Paul Pogba has warned he will return to football “even better” from his ban for taking a prohibited substance, stating that he is driven by “anger” at his absence. The 2018 World Cup winner is set to restart his career in March 2025 after seeing his ban for taking DHEA, a testosterone-enhancing supplement, reduced from four years to 18 months. “For sure. It’s going to be a new Pogba,” he…
For the third time — after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello — England’s Football Association has turned to a foreign coach, appointing Thomas Tuchel as manager of the national team. That’s not as much of a big deal in England these days, since Eriksson was given the job in 2000, but it’s a big enough deal among the game’s other heavyweights that Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France or Italy have never…
For an art form that is allegedly dying out — if you believe the statisticians, anyway — goals scored from distance have played an important part in Spanish football recently. Think of Rodri’s rescuer for Spain against Georgia in their first Euro 2024 knockout game — and the huge outpouring of relief and joy when the Manchester City man struck home from 21 yards with his left foot. Or Lamine…
Thomas Tuchel is set to become England’s new men’s head coach after talks accelerated with the Football Association at a rapid pace in the past 48 hours, sources told ESPN. The FA are set to hold a news conference at Wembley on Wednesday with Tuchel likely to be confirmed as Gareth Southgate’s successor. Southgate stepped down after eight years after England’s Euro 2024 defeat to Spain. The FA initially appointed…
BRUSSELS — European football chiefs and the global players’ union, FIFPRO, united on Monday to criticise FIFA over the global football calendar as they filed an antitrust complaint against the global football governing body. FIFPRO and the European Leagues, which represents 37 domestic leagues, jointly filed the complaint at the European Commission in Brussels in which they argue global football’s governing body FIFA is abusing its right as both tournament…
The 20th season of the A-League Men has arrived. Two decades of ups and downs, tears and jeers, laughter and love, heartbreak and ecstasy, and, occasionally, a unique brand of nonsense that gives the league a character that has earned it a place in the hearts of so many. – A-League Tipping: Create a comp and test yourself against the best! But beyond the platitudes, there’s football to be played.…
England interim manager Lee Carsley said he has not made a formal application to become their permanent boss and added that he felt privileged to be given the opportunity to manage the senior side. Having managed England under-21s since 2021 and leading them to the European U21 Championship title last year, Carsley is overseeing England’s September Nations League fixtures with a view to staying on throughout the autumn as they…
TOKYO, Japan — In the modern age of football, extended coaching stints are rare; rare enough that if a coach leads a nation through multiple FIFA World Cup cycles, like Japan’s Hajime Moriyasu, it’s a genuinely notable event. Just under two years on from its staging, just seven of the 32 coaches that stalked the touchlines of Qatar still find themselves in the same employment today. There’s Lionel Scaloni, of…
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall has defended his players after boos echoed around the Emirates Stadium following their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. Fans have become increasingly vocal following two damaging results for the Gunners in four days. Bayern Munich humbled the Women’s Super League (WSL) side 5-2 on Wednesday in their first game of the Champions League group stage before Chelsea scored twice in 16 minutes to claim victory…
Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa has admitted his authority as manager has been impacted by the public accusations made by Luis Suárez earlier this month. The former Uruguay forward called out Bielsa for implementing what he called problematic work conditions during the 2024 Copa América, before detailing the lack of communication between the coaching staff and players. Suárez later revealed he felt hurt over the manager’s actions, and…