Former Germany international Dietmar Hamann described Philipp Lahm s comments about Joachim Low s management of the national team as disrespectful and presumptuous and suggested the Bayern Munich great has his eye on coaching Die Mannschaft himself.
Lahm urged Low to establish a culture of stricter, clearer decisions in an article published on LinkedIn, calling for tighter leadership to help Germany recapture the success of his time as a player.
The former Bayern Munich defender, who captained Germany to the World Cup in 2014 under Low, said the coach would need to change his collegial leadership style of recent years if he wants to succeed again , but Hamann said he suspected ulterior motives were behind the article.
To tell him what he has to do, I consider it…
French giants Monaco are in talks with Malaga over the signing of Spanish midfielder Ignacio Camacho, .
The Principality club have identified the 26-year-old as one of their primary targets and they have already established initial contacts.
Monaco hope to complete the deal before the transfer window closes on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen whether they can find an agreement with Malaga.
Ignacio Camacho is the product of Atletico Madrid youth academy, and he moved to Balaidos in January 2011 after making just 30 league appearances for los Colchoneros.
The central midfielder quickly developed into an important footballer for los Boquerones and went on to feature in 143 La Liga games in Malaga shirt.
Camacho, who was handed his Spain debut in…
Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi was pleased to see his team pick up where they left off after following last week s win in the Derby d Italia at Juventus with another three points against Hellas Verona on Saturday.
First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko sealed a routine 2-0 win for the Nerazzurri, who moved up to second ahead of Napoli and just a point behind city rivals Milan.
It was the first time Inter have won back-to-back Serie A games this year. Indeed, they have done so for the first time since a run of eight league wins between November 2021 and January 2022.
That was what pleased Inzaghi most about the victory, and he told reporters after the game: It is an important signal to give continuity. It was vital to follow up on the match in …
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Chelsea will look to cut the gap to top-of-the-table Liverpool on Saturday afternoon as they take on Leicester City at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Sarri s troops currently sit fourth in the Premier League standings, already eight points behind the Reds so a victory this weekend is imperative. Elsewhere, Claude Puel s have gone right off the boil in recent weeks and have fallen into the bottom half of the table. The pressure is building on the Frenchman at the King Power Stadium so three points in West London could go a long way in silencing the doubters.
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Despite having suffered consecutive away losses in the Premier League recently, the Blues have bounced back from that adversity in the …
Chelsea are interested in signing Theo Hernandez from AC Milan, according to . The former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners have been closely following Hernandez, with head coach Mauricio Pochettino interested in the 25-year-old left-back, who is one of the best players in his position in Serie A.
Hernandez has been on the books of AC Milan when he joined from Real Madrid. The 25-year-old left-back has scored two goals in 19 appearances for France. Hernandez has scored one goal in 5 Serie A matches and has played once in the UEFA Champions League for Milan so far this season.
Chelsea are 14th in the Premier League table at the moment with five points from six matches, four points above the relegation zone. Meanwhile, AC Milan currently find themselves sec…
These have been some tough months for the grand old city of Liverpool, the men in red losing a Premier League title first and then the waterfront being stripped of its UNESCO World Heritage status.
The cause of the latter bitter blow might be boiled down to a rush to regenerate. United Nations cultural blazers were ultimately at odds with city chiefs over the merit in complementing an elegant Victorian window on the world with shiny towers, sharp-angled business premises and apartment buildings. There s an arena too, and, perhaps the straw that broke the camel s back, a gleaming new stadium for Everton.
Goodison is going, and perhaps UNESCO is privately upset to see another of Archibald Leitch s greatest hits bite the dust.
Quite what has gone wrong at Liverpool …
Penalties. It just had to be penalties.
Having grown immeasurably as a football manager and a statesmanlike public figure over recent years, Gareth Southgate might one day consider himself a specialist in exorcisms.
Demons have been slayed from 12 yards and now here are another legion of them to haunt poor Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka – the latter remarkably taking the first penalty of his career.
English football, 55 years of hurt and counting, allows these events to stick to the collective consciousness.
When England beat Colombia in a 2018 World Cup shoot-out, Southgate let out a guttural roar; a cathartic celebration to banish memories of his decisive miss against Germany in the semi-final of Euro 96.
Except they needed snu…
Neymar rejected his agent s Twitter tirade against Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who called the 65-year-old an old jerk .
In a clear response to Brazil s 7-1 mauling at the hands of Germany in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals, Wagner Ribeiro Neymar s agent slammed Scolari s credentials to be coach of the Brazilian national team on Wednesday.
Ribeiro sarcastically listed six requirements to be Brazil coach, alluding to a number of Scolari s less impressive coaching achievements.
But Neymar was not interested in his agent s opinion when asked about it on Thursday.
I do not agree. I do not accept this attitude, Neymar said at a media conference.
Scolari took over as Brazil coach towards the end of 2012, replacing Mano Menezes, who had failed to le…
Western Sydney Wanderers want to improve the A-League s standing in Asia even more as they look to defend their AFC Champions League title.
Title-holders Western Sydney Wanderers will begin their AFC Champions League (ACL) defence with a trip to Japan to face Kashima Antlers, while runners-up Al Hilal host Lokomotiv Tashkent.
Wanderers defeated Al Hilal 1-0 on aggregate in November to become the first Australian club to become Asian champions, and Tony Popovic s side return to the competition in Group H, which also includes Kashima, Guangzhou Evergrande and FC Seoul.
Western Sydney s first test is away to the Antlers on Wednesday and, although the Wanderers have been struggling on the domestic front to sit bottom of the A-League, Popovic cannot wait to test his t…
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In what could prove to be an enjoyable EFL Trophy battle on Tuesday night, Salford will welcome Stockport to Moor Lane.
Starting with the hosts, while Salford might have opened the 2023/24 campaign in the midst of a public struggle, Neil Wood’s men have certainly claimed a welcomed boost over the past fortnight. Putting in a rampant performance over the weekend as they claimed a 4-2 victory at home against Crewe, the Ammies will find the mood in their camp at a season-high. Still dreaming of the chance to mount a play-off charge this time around, Salford have won each of their previous three appearances across all competitions and they have really found a clinical edge in the final third. Signing off September with a 2-1…