Jose Mourinho has been confirmed as the new head coach of Fenerbahce.
The Istanbul giants teased Mourinho s arrival in the wake of Ismail Kartal’s departure, and he has reportedly penned a two-year deal with the club.
Kartal took charge of Fenerbahce for three spells, finishing second behind Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Lig last season with 99 points in his final stint.
Reports said Mourinho had verbally agreed to take over on Friday, before the club confirmed his unveiling will take place on Sunday.
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Mourinho has been out of work since leaving Roma in January after a two-and-a-half-year spell at the club in which he led them to their first European trophy, winning the Europa …
Mohamed Salah has enjoyed a fantastic start to the campaign but, after contracting coronavirus, now faces a spell out of the Liverpool side.
Salah returned a positive result ahead of Egypt s Africa Cup of Nations double-header against Togo and will now have to undergo a period of self-isolation.
While it is unclear as to when Salah underwent the test, coronavirus protocols dictate the 28-year-old must isolate for 14 days from that date, meaning he will miss Liverpool s clash with Premier League leaders Leicester City on November 22.
Liverpool have already been without Salah s fellow forward Sadio Mane due to COVID-19 this season, with the Senegal winger sitting out of the 7-2 defeat to Aston Villa.
This absence will be particularly painful given Sal…
A former Australia international, Postecoglou – who delivered two NSL trophies within three years of his tenure in charge of boyhood club South Melbourne – truly announced himself at the helm of Roarcelona .
After a brief and unsuccessful stint in Greece in 2008, followed by a short spell in the semi-professional state league in Victoria which resulted in relegation, Postecoglou landed in Brisbane the following year.
Postecoglou oversaw a rebuild and after asking to be judged a year from the time he replaced ex-Socceroos boss Frank Farina, his project culminated in the development of arguably the greatest footballing side in the history of Australian football.
Playing an entertaining and possession-based brand of football, the Roar won the championship in 201…
According to , Juventus are close to signing Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa.
Apparently, the two clubs have been in regular contact over several possible transfers in both directions. One of the topics has been Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, but no agreement has been reached on that front and Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly moved ahead of Villa in the race for his services.
However, Luiz s move to Juventus remains firmly on the table. The Brazilian midfielder is believed to have accepted the idea, and Villa apparently need to complete the sale by the end of the month to comply with the Financial Fair Play rules.
One player who could move the other way is Samuel Iling-Junior. The 20-year-old winger was born in London and would surely feel comfortable retur…
Edin Dzeko scored his 50th European goal as Inter took a huge stride towards the Champions League knockout stages with a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
The former Manchester City striker netted a brace at San Siro as the Nerazzurri moved to the brink of the last 16.
Dzeko opened the scoring with a clinical finish in the 61st minute, before sealing the win six minutes later with a close-range header.
Simone Inzaghi s side move to the summit of Group D and will secure a top-two finish if Real Madrid beat Sheriff Tiraspol later on Wednesday.
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Inter asked Shakhtar plenty of questions during the first half with 15 shots on goal.
The visitors had Anatolii Trubin to thank as the goalkeeper made…
Atletico Madrid struck twice in stoppage time to seal a dramatic 3-2 LaLiga win over Valencia at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday.
Diego Simeone s side looked like they were on their way to a third consecutive defeat in all competitions after Yunus Musah and Hugo Duro had put the visitors two goals up at the interval.
Matheus Cunha reduced the deficit in the 64th minute, setting the stage for Angel Correa and Mario Hermoso to secure the most remarkable victory with strikes in added time.
Atleti remained in fourth place, four points behind Real Betis with a game in hand, while Valencia stayed in ninth.
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Aaron Ramsey will become a free agent after Juventus announced his contract with the Italian club had been mutually terminated.
The Wales international joined the Bianconeri in 2019 after his Arsenal contract expired, but he fell out of favour last season and made just three Serie A appearances before joining Scottish side Rangers on loan.
He featured seven times for the Gers in the Scottish Premiership, but his time in Glasgow will be remembered for his crucial penalty shoot-out miss in the Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville, which Rangers ultimately went on to lose.
The 31-year-old returned to Turin after the loan spell with one year left on his contract, but it has been agreed between the two parties that they will part ways.
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Simply looking to make another Europa Conference League statement on Thursday evening, PAOK will welcome HJK to the Toumba Stadium.
Starting with the hosts, while PAOK might still be facing an uphill battle in their bid to claim a first Greek Super League crown since 2019, Razvan Lucescu’s side are in the midst of a major purple patch. Now winning all of their previous five straight appearances across all competitions by an aggregate score of 13-2, it appears that the mood around the Toumba Stadium is at a red-hot high. Picking up some perfect momentum over the weekend as they extended on their Greek Cup adventure thanks to a 1-0 win against Volos, PAOK have also continued on a stunning Europa Conference League romp this season. Al…
Wilfried Nancy says the Columbus Crew will use their next three road games in MLS to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final, starting with Wednesday s trip to CF Montreal.
MLS Cup holders Columbus will face Mexican side Pachuca in the Champions Cup final on June 1, having seen off Monterrey in the semi-finals earlier this month.
Before then, they face visits to Nancy s former employers Montreal, as well as the Chicago Fire and Orlando, in MLS. Last Saturday s 2-1 home defeat to FC Cincinnati left the Crew eighth in the Eastern Conference standings.
Asked about the challenges presented by their road stretch, Nancy said: It s exciting. We ll play many games, we ll face different kinds of teams.
We want to challenge ourselves. We want to get better …
Caleb Porter has praised New England Revolution s performances in recent weeks but admitted they are still working hard to improve their finishing, as they prepare to travel to Nashville SC.
New England sit bottom of the Eastern Conference with seven points having won just two of their 13 games so far this season.
More worryingly, the Revolution have scored just nine goals this campaign, and have failed to score in either of their last two defeats.
Porter said he is pleased with the progress his team are showing in their performances, but it would not matter if they could not hit the back of the net.
It s easier when you can show them the film and there are a lot of positives, but it s tough when you re not getting results because the confidence isn t sk…