Martinez calls end to his Belgian role after group stage exit
December 2 – Belgium’s coach Roberto Martinez has stepped down following his side’s goalless draw with Croatia and premature exit from the World Cup.
Performance
Four things you probably didn’t know about Samir Handanovic
November 29 – How well do you know Samir Handanovic, one of Inter Milan’s finest? Inter’s captain goalkeeper isn’t on duty in Qatar, but he is a special talent and both he and his club are catching the eye, especially with US investors.
Brazil have the players to deliver Qatar 2022 win, says ranking, but do they have the ‘bottle’
November 25 – Brazil, who opened their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Serbia last night, top a ranking of Qatar 2022 finalists built on the ‘impact score’ statistics of their players.
Rangers sack van Bronckhorst as Celtic take grip of Scottish Premiership
November 22 – Scottish giants Rangers have sacked Dutch manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst after just a year in the job, with the club nine points behind bitter rivals Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.
Saints are fifth EPL club to fire manager this season as Hasenhüttl shown the exit
November 7 – Premier League Southampton have sacked their manager Ralph Hasenhüttl after a poor run of results that saw them lose 4-1 at home to Newcastle yesterday.
PSG drop to pot 2 for UCL last 16 draw, Porto and Benfica in pot 1
November 3 – Paris Saint-Germain’s quest for a first ever Champions League crown got potentially tougher on Wednesday when they were relegated to second place in their group despite winning 2-1 at Juventus.
Champions League: Spurs, Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt through, Atletico crash out
November 2 – Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored an unlikely 95th-minute winner as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to beat Marseille 2-1 and reach the UEFA Champions League knockout stage on Tuesday, where they were joined by Eintracht Frankfurt after their victory at Sporting Lisbon by the same score.
Pogba out of France World Cup squad
November 1 – Reigning champions France have suffered another blow ahead of the World Cup with the news that midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the tournament after failing to recover from knee surgery.
PSV best a weary looking Arsenal
By Samindra Kunti in Eindhoven
October 28 – Arsenal endured a torrid night to slump to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of their hosts PSV Eindhoven. The London club will now need a result in their final Europa League group game to avoid two extra fixtures in winter.
Unai Emery quits Villareal for return to Premier League with Aston Villa
October 25 – Unai Emery is back in the Premier League. The Spaniard will succeed Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa, the English club have confirmed.
Eredivisie expands SciSports performance analysis deal to 2025
October 25 – The Netherlands’ Eredivisie has extended its performance analysis contract with SciSports until the 2024/25 season.
Real Madrid and Barca top ranking of youth developed players, Man Utd fifth
October 24 – AFC Ajax is Europe’s engine room in terms of developing youth talent capable of playing at the highest national league levels.
Real Madrid recruit young while Chelsea prefer maturity
October 21 – Youth or experience? Real Madrid on average recruit the youngest players out of the Big 5 European leagues at 22.87 years of age.
Club Brugge break Champions League glass ceiling to progress to last 16; Liverpool thump Rangers
October 13 – On a dramatic night of Champions League action, Club Brugge became only the third Belgian club in the competition’s modern history to progress from the group stages after holding Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw.
Wiegman ‘happy’ with England contract to 2025 want to keep it that way
October 11 – England women’s European Championship-winning manager Sarina Wiegman has denied reports she has signed a new contract after conversations with the English FA but says she feels “very valued” in her role.