Tag: conference

Premier League final day: Who is in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League
26 May 2025 Off

Premier League final day: Who is in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League

By Total Football News

Newcastle sealed Champions League qualification on the final day despite losing to Everton, while Chelsea and Manchester City also confirmed their places in the competition for next season.

Despite losing 1-0 on Sunday, results elsewhere mean Newcastle finished the 2024-25 Premier League campaign in fifth place, enough to earn them a spot in Europe’s top competition.

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest on the final day to finish fourth, but that result

…
Conference League final: Chelse’s Enzo Maresca unhappy with Real Betis change
20 May 2025 Off

Conference League final: Chelse’s Enzo Maresca unhappy with Real Betis change

By Total Football News

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he is “not happy” that opponents Real Betis have been given two days of extra preparation for next week’s Conference League final.

La Liga has accepted a request from Betis to bring their final league match against Valencia – originally scheduled for Sunday – forward to Friday evening (20:00 BST).

Chelsea, by contrast, travel to Nottingham Forest – who, like the Blues, are chasing Champions

…
Premier League: Who will qualify for Champions League, Europa League and Conference League?
19 May 2025 Off

Premier League: Who will qualify for Champions League, Europa League and Conference League?

By Total Football News

Five Premier League teams will battle it out for three Champions League places on the final day of the season, with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe saying he “had the feeling it would go right to the end”.

Arsenal’s 1-0 win over the Magpies on Sunday ensured they join champions Liverpool in next season’s Champions League.

But it leaves Newcastle as one of three teams on 66 points, alongside Chelsea and

…
Who will qualify for the Champions League, Europa and Conference League permutations
11 May 2025 Off

Who will qualify for the Champions League, Europa and Conference League permutations

By Total Football News

There will be nine Premier league teams competing in Europe next season – up from the usual seven – but things could change in the final weeks of the campaign.

Crystal Palace, who are 12th, would qualify for the Europa League if they win the FA Cup final.

Brentford, Brighton, Bournemouth, and to a lesser extent Fulham, are all vying for eighth spot which might be enough.

The Bees are

…
Sheffield United press conference: Chris Wilder on winning
11 February 2025 Off

Sheffield United press conference: Chris Wilder on winning

By Total Football News

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has been speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield as they prepare to host Middlesbrough on Wednesday (20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines:

  • On a winning mentality: “I’d rather have a team that’s mentally strong and tough and wants to win than a team that’s milky and soft that plays beautiful football. End of conversation. I’m a winning football manager.”

  • He added: “It’s still an

…
Julen Lopetegui: West Ham United cancel planned news conference with Spanish head coach
8 January 2025 Off

Julen Lopetegui: West Ham United cancel planned news conference with Spanish head coach

By Total Football News

West Ham have cancelled a planned news conference with head coach Julen Lopetegui, with the Spaniard’s future at the club looking increasingly uncertain.

The 58-year-old was due to speak to the media on Wednesday, before the FA Cup third-round tie with Aston Villa on Friday.

The move comes amid expectation Lopetegui will be sacked – with the Hammers holding talks with former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter over replacing

…
Wayne Rooney: Plymouth Argyle boss holds first press conference
4 July 2024 Off

Wayne Rooney: Plymouth Argyle boss holds first press conference

By Total Football News

Rooney endured a difficult time at Birmingham City, and also had a relatively unspectacular spell in charge of Major League Soccer’s DC United.

England’s former record goalscorer began his managerial career at Derby County when the club was going through financial problems.

With Rooney having spent part of the summer as a BBC pundit at Euro 2024 and having had a lucrative playing career why did he decide to move

…
Erik ten Hag: Manchester United boss snubs journalists in news conference
26 April 2024 0

Erik ten Hag: Manchester United boss snubs journalists in news conference

By Total Football News

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag banned three media outlets from asking questions at his news conference on Friday.

The Dutchman did not take questions from the Sun, the Mirror and the Manchester Evening News.

Their journalists were present at the news conference, but had been made aware in advance they would not be invited to ask questions.

United and Ten Hag were widely criticised after their FA Cup semi-final

…