{"id":1474,"date":"2026-06-04T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:50:01","slug":"liverpool-appoint-andoni-iraola-as-new-head-coach-after-arne-slot-sacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=1474","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool appoint Andoni Iraola as new head coach after Arne Slot sacking"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Liverpool<\/b><\/a> have appointed Andoni Iraola as their head coach following the sacking of Arne Slot.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Reds announced Slot’s exit on Saturday, a year after the Dutchman guided them to the Premier League title.<\/p>\n

Former Bournemouth<\/a> manager Iraola, 43, joins after delivering the Cherries’ finest season to date, finishing in sixth place.<\/p>\n

That was only one position and three points behind Liverpool<\/a> and gave Bournemouth<\/a> a place in next season’s Europa League.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard announced in April that he would leave Bournemouth<\/a> this summer and he had been linked with Crystal Palace<\/a> and AC Milan.<\/p>\n

Now he moves to Merseyside, with Liverpool<\/a> having qualified for next season’s Champions League despite finishing the Premier League season with 60 points – their lowest tally since the 2015-16 campaign.<\/p>\n

They finished 25 points behind champions Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iraola is understood to be keen to bring Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper, his assistants at Bournemouth<\/a>to Anfield as part of his coaching staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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