Tag: Andre Villas-Boas
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Marseille ‘suspend’ Villas-Boas after offering to resign in transfer row
Andre Villas-Boas was “suspended” by Marseille on Tuesday after earlier offering to resign as coach at a press conference in which he revealed the Ligue 1 club signed midfielder Olivier Ntcham from Celtic against his wishes on transfer deadline day. “This protective decision had become inevitable given the recent scheming and attitudes shown which have…
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Retire No. 10 shirt after Maradona death – Villas-Boas
Olympique de Marseille manager, Andre Villas-Boas has called on FIFA to retire the number 10 shirt from the game to honour Argentine great Diego Maradona. Maradona died aged 60 on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. He was regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, with fans in Argentina referring to him…
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Give me means to perform or I’ll leave, Villas-Boas threatens Marseille
Olympique de Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas says he will not stay at the club if he is not given the means to make them competitive in the UEFA Champions League. Marseille claimed a Champions League spot for the first time in seven years when they finished second in Ligue 1 in the prematurely-ended 2019/2020 season.…