Exactly three months after Gareth Southgate announced he would step down as England s head coach, Thomas Tuchel has been named as his permanent successor.
Tuchel has signed an 18-month contract to take charge of the Three Lions, which will begin on January 1, with interim boss Lee Carsley remaining at the helm until the conclusion of their Nations League campaign.
The experienced German coach certainly ticks the FA s box in terms of appointing a proven winner , having won league titles in two different countries as well as the Champions League and Club World Cup.
Here, we look at the key numbers in the career of the former Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich coach.
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Third time lucky?
Doubts remain over the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after Morocco failed to confirm its intention to host the tournament next year.
Last month, the Moroccan government called for the continental showpiece scheduled for January 17 to February 8 to be called off because of the deadly Ebola virus that has broken out in Africa.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) subsequently rejected that request after meeting to discuss the issue further.
The CAF also set Morocco a deadline of November 8 to clarify its final position, with the country s Ministry of Sport responding on Saturday by releasing a statement in which it reiterated its stance.
The statement urged a postponement of the tournament due to health reasons dictated by the highest dangerousness and …
Reigning European champions Greece will be aiming to bow out of Euro 2008 on Wednesday by salvaging some pride against Group D winners Spain.
Greece s dreams of repeating their improbable run to the title in Portugal four years ago were quickly blown away this time around as Otto Rehhagel s defensive tactics failed to produce the same results.
The Greeks lost 2-0 to Sweden before a 1-0 reverse against Russia eliminated them from the competition.
Their form has been poor in those two games but their chances of snatching a consolation victory against the Spaniards are actually quite high.
Just as Switzerland took advantage of a weakened and already qualified Portugal on Sunday to earn their first win of the tournament, Greece will be hoping to do likew…
Lamine Yamal made further history as the youngest player to ever appear in a World Cup or European Championship final.
The Barcelona winger started for Spain in Sunday s Euro 2024 final against England in Berlin.
Aged just 17 years and one day, Yamal surpassed Pele s record from the 1958 World Cup, with the Brazilian then 17 years and 249 days old against Sweden.
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The teenager has enjoyed a remarkable tournament for La Roja so far, scoring an eye-catching leveller in Tuesday s 2-1 semi-final victory over France.
Yamal also has three assists in Germany, the most by a Spanish player at the tournament in history.
At the other end of the spectru…
Transfer spending in Europe scaled record levels of almost €5.6billion during the close-season window in 2017, according to a new UEFA report.
The likes of Neymar, Ousmane Dembele and Romelu Lukaku stole the headlines with their blockbusting moves to Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Manchester United respectively, and the European Club Footballing Landscape study reveals 80 per cent of global transfer spending took place in the continent s big five leagues.
With Neymar s world-record €222million switch from Camp Nou to Parc des Princes leading the way, last year saw six of the top 20 transfer fees of all time, with 10 reported transfers in excess of €50m – twice as many as in the 2016 window.
The Premier League was both the biggest spender and biggest e…
Lyon have returned to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 10 years, but a familiar foe lies in their path.
As in the 2009-10 season, Lyon must get past Bayern Munich to reach the final.
In that campaign, Bayern eased through 4-0 on aggregate, despite a testing first leg, but then lost to Inter in the showpiece match. Both sides will hope for a change in fortunes as they prepare for a mammoth week in Lisbon.
First, we take a look at their previous clash, the contrasting fortunes that led to Lyon s 10-year absence from the last four and how Houssem Aouar can help stop Bayern.
OLIC OUSTS OL IN THE LAST FOUR
Heading into the two-legged tie in 2010, Lyon had faced Bayern six times in European competition, with the sides winning t…
In a week in which most of my football bets crashed and burned, my NFL Survivor Pool picks were spot on. It’s hollow consolation since my survivor season went up in smoke many moons ago, but we’ll take the positives where we can get them at this point.
We told you to take the Colts with our “smart” pick and Buffalo with our “safe” selection, and also warned you about the Steelers laying an egg against the Lions. And with ties serving the same as loss in survivor pool rules, we hope you heeded that warning.
With that back-patting out of the way, we get right into our Week 11 Survivor Pool Picks.
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Whelp, that was an interesting Sunday.
Football bettors have little time to come down from the latest NFL betting results before sizing up the opening odds for Week 3.
A fresh batch of spreads and totals are on the board, which means we dig into which bets you should make now and which ones you should wait on.
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Two teams coming off close losses in Week 1 will get after it in Nashville with the Titans playing host to the Chargers. NFL odds has Tennessee as an underdog for a second straight week coming in at +3, while the total for the game comes in at 45. The teams met somewhat recently, with the Chargers edging out a 17-14 victory in mid-December of last season. Week 2 NFL odds promises this game to be exciting no matter which way you slice it.
These teams played in dramatically different games in Week 1 as the Chargers are coming off the highest-scoring game of the week where they combined for 70 points with the Dolphins, while the Titans and Saints put up a combined 31 points.
Let’s dig into what we saw from the teams in Week 1 and I’ll provide my…
There are some things that simply go together: Salt and pepper, peanut butter and jelly, and Thanksgiving and NFL football. The National Football League will continue a beloved 89-year-old tradition today with a tasty three-game slate featuring some truly tantalizing matchups. Whatever you do, make sure to emerge out of your turkey coma by 8:20 p.m. ET as the San Francisco 49ers tangle with the Seattle Seahawks in the Thanksgiving nightcap. It’s always must-see TV when these longtime NFC West rivals meet, and tonight is no exception as they look to pulverize each other in primetime.
While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game, did you know that you can also live stream 49ers vs. Seahawks dir…