A former manager at the Bundesliga leaders believes proven coaches at Eintracht Frankfurt and Nice should be considered for a vacant role this summer Ottmar Hitzfeld has urged Bayern Munich to pursue their former midfielder Niko Kovac or Lucien Favre to succeed Jupp Heynckes as coach. Eintracht Frankfurt boss Kovac is considered among the contenders …
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The left-back was surprisingly left out of the squad for Saturday’s 4-0 rout of Bayer Leverkusen as the coach wanted more “robustness” in the position Borussia Dortmund head coach Peter Stoger has revealed a “sporting decision” was the reason for Marcel Schmelzer missing the 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. Captain Schmelzer was not only dropped …
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The Poland star is being linked with a switch to Madrid, but his former team-mate believes he should stay put at the Allianz Arena Real Madrid-linked Robert Lewandowski should stay put at Bayern Munich this summer, according to Xabi Alonso. The Poland star, 29, has established himself as one of the best strikers in the …
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The goalkeeper should not be singled out for criticism, according to his national team manager Luis Enrique has branded criticism of David de Gea “unfair” but declined to reveal whether the under-pressure goalkeeper will remain a starter for Spain. De Gea was closely scrutinised for his part in Tin Jedvaj’s late winner in the costly 3-2 defeat …
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The USMNT midfielder played the full 90 as the Bundesliga side earned a spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League Schalke’s return to the Champions League for the first time since 2014-15 was confirmed on Saturday following their 2-1 victory over Augsburg, with USMNT youngster Weston McKennie getting a start and playing the full match to help his …
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The centre-back has sympathised with his team-mate but says that the coach must be respected at all times Jerome Boateng insisted Robert Lewandowski must control his emotions and respect Jupp Heynckes after the star striker refused to shake the head coach’s hand when he was substituted against Cologne. Lewandowski scored in Bayern’s 3-1 win over …
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The long-time leader of the English players’ union has come under fire for his salary in recent times – but just how much is he worth? Gordon Taylor has been the chief executive of the PFA for 37 years but faces calls to stand down from the position in a bid to modernise the organisation. …
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The big Swede scored a screamer as part of a double on his debut in LA, while the Gabonese striker impressed for the Gunners Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang feature at the head of FIFA 18’s Team of the Week alongside Robert Lewandowski after another week of intense action. Ibra took to his new club …
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Click:sell algaecide Ryan Giggs’ side fell to a 2-1 defeat to Denmark in Cardiff on Friday, failing to clinch promotion to the Nations League top tier Wales missed out on promotion to the Nations League top tier after being beaten 2-1 by Denmark on Friday evening. Goals from Mathias Jorgensen and Martin Braithwaite gave the away …
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The 22-year-old will be sold for five times the fee Mainz paid for him just over a year ago as he looks set to replace the Greek defender Borussia Dortmund are in “final talks” to sign Abdou Diallo from Mainz, sporting directors from both sides have confirmed. The 22-year-old centre-back moved to Germany from Monaco …
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