Tag: Burnley FC
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Burnley hires Vincent Kompany as new manager
Former Belgium ex-international and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has been hired as the new Burnley manager. The 36-year-old ex-Belgium international joins after quitting his head coach job at Anderlecht, where he spent three years, in late May.
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EPL: Leeds survive relegation battle as Burnley go down
Leeds United survived relegation after claiming a dramatic added-time victory against nine-man Brentford to secure their Premier League survival. Jack Harrison’s late strike from the edge of the penalty area sealed the win and in the end comfortably avoid the drop by three points.
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EPL: Burnley sacks coach Sean Dyche after 10 years in service
Dyche still holds the record of the longest serving coach in the English Premier League after being appointed in 2012. The 50-year-old leaves Burnley with the club in the relegation zone. They are 18th in the league, four points behind 17th-placed Everton with eight games left to play.
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US Investors Acquire EPL Club Burnley
US investment group ALK Capital has completed its takeover of Burnley, acquiring a controlling 84 percent stake in the Premier League club, it was announced on Thursday. Delaware-based ALK, which specialises in investments in the sport and media sectors, said its managing partner Alan Pace would take over from Mike Garlick as chairman. Pace, the…