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Liverpool have drawn up a shortlist of seven manager s in their search for a successor to manager Jurgen Klopp, though are only just beginning the formal hiring process, 90min understands. Klopp announced towards the end of January that he would be leaving Liverpool this summer, much to the shock of the Football ing world. Liverpool also have a sporting director vacancy to fill, and 90min understands the club would prefer to find a candidate here before turning their full attention to the manager situation with that hire on board. Nevertheless, the club have had two months to do their due diligence on Klopp's replace ment after he informed them of his decision privately in November. Sources have confirmed to 90min that Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso is the early favourite and frontrunner for the manager's job, though he is not guaranteed to get the gig due to the ongoing sporting director search. Alonso would be interested in a return to Liverpool as manager, but he i...

The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair have agreed to a contract extension to keep the Executive of the Year candidate in place for the next several years, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Kings are also working to finalize a new deal with assistant GM Wes Wilcox, who has worked closely with McNair to reshape the franchise over the past two years. McNair was hired in 2020 after longtime general manager Vlade Divac stepped down from his position. The position was one of the least desirable in the NBA . Sacramento has not made the playoffs since 2006, but that streak may now be coming to an end thanks to the work of McNair and Wilcox. While the pair have made several moves to help the Kings to ascend to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, three stand out as the ones that lifted the franchise back into contention: At last year's tra...