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A convincing victory against Tottenham in the Premier League and a dramatic draw to Atalanta in the Champions League seems to have convinced Manchester United owners to hold on to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Even after a 2-0 loss to Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday, the club still …

West Ham stunned Liverpool as they secured a huge victory that moved them above their opponents into third in the Premier League and dented the Reds’ title hopes. Liverpool went into this game looking to set a new club record of 26 league games unbeaten, as well as get a …

Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 win over an abject Manchester United at Old Trafford to pile the pressure back on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United, without the injured Raphael Varane and Edinson Cavani, struggled to string three passes together in the opening exchanges and looked clueless on how to handle …

Barcelona have named former midfielder and captain Xavi Hernandez as head coach on a contract until 2024, following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. The La Liga club received the green light on Friday to sign the 41-year-old after they paid the release clause in his contract with Qatari side Al-Sadd. …

Karim Benzema scored twice as a below-par Real Madrid did just enough to beat Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday and move within sight of the Champions League last 16. Benzema’s opener made Madrid the first club to score 1 000 goals in the European Cup but this was far from a …

Manchester United after a shaky start against Atalanta fought back to secure a draw with Ronaldo scoring a brace to rescue the club. Cristiano Ronaldo proved to be Manchester United’s Champions League saviour once again on Tuesday evening, striking late to preserve a crucial 2-2 draw. The Portuguese international scored …

Tottenham have appointed Antonio Conte as their new head coach following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo. The 52-year-old Italian, who Spurs targeted before appointing Nuno in the summer, has signed an 18-month contract – with an option to extend – at Tottenham following successful talks with the club’s hierarchy …

Tottenham are in advanced talks with Antonio Conte over their manager’s job after sacking Nuno Espírito Santo, with the Italian understood to be close to accepting their offer of a contract to June 2023. Nuno has departed after only four months and 17 matches in charge. Negotiations between Antonio Conte …

Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked by Tottenham less than five months after being appointed as head coach. Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte, who Spurs targeted before appointing Nuno in the summer, will fly into London for talks with the north London club on Monday, according to Sky in Italy. …

Barcelona have named their ‘B’ side coach Sergi Barjuan as interim manager following the departure of Ronald Koeman, the LaLiga club said in a statement on Thursday. Dutchman Koeman was sacked after Barca’s 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, their fourth defeat in six games in all competitions. “(Barjuan) …