Luis Enrique has left his position as head coach of Spain following his side s surprise World Cup last-16 defeat to Morocco, the Royal Football Federation (RFEF) has confirmed.
Spain were eliminated on penalties after Tuesday s contest at Education City Stadium finished goalless after extra-time.
Former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique s contract was due to expire at the end of the tournament in Qatar, and it was confirmed on Thursday he will not be staying on.
The RFEF would like to thank Luis Enrique and his entire coaching staff at the helm of the absolute national team in recent years, the statement read.
The sports management of the RFEF has transferred to the president a report in which it is determined that a new project should start for the Spanish s…
According to multiple sources, Kostas Tsimikas is close to signing a new contract at Liverpool. His current deal is set to run until the summer of 2025, but the new one is apparently devised to extend his stay at Anfield by two years more.
Tsimikas joined Liverpool in 2020, acquired by the Merseysiders to provide cover and competition for Andy Robertson on the left defensive flank, though the Greece international has occasionally played under Jurgen Klopp as winger too. The German tactician obviously has plenty of faith in the 27-year-old, and the player himself is comfortable with his situation at the club, despite not being a regular member of the starting XI.
Since arriving from Olympiacos, Tsimikas has so far made a total of 86 appearances in all competitions for Li…
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Seeking what is a crucial boost when they return to qualifying duties on Thursday night, the Netherlands will welcome to the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven.
Netherlands
Starting with the hosts, while the Netherlands might have gained a string of praise for their eye-catching flurry under Louis van Gaal last year, the European giants have come crashing back down to earth. Really struggling to find their feet since they welcomed back Ronald Koeman, the one-time Everton boss already finds some mounting pressure on his shoulders. Last seen back in June suffering Nations League heartbreak as they slumped to back-to-back defeats against Croatia and Italy respectively, Holland are desperate to claim a much-needed boost here. However, along wit…
Juventus continue their quest to return the Scudetto to their trophy cabinet after beating Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sunday, having not won it since 2020. The only goal of the game was the work of Fabio Miretti, less than 10 minutes after the first whistle.
The game
Fiorentina showed attacking intent right from the start, but Juventus pulled off a proper Catenaccio performance to lock the game down after scoring early. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the Viola had the ball at their feet for 69% of the time and took a total of 25, yes 25, shots, without scoring. Juventus, on the other hand, fired towards Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano just four times, committed 21 fouls, misplaced a third of the total number of attempted passes and still won …
Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek believes he still has the quality to play for England and dreams of featuring at the 2022 World Cup.
Loftus-Cheek earned his maiden call-up to Gareth Southgate s squad when on loan at Crystal Palace in November 2017, producing a man-of-the-match performance on his senior debut in a 0-0 draw with Germany.
The 26-year-old was then a part of Southgate s 23-man party for the 2018 World Cup and appeared as a second-half substitute in the opening win over Tunisia.
However, he did not feature for the rest of the tournament, in which England were beaten semi-finalists by Croatia, and injuries forced him to withdraw from each national squad during the 2018-19 campaign.
A ruptured Achilles suffered in May 2019 kept him on the…
Eddie Howe is confident Newcastle’s ambition can keep the club’s sought-after big names on Tyneside.
Record signing Alexander Isak’s blistering run of goalscoring form has this week seen him linked with North London duo Arsenal and Tottenham, while Paris St Germain have repeatedly been touted as suitors for Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
The Magpies’ hopes of securing a second successive season of Champions League football have been all but mathematically dashed during a campaign which has been littered with long-term injuries, but head coach Howe hopes the direction being taken by the club’s Saudi-backed owners will be enough to persuade his star men to stay with the project.
Asked if European qualification would help that process, he said: “It w…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag revealed Jadon Sancho was dropped for the trip to Arsenal due to poor training performance.
The England winger did not travel to north London for the match, where United conceded two late goals to fall to a 3-1 loss at the Emirates Stadium.
Sancho, 23, had previously come off the bench in the first three Premier League games of the new season.
But Ten Hag accused the forward of not reaching the “level” required to be part of his matchday squad against the Gunners.
“Jadon, on his performances in training we did not select him,” the Dutchman said after the defeat.
“You have to reach a level every day at Manchester United and we can make choices in the front line. So for this game he was not selected.�…
Rayo Vallecano secured a return to LaLiga with a 2-0 victory at Girona to complete a stunning aggregate comeback in the Segunda Division play-off final.
Girona took a 2-1 advantage back to Montilivi on Sunday but it was swiftly all square when Alvaro Garcia dispatched Emiliano Velazquez s througball in the seventh minute.
Andoni Iraola s men led the tie in first-half stoppage time when captain Oscar Trejo snaffled a close-range chance.
Rayo s hopes suffered a blow in the 56th minute when Velazquez was given a second yellow card for a foul on Ramon Terrats but the Madrid club held out to end a two-season absence from the top flight.
1 Rayo Vallecano are the first team to achieve promotion to after losing at home in the first leg of the play-off final (si…
Paris Saint-Germain are trying to convince Achraf Hakimi to sign a new contract amid interest from Real Madrid, according to . The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Madrid’s long-term interest in Hakimi has compelled PSG to tie him down to a new deal.
Hakimi is under contract at PSG until the summer of 2026. Mundo Deportivo has claimed that Madrid could try to sign the Morocco international right-back on a free transfer then or even make a move for him in the summer of 2025. So, PSG, who won the Ligue 1 title last season, are now trying to make sure that the right-back signs a new long-term contract.
Mundo Deportivo has added that Hakimi has always wanted to succeed at Madrid. The 25-year-old was on the books of Los Blancos from 2006 until 2020. He ca…
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Giovani Lo Celso will feature in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie at Fulham, but the door appears closed on any Tanguy Ndombele comeback.
Lo Celso and Ndombele both signed for Spurs in big-money moves during the summer of 2019, but have spent the majority of the last four years out on loan.
Postecoglou’s June arrival provided everyone with a clean slate and, while Lo Celso came off the bench at Bournemouth on Saturday to make his first competitive Tottenham appearance in 18 months, Ndombele is in a different boat.
Ndombele is part of a group alongside five other first-teamers who have not featured in any of the Australian’s three matchday squads and they could all leave the club before the summer transfer window …