Michael Beale has been sacked as Sunderland head coach after just two months in the role.
The 43-year-old former QPR and Rangers boss, who replaced Tony Mowbray at the Stadium of Light helm on December 18, has lost his job just 12 games into his reign following successive Sky Bet Championship defeats to Huddersfield and Birmingham.
Sporting director Kristjaan Speakman told the club’s official website: “We are disappointed that Michael is leaving Sunderland AFC.
“Our desire is to improve and unfortunately that hasn’t been evident, as such we take full accountability and feel that acting decisively is in the best interests of the club.
Mike Dodds has been appointed interim Head Coach until the end of the season, replacing Michael Beale who departs …
Everton have had their penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules reduced to six points following an appeal.
The Toffees were hit with a 10-point deduction last November after an independent commission found they had exceeded permitted losses under the league’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) by £19.5million over an assessment period ending with the 2021-22 season.
An independent appeal board has now cut that by four points, which moves the club on to 25 points in the table and up to 15th place.
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The club face a second PSR complaint for breaching rules over the assessment period running to the end of last season.
The complaint was laid on January 15 and under standard direct…
France continued their 100% record at their home Olympics as they defeated Argentina 1-0 to advance to the semi-finals.
Crystal Palace s Jean-Phillipe Mateta headed in from a cross from his former club-mate Michael Olise five minutes in, and that ultimately proved enough for Thierry Henry s men to progress.
VAR disallowed France a second late on, but Argentina could not make their fortune count before tempers boiled over between the players at the final whistle.
Argentina came out on top in the 2022 World Cup final between these great footballing nations, and there were an equal amount of thrills and spills this time around.
Mateta s early goal set the tone for a dominant display from Les Bleus in the first half, with Enzo Millot going close before Geroni…
Manchester United have announced the signing of highly rated 18-year-old centre-back Leny Yoro from Lille.
United are reported to have paid the French club an initial £52.2million (€62m), a fee that could rise to £58.9m (€70m).
The move, which is subject to registration, sees Yoro sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford, with the option for a further year.
Signing for a club with the stature and ambition of Manchester United so early in my career is an incredible honour, Yoro said.
Since my first conversations with the club, they set out a clear plan for how I can develop in Manchester as part of this exciting project and showed a lot of care for me and my family.
I know about the history of young players at Manchester United and feel i…
Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin is set to miss Italy s Euro 2016 campaign as he requires surgery on a knee injury.
Perin is behind Gianluigi Buffon and Salvatore Sirigu in the national team pecking order, but was expected to travel to France as third choice.
Genoa communicate that the medical exams on Mattia Perin revealed a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament with implications for the meniscus of the right knee, read a club statement.
Tomorrow, on Wednesday April 13, Perin will be operated by Professor Pier Paolo Mariani at the Villa Stuart clinic.
Perin, who went to the 2014 World Cup, made his international debut in a 1-0 friendly victory over Albania in November of the same year.
Italy begin Group E against Belgium on June 13, bef…
Argentina and Colombia have been confirmed as co-hosts of Copa America 2020.
The two countries were officially named host nations on Tuesday by CONMEBOL, who earlier this year rejected a proposal from the United States.
CONMEBOL confirmed on Tuesday that the expanded tournament, comprising 38 matches, 12 more than the current format, will initially be split into two groups of six teams.
These groups will be a South Zone Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and a guest nation and a North Zone, made up of Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and one further invited country.
Four teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-final stage.
In announcing the decision, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez said: The central objective …
Erik ten Hag praised “massively important” Jonny Evans after the defender was drafted into the starting line-up and helped Manchester United to a 1-0 victory against Burnley.
The 35-year-old made his first start for the club since 2015 and, as well as helping secure a much-needed clean sheet, set up Bruno Fernandes for the only goal after having an earlier header ruled out.
Evans re-signed for the club earlier this month following his release by Leicester, and boss Ten Hag said: “We have problems and in this moment a lot is against us: injuries, decisions and we have all seen the examples.
A proud night for Jonny
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Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard is the standout name in Marc Wilmots final 23-man Belgium squad for Euro 2016.
Hazard struggled to find his best form at Chelsea in 2015-16, but remains an undisputed starter for his country, with Wilmots naming the winger as his captain in the absence of Vincent Kompany.
The Manchester City centre-back was already left out of the provisional squad due to injury and is one of a number of defenders who misses out on the tournament in France.
Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St Petersburg), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Bjorn Engels (Club Brugge) were all forced to pull out due to injury, with Laurent Ciman and Christian Kabasele added to the Belgium roster.
Belgium s injury worries at the back mean Wilmots is likely to opt for a four-man …
Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, a moment which will bring to an end another successful chapter in the club’s history.
Klopp arrived at Anfield late in 2015, tasked with bringing trophies back to the club.
With four still to play for in this campaign there is every chance he could add to those he has already won, which the PA news agency lists here.
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Perhaps the one which matters the most to Liverpool fans, Klopp returned the first league title in 30 years as his side finished 17 points clear of Manchester City. The sadness for the supporters was that, as it came during lockdown, no fans were present in the stadium to celebrate the success, which was confirmed when nearest rivals City…
Cristiano Ronaldo will be back in black and white stripes next season as Juventus revealed their home kit for the 2020-21 campaign.
Ronaldo scored the opener as a 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday propelled Juve to their ninth successive Serie A title.
Juve had dropped their traditional black-and-white striped kit for this season, instead going with a block colour design.
However, the stripes – in a painted design – will return as Juve hunt a 10th straight Scudetto next season, with Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala among the stars to model the new Adidas kit, which was released on Thursday, with the tagline: our stripes, our statement.
With the current season still not over in Italy, it has not yet been confirmed when the next Serie A campaign will start.
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