MLS expansion franchise Inter Miami have appointed Diego Alonso as their first head coach.
Inter co-owned by former England captain David Beckham will enter MLS in 2020 and have already made a host of signings, including Designated Player Matias Pellegrini, but had been without a coach until Monday.
Ex-Monterrey boss Alonso was confirmed in the role, having been out of management since September.
Alonso, who was capped by Uruguay as a player, was sacked by Monterrey just four months after winning the CONCACAF Champions League a title he also claimed with Pachuca in 2017.
The 44-year-old also won the 2016 Clausura in Liga MX with Pachuca.
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West Bromwich Albion are considering a bid for Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, .
The Scotland captain, who has spent his entire career so far at Old Trafford, has started just five games in all competitions so far this season.
He is by far United’s longest serving player having made his debut twelve years ago, and has a whole host of trophies to his name having been part of the squads that have won five league titles, the FA Cup in 2004 and the Champions League in 2008.
Fletcher has spent much of the past three years on the side-lines after suffering with a bowel disease, but has managed to revive his career.
West Brom, who beat Hull City in Tony Pulis’s first league game in charge last weekend, travel to Everton on Monday evening …
Romelu Lukaku was Everton s inspiration again on Thursday, scoring twice in the 3-1 win over Young Boys to seal UEFA Europa League progress.
Young Boys were again unable to cope with Romelu Lukaku on Thursday as the Belgian scored twice in Everton s 3-1 win at Goodison Park to help ensure a last-16 place in the UEFA Europa League.
Lukaku scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 first-leg victory at the Stade de Suisse, and added two more at Goodison Park to fend off an early fightback from the Swiss side and seal progression.
Young Boys reduced the three-goal deficit with Sekou Sanogo s 13th-minute opener but a two-goal salvo from Romelu Lukaku inside half an hour took any glimmer of hope away from the Swiss side.
Kevin Mirallas added a third before the interval bef…
Chelsea new boy Andrey Santos is relishing the chance to make his mark at Chelsea after completing a move from Vasco da Gama.
Vasco announced on Friday an agreement had been reached with Chelsea for the 18-year-old midfielder.
The transfer, which is reported to be worth £11million, was confirmed on Chelsea s end on Saturday, making him their third signing of the January window after recruiting Benoit Badiashile and David Datro Fofana.
Santos scored eight goals in 33 games in the Brazilian second tier in 2022, as Vasco won promotion to end a two-season spell outside the top flight.
He will now experience football outside of Brazil for the first time and is looking forward to getting going at his new club.
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Arsenal are facing a tough challenge in their pursuit of the third FA Cup title in last four years. Gunners are pitted against newly-crowed Premier League champions Chelsea, who are keen to finish the season with a double.
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A chance to finish a forgettable season with a major trophy in their hands will come as little solace to however, who seem to be tired of constant disappointment. Having been left out of the top four for the first time in almost two decades and eliminated from the Champions League after an embarrassing two-legged tie against Bayern Munich, the Gunners are left with a low self-esteem. The forthcoming game – regardless of the outcome – will direct attention to Arsene Wenger, who is f…
Luciano Spalletti raged at suggestions a pact with his players resulted in Italy s switch to a 3-5-2 formation for Monday s draw with Croatia, as they scraped into the last 16 at Euro 2024.
Following a 2-1 win over Albania and a deserved 1-0 defeat to Spain, the defending champions entered their final match in Group B with their fate in the balance.
Luka Modric s goal – which made him the oldest goalscorer in Euros history at 38 years and 289 days – put them on the brink of a third-place finish, which would have left them waiting nervously on other results to discover whether they had qualified.
However, Mattia Zaccagni stepped off the bench to curl home a brilliant equaliser after 97 minutes and 19 seconds, the second-latest goal in Euros history (excluding…
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool s fond memories of travelling to Porto will count for nothing when the two sides meet at Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday.
The Reds cruised to a 4-1 victory in their last trip to Porto almost two and a half years ago, having thrashed them 5-0 in their previous visit in February 2018 Sadio Mane scoring a hat-trick.
Liverpool head into their second Champions League match of the season top of Group B after beating Milan 3-2 in a thriller at Anfield.
Porto held Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw and Sergio Conceicao s side are unbeaten since losing the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final to eventual winners Chelsea in April.
Klopp, who will welcome Naby Keita back from a foot injury, dismissed the suggestion the Reds pa…
Scottish icon Kenny Dalglish believes you are off your head if you think the country can do better than manager Gordon Strachan.
Strachan is facing an uncertain future after Scotland s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016 were dramatically dashed in the closing seconds on Thursday as Poland salvaged a last-gasp 2-2 draw.
The 58-year-old, who replaced Craig Levein in 2013, comes out of contract at the end of the qualifying campaign but Dalglish is adamant Strachan is the right man for the job moving forward.
I think you are off your head if you think you are going to get anybody better, said Dalglish, who earned 102 caps for Scotland between 1971 and 1986.
It s always the manager that gets it, isn t it? But why change the manager if you can t get a better o…
Luis Enrique says Paris St Germain face a tougher task on their Ligue 1 return against Strasbourg than they will playing AC Milan in the Champions League four days later.
PSG return to action after the international break on Saturday behind top two Monaco and Nice, and with former France midfielder Patrick Vieira in the Strasbourg dug out at the Parc des Princes.
“As a player, I experienced it for years when I played for Real Madrid and Barcelona, then I experienced it as a coach at Barça and now at Paris St Germain,” head coach Enrique said ahead of side’s contest with 11th-placed Strasbourg.
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Dani Alves says Barcelona do not care about the people who made history for the club following his release by the LaLiga giants last month.
The Brazil international returned to Camp Nou last November and made 17 appearances after being officially registered in January, but his short-term contract was not renewed.
Alves spent eight years with Barca in his previous spell in Catalonia and won 23 trophies in arguably the most successful period in the club s decorated history.
During that past stint, the 377 chances created by Alves were bettered by only five others from Europe s top five leagues, two of them being Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
While grateful to have had the chance to return, the veteran full-back is upset at the manner of his latest exi…