Mark Hughes Stoke City side sent his former club Fulham into the Championship with a 4-1 victory at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.
Felix Magath had never previously suffered relegation during his managerial career, but the German s impressive record came to an end as his men were swept aside by rampant Stoke in a one-sided Premier League clash.
Sunderland s victory at Manchester United ensures the London club s 13-season stay in the top flight is over and the manner in which they were beaten at Stoke will have been difficult to take for Fulham s supporters.
Peter Odemwingie opened the scoring with his sixth goal since his move from Cardiff City, whose relegation was also confirmed on Saturday.
Marko Arnautovic doubled Stoke s lead in a game that they dominate…
Juventus F.C. director general Beppe Marotta has talked up a potential move for in-form Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez ahead of the summer transfer window.
The Chile international, 25, left Udine for Catalunya in a deal worth €26 million in 2011 but has been linked with a return to Italy in recent times.
The Bianconeri are believed to be leading the race for Sanchez, who will not be short of suitors after a fantastic 2013/14 campaign in which he tallied 19 goals and 10 assists in 34 La Liga appearances.
English Premier league runners-up Liverpool have entered for the race for the highly-rated Chilean, according to reports, with the Reds also keen on Bayer Leverkusen s Emre Can.
Reports in Italy have suggested Juve are prepared to submit a�…
Leonardo Bonucci has urged Juventus to rediscover the ruthless streak needed to clinch a first treble in the club s history.
After a 1-1 draw with local rivals Torino on May 6 forced Juve to wait for a record sixth successive Serie A title, Massimiliano Allegri s side were unable to get the job done last Sunday as they fell to a 3-1 defeat against Roma.
Their next chance to claim the title comes at home to relegation-threatened Crotone on Sunday, but before that they take on Lazio in the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday.
Juve are also chasing glory in the Champions League, facing Real Madrid in the final on June 3, and Bonucci has called on his team-mates to do all they can to ensure they bring all three titles back to Turin.
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that Championship promotion hopefuls Hull City have offered Curtis Davies a new deal as they look to avoid losing him on a free transfer in the summer.
Bournemouth are among the clubs interested in wrapping up a deal for the thirty year old, who has been at the KC Stadium since the summer of 2013, when he signed from Birmingham City.
During his time with the club he has racked up one hundred and one appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals one of which coming in the 2014 FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal at Wembley.
Davies was capped three times by England’s U21s almost ten years ago but is yet to be recognized at senior level.
Steve Bruce’s side are currently second in the Championship following Friday evening’s goalless draw with Sh…
Milan have confirmed left-back Theo Hernandez has tested positive for COVID-19.
The 24-year-old played a crucial role in France s Nations League success, scoring a dramatic 90th-minute winner in the 3-2 semi-final victory over Belgium before assisting Kylian Mbappe s decisive strike in the 2-1 final triumph over Spain.
The showpiece contest against Luis Enrique s Spain was held in Milan, meaning Hernandez was able to stay in the city as he returned to his club side.
However, he is now set to miss the visit of Hellas Verona on Saturday as club action resumes.
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Hernandez has enjoyed a fine start to the season with Milan, leading t…
Japanese and Chinese spectators will be separated at an Asian Games football group match in Guangzhou Monday amid a simmering diplomatic row and a history of bitter rivalry between fans.
Cameras, banners and bottles containing any liquid will be also banned at the match to prevent any untoward situation as part of measures enforced by security authorities, the Japanese consulate-general in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou said on its website.
Please refrain from heckling opponent players and supporters, insulting the opposite country or cheering in any other unfriendly manner as it is dangerous, it added in a notice to Japanese visitors.
The warning comes as tensions between the Asian giants persist following Japan s arrest of a Chinese trawler captain fo…
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) said Monday they would do everything possible to avoid a strike by referees that threatens to wipe out this weekend s fixture programme.
George Peat, president of the SFA Scottish football s governing body said the planned strike by the country s premier, category one officials to refuse appointments this weekend was a sad day for Scottish football .
Peat added: We will do everything we possibly can to broker a deal before the weekend because it s obviously important that officials are on duty on Saturday and Sunday.
If the strike goes ahead it will hit the Scottish Premier League (SPL) programme featuring Celtic s match against Inverness and leaders Rangers visit to Dundee United.
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Borussia Dortmund closed the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to seven points with a comfortable 3-0 win against 10-man Hamburg, their bogey club, at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday.
The first two goals came within a six-minute period at the end of the first half, with Christian Pulisic scoring the opener by rounding off a training ground set-piece routine to give Dortmund the lead after what had been a sloppy start.
The hosts doubled their advantage when Adrian Ramos scored a terrific solo goal to give his side complete control and they were barely troubled from that point on.
Hamburg s chances of a comeback were dealt a huge blow shortly after the interval when goalkeeper Rene Adler was dismissed for bringing down Shinji Kagawa outside the box.
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Middlesbrough have sealed the loan signing of playmaker Gaston Ramirez from Southampton until the end of the season.
Ramirez, 25, had only made three substitute appearances for Ronald Koeman s side in the Premier League this season and he spent most of last season on loan at Hull City.
The Uruguay international joined Southampton from Bologna in a deal reportedly worth £12 million in 2012 and will now continue his career in the Championship with Middlesbrough.
Boro head coach Aitor Karanka told the club s official website: I am really pleased. He is a really good player who knows the league and the country.
He has international experience and has played in the World Cup. He is another good player for us.
He is the kind of player who wants to jo…
Barcelona will hold presidential elections on March 20 and 21 next year.
Incumbent Josep Maria Bartomeu, who cannot stand for re-election after spending two consecutive terms in office, had previously confirmed they would hold elections between January and the end of March after rejecting calls for them to be this year.
The LaLiga club announced on Thursday that the elections will be held at various sites around the territory, and that postal votes shall be permitted due to the risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Although he is due to remain in office until next year, Bartomeu and the board are facing the possible threat of a motion of no confidence.
The movement, Mes que una Mocio , has the backing of presidential candidates including Victor Font, J…