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Klopp wins Premier League and LMA Manager of the Season awards

  The German coach Jürgen Klopp has been named the Premier League’s Manager of the Season for 2021-22 as well as the LMA Manager of the Year. The Liverpool boss received both awards at a League Managers Association event on Tuesday, in recognition of an outstanding campaign for his team. Klopp emerged as the Premier League's Manager of the Season winner from a shortlist that also included Thomas Frank (Brentford), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Eddie Howe (Newcastle United), and Patrick Vieira (Crystal Palace)  .Klopp guided the Reds to triumphs in the Carabao Cup and Emirates FA Cup this term, while they narrowly missed out on the Premier League title having accumulated 92 points in the top flight, with one point behind the champions, Manchester City, with 93 points.

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Benzema’s fiery responses to Mbappe’s decision to snub Real Madrid for PSG stay 

  Real Madrid star Karim Benzema reacts to his French teammate Kylian Mbappe who has played down France team-mate Karim Benzema's dig following his decision to snub Real Madrid to stay at PSG. Mbappe ultimately decided to sign a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain when he was expected to sign for Madrid as a free agent. The 23-year-old announced he had signed a new three-year deal with the French side before their 5-0 win over Metz on Saturday after many expected him to make the move to Madrid this summer transfer market. "I will tell you that we’re about to play a Champions League Final on Saturday and it’s not the time to talk about those tiny little things,”  Benzema said in a press interview Tuesday, on the sidelines of the Champions League final. You’d rather not talk, right? You’d rather not get angry?” continued Guasch. “No, no no, I’m not angry. I’m just saying that I am focused on the Final and that it’s more important to think about this than listening other things,” he added. Real Madrid will go head-to-head against Liverpool in the Champions League final, which will be played on Saturday, 28 May at the Stade de France de Saint-Denis (Paris).

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Report: Hakim Ziyech Could Leave Chelsea in Summer Transfer Window

The Famous Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano revealed that Chelsea decided to sell Moroccan star Hakim Ziyech this summer if a suitable offer was received on the financial level. Chelsea Make Decision on Hakim Ziyech's Future Amid Borussia Dortmund Interest. According to Fabrizio Romano, via Caught Offside, the Blues forward is considered another player with a chance to leave the club in the summer transfer window. The Italian journalist affirmed that Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has previously admitted that Ziyech's preferred role as a right-winger does not exist in his current system. The 29-year-old Moroccan star’s contract with the Blues expires in the summer of 2025. Hakim Ziyech joined him in the summer of 2020 from Dutch Ajax in a deal that cost the London club treasury an amount of 40 million euros. Ziyech appeared with Chelsea in 83 games in various competitions, scored 14 goals and provided 10 assists, and won many titles with the Blues, most notably the Champions League title last season at the expense of Manchester City

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Officially: Nosair Mazraoui joins Bayern Munich until 2026

German club Bayern Munich announced on Tuesday, the signing of Moroccan right-back Nossair Mazraoui until the summer of 2026. The 24-year-old defender joined on a free transfer after the end of his contract with Dutch club Ajax. “Nussir Mazraoui is the next building block to strengthen our team in a targeted way,” Bavarian CEO Oliver Kahn said after the official website. Hasan Salihamidzic, the team’s sporting director, said: “We are delighted that Nosir Mazraoui is our first signing in this transfer period. He had offers from all over Europe and chose us because we have a clear plan with him and we want to achieve big goals with him. Nasir is a player who puts a lot of pressure on the right flank. in the attack.”

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AC Milan’s coach Pioli begs thieves to return his medal!

AC Milan’s head coach Stefano Pioli was left pleading for the return of his winner’s medal after the club secured their first Serie A title in 11 years. Stefano Pioli revealed his Serie A winners' medal was stolen during a pitch invasion after his side wrapped up their title triumph at Sassuolo on Sunday. Pioli said in a television statement: "I kindly ask the person who stole the medal from me to pass it on because it is the first medal in my training career. I don't have one but it..." An account on “Instagram” posted a video clip of three people with the gold medal for Pioli with the phrase “Grazie Pioli” meaning thank you, Pioli. The account holder did not hesitate to publish a picture of the faces of three people with the medal. The Italian League responded, via Twitter, saying: "Don't worry Mr. Pioli, we will give you same another medal." Stefano Pioli, 56, won the best coach award this season, after leading Milan to crown the Italian league champion "Calcio" for the first time since the 2010-2011 season, the nineteenth in its history.

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Tembah Report: Top 5 most valuable football players in the world scored 147 goals!

At a given point in time over the course of a long, grueling football season, several high-value players emerged with their teams and contributed to many victories over the season millstone. Players with the biggest rise in market value confirmed the extent of their importance to their teams in the past season, as the curtain comes down across European leagues in Europe. For example, the five players with the highest market value in their teams, totaling 610 million euros, appeared in 176 games in various tournaments and scored 147 goals. The French Kylian Mbappe of PSG, who was crowned with the French League title, tops the list of the most expensive players with a market value of 160 million euros, and the player participated with his team this season in 46 games, 3,912 minutes, in all tournaments, where he scored 39 goals and made 26. The Norwegian Erling Haaland, who recently joined Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund, comes second, with a market value of 150 million euros. Haaland participated with Dortmund this season in all tournaments in 30 games, 2388 minutes, during which he scored 29 goals, and made 8 goals. Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior comes third with a market value of 100 million euros. He played 51 games with his team this season, 4184 minutes, during which he scored 21 goals and assisted 20 goals. Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah comes fourth with a market value of 100 million euros. Salah played with the Reds this season for 50 games, 3,924 minutes, during which he scored 31 goals in all tournaments and made 16 goals, and was crowned the English Premier League top scorer for the third season in a row, after he scored 23 A goals in the tournament, making 14 goals. The British player Harry Kane came in fifth place, with a market value of 100 million euros, and participated with his team in 50 games, 4250 minutes, and scored 27 goals, and made 10 goals.

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PSG Tempts Zidane With a "mouth-watering" Salary

  Paris Saint-Germain insists on signing former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, in order to take over the task of coaching the PSG, starting next season, as a replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, who is expected to leave within the next few days. The Spanish newspaper, “Mundo Deportivo”, stated that Paris Saint-Germain will hold a new negotiation session with Zidane after the Champions League final, in order to persuade him to take over the coaching starting from next season. According to the report, PSG is offering Zinedine Zidane a huge salary, which would be much more than what Real Madrid offered him during his two spells in charge. Apart from that, they’re claiming to give him full power to lead the dressing room, make signings, etc. The newspaper added that the offer from PSG club will amount to 25 million euros annually, making Zidane the highest salary in the major European leagues. The French radio "Monte Carlo" indicated earlier that Zidane refuses to take over the training of Paris Saint-Germain at the present time, as his desire is to coach the French national team after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar  .The report added that despite the entry of high-ranking personalities from the management of the Parisian club in order to convince Zidane to train the team, the latter insists on his refusal to train the Parisian team. Zinedine Zidane decided to leave Real Madrid last summer after the team left without achieving any title during the competition.

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Barça surrenders with Dembele's departure

Spanish press reports revealed that Barcelona FC surrendered to the departure of French winger Ousmane Dembele during the summer transfer market and will not increase their offer, in light of the great difficulties the Administration faces in order to renew the player's contract, especially since his current contract expires this summer. According to “Mundo Deportivo” newspaper, Barca is despairing of the process of renewing the contract of Ousmane Dembele, especially after the last meeting with his agent, Moussa Sissoko, in light of the great financial demands of his agent, which makes it difficult to reach an agreement about his stay with the team during the coming period. The newspaper added that the difficulty of Barca's negotiations with the French player will facilitate the task of Paris Saint-Germain in obtaining Dembele, especially since the Parisian club wants to sign him in order to compensate for the Argentine star Angel Di Maria. Dembele joined Barcelona in the summer of 2017 coming from Borussia Dortmund, to compensate for the departure of Brazilian star Neymar to PSG. Paris Saint-Germain signed Neymar in 2017 by paying the 222 million euros that were stipulated as a termination clause in his contract with FC Barcelona.

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Ancelotti reveals the most difficult Champions League match, refuses to talk about Mbappe

  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed his players' readiness for the Champions League final against Liverpool, which will be hosted by the Stade de France, in the French capital, Paris  .Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti talked to the press during Tuesday’s Open Media Day ahead of the upcoming Champions League Final against Liverpool. Naturally, one of the first questions for Ancelotti was about Mbappe’s decision to extend his contract with PS .The coach discussed the upcoming Champions League Final against Liverpool saying: “The whole roster is in good shape and excited about the match. Marcelo has a small physical problem but will be fine, motivation is huge. It’s the biggest game in the world of football and the fifth Final in eight years for this club. Every single Madridistaa is proud of this club, we now have to enjoy it and get ready for it the right way. Now we’re calm, there’s a good atmosphere. The closer we get to the game we willbe tensere, but it’s normal,” he explained. When asked about Kylian Mbappe deal, the Royal coach said: “I never talked about players who weren’t here. It’s quite clear to us that we’re thinking in the match ahead, we have the utmost respect for the decisions taken and for the clubs involved, we must think about getting ready for the Final”. Asked whether the LaLiga Santander campaign or the Champions League run was more difficult, he replied: “They are two very different competitions. You can’t slip up in the Champions League, whereas you have enough chances in a league campaign to fix things.”