Jorge Sampaoli, newly appointed coach of Argentina’s national team, was given a contract through to the 2022 tournament in Qatar, but he says his greatest challenge in the short term isto get the best out of Lionel Messi and reach the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Chairman: Nottingham Forest needs to be nursed back to health
Former European Cup champion Nottingham Forest, which avoided relegation from England’s second-tier League Championship on the final day of the season, is in intensive care, according to its newchairman, Nicholas Randall. “We know that the necessary infrastructure is not in place to take the club forward,” he wrote in a letter to Forest fans. “I […]
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Big payoff for EPL clubs in first year of new television deal
English Premier League club Chelsea was paid more than $194 million for winning the 2016-17 title, 50 percent more than the top EPL earners in 2015-16. That’s due to the new TV deal that paidout almost $3.1 billion to the league’s 20 teams. Only relegated Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland were paid less than the […]
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Man United ranked as Europe's most valuable club
Manchester United, at $3.4 billion, has replaced Real Madrid as the Europe’s most valuable club. No. 2 Real Madrid ($3.3 billion) is followed by Barcelona ($3.1 billion), Bayern Munich ($2.75billion) and Manchester City ($2.2 billion), according to professional services company KPMG, which attributed each club a ranking by examining figures from the latest publicly availablefinancial statements […]
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Daniele de Rossi gets Serie A's most lucrative deal
Roma captain Daniele de Rossi has signed a new two-year deal with the club, which will pay him $6.5 million a year, making him the highest paid player in Serie A. The announcementcomes three days after the retirement of Roma legend Francesco Totti. “Totti’s departure has hurt us all,” said De Rossi, 33, who has played […]
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Dutch celebrate win over Morocco
Quincy Promes and Vincent Janssen scored to give the Netherlands a confidence-boosting 2-1 win in Morocco. It marked only the second win in the last sixinternationals for the Dutch, who are floundering in fourth place in their European qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup, which resulted in the sacking of Coach Danny Blind inMarch. […]
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Wolverhampton hires Portuguese coach
England second tier club Wolverhampton Wanderers has hired former Porto coach Nuno Espirito Santo to replace Paul Lambert after disappointing 15th place finish in theEFL Championship. “I first got to know Nuno two years ago and at that time we hadn’t taken over Wolves,” Wolves director Jeff Shi said in a statement. “But when talking […]
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Wenger agrees to stay at Arsenal until at least 2019
Arsene Wenger is going nowhere. The Frenchman has agreed to a new two-year contract that will keep him at Arsenal as its manager until at least 2019. The deal, agreed with majority ownerStan Kroenke, will pay him $10 million a year. His future had been in doubt after the Gunners finished fifth, the lowest Premier […]
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Reus faces long absence after injuring knee in German Cup final
More bad luck for Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus: He suffered a partially torn cruciate ligament in his knee in the first half of the German Cup final win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Reus, who turns 28 on Wednesday, won the first trophy of his career. He missed the 2014 World Cup that Germany won with an […]
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Valverde praised for playing 'Barca way'
Ernesto Valverde, Athletic Bilbao’s coach for the past four years, is the new Barcelona coach, signing a two-year deal with an option for a third season. Barca president JosepMaria Bartomeu praised the 53-year-old Valverde, a former Barca forward, for his “ability, judgement, knowledge and experience.” Added Bartomeu, “He promotes young players and he plays the […]