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Glasgow Times
9 hours ago
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- Glasgow Times
Saturday's briefing: Brentford name new boss and England Under-21s aim for glory
Chelsea prepared to meet Benfica in the Club World Cup round of 16 as England Under-21s focused on becoming European champions again. Andrews is the Bees' knees Our New Head Coach 🐝 — Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) June 27, 2025 Brentford have appointed Keith Andrews as their new head coach. The Bees have been without a boss since Thomas Frank took up the vacancy at Tottenham left by Ange Postecoglou. Andrews, the former Wolves and Republic of Ireland midfielder, has been working as the Bees' set-piece coach. The 44-year-old has now now been promoted to the top coaching job, saying he felt 'humbled' and 'honoured' to have been appointed. Andrews said: 'I'm very appreciative of the owner (Matthew Benham), the board and the staff that have supported this decision. It's an opportunity I feel I'm very capable of doing and ready to do.' Young Lions' glory bid Harvey Elliott hopes to spearhead England Under-21s to Euro glory after his starring semi-final role (Martin Rickett/PA) England are close to European Under-21 Championship glory again with a final date against Germany on Saturday. Lee Carsley's Young Lions' victory beat the Netherlands this week to put them within one match of retaining their crown in Slovakia. Harvey Elliott was the star of the show against the Dutch, and the Liverpool attacking midfielder is sure to be a key threat again. Senior England boss Thomas Tuchel is set to make the journey to Bratislava and cast his gaze over players keen to impress him ahead of next summer's World Cup. 'If he does come it will be extra motivation for the lads to win,' skipper James McAtee said. 'More reason to impress the manager.' Another Chelsea chance for Delap? Liam Delap, right, opened his Chelsea goal account at the Club World Cup (Chris Szagola/AP) Summer signing Liam Delap hopes to shine for Chelsea once more in their Club World Cup tie against Benfica. The competition has reached the knockout stage and Blues boss Enzo Maresca has promised further rotation because of the American heat. But Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson remains suspended after being handed a two-match ban for his straight red card against Flamengo. That could mean another start for Delap, who has impressed in the tournament so far and scored his first Chelsea goal against Esperance Tunis. Ruud ending as Foxes sack boss Leicester City Football Club and Ruud van Nistelrooy have mutually agreed that Ruud's contract with the Club as First Team Manager will terminate with immediate effect. — Leicester City (@LCFC) June 27, 2025 Ruud van Nistelrooy has left Leicester following the club's relegation from the Premier League. Van Nistelrooy was appointed at the King Power Stadium in November, but was unable to steer the club away from danger. Leicester's return to the Sky Bet Championship was sealed with five games of the season to play, and Van Nistelrooy's departure had been expected. The former Manchester United and Netherlands forward called for talks with the Foxes hierarchy as soon as relegation was confirmed, but was left hanging for several weeks. The delay since the end of the season is understood to have hinged around the start of a new accounting period, which begins on Monday. What's on today? England Under-21s go in search of a second successive continental crown when they play Germany in the European Championship final. The Young Lions won the competition two years ago for the first time since 1984 and have eliminated Spain and Netherlands in the knockout stages. The round of 16 at the Club World Cup gets underway with Chelsea playing Benfica in Charlotte, and Palmeiras and Botafogo meeting in an all-Brazil battle in Philadelphia.
South Wales Argus
10 hours ago
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- South Wales Argus
Saturday's briefing: Brentford name new boss and England Under-21s aim for glory
Chelsea prepared to meet Benfica in the Club World Cup round of 16 as England Under-21s focused on becoming European champions again. Andrews is the Bees' knees Our New Head Coach 🐝 — Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) June 27, 2025 Brentford have appointed Keith Andrews as their new head coach. The Bees have been without a boss since Thomas Frank took up the vacancy at Tottenham left by Ange Postecoglou. Andrews, the former Wolves and Republic of Ireland midfielder, has been working as the Bees' set-piece coach. The 44-year-old has now now been promoted to the top coaching job, saying he felt 'humbled' and 'honoured' to have been appointed. Andrews said: 'I'm very appreciative of the owner (Matthew Benham), the board and the staff that have supported this decision. It's an opportunity I feel I'm very capable of doing and ready to do.' Young Lions' glory bid Harvey Elliott hopes to spearhead England Under-21s to Euro glory after his starring semi-final role (Martin Rickett/PA) England are close to European Under-21 Championship glory again with a final date against Germany on Saturday. Lee Carsley's Young Lions' victory beat the Netherlands this week to put them within one match of retaining their crown in Slovakia. Harvey Elliott was the star of the show against the Dutch, and the Liverpool attacking midfielder is sure to be a key threat again. Senior England boss Thomas Tuchel is set to make the journey to Bratislava and cast his gaze over players keen to impress him ahead of next summer's World Cup. 'If he does come it will be extra motivation for the lads to win,' skipper James McAtee said. 'More reason to impress the manager.' Another Chelsea chance for Delap? Liam Delap, right, opened his Chelsea goal account at the Club World Cup (Chris Szagola/AP) Summer signing Liam Delap hopes to shine for Chelsea once more in their Club World Cup tie against Benfica. The competition has reached the knockout stage and Blues boss Enzo Maresca has promised further rotation because of the American heat. But Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson remains suspended after being handed a two-match ban for his straight red card against Flamengo. That could mean another start for Delap, who has impressed in the tournament so far and scored his first Chelsea goal against Esperance Tunis. Ruud ending as Foxes sack boss Leicester City Football Club and Ruud van Nistelrooy have mutually agreed that Ruud's contract with the Club as First Team Manager will terminate with immediate effect. — Leicester City (@LCFC) June 27, 2025 Ruud van Nistelrooy has left Leicester following the club's relegation from the Premier League. Van Nistelrooy was appointed at the King Power Stadium in November, but was unable to steer the club away from danger. Leicester's return to the Sky Bet Championship was sealed with five games of the season to play, and Van Nistelrooy's departure had been expected. The former Manchester United and Netherlands forward called for talks with the Foxes hierarchy as soon as relegation was confirmed, but was left hanging for several weeks. The delay since the end of the season is understood to have hinged around the start of a new accounting period, which begins on Monday. What's on today? England Under-21s go in search of a second successive continental crown when they play Germany in the European Championship final. The Young Lions won the competition two years ago for the first time since 1984 and have eliminated Spain and Netherlands in the knockout stages. The round of 16 at the Club World Cup gets underway with Chelsea playing Benfica in Charlotte, and Palmeiras and Botafogo meeting in an all-Brazil battle in Philadelphia.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
Thomas Tuchel faces major England U21 decision as Germany boss Nagelsmann cuts short Majorca holiday to watch final
THOMAS TUCHEL could still make a mad dash from America to Bratislava to watch England Under-21s in tomorrow's Euro final. But SunSport understands Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann will ditch his yacht in the Mediterranean to jet in for the bumper clash. 2 Thomas Tuchel is currently at the Club World Cup as England U21s prepare for the Euro final Credit: Getty 2 Julian Nagelsmann will be in attendance to watch the final in Bratislava Credit: EPA Three Lions boss Tuchel is in the US at the Club World Cup to watch a number of his international stars. He has also combined the trip with a recce ahead of next summer's World Cup out there as he plots to end 60 years of hurt for our nation. U21's head coach Lee Carsley revealed last week that he has been in regular contact with Tuchel. He added that the German has been 'very supportive' of both him and his players. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL RO YOUR BOAT Ex-Man Utd ace becomes unemployed after leaving Club World Cup without playing There are still hopes he could have enough time to make the 5,000-mile-plus journey to be at the Narodny Futbalovy Stadion to see the Young Lions take on his home nation. If he does make it, then we can confirm that he could be sat next to Nagelsmann in the VIP seats - the man he replaced at Bayern Munich in 2023. Rather than following suit and trekking to the States, Nagelsmann has been topping up his suntan in Majorca on a yacht. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But he will leave the Spanish island hotspot and fly 1,622 miles to watch his nation's young guns try to topple England. The Young Lions are looking to retain their Euro crown having knocked out both Spain and the Dutch in less than a week. England u21s clash with Germany SUSPENDED as stadium plunged into semi-darkness and players taken off pitch Carsley said: "We've got so much quality. "But, more importantly, we've got a squad that believe that they can win. "There's more belief, which is important if we're going to go that one step more, which is generally the hardest step now – getting over the line. " But I'm so proud of them and hopefully everyone has enjoyed watching us during this tournament."
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Thomas Tuchel faces major England U21 decision as Germany boss Nagelsmann cuts short Majorca holiday to watch final
THOMAS TUCHEL could still make a mad dash from America to Bratislava to watch England Under-21s in tomorrow's Euro final. But SunSport understands Germany boss Advertisement 2 Thomas Tuchel is currently at the Club World Cup as England U21s prepare for the Euro final Credit: Getty 2 Julian Nagelsmann will be in attendance to watch the final in Bratislava Credit: EPA Three Lions boss He has also combined the trip with a recce ahead of next summer's World Cup out there as he plots to end 60 years of hurt for our nation. U21's head coach He added that the German has been 'very supportive' of both him and his players. Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBALL There are still hopes he could have enough time to make the 5,000-mile-plus journey to be at the Narodny Futbalovy Stadion to see the Young Lions take on his home nation. If he does make it, then we can confirm that he could be sat next to Nagelsmann in the VIP seats - the man he replaced at Bayern Munich in 2023. Rather than following suit and trekking to the States, Nagelsmann has been topping up his suntan in Majorca on a yacht. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Advertisement Most read in Football But he will leave the Spanish island hotspot and fly 1,622 miles to watch his nation's young guns try to topple England. The Young Lions are looking to retain their Euro crown having England u21s clash with Germany SUSPENDED as stadium plunged into semi-darkness and players taken off pitch Carsley said: "We've got so much quality. "But, more importantly, we've got a squad that believe that they can win. Advertisement "There's more belief, which is important if we're going to go that one step more, which is generally the hardest step now – getting over the line. " But I'm so proud of them and hopefully everyone has enjoyed watching us during this tournament."
The Independent
2 days ago
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- The Independent
Lee Carsley confident England Under-21s can take ‘biggest step'
Lee Carsley is confident England Under-21s have the quality, experience and self belief to beat Germany in Saturday's Euros final and retain their continental crown. Two years on from winning the competition for the first time since 1984, the Young Lions are preparing for another final having narrowly avoided a shock group stage exit. Slovenia's defeat of the Czech Republic meant England edged through as Group B runners-up despite losing 2-1 to much-changed Germany, who they will face again in Saturday's Bratislava showpiece. Carsley's side have kicked on since then, with a 3-1 quarter-final win against favorites Spain followed by Wednesday's impressive 2-1 semi-final triumph against the Netherlands. 'One more step, which is the biggest step,' the Under-21s boss told BBC Radio 5 Live. 'But we've got that experience, we've done it before, so hopefully we can play with a lot of respect for opponents but try and impose our gameplan on them. 'We all set out with one objective, and that was to try and win it again. 'It's obviously easier said than done, but I wanted the lads to have the confidence and belief that we could do that. 'We tried to leave all of the hope at St George's (Park) and come out here with belief and I think that the players have got a great spirit about them. 'I think they really are together, they're committed to what they're trying to do and I'm very lucky as a coach, along with the rest of the staff, to work with these players.' England overcame tough opposition and stifling heat in Slovakia to reach a second successive Euro Under-21s final. Harvey Elliott smashed them ahead and, having been rocked by Noah Ohio levelling from distance, the Liverpool midfielder slalomed through to spectacularly seal a 2-1 semi-final triumph. 'You forget the age of this team,' Carsley said. 'Very young, had a setback but went again. I thought they played with such maturity, they've got great team spirit. 'The most important thing now is, like we said after the Spain game, this can't be our highlight. We have to make sure that now we try and get the job done.' England played with a swagger, much like they did in Georgia two years ago, as Carsley seeks to follow Dave Sexton in masterminding a second Under-21 Euros triumph. 'We try and put them in positions, try and give them some basic direction on what we're looking from them, and then they take on board where the space is,' the former senior England interim boss said. 'I want them to be different. We have to play different, we have to be expansive, we have to be exciting, we have to be creative, and I think we're going in the right direction.' England's progress is made all the most impressive by the fact they are without some key players due to the Club World Cup, with Liam Delap and Jobe Bellingham among those unavailable after summer switches. 'We were fully aware of what the situations were going to be, so we were able to pivot and adjust quite quickly,' Carsley added. 'We haven't mentioned who's not here. What we've tried to do is make sure that the players who are here feel special and feel wanted, and I'm sure they do.'
