Football Blog (Page 42)

[ad_1] Tottenham Hotspur managing director of football Fabio Paratici has discussed the decision to part ways with head coach Antonio Conte. Spurs reached a mutual agreement for Conte to depart the club on Sunday night following a disappointing run of results. Conte oversaw exits in the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and UEFA Champions League this season despite high hopes of ending the club’s 15-year trophy drought. In his personal life, Conte lost three close friends – Spurs fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone, former Italy colleague Gianluca Vialli and Serie A legend Sinisa Mihajlovic – while he had to undergo emergency surgery on his gallbladder atRead More →

[ad_1] Bruno Fernandes has revealed he does not agree with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo regarding the impact of new Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez. The former Everton and Belgium boss was named as the surprise successor to Fernando Santos following the 2022 FIFA World Cup. While Martinez has been known to coach attacking and entertaining football, his teams are often characterised by their haphazard and sloppy defending – almost the inverse to how Portugal played under Santos. Ronaldo, who scored four goals in two games for Portugal this month, was quick to tell reporters of the positive impact Martinez has had on the team. “It’s aRead More →

[ad_1] Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has revealed he is ‘very sorry’ to see head coach Antonio Conte lose his job and admitted he ‘feels responsible’ for his exit. Spurs confirmed late on Sunday night that they had reached a ‘mutual agreement’ with Conte to part ways. The Italian was expected to leave Tottenham after digging out his ‘selfish’ players in the aftermath of their 3-3 draw with Southampton prior to the March international break. Son spoke to the media following South Korea’s 2-1 loss to Uruguay on Tuesday and was asked for his thoughts on Conte’s departure. READ NEXT “I’m very sorry to him. HeRead More →

[ad_1] WSL Women’s Football Weekend: ‘What it Means’ with Amy Turner and Asmita Ale. Credit: 90min.com[ad_2]Read More →

[ad_1] Barcelona are expected to appeal to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in an attempt to be awarded the 1937 league title. The RFEF was suspended between 1936 and 1939 due to the Spanish Civil War but, in the meantime, and handful of cup competitions were organised alongside the Mediterranean League which, unofficially, took the place of La Liga. Barcelona won the Mediterranean League in 1937 but, given it was not an official RFEF tournament, it is not a triumph which has been counted in their tally of 26 league titles. However, they could be about to change that as ESPN note Barcelona are preparedRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea have registered an interest in Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Manu Kone, 90min understands. The Blues are looking to bolster in midfield this summer and have added plenty of names to their shortlist, at the top of which is West Ham United’s Declan Rice. There are plenty of suitors for Rice, however, and so Chelsea are exploring all their options. 90min reported in January that Southampton’s Romeo Lavia was once again of interest to the London side, who failed with a bid to sign the Belgian last summer. Now, sources have confirmed that Gladbach starlet Kone has played his way onto Chelsea’s radar. The 21-year-oldRead More →

[ad_1] Two parties were long believed to be the front runners to takeover Manchester United, but a third party fronted by Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has emerged as another contender. Zilliacus, who founded and now chairs investment company Mobile FutureWorks, wants to buy the club in a 50-50 partnership that hands a significant amount of power over to the fans. “No more sheikhs and oligarchs controlling football!”, he tweeted on 23 March. I have put in a bid to buy Manchester United together with the fans, who will have equal say on all sporting matters. No more sheiks and oligarks controlling football! #Manchester_United #ManchesterUnited #ManUnitedRead More →

[ad_1] The Mexican national team held Jamaica to a 2-2 draw on Sunday at the Estadio Azteca to top the CONCACAF Nations League Group A and narrowly qualify for the final four.  El Tri managed to balance out an early rocket from Jamaica’s Bobby Decordova-Reid and the own goal by Edson Alvarez with Orbelin Pineda’s first half effort and a penalty by Chucky Lozano. But despite earning the point and spot in the next phase, the tumultuous draw felt like a disappointing way to usher in the ‘Diego Cocca’ era at the hallowed Azteca.  “We wanted a victory here at home, but the game wasRead More →

[ad_1] The Canadian men’s national team secured the 2-0 victory over Curacao as goals by Jonathan David and Cyle Larin secured John Herdman’s side all three points.  In their first competitive match since the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Canada got an easy win. The scoring got started in the 23rd minute with a Jonathan David goal provided by right-back Richie Larryea.  Curacao didn’t react well, getting frustrated quickly until defender Jurien Gaari got sent off with a second yellow just 38 minutes into the match. After that, the Canadians never looked back, dominating possession and shots on target, culminating with a Cyle Larin strike in theRead More →

[ad_1] A screamer from Benjamin Pavard saw France claim a resilient 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday night. The Irish beat Latvia 3-2 in a recent friendly but couldn’t force an equaliser against the French as their bid to reach a first European Championship since 2016 started with defeat at the Aviva Stadium. It’s two wins from two games for new captain Kylian Mbappe and France, who have taken an early grip on Group B. Randal Kolo Muani, who has scored 11 Bundesliga goals for Eintracht Frankfurt this season, rounded Gavin Bazunu early on and found Olivier Giroud,Read More →