two League Cups and (if you must) a World Club Cup.
But where does his reign stand among the greatest of the Premier League era?
In black-and-white terms, Klopp is way behind Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola, the only two men to have won multiple Premier Leagues and a Champions League at the same club.
Those two sit alongside Brian Clough, Bob Paisley and Sir Matt Busby as the undoubted all-time managerial greats of the English game.
But Klopp ranks in the next tier down — with Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho (the Chelsea version), Bill Shankly and Don Revie.
These were all men with the strength of character to transform their clubs in their own image and enjoy success but who did not win as much as they might have done.
Had Klopp managed to keep his intentions under wraps and ended up with another title, perhaps even a treble or quadruple, he’d have edged himself up into that highest echelon with Ferguson, Guardiola, Clough, Paisley and Busby.
But deciding the timing and the manner of your exit is one of the toughest calls for any manager or sportsman.
Klopp got it wrong.
Read Dave Kidd’s take on Klopp’s demise in full here.
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JURGEN KLOPP rapped with John Barnes on stage as the outgoing Liverpool boss showed he’s a mover and shaker in more ways than one.The German looked a natural as he shimmied on the floor at a boozy farewell bash with his squad.Jurgen Klopp’s dancing talent is no longer hiddenCredit: Instagram @KloppoThe German has pointed the way to a bright future at Anfield, despite his decision to leave this summer after nine years in chargeCredit: Instagram @KloppoThe Reds confirmed Arne Slot will become manager from June 1Credit: PALiverpool stars and icons like Sir Kenny Dalglish were later spotted strolling in the city centre as Klopp went out in the same style he arrived, winning the Champions League and Premier League along the way.Ex-Reds and England winger Barnes famously rapped on New Order’s No1 hit World in Motion, the Three Lions’ anthem for the 1990 World Cup.And Klopp modestly suggested his own efforts at singing over the weekend were merely playing second fiddle to the former Celtic manager.Bowing out after nine years in charge at Anfield, Klopp recovered from his night of partying to post a clip of his rapping on Instagram.READ MORE TOP STORIESHe added the words: “John Barnes – what a legend… not only in football!”Klopp’s video on Monday afternoon came as the club confirmed Feyenoord chief Arne Slot, 45, will become his successor on June 1 – “subject to a work permit”.The 56-year-old wore his cap backwards, topping off a casual look of black shirt and jeans, as he danced on a stage in front of a crowd.Klopp’s men had faded in the closing weeks, finishing a distant third, seven points off Arsenal and nine behind champions Manchester City.Most read in FootballKlopp looked to be enjoying a long night of goodbyesCredit: Instagram @KloppoCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSBut a 2-0 final-day defeat of 10-man Wolves at Anfield helped re-ignite the party atmosphere.Klopp continued to lift spirits with a rousing goodbye speech on the pitch.He said: “It doesn’t feel like an end. It just feels like the start, because I saw today a football team playing full of talent, full of youth, full of creativity, full of desire, full of grit.”That’s one part of development, that’s what you need obviously, but obviously since a few weeks I got absolutely too much attention, it’s really uncomfortable, but in this time I realised a lot of things.”Players like Virgil van Dijk , Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah were later seen at Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel.  And after a sit-down meal, it was time for Klopp to produce his Barnes-storming duet.He also produced a lengthy farewell address on the club’s X’s account.Klopp added: “I just want to say, I love you. It was absolutely outstanding. Thank you for the ride, I’m so proud of you and I’m so proud that I have been allowed to be part of this. “Thank you very much, and the sky is the limit for you boys.” More