Tag: departs

Liverpool: Michael Edwards departs football chief role at FSG
14 July 2026 Off

Liverpool: Michael Edwards departs football chief role at FSG

By Total Football News

Michael Edwards has left his role as chief executive of football with Liverpool‘s owners Fenway Sports Group.

FSG said Edwards’ departure is part of a “planned transition following the completion of key strategic priorities”, while group president Mike Gordon said the owners are “naturally disappointed” about his exit.

He leaves two years into a three-year contact, having begun a second spell working closely with Liverpool in March 2024, when

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Sheffield United: Alan Knill departs as Phil Jones joins coaching staff
18 June 2026 Off

Sheffield United: Alan Knill departs as Phil Jones joins coaching staff

By Total Football News

Sheffield United have announced a reshuffle of their coaching staff which has seen the arrival of former Manchester United and England defender Phil Jones and the departure of long-term assistant boss Alan Knill.

Jones, 34, moves to Bramall Lane as first-team coach after leaving Championship rivals Blackburn Rovers last week.

He had joined the Ewood Park club in February as part of interim boss Michael O’Neill’s coaching team.

Knill has

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Jewison Bennette: Sunderland winger departs for Ukrainian club Cherkasy
9 March 2025 Off

Jewison Bennette: Sunderland winger departs for Ukrainian club Cherkasy

By Total Football News

Sunderland winger Jewison Bennette has joined Ukrainian Premier League side FC LNZ Cherkasy for an undisclosed fee.

The 20-year-old has not featured in the Championship for the Black Cats this season, playing only nine minutes as a substitute in their 2-0 defeat at Preston in the Carabao Cup in August.

The Costa Rica international has made 21 appearances in all competitions since his arrival at the Stadium of Light in

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Stoke City: Head of Recruitment Lee Darnbrough departs club
13 February 2025 Off

Stoke City: Head of Recruitment Lee Darnbrough departs club

By Total Football News

Stoke City have parted company with head of recruitment Lee Darnbrough after just eight months.

Darnbrough was appointed in June 2024 having spent seven years with the Potters Championship rivals Hull City.

Stoke signed 10 first-team players on permanent and loan deals in the summer and two more during the winter window, which proved to be Darnbrough’s last.

“Lee has our sincere thanks for his efforts and dedication during his

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Leo Wahlstedt: Goalkeeper departs Blackburn Rovers for Danish side AGF
3 July 2024 Off

Leo Wahlstedt: Goalkeeper departs Blackburn Rovers for Danish side AGF

By Total Football News

Goalkeeper Leo Wahlstedt has departed Blackburn Rovers to join Danish Superliga club AGF for an undisclosed fee.

The 24-year-old signed for Rovers from Norwegian side Odds Ballklubb in August 2023 on a three-year deal to replace former goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.

Sweden international Wahlstedt kept four clean sheets in his 25 appearances for the club across all competitions.

Blackburn ended last season in 19th place in the Championship while AGF finished

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Russell Martin: Jason Wilcox has Southampton manager’s best wishes if he departs
6 April 2024 0

Russell Martin: Jason Wilcox has Southampton manager’s best wishes if he departs

By Total Football News
Southampton manager Russell Martin
Southampton sit fourth in the Championship table

Southampton manager Russell Martin has said that the “likely” departure of director of football Jason Wilcox impacts him.

“Being brutally honest, the one person this affects the most is me,” Martin told BBC Radio Solent.

Reports surfaced this week that Wilcox was to resign but Southampton are yet to confirm this.

He has been linked with a switch to Manchester United having previously

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