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Arne Slot confirms desire to be next Liverpool head coach

The Dutch manager made it clear that he wants a move to Merseyside

Arne Slot has confirmed his desire to take over as Liverpool head coach.

Multiple reports have indicated that Liverpool has made the Feyenoord head coach its top choice to replace Jürgen Klopp when he departs at the end of the season.

Now the Dutchman himself has weighed in, and he was unequivocal that he is looking to move to Merseyside.

“The clubs are negotiating. I am waiting to see what will come out of it,” Slot told ESPN on Thursday ahead of Feyenoord’s game against Go Ahead Eagles.

“It will be no secret that I would like to go to Liverpool. Now I am waiting for the clubs to reach an agreement. I am confident that will happen.”

Liverpool would need to negotiate a fee with Feyenoord should the club wish to hire Slot, who has a release clause in his contract that does not go into effect until next year.

On Wednesday, The Athletic reported that Feyenoord had rejected an opening bid from Liverpool worth €9 million.

Slot has put himself on the radar of several top clubs in Europe with his success as a manager in the Netherlands, first with Cambuur, then AZ and finally with Feyenoord.

The 45-year-old led Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title last season and currently has the club in second place, and is renowned for his positive attacking style.

He has rejected approaches from Leeds and Tottenham over the past year, but now appears to have settled on another English side for his next career move.

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Arsenal and Liverpool will play at Lincoln Financial Field on July 31

Arsenal and Liverpool F.C. will travel to the United States this summer as part of the Rivals in Red Tour, facing off at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 31.

Two of the Premiere League’s best and most historic football clubs are heading to Philadelphia for a late-summer matchup.

Arsenal and Liverpool F.C. will travel to the United States this summer as part of the Rivals in Red Tour, facing off at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 31.

The game will see two of the top teams in the Premier League meet in front of one of the country’s most vibrant soccer fanbases in the country. Liverpool F.C. vs. Arsenal is one of the great rivalries in the Premier League, with more goals than any other fixture since the Premier League began in 1992. The first match between the two teams dates back to 1893.

Arsenal will also play Manchester United at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, on July 27. This will be the second time they have faced each other on American soil, with the same fixture last July selling out the 80,000-capacity MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

The pre-sale ticket window opens on Monday, February 26, at 9 a.m. ET. Fans can sign up now for Monday’s pre-sale and early ticket access by visiting https://tegsport.com.au/event/rivals-in-red-usa-2024-tour/. Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Ticketmaster Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET.

Tottenham vs. Liverpool: How to watch Premier League clash

It’s second versus fourth in the marquee Premier League matchup of the weekend

Two unbeaten sides go head to head in north London on Saturday, as Tottenham hosts Liverpool in the weekend’s marquee Premier League matchup.

Spurs are in fourth place under new coach Ange Postecoglou, who has revitalized the team even after Harry Kane’s offseason departure to Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, Liverpool look to be back to their best after a disappointing fifth-place finish last term, starting the new campaign off with five wins and a draw in their first six games.

Saturday’s game will be the second straight early-season test of Tottenham’s credentials. Spurs came out of last weekend’s north London derby with a well-earned 2-2 draw against Arsenal, as Son Heung-min netted a brace.

Liverpool, meanwhile, will come into the game full of confidence, having lost only once to Spurs in their last 20 league games.

Here is everything you need to know to watch Tottenham take on Liverpool.

How to watch Tottenham vs. Liverpool

When: Saturday, September 30

Time: 12:30 p.m. ET

Where: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Channel/streaming: USA Network, Universo

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Which Premier League teams are owned by Americans?

Half of the Premier League’s 20 teams are now under majority American ownership. 

With the news of Everton’s takeover by U.S. private equity firm 777 Partners, the influence of American owners in the Premier League has never been higher.

When that deal goes through, it will mean that exactly half of the Premier League’s 20 teams are under American ownership. That includes four of the league’s biggest teams: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool.

The English top flight has become an attractive investment for prospective owners as the league’s revenue from broadcast deals continues to skyrocket.

Here, we have listed all 10 Premier League clubs currently under American ownership. Some of the clubs include multiple owners/investors, so the American owners are italicized in those cases.

The top 25 highest-paid Premier League players in 2023-24

The five biggest English clubs make up the majority of the list

The new Premier League season is upon us, with Manchester City looking to win the title for the fourth season in a row and the sixth time out of seven.

As more money piles into the world’s richest league, its clubs — especially the big ones — are spending that cash freely on transfer fees and wages.

When examining the biggest earners in the Premier League, it’s no surprise to see the big clubs dominating. Of the top 25 highest-paid players in the Premier League, 15 come from the two Manchester clubs.

Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal employ the bulk of the remaining players, with Newcastle the only other team represented.

Let’s take a look at the 25 highest-paid Premier League players in 2023-24 by annual salary. All data is provided by Capology.

Forbes ranks 20 most valuable soccer teams in the world

Valuations of the world’s biggest clubs are sky high

Who are the most valuable soccer teams in the world?

With success being more and more tied to an ability to spend, being a “big” club — at least in financial terms — is the clearest indicator of whether a given team is going to contend for trophies in the world’s top leagues.

That said, what defines value doesn’t necessarily require a team to be in the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, or Serie A. MLS has three teams in the top 20, including LAFC becoming the first club to break the $1 billion valuation barrier.

That said, Europe is still the home of the world’s biggest clubs, and its most valuable. In particular, eight of the top 20 hail from the Premier League, which will not be a particular surprise given the league’s global reach.

Here are Forbes’ 20 most valuable teams in global soccer.

Firmino says goodbye to Anfield with 89th minute Liverpool equalizer

Goodbyes are hard, but Firmino’s was just about perfect

Roberto Firmino knows how to say a proper goodbye.

After eight seasons and over 250 games, the Brazilian forward stepped onto the pitch at Anfield for the final time. It wasn’t an easy farewell, though: Liverpool trailed visiting Aston Villa 1-0, and Firmino came on in the 72nd minute with his club needing a goal to keep faint hopes of a Champions League place alive.

It was hard sledding, as Villa protected its lead with an uber-compact shape and an emphasis on risk aversion. And why not? A win would have kept Unai Emery’s side in with the slightest of hopes of sneaking into Europe at Liverpool’s expense.

However, with stoppage time looming, Firmino — a beloved figure at Liverpool whose summer departure was confirmed months ago — made a hard near-post run, throwing himself at Mohamed Salah’s outside-of-the-foot delivery to steer home what may be a critical goal for the Reds.

The late equalizer means Liverpool — with one more win and two losses by either Newcastle or Manchester United — could sneak into the Champions League.

Naturally, Reds fans had a lot to say about a player who signed off at Anfield in the best way possible.

Premier League home stretch: Where things stand as season enters its final month

Some teams are having a blast, while others are going through it

The Premier League is getting down to the nitty-gritty.

The end of the season is approaching, with most teams having five or six games left to secure a trophy, a spot in Europe, or just keep themselves in the top flight for another year.

For some teams, the end of the season was expected to be a pressure-cooker, but has instead been something of a celebration. For others, it’s one last chance to fight their way to safety, or at least salvage some pride in an otherwise disappointing season.

Here’s where everyone stands heading into the last month of the 2022-23 season.

Liverpool agonizingly blew 2 golden chances to bury Arsenal’s Premier League title chances

This was SO close to being a mind-boggling collapse.

The Premier League title race is coming down to the wire between Arsenal and Manchester City. Arsenal seemingly did everything to open the door for City in a 2-2 draw against Liverpool Sunday.

If not for a chance miss by Mohamed Salah and a very clutch save by Aaron Ramsdale, we’re probably having an entirely different conversation about City eventually chasing Arsenal down.

After the Gunners took an apparent commanding 2-0 lead, Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp’s battled back. While the Reds would eventually knot the match up anyway, Salah had a golden chance on an early second-half penalty to tighten the pressure.

He missed.

Salah’s reputation as one of the best players in the world precedes him. So much so that Klopp was actually shocked the midfielder didn’t pot the penalty.

No matter. Liverpool found a way to keep matters interesting with Arsenal regardless. And in the closing seconds, the Reds and Ibrahima Konate almost buried the Gunners and put a cherry on top of an embarrassing collapse.

Except Ramsdale made a miraculous save to keep it level:

PHEW. Imagine being that close on the doorstep and not scoring. Imagine being the goalie, holding what might be an eventual Premier League title, in your gloves.

After holding a 2-0 lead, a draw is nonetheless awful news for Arsenal. They hold just a six-point lead on City in the Premier League Standings with eight games to play (City has nine remaining matches). But a loss would’ve been disastrous. A loss — with Salah conversely making his penalty and Ramsdale actually not being a hero — would’ve opened the door to almost certain chaos.