Former-West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is the favourite to be the next Irons boss
According to , West Ham are set to choose between former centre-back Slaven Bilic and mercurial Argentine boss Marcelo Bielsa for their vacant managerial position.
The Hammers have been linked with a number of replacements for Sam Allardyce and it looks like their search will end in the next 48 hours.
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The Irons have been linked with a whole host of bosses, as the likes of Rafa Benitez, David Moyes and Unai Emery have all been mooted as possible replacements for Allardyce.
There was even talk of a very ambitious bid for former-Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, although maybe that rumour was started by a Hammers fan!
Benitez left Napoli for the Bernabeu ra…
Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah are the final three nominees for UEFA s Player of the Year award.
The trio were the last three standing following a vote by a jury comprising the coaches of the 80 clubs from last season s Champions League and Europa League, as well as 55 journalists representing UEFA s member associations.
Modric and Ronaldo – who has taken the honour in the last two years – won the Champions League for the third season in a row with Real Madrid last term, with the Portugal star, now at Juventus, finishing as top scorer in the competition for the sixth year running.
Croatia star Modric then went on to claim the Golden Ball at the World Cup after inspiring his nation to the final, where they lost to France.
Salah, a…
Portugal and North Korea clash in a game crucial to their World Cup fortunes on Monday, reviving memories of their classic encounter at the 1966 World Cup.
The Portuguese were held to a goalless draw by Ivory Coast in their Group G opener while North Korea lost 2-1 to Brazil, but they won praise for putting up such a stellar fight.
The Koreans got almost everyone behind the ball to blunt Brazil s natural samba flair and they will need more of the same if they want to tame Portugal and their captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Their meeting comes 44 years after North Korea s one-and-only previous World Cup appearance in 1966 when they staged a remarkable run to the quarter-finals only to be beaten 5-3 by Portugal.
That match witnessed one of the greatest World Cup…
Samir Nasri has revealed talks are under way to extend his contract at Manchester City.
Nasri arrived at the Etihad Stadium in 2011 and has just over a year left to run on his contract, but discussions have already taken place to see him remain at the club beyond the end of next season.
The 26-year-old has made 38 appearances in all competitions under Manuel Pellegrini during the current campaign, and has become an important member of the team with eight goals.
The France international admitted no deal had been struck yet but he is keen to stay and does not expect any problems in agreeing terms.
We have just started talks so far, he told Canal+. We didn t find any agreement yet, but it should be sorted out.
I want to stay. I can feel people appreciate me an…
Premier League side Watford made a stellar start to the new season with four wins and one defeat after five rounds of competition.
The Hornets have endured a difficult couple of seasons back within the country’s elite clubs but appear to have stabilized under new boss Javi Garcia. Sitting fourth in the standings, Watford will be targeting a top-half finish and the club has already started making long-term plans to ensure the Premier League status.
According to reports coming from the , Watford have opened negotiations with Fluminense over a possible deal for the 17-year-old prospect Joao Pedro.
Having established a positive business relationship with the Brazilian giants after the transfer of Richarlison back in 2017, Watford are hoping to grab another Brazili…
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Knowing that they can wrap up the La Liga title on Saturday evening, Atletico Madrid will face off against Real Valladolid at the José Zorrilla.
Starting with the hosts, putting on what was a real horror show on their travels last weekend, Real Valladolid know that they re on the verge of being hit with a Segunda return. Sat two points adrift of safety and seeking a minor miracle if they re to somehow avoid the drop, Sergio González s side were last seen getting hit with a shocking 4-1 drumming away at Real Sociedad. Only continuing to show a string of issues throughout the 2020/21 campaign, Pucelanos have lost each of their last three La Liga contests on the spin. Losing those three fixtures by an aggregate sco…
Panathinaikos have loaned out Greek internationals Evangelos Mantzios and Christos Melissis to Portuguese Liga outfit Club Sporting Maritimo. Both players will stay in Madeira till the end of the 10/11 season.
The 27 year old Mantzios joined Panathinaikos from Panionios in 2005. However he was never quite been able to gain a permanent starting XI place and hence was loaned out to the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt, Anorthosis Famagusta, and most recently Maritimo.
Melissis, also 27, is a versatile centre half who can also play as a midfielder. He was on loan at Larissa last season and joined Panathinaikos in 2008.
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Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has been in outstanding form this season.
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku continued his scoring form for the Toffees with the second goal in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough on Tuesday night. The Belgian international steered in a Gerard Deulofeu cross to double Everton’s lead in the Capital One Cup quarter-final, and now finds himself among European most prolific strikers based on his recent run in front of goal.
Proving Mourinho wrong
Axed by boyhood-supporters club Chelsea without scoring a single Premier League goal, Lukaku has put his past heartache behind him to prove his former employers wrong. The 22-year-old has surpassed 50 goals in the English top-flight, and finds himself second in the scoring charts this season with 10 goal…
Jonathan Walters 85th-minute strike rescued a potentially crucial point for the Republic of Ireland in World Cup Qualifying Group D following a 1-1 draw with Austria in Dublin.
With leaders Serbia facing Wales in a later kick-off on Sunday, Martin O Neill s side needed just a point to temporarily at least move top of what is proving to be a tightly contested group.
And, despite a flat first-half performance, a late glut of pressure from the hosts resulted in Walters thumping home a deserved equaliser to cancel out Martin Hinteregger s opener.
Shane Duffy thought he had snatched a winner two minutes later, only for the referee to disallow the header for a foul by the defender, who led with a raised arm.
Ireland had stepped up the pressure in a frantic se…
Steven Gerrard remains adamant he is the right man to lead Aston Villa out of their poor run of form, declaring: I m capable of getting out of this .
With Villa languishing near the Premier League s relegation zone after winning just two of their first 10 games of the season, Gerrard s position as manager has been called into question.
Ahead of their trip to Fulham on Thursday, Villa have won just one of their last eight league matches (D3 L4), only scoring five goals during that run.
Earlier this week, reports suggested Villa may make an audacious move for former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino if they opt to dispense with Gerrard s services, but the former Liverpool midfielder is determined to fight on.
I m here to fight an…