Spalletti, who has managed Napoli, Inter Milan and Roma in Serie A, has taken charge of 23 matches as Azzurri head coach and won just 11. Italy are in Group I of Uefa World Cup qualifying alongside Norway, Moldova, Estonia and Israel. “I’ll be there tomorrow night against Moldova,” added Spalletti. “These are the results...
Australia striker Kusini Yengi says “every kid dreams of playing for big clubs like Aberdeen” after switching to Pittodrie from Portsmouth. The 26-year-old – whose younger brother Tete plays for Livingston – has spent two years with the English Championship club but only made 14 appearances last season and was released at the end of...
Connor Syme battled difficult conditions at the KLM Open to shoot a final-round 71 and win his first DP World Tour title. The Scot, 29, led the field by two shots after 54 holes and no player was able to chase him down as the rain fell and wind gusted in Amsterdam. Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren...
Under Article 5 of Uefa’s rulebook, which relates to the integrity of the “competition/multi-club ownership”, a club is required from 1 March 2025 to have complied with the requirements necessary to prove they are not “simultaneously involved in any capacity whatsoever in the management, administration, and/or sporting performance of more than one club participating in...
Derbyshire have re-signed all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice from Sussex on an initial four-match T20 Blast loan deal. The 29-year-old, who was not involved in Sussex’s first three games in this season’s competition, has taken 33 wickets and scored 548 runs in 51 T20 appearances during his career. He was a member of the Derbyshire squad which...
Some of you fear for Scotland’s chances should Clarke still be in charge for the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign in September. Keith: Clarke has to go. He is devoid of ideas and the players are not motivated any more. He has one of the strongest midfields in Europe but can’t do anything...
Tottenham have sacked head coach Robert Vilahamn after two years in charge. The Swede led Spurs to their first Women’s FA Cup final in May 2024 but his side finished second-bottom in this season’s Women’s Super League. Relegated Crystal Palace were the only side to concede more goals than Tottenham and the club’s points tally...
Despite taking an early lead, Northern Ireland failed to register a shot on target throughout the game. O’Neill added: “In terms of where we need to get to as a team, we need to be able to retain the ball a little bit better when we win it back, maybe find a little bit more...
Scotland have called up free agent Ross Doohan and Bournemouth’s 18-year-old Callan McKenna for Monday’s friendly in Liechtenstein in an attempt to address their goalkeeping crisis. Angus Gunn and Robby McCrorie have left the squad following Friday’s defeat by Iceland. Cieran Slicker suffered a torrid debut at Hampden after replacing the injured Gunn, McCrorie having...
Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has agreed a deal to sign for Mexican side Club Universidad Nacional – known as Pumas UNAM – according to the PA news agency. The former Arsenal and Juventus midfielder would become the first high-profile British player to play in the Mexican league should the formalities of the move be completed....
And yet they remain the only nation to have held that spot without ever winning a major trophy. “Overall, this generation definitely had what it took to achieve the big goal of winning a title,” says Jean-Marie Pfaff, the cult hero goalkeeper who was part of the side that reached the 1980 European Championships final...
Every manager wants patience – and few get it. But Clement arguably got more than predecessors Michael Beale and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. After all, neither of them suffered the ignominy of a Scottish Cup home defeat by second-tier Queen’s Park. Protesting that his squad needed time to develop and grow became a regular refrain of...
Igor Tudor, who has become permanent Juventus head coach after being interim boss, has targeted two wing-backs for his 3-5-2 formation – Dan Ndoye from Bologna and Josh Doig from Sassuolo, who value the 23-year-old Scot at £12.6m. (Sport Mediaset via UltimateJuve), external Celtic have joined Lille in making contact with Rio Ave about Turkey...
While Yamal has achieved more than Ronaldo as a teenager, he will do well to match the Portugal captain’s longevity. At the age of 40, Ronaldo is still prolific for country and club, albeit in the lesser league of Saudi Arabia. He is expected to sign a new deal with Al-Nassr this summer. His winner...
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson catches up with former school friend and England midfielder Ella Toone behind the scenes of filming The Tooney & Russo Show podcast. New episodes of the Tooney and Russo Show Season 2 drops on BBC Sounds every Monday and Friday. Read full article at source...