Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool close to appointing new manager

By BBC News

Liverpool are close to appointing former Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp as their new manager on a three-year contract.

The Reds hope to complete negotiations by Thursday and name the 48-year-old German as Brendan Rodgers' successor by the end of the week.

Euro 2016 qualifiers

By BBC News

Kyle Lafferty saved Northern Ireland from a damaging Euro 2016 defeat with a stoppage-time goal against Hungary.

Hungary had taken the lead through Richard Guzmics in the 74th minute after home keeper Michael McGovern had dropped the ball.

Chelsea seal Premier League title as Eden Hazard sinks Crystal Palace

By The Guardian

As Eden Hazard celebrated the goal that would ultimately settle everything the outstanding performer in this season’s title race put his hand to his forehead and wiped his brow in a show of exaggerated relief.

 

Hazard had just seen possibly the most feeble penalty of his career come back off Julián Speroni, the Crystal Palace goalkeeper. He scored the rebound with an improvisational header and that was the moment Stamford Bridge could start to turn up the volume and soak in the club’s new status as champions of England.