Veteran Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary has announced his international retirement - at the age of 45.

El Hadary, who won 159 caps and four Africa Cup of Nations titles with the Pharaohs, became the oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals when he played at Russia 2018.

He started as Egypt's second choice, but after they were eliminated after two games, he got his chance against Saudi Arabia, pulling off a stunning penalty save in a 2-1 defeat.

El Hadary, who still plays for top Egyptian...

Javier Aguirre was presented as the new coach of Egypt on Thursday and denied any involvement in a match-fixing investigation in Spain.

Six years ago, he was implicated in match-fixing accusations in La Liga, though he was never found guilty nor sentenced. Spanish prosecutors reopened the case in February and now say that Aguirre could face two years in prison if convicted in a case involving a total of 41 players and former club officials.

He has denied any wrongdoing, but Japan fired him as its...

Thierry Henry has denied reports that he was in the running to take over at Aston Villa or Egypt as he prepares for life as a manager.

The former Arsenal and France forward left his role as a pundit for Sky Sports last month and announced that he would like to pursue a career as a coach.

Since then he has been linked to several roles, but in two posts on Twitter he said that he is yet to hold discussions regarding any job.

"Since announcing my decision to leave my full time role in broadcasting...

Egypt have appointed Javier Aguirre as their new head coach to replace Hector Cuper, who was dismissed following a poor World Cup campaign, an association member confirmed on Wednesday.

Argentinian coach Cuper secured Egypt's return to the tournament for the first time in 28 years, but was axed after the Pharaohs were eliminated in the group stage following three defeats.

Magdy Abdel-Ghany, a member of the Egyptian FA, confirmed Aguirre's appointment on Wednesday, and told reporters - as per Ahram...

SHORT HILLS, N.J. -- Jurgen Klopp has told ESPN FC that Mohamed Salah is still "getting used to" the shoulder injury which cut short his appearance for Liverpool in the Champions League final and affected his World Cup campaign with Egypt.

Salah, who scored 44 goals for Liverpool in his first season at the club last year, is pencilled in to make his first preseason appearance in Wednesday's International Champions Cup clash with Manchester City at MetLife Stadium.

The 26-year-old has trained fully...