Germany have unveiled Jurgen Klopp as the new head coach of the national team, following the departure of Julian Nagelsmann after the disappointment of the 2026 World Cup, when Germany were knocked out by Paraguay in the round of 32. Klopp, who left Liverpool ahead of the summer 2024 and since worked as RedBull’s head of soccer, started a new chapter of his incredible career and will be leading the German national team at the 2028 UEFA Euro and at the 2030 World Cup and seems willing to be on the job for even longer.

“The day you don’t want me anymore, I’m gone, without any severance pay. If you say tomorrow that he’s rubbish, I’m gone. Not just one person, it would have to be more than that. If the federation says he’s rubbish, I’m gone. If you behave badly and don’t leave my family in peace, I’m gone. Criticize me if something doesn’t work. I’m happy to work on it. It’s all about the job. Klopp doesn’t have a career after the national team. Ideally, this is the highlight of my career,” he said. 

Klopp also said he’s ready to make changes in the national team and also on German soccer.

“I want to get very involved in the structures. Whoever brings in Jurgen, gets Jurgen. Everyone is happy today, but I’m not sure if that will be the case every day. I want to improve everything. I want to present the German national team in a positive light, so that we can eventually get back to the top. I’m looking forward to the challenge,” he said. 

He also spoke on the players and how he wants to make an impact on some of them, looking to find stability and then, they hope, dominance on the global stage. Since winning the 2014 World Cup, the Germans crashed out in the group stages of 2018 and 2022 before the shock defeat to Paraguay in the round of 32 this past summer.

“Players will get opportunities they might not even be expecting right now, because I like to be bold. I’m keen to work with guys who want to play a style of football that everyone enjoys. It’s not always immediately successful, but I also want to achieve something with the national team that makes people go home and think, ‘Wow, that was really cool.’ A few things are needed to achieve that. Everyone who is eligible to play for the national team should give their all. I’ll be watching. Nobody is being written off today. It’s a fresh start,” he said. 

“Success is how you perform in relation to the expectations. When we ask in Germany: are we as good as France? And the answer is no, that’s not true. The question should be: do we have players like Dembele, Mbappe, Doue, Barcola? The answer is no. But we still can beat them. It’s not important to look at France, Spain, Argentina. The most important thing is to look at ourselves and how we play football. We aren’t number one in the world at the moment, that’s true. There are 11 nations ahead of us in the ranking — but we have to make beating them possible, with the way we play football.

“Luckily, the first game isn’t tomorrow. I’d be overwhelmed. I’ll be watching games in every country where our players are, including here in Germany, of course. I’ve gained a tremendous amount of insight lately. Maintaining contact with the players is very important, and I’ll try to get in touch with them early on. That will be my first task.”

DFB President Bernd Neuendorf also confirmed that the staff will consist of Peter Krawietz, Pepijn Lijnders and Sven Bender and it’s also confirmed that Per Mertesacker will replace Andreas Rettig as DFB managing director at the end of the year. 

Tyson Fury is back in the ring today, competing in a warm-up fight for his long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua.

In Thailand, where Fury has trained over the last year, the “Gypsy King” will box former world-title challenger Mariusz Wach, one night before “AJ” takes on Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia.

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Should Fury and his fellow Briton pass these tests, they will finally square off later this year, with a November meeting at Wembley Stadium on the cards – provided the fight takes place in the early hours of the morning, apparently.

Some might argue that Fury, 37, has already had a warm-up bout for his planned fight with Joshua; in April, Fury ended his fifth retirement from boxing and outpointed Arslanbek Makhmudov in Tottenham.

But the former world heavyweight champion wants to go again, facing Wach in a fight whose proceeds will go to charity, according to Fury. Here’s all you need to know:

When is the fight?

Fury vs Wach will take place on Friday 24 July at Max Muay Thai Stadium in Pattaya, Thailand. The main card is believed to begin at 3.15pm BST (7.15am PT / 9.15am CT / 10.15am ET), with main-event ring walks then likely at 5pm BST (9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET).

How can I watch it?

Fury has said: “This great fight will not be streamed live! It will only be broadcast on my hit Netflix TV show ‘At Home With The Furys’ season three.” There is currently no release date for that season. The Independent will provide live updates from the event, however.

Odds

Fury – 1/50

Wach – 25/1

Draw – 14/1

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Michael Alan Flannery vs Narong Phumrakson (light-heavyweight)

Lucas Dassios vs Rattapol Kadamduan (cruiserweight)

Mark Ahondjo vs Aekkaphob Auraiwan (heavyweight)

Arlo Stephens vs Arash Mardani (heavyweight)

Hangman Adam Page is the heart and soul of AEW. His last match in the company took place at Revolution 2026 against MJF in a Texas D*ath match. This was one of the most brutal showdowns in All Elite Wrestling history.

Former AEW World Champion MJF successfully defended his title against Hangman Adam Page at Revolution. Due to this loss, the latter lost the right to challenge for the World Title again. He went on a hiatus after this match but made an amazing return on the July 11 episode of Collision. The 34-year-old delivered a promo where he said that he will pursue other singles titles in the promotion.

Tony Khan revealed some interesting information about the former World Champion in the recent AEW Redemption media call. He said that Hangman is expected to return soon. Furthermore, he confirmed that the wrestler is going to stick to his words and not challenge for the World Title again.

“Well, I think we’ll see Hangman again very soon. We saw Hangman two weeks ago on Collision. This past week on Collision, they referenced it during some of the championship fights and the big stakes on Collision. We saw Hangman on the show last week. When’s he going to be back? I would expect him to be back soon….He’s going to be a man of his word that he said if he didn’t regain the championship from MJF, that Hangman would not challenge for that World Championship again, and it seems that Hangman is absolutely going to live up to his word because he has told me and has also publicly told all of you he’s going to come back to AEW very soon, and to be in line to challenge for the other championships,” said Khan. [H/T: Wrestle Purists

Career achievements of AEW star Hangman Adam Page

Hangman Adam Page has held the AEW World Championship twice, the AEW World Tag Team Championship twice, and the AEW World Trios Championship once.

It will be interesting to see what the future holds for the Anxious Millennial Cowboy. The Continental or the International Championships will certainly look great on his shoulder.