Brentford set-piece coach Keith Andrews is frontrunner for the vacant manager’s job at Gtech Community Stadium. BBC Sport understands the club are not putting a timescale on the appointment, and discussions are progressing well. The Bees have been looking for a new boss since Thomas Frank left for Tottenham Hotspur this month. Andrews, 44, was...
There is a particular reason Molby believes Frank will be the ideal fit for Spurs. “I see a squad ready to play Thomas Frank football,” Molby said. “It is about putting the opposition under pressure at every given opportunity. The one thing you don’t want to do as a team is defend. He likes to...
Tottenham have appointed Brentford boss Thomas Frank as their head coach on a deal until 2028. The 51-year-old Dane replaces Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked earlier this month despite leading Spurs to victory in the Europa League final in May. Frank spent seven years in charge of Brentford, guiding the club from the Championship to...
“It needs to be channelled towards the opponent and towards our goal, not to intimidate team-mates or be over-aggressive towards team-mates and officials, but always towards the solution, towards winning. “He has the fire and I don’t want to dim this down. He should play with this kind of fire, but the fire comes with...
Everton manager David Moyes has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Prince of Wales. Moyes, 62, managed West Ham from 2017 to 2024, and under his tenure the team secured its first major trophy in 43 years in the 2023 Europa Conference League. He managed Everton from...
Brazil qualified for the 2026 World Cup with a 1-0 win against Paraguay in South American qualifying to give Carlo Ancelotti his first win as manager. Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored from close range in the second half, finishing after fine work from Manchester United-bound playmaker Matheus Cunha. The victory, Ancelotti’s first after a...
Champions League runners-up Inter Milan have appointed Parma boss Cristian Chivu as manager. The 44-year-old, a former defender and youth team coach at Inter, leaves Parma after only 13 games in charge and replaces Simone Inzaghi. The former Romania international was appointed by Parma in February – his first senior coaching role – winning three...
“I hope I will still have another chance to play again for the best fans in the world.” The Poland FA also said, external Probierz will answer questions at a news conference on Monday prior to Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Finland, and will be joined by Zielinski, 31. Probierz, 52, took over as coach...
One man not in the running is former Scotland forward Steven Naismith, who has been out of management since being sacked by Hearts in September. “For me to go back in, it needs to be the perfect job for me because of family life,” he told Sportsound on Sunday. “If when Wimmer got the job,...
Three hundred and sixty five long days ago, Steve Clarke’s Scotland strode out at Hampden Park, their last auf wiedersehen before they went off to give Germany, Switzerland and Hungary what for at Euro 2024. By the time they finished their farewell on the back of an uninspiring – and at times chaotic – 2-2...
Leading contender Frank, 51, has been in charge of Brentford for more than six years, and what a job he has done. He took them into the Premier League, winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley in 2021, and has established the Bees as a top-flight club. Brentford finished 10th in the Premier League this...
Roma have appointed former Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini as their new manager on a three-year contract. Gasperini, who guided Atalanta to third in Italy’s Serie A and qualification for the Champions League this season, replaces Claudio Ranieri. The ex-Leicester City and Chelsea boss stepped down as manager after leading Roma to fifth in Serie...
Inter Milan and manager Simone Inzaghi have parted company “by mutual agreement” three days after their Champions League final thrashing by Paris St-Germain. The 49-year-old, who was appointed by the Serie A club in 2021, has been heavily linked with Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal. “The time has come for me to say goodbye to this...
Martin was 32 when he made the switch to Ibrox and did not add to his 29 Scotland caps, the first of which came as a late substitute in a 3-1 win over Wales in 2011. That international debut came under Craig Levein, while Martin was a regular pick for Gordon Strachan, playing in the...
West Brom are close to appointing Tottenham coach Ryan Mason as their new manager. BBC Sport reported last week the 33-year-old was in talks with the Baggies over taking his first managerial role and an agreement has now been reached with the former England midfielder. Mason had been in talks over a three-year contract and...