Kalvin Phillips has paid tribute to Marcelo Bielsa following Leeds United s decision to part company with their manager.
Leeds confirmed on Sunday that Bielsa had left the club in the wake of Saturday s 4-0 home defeat to Tottenham.
That loss came on the back of a 6-0 hammering at Liverpool, a 4-2 defeat to Manchester United and a 3-0 reverse at fellow strugglers Everton.
Indeed, Leeds have lost five of their last six Premier League games since beating West Ham in January and conceded 20 goals in the top flight across their five games in February – the most in a month by a top-flight side in England overall since Newcastle in April 1986 (21) – leaving them only two points above the relegation zone.
Phillips was a crucial figure for Leeds across Biel…
Pep Guardiola decided to sign a new two-year contract at Manchester City because there is still unfinished business .
City announced on Thursday the manager has put pen to paper on an agreement that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until the end of the 2022-23 season.
Since taking the job in 2016, Guardiola has led the club to two Premier League titles, three EFL Cup triumphs and FA Cup glory on one occasion.
However, he feels there is still more to be achieved, with City having failed to get past the quarter-finals of the Champions League during his tenure.
In the end we decided that the best for all of us is to continue because still we have the feeling that there is still unfinished business and still there is something to do and continue what we h…
Christian Eriksen could not hide his delight after scoring on his return to international football, despite Denmark s 4-2 loss away to the Netherlands on Saturday, saying he felt like a footballer again.
Following his cardiac arrest during Denmark s opening group game against Finland at Euro 2020, Eriksen found the net within two minutes of coming onto the pitch to joyfully end a 287-day absence.
He almost scored a second in his return match, rattling the frame of the goal from long distance.
Yet simply being on the pitch for Denmark provided satisfaction for Eriksen.
I felt like a footballer again. I have been away internationally for so long, he told NOS.
I m just very happy to be back. To also score is that little bit extra, it gives a wond…
Marseille have confirmed the signing of Matteo Guendouzi, who joins on a one-year loan from Arsenal with an option to buy.
The French midfielder moves to Ligue 1 to continue his career after spending the 2020-21 season out on loan at Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin.
Guendouzi made 24 appearances during the temporary stint in Germany, scoring two goals and providing one assist as Hertha avoided relegation with a 14th-placed finish in the top tier.
Signed from Lorient in July 2018, the 22-year-old played in 82 games for Arsenal and was a regular under former Gunners boss Unai Emery.
However, Guendouzi had an altercation with Neal Maupay during a game with Brighton and Hove Albion in June 2020 that led to Mikel Arteta leaving the player out of his squad. He d…
Greek striker Georgios Samaras has completed a move to Al Hilal, .
The 29-year-old was allowed to leave the Baggies having largely struggled for playing time since arriving on a free transfer from Celtic in the summer.
Samaras in turn signed a lucrative three-year deal with the Saudi Arabia side, worth a total of $14 million.
The Greek forward surprisingly ended his lengthy stay with Celtic to join the Hawthorns outfit last summer, but he has since only managed five substitute appearances in the Premiership.
Samaras made another three substitute appearances in domestic cups, and his status did not improve with the arrival of new manager Tony Pulis.
The experienced forward now embarks on a new chapter in his career, and judging by the reception in…
Luka Jovic s last-second header denied Slovenia a first-ever win at the Euros as Serbia snatched a 1-1 draw in Munich on Thursday.
It looked like the Dragons were going to hold out for a victory after Zan Karnicnik s strike, but Serbia s last push for an equaliser eventually proved fruitful.
After a bright start, Slovenia came closest to taking the lead when Timi Max Elsnik struck the post with a powerful shot before Benjamin Sesko lifted the rebound over the bar.
Aleksandar Mitrovic endured a frustrating game, being denied by two big saves from Jan Oblak either side of half-time after the goalkeeper had previously kept out Dusan Vlahovic s glancing header.
Karnicnik eventually took matters into his own hands, starting his run at right-back before switchi…
The president of the Mongolian Football Federation has received a five-year ban from all football-related activity for bribery offences.
Ganbold Buyannemekh has been given the sanction for soliciting and accepting payments from Mohamed bin Hammam, the former president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) who is serving a lifetime ban.
The punishment, handed down by FIFA s ethics committee, relates to payements accepted by Buyannemekh from Bin Hammam during the latter s campaign for the FIFA presidency in 2011 and election to the executive committee in 2009.
A FIFA statement read: The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has decided to ban the President of the Mongolian Football Federation, Ganbold Buyannemekh, fr…
Former Tottenham and Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda believes the scarcity of black managers is a “barrier to fight against” as he seeks to prove himself as the new boss of non-league Skelmersdale United.
The 44-year-old will make his managerial debut in the inauspicious circumstances of the North West Counties Premier League, where his rock-bottom side host Kendal Town in the Macron Cup on Wednesday.
Chimbonda, who was a member of France’s 2006 World Cup squad, has tried to get other jobs and while the Guadaloupe-born former Premier League star believes his inexperience counted against him he said the lack of black managers was something which needed to continually be challenged.
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Looking to make up some ground in the top-six chase this weekend, Fortaleza will welcome Juventude to the Castelao on Sunday night.
Starting with the hosts, although Fortaleza might have shown some extended inconstancies since opening up the 2024 campaign, the Tricolor do appear to have turned a recent corner. Last seen earlier in the week putting in what was a remarkable display as they stormed their way to a 3-0 romp against Brazilian giants Palmeiras, Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s men have collected seven points from their previous three Serie A appearances. Looking to try and find a route into the top-six, the former Huracan boss will be calling on his squad to make another statement here. With their recent success highlighted by …
Carlo Ancelotti has been getting teased by his Brazilian players at Real Madrid about stories linking him with their national team.
Reports have suggested that Ancelotti is in line to become Brazil s head coach as the replacement for Tite, who left his role after the Selecao s exit at the 2022 World Cup in the quarter-final stage to Croatia.
At a press conference ahead of Wednesday s LaLiga match against Elche, the Madrid boss was asked if the trio of Vinicius Junior, Eder Militao and Rodrygo have mentioned the rumours.
They joke about it, the Italian replied. They laugh about it, but we haven t talked about it. We re friends, they laugh.
They re jokes. But the reality is different. I have a contract [at Madrid] until 2024.
: We are feeling go…