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Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes has stepped down and is set to join Saudi side Al Hilal.
Hughes had only been at the club since June 2024, after moving from a similar position at Bournemouth, and his exit had been expected with his contract set to expire in June 2027.
In the summer he oversaw a transfer spend of about £200m, including the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris
Howe added: “After nearly five years of giving my life, heart and soul into the club with unrelenting energy, I feel that it is in the best interests of both myself and the club to step away, recharge and take a break.
“Although it’s been incredibly difficult to make this decision, I know in my heart that it’s the right one.
“It has been the privilege of my lifetime to
Long-serving Premier League referee Anthony Taylor is standing down after 16 years in England’s top flight at the conclusion of the World Cup.
The 47-year-old hangs up his whistle following 831 games in the English, European and international game, with his final match the World Cup last-16 clash between Portugal and tournament winners Spain.
Domestically, Taylor refereed in every major domestic English cup final, officiating the 2017 and 2020 FA
Coventry City have brought in measures to try to prevent a flu bug spreading any further into their squad, says head coach Frank Lampard.
Defenders Bobby Thomas and Liam Kitching and midfielder Tatsuhiro Sakamoto all missed Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Southampton through illness while defender Milan Van Ewijk (against Preston) and Victor Torp (against Ipswich) also missed previous matches.
“Since pre-Southampton where this all started to occur we’ve brought in
You have to be careful choosing your metaphors at this time of the season.
Portsmouth clearly aren’t over the finish line. I’m not sure it’s even quite in sight yet.
However, after three wins in a row it feels like they’ve come around the final bend and are on the home straight towards Championship survival.
To be 17th and nine points clear of the relegation zone considering where the team
Wayne Rooney says he has upped the intensity of Plymouth Argyle’s training ahead of the busy Christmas period.
The Pilgrims host Middlesbrough on Saturday having won just once in their last 11 games – including losing their last four games in succession.
It has left Argyle second-from-bottom of the Championship, although Rooney’s side do have a game in hand on the teams around them.
“We’ve actually stepped the training up