Manchester United are preparing to appoint former Hearts head coach Eva Olid as manager of their women’s team. The 40-year-old Spaniard is expected to meet United’s squad on Wednesday while the club completes the appointment process. Marc Skinner departed by mutual agreement on Monday, one month before the new Women’s Super League season begins. Olid […]
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Hearts defied expectations, perhaps even their own, by claiming the Scottish Women’s Premier League title for the first time. In contrast to the men’s side, they emerged victorious from a dramatic final day. However, they also lost the head coach who had guided them to success. Spanish coach Eva Olid had already chosen to leave […]
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Israel fans will be allowed to attend next month’s Nations League match against the Republic of Ireland, although travelling supporters will not be accommodated. With conflict continuing in the Middle East, both Group B3 meetings will take place at neutral grounds. Israel will be listed as the home side for the match at Nagyerdei Stadion […]
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Vinícius Júnior appears to be enjoying the early stages of working with Real Madrid’s new manager, José Mourinho, despite continuing uncertainty over the Brazilian forward’s future at the Bernabéu. The 26-year-old, a central figure in Madrid’s attack during recent seasons, spoke positively after his second pre-season session with Mourinho, even as reports continue to connect […]
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The US men’s national team will begin its preparations for the next World Cup cycle by playing four home matches in an 11-day span. The friendly schedule features Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada, with every match taking place in a US city that did not stage World Cup games this summer. The US will meet […]
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Bubista is the latest manager to depart from one of the 10 African teams that competed at the World Cup. Algeria and Vladimir Petkovic mutually agreed to end their association on Monday after the team was eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 32. The 62-year-old Bosnian, appointed in February 2024, had renewed his agreement […]
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Wouter Vrancken has inherited a club that saw a historic league championship slip away during the final 10 minutes of last season. Since then, the team have lost their influential captain and leading striker, as well as their standout midfielder, while the squad has undergone significant changes. His first competitive assignment was a Champions League […]
Continue ReadingToone and her team-mate Maya le Tissier spoke during United’s pre-season WSL media event on Tuesday, fewer than two days after Skinner’s unexpected exit. They explained that Skinner addressed the squad in the dressing room on Monday morning and said farewell before his departure became public. “We have certainly faced plenty of difficulties, but there […]
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Coventry have broken their transfer record by completing the £22.5m purchase of goalkeeper Carl Rushworth from Brighton, as Frank Lampard’s squad prepare for their first Premier League campaign in 25 years. The 25-year-old impressed during his loan spell with Coventry in the Championship last season. He played a crucial part in their title-winning promotion campaign, […]
Continue ReadingGianni Infantino’s standing suffered another setback after Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafström, his second-in-command, described the abandoned private investment proposal for the World Cup as a “regrettable and deeply troubling sequence of events”. Further signs that senior figures within Fifa are distancing themselves from Infantino and the unsuccessful initiative emerged on Tuesday morning, when Arsène […]
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