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Barcelona sacked coach Xavi Hernandez on Friday after the club failed to win a trophy.© AFP Barcelona sacked coach Xavi Hernandez on Friday after the Catalan giants failed to win a trophy this season. Xavi will take charge of the team’s final La Liga match on Sunday at Sevilla before departing. “Barcelona president…
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag hopes to bolster his chances of avoiding the sack by ruining Manchester City’s history bid in the FA Cup final on Saturday. For the second successive season, Wembley will stage a Manchester derby in the showpiece fixture. Last year, City beat United 2-1 in the final on…
Fortuna Duesseldorf are one game away from returning to the Bundesliga for the first time in four years after a 3-0 win at Bochum in the relegation play-off first leg on Thursday. Duesseldorf host Bochum in the second leg on Monday and would be just the fourth second-flight side to win the two-legged…
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Bayer Leverkusen face second-division Kaiserslautern in Saturday’s German Cup final licking their wounds after a first loss in almost a year. Xabi Alonso‘s side were thoroughly outclassed in a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday, their first defeat in any competition since May 2023 — a run of…
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File photo of Trishan Patel© X (formerly Twitter) A British Indian, Trishan Patel, has joined the Pakistan football squad as assistant coach and performance analyst in Islamabad. The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said that Patel, a UEFA A-level coach, had earlier given the Pakistan team online coaching. “He will be assisting head coach…
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Gianluca Scamacca has played his way into Italy’s provisional squad for Euro 2024 after a phenomenal end to the season, as coach Luciano Spalletti announced on Thursday his provisional squad for Germany. Striker Scamacca was picked by Spalletti after scoring 11 goals and setting up four more in all competitions since the start…
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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has blasted Chelsea’s ruthless sacking of Mauricio Pochettino.© AFP Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has blasted Chelsea’s ruthless sacking of Mauricio Pochettino as “harsh” and a “sad” moment for the English Premier League. The Argentine was axed this week after just a year in charge despite steering Chelsea to a…
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File photo of Mauricio Pochettino© AFP Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea after just one season in charge by mutual consent, the English club announced on Tuesday. The Blues finished sixth in the Premier League thanks to a fine run towards the end of the season but missed out on Champions League qualification and…
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Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to set a Euro record after he was named in Portugal’s 26-man 2024 squad, unveiled on Tuesday by coach Roberto Martinez. The 39-year-old, five-time Ballon d’Or winner will be appearing in his 11th major international tournament. He played his first at Euro 2004 and will be making a record sixth appearance…
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Marcus Rashford paid for his poor season as the Manchester United forward was left out of England boss Gareth Southgate’s provisional 33-man squad for Euro 2024 on Tuesday. Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Chelsea skipper Reece James were among the other big names to miss out on the squad, that must be trimmed to…
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