Barcelona sporting director Deco has dismissed suggestions that the club is looking to sign Manchester United prospect JJ Gabriel. The 15-year-old visited Barcelona after telling United earlier this month that he intended to leave Old Trafford. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain have also reportedly shown an interest in signing him. Speaking at a […]
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Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff welcome Norwich City sporting director Ben Knapper to the discussion. Knapper explains how he handled transfer negotiations from Stoke on deadline day while also attending a Championship fixture. He reviews Norwich’s opening to the campaign and reflects on the decision to replace Liam Manning with current head coach Philippe Clement […]
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Marieanne Spacey-Cale is set to leave her position as Southampton’s director of women’s football later this year. She is widely regarded as a key figure in Southampton’s women’s operation, having made a major contribution across several roles since joining in 2018. Spacey-Cale helped establish the women’s and girls’ programme and served as first-team coach as […]
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Roberto Mancini has accepted the role of Italy head coach for a second spell, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giovanni Malagò announced on Tuesday. He also confirmed that Claudio Ranieri will become the new technical director. Mancini succeeds Gennaro Gattuso, who departed in April after Italy missed out on World Cup qualification for the third […]
Continue ReadingWoking’s head of football operations Jody Brown acknowledged that “growing unease” had been building within the club before the National League outfit decided to move on from ex-England forward Jermain Defoe as head coach. Earlier this week, both sides came to a “mutual agreement to separate, effective immediately,” bringing an end to the 43-year-old’s tenure […]
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