Jose Mourinho has been charged by UEFA over criticism of referee Anthony Taylor in the wake of Roma’s Europa League final defeat to Sevilla in Budapest on Wednesday.
Subsequent video footage of Taylor being accosted by angry fans at the airport has been condemned by the Premier League, which said it was “shocked and appalled” by the abuse suffered by the official.
Mourinho’s charge for using insulting/abusive language towards a match official is one of a number of charges levelled against both clubs after a stormy final that yielded 13 yellow cards.
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Mourinho criticised Taylor in his post-match press conference, and in video footage which later emerged on social media, the former Chelsea and Mancheste…
French football legend Zinedine Zidane has expressed his desire to take a head managerial role.
Zidane, 41, has been an assistant to Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti since returning to the Bernabeu in November 2010 but the 108-capped France international said he wants to be more hands on in the future, by having his own team to coach.
I wanted to reconnect with the excitement that football brings, he told L Equipe, of his decision to return to Real as a sporting director and assistant coach.
After what I experienced as a player, I definitely felt the need to be involved every day – feel that pressure again.
I do not regret my decision to take a step back. I took my children to school every day and did many things with them.
Things are now cla…
(GSM) World Cup finalists the Netherlands did as expected to beat San Marino 0-5 in their Euro 2012 qualifying opener.
The Dutch took the lead after 16 minutes as Dirk Kuyt converted a spot kick, and Klaas Jan Huntelaar made it 0-2 with seven minutes left in the first half.
Huntelaar, who recently left AC Milan for Bundesliga side Schalke 04, went on to score again in the 48th and 67th minutes to complete a hat-trick.
The fifth and final goal came in the 90th minute as Ruud van Nistelrooy found the target from close range in his first international match since Euro 2008.
The Netherlands now lead Group E ahead of Moldova and Sweden, who beat Finland and Hungary respectively.
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Ernesto Valverde will have the chance to quickly win a place in the affections of Barcelona s supporters if he can begin his tenure as head coach by defeating bitter rivals Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana at the start of next season.
Barca are a regular fixture in the clash that pits LaLiga champions against Copa del Rey holders over two legs, claiming the trophy on a record 12 occasions.
But they suffered a chastening experience in the traditional curtain-raiser when Valverde s Athletic Bilbao thrashed them 4-0 at a typically boisterous San Mames in 2015.
Barcelona rotated their line-up from the 5-4 extra-time win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup three days earlier but there were few fears Luis Enrique s treble winners would unravel quite so spectacular…
Kylian Mbappe has become the first player in Champions League history to score in his first four knockout games after the Monaco striker found the net against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
After just three minutes of the quarter-final second leg at Stade Louis II, Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki could only parry a powerful long-range drive from Benjamin Mendy.
Teenager Mbappe who scored twice in the first leg after netting in both legs of the last-16 tie with Manchester City was in the right position to tuck home the rebound to extend Monaco s advantage to 4-2 on aggregate.
The precocious 18-year-old, who has hit 12 Ligue 1 goals this season, also became the youngest player in Champions League history to score five goals in the tournament as he continues to …
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Leicester City prepare for their first home match since the tragic death of the club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and the Burnley match promises to be a highly emotional affair for the home side.
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The Foxes mustered the last atom of their strength to pull off a 1-0 victory at Cardiff last weekend. Leicester City travelled to Wales still feeling hurt after the tragic loss of their beloved club owner but Demarai Gray’s 55th-minute winner made sure that Claude Puel’s men pulled one off for Vichai.
Leicester City will undoubtedly burn with even greater desire this time around as they prepare to play host to Burnley in their first home match after the owner’s death. The clu…
The United Arab Emirates sacked head coach Bert van Marwijk, it was announced on Wednesday.
Van Marwijk was relieved of his duties after 2019 Asian Cup semi-finalists the UAE crashed out of the Gulf Cup following a 4-2 loss to hosts Qatar in Group A on Monday.
The 67-year-old Dutchman, who coached Australia at the 2018 World Cup, replaced Alberto Zaccheroni in March.
But former Netherlands and Borussia Dortmund boss Van Marwijk only oversaw one win in this year s Gulf Cup – a 3-0 victory over Yemen before going down to Iraq and Qatar.
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The UAE are also fourth in the second round of AFC World Cup qualifying on the …
The roguelike is quickly becoming one of my favorite genres and I’ve made no secret how much I love tabletop gaming, so it comes at no surprise that I enjoyed playing As We Descend, the debut title of developer Box Dragon. As We Descend is an upcoming roguelike deckbuilding game that incorporates elements from strategy games.
In As We Descend, you play as a senior member of a city, directing your home’s forces to fix failing technology, venture into monster-infested areas to find resources, and mount defenses for approaching threats. Your actions–both navigating the city and fighting in turn-based combat encounters–are dictated by the cards you’ve collected and upgraded in your deck, injecting a sense of curated randomness into each attempt to protect the cit…
Great servant for South Korea
What a fantastic servant Manchester United’s Park Ji-Sung has been for South Korea. He played his one hundredth game for his country last week in their Asian Cup semi-final defeat against Japan and has now announced his retirement from international football.
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The Manchester United wide man says that continuing knee problems have given him little choice in the matter.
It was a great honour to play for the national football team. If there were no injuries, I could have continued, however, I have no choice.
Contract
Park has signed a contract at Manchester United that could keep him at the club for another four years and the twenty-nine year old believes that this decision will enable him to do so.
Carlo Ancelotti refused to entertain suggestions the Premier League title is still within reach following Chelsea s 3-1 win at Blackpool.
The Blues followed up last week s stunning 2-1 defeat of league leaders Manchester United by thumping Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Monday, cutting the gap between themselves and United to nine points with a game in hand.
Chelsea, now fourth on the table as Tottenham s league campaign grinds to a sudden halt, next return to Stamford Bridge to host Manchester City, who are desperate to seal a Champions League berth to justify their massive spending in the transfer window.
But Ancelotti refused to indulge talk of defending the title Chelsea claimed over United in 2009/10.
I maintain the same idea because we are too fa…