Unai Emery’s Arsenal beat Steve Bruce’s Newcastle three times during the Spaniard’s first spell in EnglandNewcastle United have missed out on their number one managerial target after it emerged Unai Emery has rejected the chance to take over at St James’ Park. That leaves ex-Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe and former Roma manager Paulo Fonseca on…
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Unai Emery won the Europa League with Villarreal in May, beating Manchester United on penaltiesUnai Emery will turn down the chance to become manager of Newcastle United and will instead stay with Villarreal, reports Guillem Balague. The former Arsenal boss confirmed on Tuesday he had been approached by the Premier League club, who made him…
England striker Harry Kane, 28, will abandon plans to quit Tottenham after the arrival of Antonio Conte as their new manager. (Sun)external-link Conte also wants Tottenham to sign Inter Milan’s Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij, 29, in January. (Football Insider)external-link Manchester United’s Paul Pogba prefers a return to Juventus over joining Paris St-Germain or Real…
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Transfer rumours: Ibrahimovic, Conte, Fonseca, Xavi, Pogba, Asensio, Ibrahimovic
by Emily SmithAC Milan are preparing to offer Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 40, a contract extension on the same terms as his current deal. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link Conte has asked Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for a transfer budget of about £237m to buy six Serie A-based players he has identified. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link Tottenham are…
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Newcastle United: Unai Emery and Eddie Howe in contention for manager post
by Emily SmithUnai Emery won the Europa League with Villarreal in May, beating Manchester United on penaltiesVillarreal manager Unai Emery has confirmed an approach from Newcastle but is yet to receive a formal offer. The 49-year-old, formerly of Arsenal, is Newcastle’s leading target as the new owners look to replace Steve Bruce. Newcastle hope to appoint Emery…
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Emil Palsson: Icelandic midfielder suffers cardiac arrest during Norwegian second division match
by Emily SmithPalsson was taken to hospital for further tests and treatmentA football match in Norway was stopped on Monday because of a player suffering cardiac arrest on the pitch. Icelandic midfielder Emil Palsson, who is on loan at Norwegian second division side Sogndal from top flight Sarpsborg 08, was taken ill after 12 minutes of the…
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Antonio Conte: Tottenham set to appoint former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss
by Emily SmithConte left Inter Milan by mutual consent in May, just weeks after he led the club to a first Serie A title in 11 years.Tottenham are set to appoint former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte as their new manager on Tuesday. While an agreement is yet to be signed, no issues remain and Conte, 52, is…
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Veljko Paunovic: Reading manager isolating after testing positive for Covid-19
by Emily SmithVeljko Paunovic was appointed Reading manager in August 2020Reading manager Veljko Paunovic has tested positive for Covid-19 and begun a period of isolation. Paunovic is experiencing “mild symptoms and is fully vaccinated”, the Championship club said in a statement. Assistant manager Marko Mitrovic will take charge of the team for their trip to Millwall on…
Tsunoda stepped up to F1 at the start of the year after finishing third in Formula 2 last year, but has experienced an up-and-down first half-season in grand prix racing. The Japanese driver crashed out of qualifying at Imola before spinning in the race when bound for points, and also had Saturday incidents in Azerbaijan…
Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway will determine the final member of the 2021 playoff field and decide whether Kyle Larson or Denny Hamlin will win the regular season championship and the important 15 playoff points that come with it. Fifteen drivers are already locked in the playoffs by having won at least one…