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  • EPL: Struggling Leeds United sack manager

    EPL: Struggling Leeds United sack manager

    English Premier League (EPL) side Leeds United sacked their American manager Jesse Marsch on Monday, with the team languishing 17th in the table, one place above the relegation zone.

    Marsch joined Leeds United in February 2022, replacing Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa and secured the club’s top-flight survival on the final day of last season.

    “We would like to thank Jesse and his backroom staff for their efforts and wish them well for the future,” Leeds United said in a statement.

    “The process of appointing a new head coach is underway and we will continue to keep supporters up to date throughout the coming days.”

    Leeds United have won only four of their 20 league matches this season with 10 losses and six draws.

    The 49-year-old Marsch had a total of 11 victories in his 37 matches in charge and his side last won a league match on Nov. 5 when they beat Bournemouth 4-3.

    Marsch has previously coached RB Leipzig, New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Salzburg.

    Leeds United will face third-placed Manchester United at Old Trafford in the league on Wednesday before facing them again in the reverse fixture on Sunday.

    They are level on 18 points with third-bottom Everton and have a game in hand on all the teams around them.

  • Guest house manager discovers woman’s lifeless body in its room

    Guest house manager discovers woman’s lifeless body in its room

    The manager of a guest house at Igbogbo in Ikorodu area of Lagos State discovered the lifeless body of a woman in one of its rooms on Saturday.

    A police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the finding when he spoke with newsmen on Monday.

    Hundeyin said the manager of the guest house reported the case to the police in Ikorodu.

    He said the manager’s report indicated that the woman, who was about 46 years old, arrived at the guest house on a motorcycle ridden by her companion simply identified as Alfa Sule on Friday.

    The police spokesman said that the manager reported that Alfa Sule, of unknown address, lodged at the guest house with the woman later identified as Muinat.

    Hundeyin said that while the manager was going round the rooms on Saturday at about 6.00 a.m., he discovered the lifeless body of the said woman but Alfa Sule was nowhere to be found.

    “There were no marks of violence on the woman; the said Alfa Sule was nowhere to be found, but abandoned his Bajaj motorcycle.

    “The police visited the scene and found the corpse with foam oozing out of her nostril.

    “Photographs of the scene and body were taken before the corpse was removed and deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy,’’ he said.

    Hundeyin said the manager of the guest house was assisting the police in their investigation while efforts were on to arrest the fleeing Alfa Sule.

    He added that the case would be transferred to the Homicide unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for further investigation.

  • Mikel Arteta dismisses Barcelona rumours

    Mikel Arteta dismisses Barcelona rumours

    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he is “extremely happy” at the Emirates after reports linking him with the Barcelona job.

    The 40-year-old Spaniard has guided the Gunners to the top of the Premier League, while they reach the last 16 of the Europa League if they beat Zurich.

    Barca, who are managed by their former player Xavi, have lined up Arteta as a future boss, according to the reports.

    “They [Barcelona] have a phenomenal coach who is an absolute legend at the club,” said Arteta on Wednesday.

    Arsenal are top of Group A with 12 points from five games, two more than second-placed PSV Eindhoven – who are in Norway to face Bodo/Glimt – before the final round of group games.

    The Gunners are guaranteed a top-two finish.

  • BREAKING: La Liga club sack manager

    BREAKING: La Liga club sack manager

    La Liga club Elche have sacked manager Francisco Rodríguez.

    The board decided to act with the club rock bottom on the LaLiga table.

    With just one point, Elche chose to dismiss Rodríguez today.

    He had been in charge since November 2021 and managed to keep Elche up last season.

    Elche announced: “Elche Club de Fútbol announces that Francisco Rodríguez will not continue as coach of the first team.

    “The Club would like to thank the coach for his work and commitment during his time as a franjiverde, achieving permanence in LaLiga Santander last season.

    “Elche Club de Fútbol would like to wish Francisco and his coaching staff all the luck both personally and in their professional career.”

  • ​EPL: Leicester facing challenge to sack Brendan Rodgers

    ​EPL: Leicester facing challenge to sack Brendan Rodgers

    Leicester City are pondering sacking manager Brendan Rodgers in the coming weeks.

    The Foxes are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table after just taking one point from their first seven matches.

    However, The Sun states that the cash-strapped club may find it too expensive to part with the Northern Irish manager.

    The source adds that Rodgers earns a salary of £10million-a-year, which makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the Premier League.

    His contract still has three years to run, which means Leicester may have to pay the entire salary if they sack him.

    While a gardening leave option is possible, that would still involve paying Rodgers his salary, along with paying another head coach, until the former finds a new job.

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  • BREAKING: Chelsea appoint Graham Potter to replace Tuchel as manager

    BREAKING: Chelsea appoint Graham Potter to replace Tuchel as manager

    Chelsea have appointed Graham Potter as their new manager following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel.

    Potter has left fellow Premier League club Brighton to take up the role and has signed a five-year deal with the Blues.

    The 47-year-old said he was “incredibly proud and excited to represent Chelsea”.

    Details to follow…

  • Graham Potter arrives Chelsea, to be named next manager

    Graham Potter arrives Chelsea, to be named next manager

    Graham Potter has arrived at Chelsea’s training ground to replace Thomas Tuchel as their next manager, ending his three-year spell with Brighton.

    Potter, 47, spoke to Chelsea owner Todd Boehly on Wednesday night after Tuchel was sacked and has reached a verbal agreement with the club.

    Potter was at Brighton’s training ground on Thursday morning but did not lead the team’s session.

    Chelsea hope to name a new manager before Saturday’s game away to Fulham.

    The club, currently sixth in the Premier League, has also held talks with former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim about the vacant role.

  • Man Utd: Alex Ferguson breaks silence on Erik ten Hag appointment

    Man Utd: Alex Ferguson breaks silence on Erik ten Hag appointment

    Manchester United legend, Sir Alex Ferguson has offered a first public reaction to the appointment of Erik ten Hag as the new manager at Old Trafford.

    Caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick will hand control over to departing Ajax coach Ten Hag at the end of the season, but will likely do so with United out of the Champions League.

    Ferguson – appearing on RTE Racing in his capacity as co-owner of horse Clan des Obeaux – broke his silence on the appointment of Ten Hag and revealed his hopes for the latest man to take the top job at Old Trafford.

    Asked if Ten Hag could be the man to turn United’s fortunes around, he replied: “I hope he does well, the club needs someone to get in control and I hope he does well.”

    Ferguson is understood to have taken a backseat during the long process to appoint Ten Hag, with Football Director John Murtough taking the lead of the search for the first time.

  • Man Utd select manager from eight-man shortlist

    Man Utd select manager from eight-man shortlist

    Premier League giant, Manchester United have had eight candidates on their managerial shortlist.

    ESPN says Ajax coach Erik ten Hag verbally agreed earlier this week to take over at Old Trafford this summer, replacing interim boss Ralf Rangnick, who is expected to ‘move upstairs’ into a consultancy role.

    United briefly considered Leicester’s Brendan Rodgers before their form nose-dived, and were keen on Mauricio Pochettino, but were worried Real Madrid would poach the Paris Saint-Germain boss from under their noses.

    The final four-man shortlist included ten Hag, Pochettino, Spain boss Luis Enrique and Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui.

    The other four considered after the sacking of Rangnick’s predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November are said to be Bayern Munich’s Julian Nagelsmann, Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel, Rodgers and former Real Madrid chief Zinedine Zidane.

    However, Nagelsmann – who became the most expensive managerial transfer ever when he moved from RB Leipzig for £22million in July – and Tuchel, manager of United’s rivals Chelsea, were quickly dismissed as realistic options.

    A source said: “It’s important to consider the available options. Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp aren’t available and United were never going to get Nagelsmann out of Bayern.

    “Tuchel is a real asset to Chelsea too, so he wasn’t a credible option either. So you look at the market, who is capable and gettable, and United have considered them all. They haven’t overlooked anybody they should have spoken to.”

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  • Man Utd chiefs aim to reveal new manager by end of March

    Man Utd chiefs aim to reveal new manager by end of March

    Manchester United chiefs will seek to name their new manager before the end of the month.

    United are keen to bring forward their next managerial appointment amid worries their failure to act could have a knock-on affect on their summer transfer business.

    Some individuals around the club are reportedly worried the uncertainty over their new manager could see them lose ground in the pursuit of summer targets.

    The Athletic reports United want to make the appointment in the coming weeks and “ideally by the end of March,” rather than waiting until the end of the season.

    David Ornstein told Sky Sports: “That’s why they were speeding up the process… meeting candidates, whittling down their shortlist and hoping to get a chosen candidate in place as soon as possible.

    The goal for United, according to reports, was to ensure the next manager can be “a key part of the decision-making process” going into the summer. The club have been tipped to make wholesale changes over the summer, with a number of departures expected as well as some new additions.

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