Departing Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders has been appointed Austrian club, Red Bull Salzburg's new manager, the club announced on Wednesday (May 15). Lijnders, who initially worked under Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool, went on to become Klopp's right-hand man as the duo brought great success to one of the biggest clubs in world football.

Jurgen Klopp’s right-hand man Pep Lijnders appointed RB Salzburg manager

Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist, was released by the Taliban on Sunday (Feb 25). He was arrested in Afghanistan last May. As quoted by the news agency Reuters, Fritz said, "I won’t say how life was like, you know, however, I am happy to be here and I also thank Qatar.

Taliban release Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan

An Austrian on Saturday kept his cool and set a new world record for standing in a box full of ice cubes, lasting a teeth-chattering two hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds.

Chilling out: Austrian breaks record for standing in box of ice

His comments came the day after the Austrian government announced it could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families and would shut down seven mosques as part of a crackdown on 'political Islam', triggering fury in Ankara

Erdogan denounces Austrian decision to close mosques

Relations have deteriorated between Turkey and Europe since a major crackdown by President Erdogan following a failed coup on July 15

After receiving 'online death threats', Austrian chancellor rejects Turkish 'intimidation'

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