French champions Paris Saint-Germain are very close to sealing an agreement for Zinedine Zidane to replace Mauricio Pochettino as a coach in the coming days according to multiple reports.
According to radio station Europe 1, an agreement in principle is in place between the club and 49-year-old Zidane for the former Real Madrid boss to join ahead of the new season.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that Pochettino who has a year left on his contract and led the Qatari-backed side to the Ligue 1 title last term but they were knocked out of the Champions League by Real …
Ex-Super Eagles of Nigeria’s coach Samson Siasia’s life ban from football for bribery has been reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS.
CAS delivered its long-awaited appeal verdict on Monday.
The court also dismissed the fine of CHF 50,000 (fifty thousand Swiss Francs) he was ordered to pay.
‘The imposition of a life ban to be disproportionate for a first offence which was committed passively and which had not had an adverse or immediate effect on football stakeholders,’ the court in the judgement.
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Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen became Sir Stephen on Tuesday, receiving a knighthood in the New Zealand New Year’s honours list to acknowledge his outstanding contribution to rugby.
The outgoing New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew was made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, another of the country’s top honours.
Although Hansen fell short in his bid to guide the All Blacks to a third consecutive World Cup this year, losing to England in the semi-finals, the award citation noted his outstanding tenure.
The straight-talking coach with a wry sense of humour spent eight years …
Former Italy under-21 manager Devis Mangia has been appointed head coach of Malta, the national football association announced on Monday.
The 45-year-old Italian has signed a four-year contract until December 2023.
“Devis’s knowledge of Italian football and his coaching experience, having worked at different levels of the Italian league structure, will be an asset for us in this context,” FA president Bjorn Vassala said in a statement.
Mangia coached Italy to the 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championships final, and has had spells with Italian league sides including Palermo and Bari.
Leonardo Jardim has been fired by Monaco just over a year since he was previously sent packing, a source close to the club told AFP on Saturday.
To general surprise the 45-year-old was reappointed in January, just three months after he was sacked and replaced by Thierry Henry, who oversaw a disastrous tenure.
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French sports newspaper L’Equipe are reporting Jardim will be replaced by the Spaniard Marcelino, who led Valencia to the Spanish Cup before getting fired for rowing with the club’s owners in September.
Other sources are suggesting …
Giuseppe Iachini has been appointed coach of struggling Fiorentina, the Serie A club confirmed on Monday.
Iachini, 55, replaces Vincenzo Montella who was sacked on Saturday with the team trailing in 15th place, three points above the relegation zone.
“The current ranking has forced us to change coach,” said Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso.
“We chose Iachini because he is a man of substance, tied to Florence and Fiorentina.
“Now we have to stay united and get back on the right track as soon as possible.”
He added: “I would like to thank Vincenzo Montella for the commitment and professionalism he …
Zinedine Zidane insisted Saturday his key aim this season was to win La Liga with Real Madrid, but admitted they faced a thrilling challenge trying to outwit Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, who they meet in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Zidane, who has won three Champions Leagues as a coach compared to Guardiola’s two, described the Catalan as “the best coach in the world”.
The two sides meet in Madrid on February 26 before heading to Manchester for the second leg on March 17.
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“It’ll be fabulous to play …
Former England attack coach Scott Wisemantel on Thursday joined the Wallabies staff as new coach Dave Rennie builds his a fresh backroom team.
Wisemantel, an Australian, has worked under Eddie Jones in England for the past 18 months and is credited with helping them reach the World Cup final this year, where they were beaten by South Africa.
“I’m really looking forward to returning home to Australia after 10 years and for the opportunity to work alongside Dave Rennie,” he said.
“I’ve learnt a few things from working with various programs around the world and it’s given me another perspective …
Mario Balotelli’s Brescia sacked coach Fabio Grosso on Monday after just three matches and brought back Eugenio Corini, who the club at the bottom of Serie A axed less than a month ago.
Grosso, 41, the left back in Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning team, took over on November 5 with Brescia in 19th in the table.
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He leaves after conceding 10 goals in three defeats, the last a 3-0 home loss to Atalanta on Saturday.
The former Inter Milan and Juventus defender started his coaching career with Juventus’ …
The ranking was released by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
Rohr is joint 19th in the ranking alongside five others – the national team coaches of Sweden, South Korea, Denmark, China and Iran.
Rohr led the Eagles to a third place finish at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
The Eagles are currently top of their 2021 AFCON qualifying group after winning their opening two
A 32 year old football coach Leodina Ahamadah, was yesterday remanded in prison custody, by the Lagos State Magistrate Court, Igbosere, for allegedly raping a 9 – year – old boy.
Magistrate Mrs K.O Doja- Ojo, remanded the defendant in prison, pending the legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Ahamadah who resides at Idi-Aba area of Lekki Beach road, was docked on a one- count charge of forceful rape, preferred against him by the police. The Prosecutor, Inspector Peace Chukwudi, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence on November 18.
She said that …
The Philadelphia 76ers’ Brett Brown was appointed the new coach of Australia’s basketball team Wednesday, replacing Andrej Lemanis as they target a gold medal at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
The 58-year-old American previously led the Boomers at the 2012 London Olympics and has an intimate knowledge of the Australian game, having coached at the Melbourne Tigers, the North Melbourne Giants and the Sydney Kings.
“When the opportunity to coach the Boomers next summer in Tokyo came up, I was reminded of my deep history with Australia and Australian basketball,” said Brown, who will assume the role after six years in …
