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Sign of the times – Tottenham set to land first new players for 17 months
Tottenham supporters will be getting excited as the club prepare to announce two potential new signings in the coming days.
John Terry makes his feelings known over next Chelsea boss
John Terry has no doubts former team-mate Frank Lampard would be a huge success as Chelsea manager. The Blues are in talks to make Lampard their new boss after being given permission to talk to their former midfielder by current club Derby. Terry, now assistant to Dean Smith at Aston Villa, who beat Derby in last month’s Sky Bet Championship play-off final, spent 13 years alongside Lampard as a Chelsea player. “After the season he has had with Derby and...
Officers honoured for efforts to save five killed in Leicester City helicopter crash
Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died alongside four others when the helicopter spun out of control in October last year. Four officers who risked their lives to try and save Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others killed in a helicopter crash have been nominated for bravery awards. The Thai billionaire died alongside his two staff members Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, the pilot Eric Swaffer and crew member Izabela Lechowicz when the aircraft spun out of control on October...
Liverpool – Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield to face retrial
Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield will face a retrial over the gross negligence manslaughter of Liverpool fans, a judge has ruled. Judge Sir Peter Openshaw made the ruling at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday morning following a hearing on Monday. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) sought a retrial after a jury was discharged in April following a 10-week trial. The application was resisted by lawyers for the 74-year-old retired chief superintendent. The judge said: “I authorise a retrial of defendant...
“Nothing surprises me at Newcastle any more,” Shearer after another Newcastle United debacle
Alan Shearer is furious with Mike Ashley after another manager leaves the club without any silverwear and without enough funds to try and achieve the levels of success required by the fans. Rafa Benitez quit Newcastle after refusing new deal over lack of transfer funds. Benitez and his whole backroom staff will depart on June 30, with Newcastle now beginning their search for a new boss. A Newcastle statement read: “It is with disappointment that we announce manager Rafael Benitez will leave Newcastle United...
Long trip to China paying off for former Everton player
Tyias Browning was told it was too early to make the move to China but for the former Everton defender, the shift east has already given his career a significant boost. Less than six months after joining World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou Evergrande, Browning has traded life on the fringes at Everton for a starting role at one of Asia's biggest clubs. And while the stifling heat and humidity of a summer in southern China remain a challenge for...
Man City’s star extends contract until 2024
Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko has signed a three-year extension to his contract which will keep him at the club until 2024, the Premier League champions said on Thursday. Ukraine international Zinchenko, who was signed by City in 2016, made 29 appearances in all competitions last season, where City won an unprecedented domestic treble of the league, FA Cup and League Cup. The deal comes a day after City extended defender Kyle Walker's contract till the end of the 2023-24...
Ex Chelsea boss says Juventus appointment his ‘crowning achievement’
Maurizio Sarri said being appointed Juventus' new head coach was the "crowning achievement" of his long career and he welcomed a return to Italy following a year in the English Premier League with Chelsea. The Serie A champions appointed Sarri on a three-year contract earlier this week after agreeing a compensation fee with Chelsea and the 60-year-old replaces Massimiliano Allegri, who stepped down at the end of the season. "It's the crowning achievement of a long career," Sarri told reporters....
FIFA expected to take over the running of African football
A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF executive committee took a stunning decision on Wednesday to cede control of the running of the organisation and have FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura parachuted in as "FIFA High Commissioner for Africa", according to sources. No announcement has been...