Bayer Leverkusen have sacked head coach Roger Schmidt after a poor run of form.
The BayArena side have underachieved this season and sit ninth in the Bundesliga after 23 games they will drop to 10th if Freiburg get a draw against Eintracht Frankfurt later on Sunday.
Leverkusen were hammered 6-2 by Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in what proved the final straw for the club s board.
Bayer 04 have parted ways with head coach Roger Schmidt with immediate effect, read a statement on the club s official Twitter account.
Bayer 04 hat sich mit sofortiger Wirkung von Cheftrainer Roger Schmidt getrennt. Eine Nachfolgeregelung soll zeitnah präsentiert werden.
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball)
The 49-year-old took charge of Leverkusen i…
Fernando Torres scored the only goal as Atletico Madrid ran out 1-0 winners with a comfortable display at city rivals Getafe in La Liga on Sunday, keeping the pressure on leaders Barcelona.
Torres converted for the 100th time in an Atletico shirt in the 3-1 win at home to Eibar last weekend and earned his team three valuable points at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, scoring in consecutive club matches for the first time since October 2013.
The striker s future at the club may be shrouded in uncertainty, but he took less than two minutes to get off the mark, smashing beyond Getafe goalkeeper Vicente Guaita after a brilliant delivery from Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.
Diego Simeone s side looked content to protect their lead, with the hosts finding it difficult to br…
Former Italy boss Gian Piero Ventura has been appointed head coach of Chievo on a two-year contract.
The role is Ventura s first since being sacked in November 2017 in the wake of Italy s failure to qualify for the World Cup.
The 70-year-old replaces Lorenzo D Anna, who was dismissed with Chievo rooted to the foot of the Serie A table following a run of four consecutive defeats.
Ventura arrives at Stadio Marc Antonio Bentegodi along with his assistant Salvatore Sullo and fitness coach Alessandro Innocenti.
Chievo, who host Atalanta in their first match after the international break, are on minus-one points after being docked three points in September for false accounting.
A club statement read: To Mr Ventura and his staff, from all of Chievo, th…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho
When Jose Mourinho joined Manchester United at the start of the season, there was a feeling that he would finally be the manager who would be successful in succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Portuguese boss would be the one who could bring the glory days back to a club having being failed by its predecessors.
The ‘Chosen One’ David Moyes only lasted 10 months, leaving the club seventh in the league with four games left.
In came Louis Van Gaal, who despite winning the FA Cup, and finishing fifth domestically, also failed to satisfy the board and was sacked after two years.
So what would the ‘Special One’ do differently at Old Trafford?
Mourinho was a manager who had failed Chelsea so dramatica…
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Getting their Europa League knockout stage adventure underway on Thursday night, West Ham will travel over to Germany when they meet Freiburg.
Freiburg
Starting with the hosts, while Freiburg might have edged their way past Lens last month as they extended on their Europa League adventure, Christian Streich’s men have struggled to find any kind of stability since opening the New Year. Almost sat in Bundesliga limbo and mustering just a single win across any format since getting 2024 underway, the Reds have also gained a reputation for their extended issues at the back. Despite snatching a dramatic 2-2 stalemate against German giants Bayern Munich over the weekend, they have shipped at least a pair of goals in eight of their last nin…
Chelsea have their sights set on Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams as they begin making plans for the upcoming summer transfer window, according to .
While acquiring a striker remains a top priority for the London Blues, with Victor Osimhen and Benjamin Sesko among the prime targets, they have also taken notice of the development of the 21-year-old winger.
However, the pursuit of Williams may hinge on Chelsea s ability to generate funds through player sales, especially considering the significant expense associated with acquiring a top striker. Williams apparently has a release clause in his Bilbao contract valued at around £43 million, making him a relatively affordable option. On the other hand, his wages are reportedly high, surpassing £100,000 per week after ta…
Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri was suitably thrilled with his side s 6-0 demolition job of Ligue 2 side Lens in the Coupe de France quarter-finals.
The Ligue 1 side were powered to victory by a Lucas Ocampos brace, and further contributions from Dimitar Berbatov, Emmanuel Riviere, Fabinho and an own goal as they stormed into the semi-finals of the cup competition.
Monaco have not won the Coupe de France since 1991, but are one win away from matching their final appearance in 2010.
Ranieri said his side concentrated on getting the result, despite playing lower-tier opposition.
A very good game, my players played very well. They were very focused (and we did) not concede goals. Really, I m very happy tonight, the Italian said.
Goalscorer Ocampos sai…
France head coach Didier Deschamps admits that his side have a point to prove at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil later this year.
The 1998 world champions needed a play-off to qualify for the tournament and will be seeking to lay to rest the memories of a particularly poor 2010 campaign in South Africa.
France finished bottom of Group A there, with dressing-room unrest dominating the headlines as the Europeans registered just one goal and one point.
A quarter-final exit at UEFA Euro 2012 did little to boost faith in the national team, and coach Laurent Blanc stepped down.
His successor, Deschamps, believes that France s last notable achievement was reaching the final of the 2006 showpiece in Germany, where they lost on penalties to Italy.
The 45-year-old has n…
West Ham United starlet Reece Oxford is on the verge of completing a season-long loan to Borussia Monchengladbach, according to the Mail Online.
The teenager became the Hammers’ youngest ever player when he made his senior debut in the opening game of the 2015/16 campaign, but has struggled to hold down a first team place since.
He played a further eleven times that season while he barely got a look in last time around, making just two appearances both of which coming in the Europa League before being shipped out on loan to Reading.
He played five times for the Royals, helping them secure a top six finish only for them to lose in the play-off final to Huddersfield Town.
West Ham have no interest in selling the defender-come-midfielder on a permanen…
The Express understands that Anthony Martial could be on his way out of Manchester United.
Having finished the 2015/16 campaign – his first in England- as the club’s top scorer he was marginalised last season starting less than half of the Red Devils’ Premier League games with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcus Rashford ahead of him in the pecking order.
With Jose Mourinho attempting to secure the services of more attacking players this summer Martial wants away and will be allowed to leave for the right price.
Since arriving at Old Trafford the twenty-one year old has racked up ninety-one appearances in all competitions, scoring twenty-five goals as has helped the club achieve success in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the Europa League.
He has been ca…