The Palace of Monaco confirmed its ruler has tested positive for the new coronavirus in a statement made available to the public on Thursday.
The monarch appears to be the first head of state who has publicly confirmed he has contracted the deadly virus.
Albert in the statement advised his people to respect confinement measures.
He added that his health is not worrying as he is being treated by doctors from The Princess Grace Hospital, named after his U.S. actress
Leonardo Jardim has been fired by Monaco just over a year since he was previously sent packing and replaced by former Spain coach Roberto Moreno, the club announced 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.
Moreno, 42, guided his country to Euro 2020 on a temporary basis as Luiz Enrique took time away from the position to take care of his daughter, Xana, who died in August of cancer.
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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 …
The pair were set to meet on Sunday evening at Stade Louis II, but will now face off at a later date after the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern France were issued with a red alert for rain and floods.
The red level is the highest in the French meteorological scale, and indicates that “hazardous phenomena of exceptional intensity” are expected, and that members of the public must follow safety instructions issued by the public authorities.
“Following a decision by the
Andre Villas-Boas’s Marseille host Brest on Friday evening with the aim of turning a mini-revival into something more substantial.
Villas-Boas endured a wretched run soon after his arrival at the Stade Velodrome, the Portuguese even describing his team’s performance in the League Cup loss to Monaco last month as “disgraceful” and “shameful”.
Four weeks on and three wins on the trot have lifted fans’ spirits and the former European champions into second place.
With Paris Saint-Germain not playing until Sunday evening, victory against Brest will push Marseille to within five points of Thomas Tuchel’s champions.
Villas-Boas set as an objective …
Depleted Bordeaux edged in-form Monaco 2-1 at home on Sunday to claw back into the top three in Ligue 1.
“All victories are important for us but especially at a difficult time,” said Bordeaux manager Paulo Sousa.
Already deprived of defenders Edson Mexer and Vukasin Jovanovic who were both suspended, midfielder Youssef Ait Bennasser, who could not play because he is on-loan from Monaco, Bordeaux lost centre-back Laurent Koscielny to injury on Sunday morning and winger Jimmy Briand during the warm-up.
Jonathan Cafu, who was on-loan at Red Star Belgrade last season, made his first appearance since 2018 on the …
