Brentford have appointed Keith Andrews as the club’s new head coach on a three-year deal following Thomas Frank’s departure to Tottenham. Andrews, 44, joined the Bees last summer to work under Frank as the club’s set-piece coach. Having previously been on the coaching staff with Sheffield United, MK Dons and the Republic of Ireland, Andrews’...
On the pitch, the team lost coherence. The dressing room – once unified by Ancelotti’s steady hand – began to fragment. Key players stopped listening to him, others grew weary of his hands-off approach. Perhaps most destabilising was the rivalry between Vinicius and Mbappe. Both wanted to be the face of the team. Mbappe preferred...
Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic says Wayne Rooney should not be blamed for the club’s pending relegation from the Championship. The former England captain left the Pilgrims on 31 December with them bottom of the second tier. Rooney guided Argyle to just four league wins and 13 defeats in 23 Championship matches in charge....
Pope Francis, who died on April 21, was a rare beacon of hope for many Palestinians in the long months of the Gaza genocide. The pope refused to be silent on Gaza. For 18 months, he made nearly daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, including recent calls he made from his hospital...
Leicester Tigers back-rower Hanro Liebenberg hopes Michael Cheika’s replacement as head coach can bring long-term stability to the role. Former Australia and Argentina head coach Cheika is in the final months of his contract as Tigers boss, having decided in January not to extend his stay beyond his initial one-year deal. The 58-year-old replaced fellow...
