Manchester United s search for a new permanent manager continues, with Mauricio Pochettino the favourite.
Ralf Rangnick has been appointed on an interim basis until the end of the season, though Michael Carrick is set to preside over a third game as caretaker manager on Thursday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked last month after a poor run of results at the end of a trophy-less tenure.
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Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has emerged as a contender for the vacant Man Utd managerial role, claims The Telegraph.
The current Italy head coach, who led the Azzurri to the Euro 2020 title, is under careful consideration by United chiefs, according to the report.
Mancini …
Market: Palmeiras win
Odds: 8/15 @
Looking to finish off the job and book their spot in the quarter-finals of this year’s Copa do Brasil, Palmeiras will travel to Botafogo for their second-leg showdown on Thursday night.
Starting with the hosts, suffering a 2-1 defeat when they travelled across Sao Paulo for their first-leg battle on May 3rd, Botafogo find themselves at the heart of a public struggle. Already in the midst of a Serie B relegation scrap and failing to find any kind of stability since opening up the 2024 campaign, Paulo Gomes’ men are rightfully pencilled in as a landslide underdog here. Putting in another nightmare performance over the weekend as they slumped to a 4-0 drumming away at Goias, the Whites have failed to muster a single victory fr…
Real Madrid are willing to sell Daniel Ceballos in the January transfer window, according to . The report in the Spanish publication has claimed that, with Ceballos out of contract at the end of the season, last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners are willing to listen to offers for the former Arsenal loanee.
Ceballos is struggling for playing time at the moment and does not appear to be in Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti’s plans. The 23-year-old has made two starts and six substitute appearances in La Liga for Madrid so far this season, providing one assist in the process. The Spanish midfielder has also made two substitute appearances in the UEFA Champions League for Los Blancos so far this campaign.
Madrid are second in the La Liga table at the m…
The venue may have changed, but the U.S. men s national team s fortunes in Costa Rica haven t improved one bit.
The United States saw its 12-game winning streak snapped Friday with a 3-1 loss to Costa Rica at the Estadio Nacional — not vaunted Saprissa of past cycles. Johnny Acosta, Celso Borges and Joel Campbell struck for the Ticos, while Clint Dempsey converted a penalty kick for the visitors.
The Americans were dealt a tough blow before the match even began, with midfield stalwart Michael Bradley limping off the field following warm-ups and being replaced in the lineup by Geoff Cameron.
Matters didn t get any better once the game started. Costa Rica didn t wait to put the United States under pressure, with Bryan Ruiz getting behind the American defense in…
Market: Guarani win
Odds: 7/10 @
Hoping to extend their buffer in the promotion places on Sunday night, Guarani will welcome Tombense to the Brinco de Ouro.
Starting with the hosts, eventually having to settle for just a top-half finish last season, Guarani have certainly come roaring back this time around. Only continuing to gain a string of plaudits and riding what has been an extended wave of momentum, the Bugre find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Last seen earlier in the month landing a gritty 1-0 victory away at Chapecoense, Umberto Louzer’s side now find themselves tipped as a leading promotion contender in 2023. Opening this weekend’s fixtures holding a two-point buffer from slipping out of the top-four, the Sao Paulo-based outfit will be d…
Gabriel Agbonlahor hopes an impressive season for Aston Villa can earn him an unlikely place in England s FIFA World Cup squad.
The 27-year-old striker has three caps but has not featured for England since 2009 when he played 66 minutes of a 3-0 win over Belarus.
While he is yet to score for Villa this season, Agbonlahor hopes a surge in form can put him in Roy Hodgson s plans for the tournament in Brazil next year.
I ve always been desperate to play for England. World Cups, European Championships, qualifying matches even a friendly it doesn t matter to me, he told The Sun.
It s always an honour to play for your country. Every time you pull on an England shirt is an honour as far as I m concerned.
There must be reasons why I haven t been in the squad as m…
Rachel Daly feels the calendar in the women’s game needs to be looked at, describing the amount of games as “excessive”.
England boss Sarina Wiegman last week said the matter was something she was “very worried” about as she named her squad for matches against Scotland at home on Friday and the Netherlands away four days later in the inaugural Women’s Nations League.
The Lionesses’ World Cup campaign concluded with the final on August 20, and there have been Champions League qualifying fixtures since then.
Day two training in the bag.
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Daly told a press conference: “I do think the calendar is something that does need to be addressed moving forward.
“You’ve seen a significant amount of injurie…
Guangzhou Evergrande s AFC Champions League defence will be tested when they meet Western Sydney Wanderers in the quarter-finals.
In the stand-out tie of the last eight, the Chinese champions face somewhat of an unknown quantity in Asian competition.
Formed in 2012, Western Sydney are making their first appearance in the Champions League and overturned a 3-1 first-leg deficit to progress from their last-16 clash against Sanfreece Hiroshima.
They are just the second Australian side to reach the quarter-finals of the competition, after Adelaide United reached the 2008 showpiece.
Tony Popovic s side meet a Guangzhou side who also toppled Japanese opposition Cerezo Osaka to reach the last eight.
The first leg will be played in Australia with Guangzhou to host t…
The season started with a bang for Erling Haaland. The 22-year-old striker has so far bagged 23 goals in 18 matches in all competitions for Manchester City, but he and his Norway teammates were reduced to spectators as the World Cup took the central stage for the past month.
The 22-year-old is obviously raring to go as club football returns this week, and he ll have a chance of making a big impact on Thursday, when City face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. He has so far played twice against the Merseysiders since joining the Premier League champions, but he s yet to score or avoid defeat against them. This will surely be a good opportunity.
Erling needs games
How Erling Haaland has been coping during the Premier League break
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Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lucas Moura said he was unhappy at the Ligue 1 club as he continues to be left out.
Lucas, 25, has played just six games in all competitions for PSG this season.
The Brazil international has been linked with moves to Arsenal and Tottenham in January.
Lucas, who arrived at PSG in 2013, said he was shattered he was being given little game time by the Ligue 1 giants.
It s a brutal blow. I m gutted that I m no longer playing, to no longer be able to express myself as I was doing before, he told L Equipe.
I m not happy. I thought I d built something solid with this club, but that s clearly not the case.
While Lucas continues to be linked with a Premier League switch, the midfielder feels he may be better off wi…