South African football news

New Leicester City boss Russell Martin must show he is adaptable after recent failings, says ex-Foxes defender Matt Heath.

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As Inter Milan step up their interest in Curtis Jones, a look at the decision facing Liverpool and Jones, whose contract expires next summer

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From Zagreb to Wembley and Moscow, the Croatia great has derailed the Three Lions on many occasions. Now he’s ready for one last dance in Dallas When Luka Modric first played against England, Tony Blair was still in office. Arsenal had just moved from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, Italy were newly crowned world…

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A Liverpool fan and an influencer explain what it’s like to be hired for a Truman Show-style experiment When Kevin Kotoko heard that he had been selected as one of Fox’s chief World Cup watchers he had no hesitation in accepting. What self-respecting football fan could turn down the opportunity to be paid $50,000 (£…

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Uruguay and former Leeds coach Marcelo Bielsa defends his stony-faced appearance in the official World Cup photoshoot.

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Zidane Iqbal, a former Manchester United player, will make history when he plays for Iraq this summer, becoming the first player of Pakistani heritage to feature at a men's World Cup.

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Martin joins Leicester after relegation to League One Ex-Gil Vicente coach Peixoto replaces Rob Edwards Leicester City have confirmed Russell Martin’s appointment as their new manager, on the same day as Wolves unveiled César Peixoto as their head coach, replacing Rob Edwards. The two Midlands clubs were relegated f…

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Tuchel warns forward’s fitness being carefully monitored Saka keen to play but not to ‘go against the manager’ Bukayo Saka has admitted he is continuing to gamble on his fitness to play for England at the World Cup finals but said he “is ready to go” despite a nagging achilles injury. The Arsenal forward came off th…

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Leicester City name former Rangers and Southampton boss Russell Martin as their manager on a three-year contract.

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Brighton sign Portuguese defender Costinha on a five-year contract from Olympiacos.

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Defender Josko Gvardiol agrees a new contract at Manchester City until the summer of 2031.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers appoint Portuguese Cesar Peixoto as their new head coach.

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Ruben Amorim is appointed head coach at AC Milan, five months after being sacked by Manchester United.

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Marc Cucurella has officially joined Real Madrid just hours before his opening World Cup game with Spain, raising the question of whether his former Chelsea team-mate Enzo Fernandez follows.

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Portuguese will replace Massimiliano Allegri at San Siro United will not need to pay full £16.7m compensation Ruben Amorim is poised to return to management after agreeing to become Milan’s head coach. The move will make Manchester United a significant saving on his compensation package, the club having dismissed hi…

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Arsenal are set-piece masters, with prominent figures in England's World Cup squad, so it is understandable that Thomas Tuchel will look to play to the Premier League champions' strengths.

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For a manager who was dismissed by West Ham in September after failing at Chelsea before that, few would have expected Graham Potter to be steering a nation to a winning start in the World Cup this summer.

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Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Yan Diomande all shine as World Cup provides perfect scouting mission for new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola, says Phil McNulty.

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When they picture a messiah, few perhaps imagine a mild-mannered 51-year-old with a greying beard who used to play at left-back for York City. Certainly Chelsea and West Ham fans don’t. But the degree to which Graham Potter is loved in Sweden has to be seen to be believed. He was a down-on-his-luck manager seeking a…

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Yasin Ayari scores a stunner for Sweden against Tunisia but refuses to celebrate. The Brighton midfielder could have represented the opposition as his father is Tunisian.

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Manchester United winger Amad Diallo scored a superb 90th-minute winner as Ivory Coast beat Ecuador in Philadelphia.

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