McCarthy to end Ipswich tenure

Thomas Tuchel had proved a very good successor to Jurgen Klopp at Dortmund, but is enduring a sticky patch of late.

Borussia Dortmund host Borussia Monchengladbach at the Westfalenstadion in the German Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon, in a must-win encounter for Thomas Tuchel’s side given their recent woes.

Dortmund have been inconsistent of late which has seen them fall considerably short in the title-race, but with Gladbach having the second-worst away record in the division, can BVB bounce back this weekend?

Dortmund’s title aspirations hang in the balance

Bayern Munich aren’t even top of the German Bundesliga table this season but Borussia Dortmund haven’t been able to take advantage. The latter are currently six places and nine points adrif…

Gareth Southgate was uncomfortable with the love-in surrounding the England team at the World Cup as his side prepare to face Colombia in the last 16.

Southgate opted to rest eight players for England s final Group G fixture, with a 1-0 defeat to Adnan Januzaj s stunning strike seeing the Three Lions finish second in the pool.

Colombia await in Moscow on Tuesday, with England having successfully avoided a potential quarter-final against favourites Brazil, instead lining up a possible last-eight meeting with either Sweden or Switzerland.

That has some England fans plotting their route to the semi-finals even though the team have not won a knockout game at a major tournament since the 2006 World Cup, most recently losing to Iceland at Euro 2016.

And Southg…

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Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers will face each other in the Premier League this coming weekend. The match at St. Mary’s Stadium is slated to kick off at 12pm UK time on Sunday and promises to be an exciting game of football.

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Southampton are going though a bad spell at the moment and need to put together a run of positive results. The Saints suffered a 3-2 defeat to Newcastle United away from home at St. James’ Park in the Premier League this past weekend following a 9-0 hammering at the hands of Manchester United at Old Trafford in the league.

In fact, Southampton have lost their last five Premier League matches. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side are 12th in t…

Roy Hodgson says Wilfried Zaha could still leave Crystal Palace despite the Premier League s transfer window closing.

Before last week s deadline Palace rejected bids from Everton for Zaha, who was also said to be a target for Arsenal, with the winger handing in a transfer request in an attempt to force a move away from Selhurst Park.

Zaha scored 10 league goals for the Eagles last season after he signed a fresh five-year deal in August 2018.

Palace have reportedly set a value of £80million on the 26-year-old, and though a move to an English club failed to materialise in the most recent window, a transfer abroad could still go through.

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— Wilfried Zaha (@wilfriedzaha)

The transfer window across the continent remains open unti…

Brazilian legend Zico was fired Tuesday as the coach of Greek champions Olympiakos as the team fell seven points behind arch-rivala Panathinaikos in the domestic table.

Olympiakos announced that the caretaker coach will be the team s Bosnian Serb scouter Bozidar Bandovic.

Zico, 56, joined Olympiakos last September signing a two-year contract after last coaching at CSKA Moscow but failed to lead the team to first place in the league.

After the weekend s scoreless draw at Kavala, Olympiakos finds itself in second place, seven points behind leader Panathinaikos.

The team continues to play in the Champions League with a last 16 round tie against French side Bordeaux coming up next month.

Zico has also coached the Japanese national team (2002-2006) wi…

Borussia Dortmund defender Lukasz Piszczek is to miss the first three months of the new season after undergoing hip surgery.

Piszczek has been a key component in Dortmund s success in recent years, with the right-back adding another dimension to Juergen Klopp s side with his pace and attacking industry.

The Poland international joined the Westfalenstadion outfit from Hertha Berlin in 2010 and has since gone on to win a host of honours, including two Bundesliga titles and one DFB-Pokal crown.
Piszczek featured in last season s UEFA Champions League final defeat to German rivals Bayern Munich, but will have to watch the start of the new campaign from the stands following his operation.
A statement on the club s official website read: Borussia Dortmund right-back Lukasz Pisz…

Wolves have strengthened their Portuguese contingent with the signing of midfielder Joao Moutinho from Monaco.

The Premier League new boys have paid a reported £5m for the Portugal international, who has agreed a two-year deal.

Moutinho made three appearances for Portugal at the World Cup, also starring in their Euro 2016 triumph, and has won 113 caps for his country in total.

The 31-year-old will likely line up with compatriot Ruben Neves in the Wolves midfield, with coach Nuno Espirito Santo having also signed goalkeeper Rui Patricio.

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During these five seasons in Monaco, Joao Moutinho was a major player in the club s return to the forefront, said Monaco s vice president and chief executive officer Vadim …

Andre Gomes and Denis Suarez have left Barcelona s tour of the United States to have their injuries assessed, the LaLiga champions have announced.

Both midfielders damaged their hamstrings and had to be replaced in an International Champions Cup game against Tottenham on Saturday. 

Gomes is reportedly at risk of being ruled out for up to three months, while Suarez s injury is believed to be less serious.

Barcelona are reportedly open to offers for Gomes, who has struggled to settle at Camp Nou and has spoken about his mental health struggles.

But injury could scupper a move away for the Portugal international, who joined Barcelona from Valencia in 2016 and has been linked to Premier League sides Arsenal and West Ham.

and return to Barcelona tod…

Liverpool absolutely demolished Chelsea in a 4-1 Premier League victory at Anfield on Wednesday, with Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz all on target, while Christopher Nkunku provided some consolation for the visitors with a fine strike of his own.

Diaz s goal was a particularly pleasing sight for the home supporters, with all 11 of Liverpool s players on the pitch taking part in the move.

Every player touched the ball in the build-up to Lucho s goal against Chelsea

A sublime team move

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A late goal from defender Ron Vlaar earned Feyenoord a very hard-fought point against Heracles in Sunday s Eredivisie action.

The visit to Rotterdam was a special occasion for Heracles manager Gert-Jan Verbeek, who coached Feyenoord for seven months in the 2008-09 season.

Things looked good for Heracles when Everton struck the away side to a 0-1 lead in the 82nd minute.

But Feyenoord limited the damage in the 90th minute as Ron Vlaar netted the equaliser and once again confirms his importance in important moments.

Feyenoord remain in fourth place in the Eredivisie while Heracles continue to occupy the sixth position.

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