(GSM) Manchester City have sacked their manager Mark Hughes and appointed former Inter Milan and Lazio manager Roberto Mancini. Hughes leaves after 77 games in charge at Eastlands but has been under great pressure, especially after his team lost 3-0 against Tottenham last Wednesday.
Former Manchester United assistant manager Brian Kidd will join Mancini in the same role. Hughes backroom staff of Mark Bowen, Eddie Niedzwiecki, Kevin Hitchcock and Glyn Hodges also leaving the club.
City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak suggested that Hughes management has not fulfilled the required objectives.
Al Mubarak said on the club s website, Prior to the current season beginning, with significant investment in players and infrastructure in place, the consensus between the Boar…
Duncan Watmore Taking Premier League by storm / Image via safc.com
Shining bright from the Stadium of Light is Duncan Watmore, the 21-year-old England winger who is making huge leaps to prominence with his impressive performances for club and country.
Only a month after his first Premier League start against Southampton, Duncan Watmore is the talk of the town.
Being described as polite, modest and highly professional, this Sunderland youngster is on the verge of establishing himself as the first-team regular with Sam Allardyce, who has nothing but kind words of support for his talented youngster.
The experienced manager has decided to put the faith of his struggling team in the hands of a young man, who replied in the best way possible. Only seven appear…
Jurgen Klopp is grateful to have a long-term deal at Liverpool, but know success must follow if he is to stay in the role.
The German is still waiting for his first trophy at the helm, although Liverpool have shown signs of improvement since his arrival in October 2015.
But after Claudio Ranieri was sacked by Leicester City less than a year after leading the club to a fairytale Premier League title triumph, Klopp claimed it was a reminder trophies are a must.
I m not experienced in other situations where you don t get time, he was quoted as saying by the Liverpool Echo, ahead of facing Leicester on Monday.
I have always had this. I ve always been on a long contract, as long as I wanted, and I have no idea why exactly it happened to me.
Liverpoo…
Fabrizio Romano has told that Jude Bellingham does not have a release clause in his contract at Borussia Dortmund. The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed that German club Dortmund are well aware that if Bellingham has a good World Cup with England in Qatar, then his price will go up.
Romano has claimed that Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid all are keen on signing Bellingham from Dortmund.
The Italian journalist told : “I can tell you, we’re going to have a crazy few months of rumours ahead involving Jude Bellingham.
But, it’s still important to stress that Borussia Dortmund are not negotiating with any clubs as of today – they will set their final asking price after the World Cup, there is no rele…
Aston Villa signed Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, and the winger scored his first Premier League goal as his team beat Everton 3-0 on Saturday.
Speaking after the match, the Jamaican said it was a great feeling to do it in front of the Villa fans and his family.
To have my family there watching it, to have the fans chanting my name. It s such a great feeling.
Leon Bailey says he feels amazing after scoring for Aston Villa in front of his family and Villa fans
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Table-topping Borussia Dortmund will hope to put a turbulent week behind them when they entertain Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Despite overcoming 1860 Munich in the DKB-Pokal in midweek, Dortmund have had to deal with unwanted off-the-field issues involving coach Jurgen Klopp and star striker Robert Lewandowski.
Klopp was given a one-match touchline ban by UEFA on Tuesday following his outburst during the 2-1 Champions League defeat to Napoli on September 18, and will now be forced to sit in the stands for his side s clash against Marseille on October 1.
Lewandowski has also made headlines, with speculation over a potential move to Bayern Munich resurfacing following comments he made in the aftermath of the Pokal win, which was only settled in extra time tha…
England face Montenegro in Group H on Friday knowing that victory will put them in pole position to qualify for the World Cup.
The two sides, along with Ukraine, are separated by one point at the top of their qualifying group with two matches remaining.
A win for Montenegro on Friday would mean that the outcome of the group would be decided in the final round of games on Tuesday, when England take on a Poland side who sit three points behind Roy Hodgson s men.
But a victory for England, and defeat for Ukraine in Poland, would leave Roy Hodgson s men in a position of strength, with their goal difference considerably stronger than Poland s.
However, England have never beaten Montenegro since they became a nation in their own right in 2007 – all three fi…
Eric Dier and Son Heung-min goals secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory for Tottenham at Burnley on Saturday that narrows the gap to Premier League leaders Chelsea to seven points.
With Chelsea suffering a shock home defeat to Crystal Palace, Spurs needed a win to take advantage of a rare lapse from Antonio Conte s men.
But they had to be patient and were made to wait to make the breakthrough, Dier finishing well after Jeff Hendrick s poor clearance from a left-wing corner following 66 battling minutes at Turf Moor.
Dele Alli then squared for Son to tap in at the far post to ensure Spurs would take full advantage of Chelsea s slip, the South Korean scoring his 15th goal of the season.
Victory came at a cost for Spurs, however, with Victor Wanyama and Harr…
Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal have completed the signing of holding midfielder Mohamed Elneny from Basel for an undisclosed fee.
The Egypt international had long been linked with a move to the Emirates, but work permit complications initially held up the deal.
However, Elneny has now become Wenger s first signing of the January transfer window.
Elneny will of course join us, Wenger said after Arsenal s 3-3 draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday.
He has joined us. We will see if he can qualify for [the Premier League trip to Stoke City on] Sunday.
The 23-year-old came through the ranks of the Al Ahly youth academy, but joined El Mokawloon at the tender age of 16, before making the move to Basel in January 2013. He has since …
While Arsenal might have managed to land a morale boost thanks to their against West Brom on Sunday night, it does not cover what has been a hugely frustrating campaign in North London.
Crashing out of the Europa League at the hands of Spanish outfit Villarreal last week, The Gunners find themselves on the verge of missing out on a European finish for the first time in 25 years.
With the pressure firmly on Mikel Arteta s position at the Emirates, speculation has already begun regarding where the former Premier League champions should be looking to strengthen this summer.
With reporting over the weekend that Arteta is expected to be handed funds when the window reopens, we have taken a look at who could be on Arsenal s summer wishlist.
Yves Bissouma
Al…