Alonso is Chelsea‘s sixth permanent manager in four years under the club’s American owners BlueCo, led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. His predecessors Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior held the title of head coach rather than manager. Alonso arrives with the loftier title of manager, which insiders say is not insignificant, though he will […]
This is a painful case of deja vu for Newcastle. It was just a few weeks ago that the club lost out on another top target, Victor Munoz, who opted to join Liverpool. Talent identification is clearly not the issue. Newcastle have targeted Manzambi, Munoz, Hugo Ekitike, Joao Pedro, Benjamin Sesko and James Trafford in […]
Alonso entered the Drake Suite, which celebrates Chelsea‘s league title-winning managers, and said it was a “privilege and honour” to lead a club with such a successful history. He has been training a large squad, including Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Levi Colwill, at Cobham, with only eight Chelsea players away at the World Cup. […]
Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died weeks after he was dropped from officiating at the World Cup because of a police investigation in the UK. Dieperink had been selected to be a video assistant referee (VAR) official at this summer’s tournament, but was removed from Fifa’s list of World Cup officials in May. The […]
Cristiano Ronaldo may have scored at a record sixth Fifa World Cup, but there is one piece of history which still eludes both him and Lionel Messi, who celebrated his 39th birthday during the tournament. When Ronaldo broke the deadlock against Uzbekistan in Portugal’s second group match, he became the second-oldest scorer in the history […]
Croatia have reappointed former defender Slaven Bilic as the manager of their men’s national team. Bilic, whose first spell in charge of his country was from 2006 to 2012, replaces Zlatko Dalic. Dalic stepped down from the role, which he held for nearly nine years, following Croatia’s World Cup last-32 defeat against Portugal. “I have […]
Manchester United are in advanced talks to sign Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans. United have prioritised strengthening their midfield positions this summer, but have so far met with frustration after failing to sign first choice Elliot Anderson, who is joining Manchester City, and Mateus Fernandes, who opted to move to Tottenham Hotspur from West Ham. […]
Available for over a year Nestory Irankunda, Antonio Rudiger and Alphonso Davies represented Australia, Germany and Canada respectively at the World Cup – and all have links to Africa as refugees. Germany defender Antonio Rudiger tells the podcast how his brother was close to being forced into becoming a child soldier in Sierra Leone, and […]
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill expects to sell Daizen Maeda and Arne Engels this summer as Rangers counterpart Derek McInnes admits he needs departures before more signings. Celtic manager Martin O’Neill is resigned to losing 28-year-old Japan forward Daizen Maeda and 22-year-old Belgian midfielder Arne Engels this summer. (Daily Record, external) Martin O’Neill would love to […]
England are not alone in covering vast distances. Spain have logged more than 12,000 miles, while Switzerland exceeded 10,000 thanks to what the Swiss Football Association described as “venue hopping” across North America. Morocco repeatedly returned to their New Jersey base despite fixtures taking them to Boston, Atlanta, Monterrey and Houston before eventually bowing out […]