Tag: Coach
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Uruguay sack 74-year-old coach after record-breaking 15-year stint
Iconic Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez was sacked on Friday after a record-breaking 15 years in the job, following a poor run of results that leaves the country’s World Cup qualification hopes in the balance. Tabarez, 74, enjoys almost legendary status in Uruguay having led the tiny country of 3.4 million people to the World Cup…
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BREAKING: Aston Villa sack coach, Dean Smith
Aston Villa have sacked manager Dean Smith after three years in charge. Smith, 50, leaves following Villa’s 1-0 defeat by Southampton on Friday, the club’s fifth successive defeat in the Premier League. Villa are 15th in the league, two points above the relegation zone. “This year we have not seen the continuous improvement in results,…
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No manager could do better at Barca – Koeman
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman insists no other manager could do better than he has with the current squad. Ahead of their Atletico Madrid clash this weekend, Koeman was asked if another coach would do better with Barca this season. “I don’t know what another coach would do, do I also have to talk about another…
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I haven’t retired from management – Arsene Wenger
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has left the door open to returning to management. Speaking with the Telegraph, Wenger has declared he hasn’t ruled out a return to the dugout. The legendary Frenchman remarked: “Overall we have to accept that our days come to an end at some stage. “I don’t rule it out, but…
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Judoka, coach banned 10-year each for quitting Tokyo Olympics to avoid Israeli
Algerian Fethi Nourine and his coach have been suspended for 10 years by the International Judo Federation (IJF). The sanction was for the act of withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics after the draw set him on course for a bout against an Israeli. The 30-year-old was due to face Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool for his first…
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I can help Arsenal as defensive coach – Sol Campbell
Arsenal great Sol Campbell says he’d welcome the chance to return and coaching the defenders. Campbell was one of Arsenal’s best defenders during a golden era for the club between 2001 and 2006. He has gone on to have brief stints in management with Macclesfield and Southend, but he now believes his knowledge and experience…
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Gunmen abduct ‘longest-serving coach’ in Nigeria Football League
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of Rivers United coach Stanley Eguma, the longest-serving coach in Nigeria’s Football League (NFL). In a statement on Thursday, the police said the abduction of the coach happened on 15 June along Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway while he was on his way back from an away match against…
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Lazio appoints Maurizio Sarri new coach
After teasing the news with a cryptic tweet, Lazio yesterday announced they had hired former Chelsea and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri. “Maurizio Sarri is the new coach,” posted the Serie A club on social media. Earlier Lazio sent out a tweet showing a hand holding a lit cigarette, track suit tops and a simple drawing…
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We need an ambitious coach – Tottenham midfielder
Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg hopes the club gets their next managerial appointment right. Spurs are looking for a permanent replacement for Jose Mourinho following the Portuguese’s sacking last month and are understood to have compiled a shortlist. Hojbjerg said: “It is a difficult question, it is not one I can answer, or one I want…
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8 games without winning is unfortunate, Sunshine Stars coach laments
Sunshine Stars’ Head Coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, on Monday in Akure said team’s record of eight matches without a win in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is unfortunate. Ogunbote, while speaking during a post-match interview with newsmen after they drew goalless with visiting Nasarawa United in a delayed Match Day 15 encounter said…