Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag is focused on winning titles with the Eredivisie, insisting he has heard nothing about the Manchester United job.

Ten Hag has emerged as one of the leading contenders to fill the United vacancy after manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked on Sunday following Saturday s humiliating 4-1 Premier League rout at Watford.

Ajax s Ten Hag has impressed in his time in Amsterdam, where he has delivered two Eredivisie titles and embarked on a memorable run to the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals.

Ten Hag s side have been the entertainers of Europe this term, dazzling their way into the Champions League round of 16, while topping the Eredivisie ahead of rivals PSV on goal difference.

The 51-year-old Dutchman was asked about United s …

Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish believes anybody taking the reins at Ibrox faces a tough job to meet fans’ demands and must be aware of the issues around recruitment.

Michael Beale was sacked after losing three of the opening seven cinch Premiership games after many of his nine summer signings struggled to hit the ground running.

Former Rangers player Kevin Muscat and Belgian Philippe Clement appear to be the front-runners as the club close in on a new appointment.

Back in Glasgow to promote Viaplay’s coverage of Scotland’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Spain, McLeish said: “It’s a tough job, to get Rangers up to a level that the fans expect.

“We know that you can get managers coming in and resurrecting the situation, but it’s a tough job …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says there is pressure on his side to win every remaining Premier League match this season as even an eight-point lead over Manchester City would not be enough of a cushion.

With City not playing until Monday Liverpool could extend the current five-point gap with victory at third-placed Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola’s side would have two matches in hand but their run-in record in recent years – they won their last 14 games in 2018-19 to pip their north-west rivals by a point and dropped just six points in the final 12 matches of 2021-22 to again win the title by a single point – means there is no margin for error from the Reds.

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Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League is better for the arrival of Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham.

Postecoglou has made a positive impact since taking charge at Spurs in the summer, with the Londoners having gone unbeaten through their first 10 games while playing in a dynamic style.

Guardiola’s treble-winning Manchester City are the next side to come up against the Australian’s troops as they host Spurs on Sunday.

PEP What he [Ange Postecoglou] has done in the past in Japan and of course in Glasgow with Celtic and now Spurs, I think he makes football a better place, people like Ange. I’ve said many times that I am a manager but also a spectator, I enjoy a lot the way they play, the…

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Stefano Pioli has called on Milan to show fire in our hearts and ice in our veins to see out the club s bid for a first Serie A title since 2010-11.

The Rossoneri s late 2-1 win at Lazio last week, coupled with rivals Inter losing to Bologna on Wednesday, leaves Pioli s men two points clear at the Serie A summit with just four games remaining.

Milan are unbeaten in their last 12 league matches  – winning seven of those and drawing five – ahead of Sunday s potentially difficult clash with Fiorentina, who are aiming for their first Serie A double over the Rossoneri since 2000-01.

Speaking ahead of that encounter, Pioli said Milan were fully focused on the threat posed by the Viola, and said his team would need to display their character to end the season as ch…

Tottenham forward Steven Bergwijn has confirmed his desire to find a new club, saying: I want to leave Spurs now, that s for sure.

The Netherlands international has been linked with a move away from the Premier League side since the January transfer window, having struggled for game time since the arrival of Antonio Conte as head coach in November.

Bergwijn has started just one league game under the Italian, making a further 19 appearances from the bench, scoring three goals.

His most notable contribution during the season came when he was introduced in the 79th minute away at Leicester City with his team 2-1 down, before scoring twice in stoppage time to turn the game around.

The 24-year-old joined Spurs in January 2020 from PSV Eindhoven for a reporte…

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Vancouver Whitecaps are supposed to be playing hosts to Real Salt Lake in the MLS on Wednesday evening (the night between Wednesday and Thursday in Europe), but in reality, it will be the other way around. The match will take place at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, where the Whitecaps have been playing their home games due to the Covid-related travel restrictions imposed between the USA and Canada. It is the home of Real Salt Lake.

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The Whitecaps have been competing in the MLS since 2011, but in the decade gone by since, they ve never won it. The closest they got to the top was in 2015, when they finished second in the Western Conference and third in overall placement. Last season, they finished ninth in the…

Mikel Arteta has challenged Arsenal to improve and show they are the real deal again next season.

The Gunners ended a campaign of obvious progress with a 5-0 thrashing of Wolves on the final day, which meant they finished only five points behind champions Manchester City.

Arsenal had been top of the Premier League for 248 days before a run of two wins in eight fixtures during the closing weeks of the season saw their title quest end on the penultimate weekend.

Finishing as runners-up behind City means Champions League football will return to the Emirates for the first time since 2017 and, while Arteta was delighted to achieve their initial goal this season, he is well aware of the work required to kick on this summer.

“We wanted to bring the club back t…

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Pedro Neto from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Wolves are willing to sell Neto at the end of the season, and that the Wanderers want £80 million for him.

Neto has been on the books of Wolves since 2019 and has established himself as an important player in the first team. The Portugal international winger has had injury problems in recent times, but he is fit and available now. Neto has made 16 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for Wolves so far this season, scoring two goals and providing nine assists in those games.

Tottenham are fifth in the Premier League table at the moment with 47 points from 25 matches, five points behind fourth-…

Diego Simeone has dismissed claims of negativity surrounding Atletico Madrid following their resounding 4-0 Champions League defeat to Benfica in midweek.

Los Colchoneros are unbeaten in LaLiga after eight matches, winning four and drawing four, sitting five points behind leaders Barcelona, ahead of Sunday s trip to Real Sociedad.

However, they were trounced by Benfica in their second match in the Champions League s new league phase on Wednesday, the first time they had shipped four goals in a Champions League group-stage game since October 2020 (0-4 at Bayern Munich).

I don t think that there is a negative climate. I believe our atmosphere is good and we are working towards the team we want to have, Simeone told reporters on Saturday.

There are players…