Ruud van Nistelrooy’s long-expected departure as Leicester City manager has been confirmed more than nine weeks after the Foxes were relegated from the Premier League. The 48-year-old Dutchman oversaw 19 defeats and managed just five wins from his 27 matches in charge of the East Midlands club last season. Leicester’s relegation was confirmed with five...
Sampdoria will remain in Serie B after the league awarded them a 3–0 win over Salernitana following the postponement of Sunday’s second-leg relegation play-off. The game was called off in the 65th minute with Sampdoria leading 2-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate after Salernitana fans threw smoke bombs and seats on to the...
The second leg of the Serie B relegation playoff between hosts Salernitana and Sampdoria was abandoned on Sunday after home fans threw smoke bombs and seats onto the pitch. The former Serie A champions were leading 2-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate when players were ordered off the field after 65 minutes because...
Asked if she might be tempted to go with youth in Tilburg, Andreatta replied: “I think what they showed was a real maturity and able to manage the moment and they thrived. “We could see an improvement in the second half and I think just that belief that they can play and choose moments to...
Hallett says he and the club’s existing shareholders – Argyle Green and the Holliday family – will match the level of funding they had planned with the new investor for this season, a level he says is twice the budget the club had when they won League One in 2023. Under Hallett’s ownership, Argyle have...
From relegation candidates to the Europa League. It was some journey and one of the best runs by a team outside of the big two in Glasgow that we have seen. “I’ve spoken to the players to remind them of the size of the achievement,” Gray said. “But also because of where we’d been and...
As jubilant Livingston supporters engulfed the Dingwall pitch, there was no hiding the sorrow on the faces of their dejected hosts. The hurt was visible on local boy Cowie’s face as he watched the elated visitors celebrate on their turf, a pain according to Ferguson that will be felt throughout the club and wider community....
Nuno was given the faith to build, but there was no talk of Europe before this season. The plan was to take a step forward and avoid a relegation battle, because you cannot become an established or growing Premier League side while fighting the drop. Pushing into the top half was in mind, not becoming...
The 2024-25 Serie A winners will be decided by a play-off, should Napoli and Inter Milan finish the season level on points. In 2022, the league reintroduced a rule which means teams who are contesting the title or battling relegation will face each other in a play-off if they have the same number of points,...
Manager Leif Smerud has left relegated Crystal Palace 10 weeks taking over the Women’s Super League team. Smerud was appointed on 1 March and leaves Palace after they finished bottom of the WSL with two wins from their season in the top flight. “While we didn’t get the outcome we hoped for, I’m proud of...
Bristol Rovers have sacked head coach Inigo Calderon following the team’s relegation from League One. Burton’s draw with Wigan on Tuesday confirmed Rovers’ return to League Two following two seasons in the third tier. His final game in charge was a 4-1 defeat by Blackpool on Saturday, a ninth loss in 10 matches to end...
Three successive wins against Derby County, Bristol City and Coventry City in the second half of April had revived Luton’s hopes of staying up. Before that run they were second bottom. Coming out of it they were outside of the relegation zone by a point with their fate in their hands on the season’s last...
“The board is prevented from making any further comment on the matter by SPFL regulations but will communicate further with supporters in early course.” An independent disciplinary tribunal found Hamilton guilty of four offences, including the non-payment of players and not acting in “good faith” when dealing with the governing body about the removal of...
Hearts are “in trouble” if players do not realise they are in a fight to preserve their Premiership status, insists interim head coach Liam Fox. Read full article at source...
“It was a situation where I felt as if, on a personal level, I could sort of right this wrong. We’ve done so well getting into this situation now and it’s up to us just to grab that chance now and right what went wrong 15 years ago.” Falkirk have had chances to seal the...