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Xavi confirms contract extension at Barça: 'I feel the support of the president'
Barcelona and Xavi will continue together for a longer period. The expiring contract of the 43-year-old coach will be extended by one season until mid-2025.

The Marseille board now also receives support from the fans
The representatives of supporter groups who made threatening statements in a meeting with the board of Olympique Marseille last Monday cannot count on the full support of the Marseille fan base. A counter-movement has been set up.

With these eleven names from Marseille, Ajax will presumably have to deal
In France, it is expected that interim coach Jacques Abardonado will make few changes compared to the last starting eleven under the departed Marcelino. The team ranked fourth in the French league will face Ajax on Thursday evening, and a solution needs to be found only for the injured Leonardo Balerdi.

Why Bundesliga sensation Frimpong is still waiting for his Oranje debut
Ten months after his spot in the World Cup squad, Jeremie Frimpong can finally prepare for his return to Oranje. During the previous three international breaks, national coach Ronald Koeman consistently overlooked the Bayer Leverkusen wing-back.

Ten Hag reflects on the challenges of his 'second season'
Can Manchester United find their way back up on Saturday evening in the away match against Burnley? Erik ten Hag preaches calm after four losses in the last five matches. The manager will once again not call upon Jadon Sancho for Saturday's match.

Nagelsmann must lead Germany to success at the European Championship in their own country
Julian Nagelsmann is the new head coach of Germany with immediate effect. The 36-year-old coach has been appointed as the successor to Hansi Flick, who was dismissed earlier this month. As a result, he will lead Die Mannschaft at the European Championship in their own country next summer.

Schouten gets acquainted with the 43 formations of Arsenal
The main question at the press conference was: shouldn't PSV have adapted more to Arsenal? Midfielder Jerdy Schouten argued after the heavy defeat in London that it wouldn't have made much of a difference and explained why that was the case.

Kudus impresses at West Ham: 'Moyes has a new weapon'
West Ham United is going to enjoy Mohammed Kudus a lot. That's the conviction of Joe Cole, who watched the Ghanaian newcomer in action on Thursday night in the Europa League match against Backa Topola (3-1).

UEFA nominates an Ajax player for Player of the Week
UEFA has nominated Carlos Forbs for Player of the Week in the Europa League. The forward contributed with a goal and an assist against Olympique Marseille and has already received praise from his coach.

Roger Schmidt points to the referee after Benfica's disastrous quarter-hour
Roger Schmidt was not pleased with the performance of Turkish referee Halil Meler on Wednesday evening. The German coach felt that the referee was not exactly on Benfica's side in the Champions League match against RB Salzburg.