Tony Pulis has begun to put his stamp on the coaching staff at West Brom with the departures of Rob Kelly, Keith Downing and Dean Kiely.
Pulis was unveiled as Albion head coach on Friday to replace the sacked Alan Irvine, and he has wasted no time in making changes at The Hawthorns.
Downing ends a three-year association with the club – that saw him take temporary charge prior to the appointment of Pepe Mel in 2013 – while Kiely s departure comes after eight years at the club.
The 44-year-old made 88 appearances as a player before becoming goalkeeping coach in March 2010, however he will not feature in Pulis plans.
Kelly s time at the club has been much shorter having arrived as Irvine s assistant in June, and he has followed the Scot out of the door …
Germany assistant coach Hansi Flick is confident his side will progress to the Euro 2012 knockout stages, despite their tough group.
The Euro 2008 finalists were drawn alongside Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal in the so-called Group of Death, and although the 47-year-old is aware of the threat posed to his side, he is confident of booking a quarter-final berth.
It s very important to win the first game of the tournament. We are sure that we will advance past the group stage. But you have to be there from the first moment, Flick said in a press conference.
We expect Portugal to be on eye-level (with Germany). Nani and (Cristiano) Ronaldo are always good for surprises.
Flick confirmed that Joachim Loew has a full squad to choose from for the Group B c…
Leeds United are interested in signing Arkadiusz Milik from Napoli in the summer transfer window, according to . The promoted Premier League club are in a battle with Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and Fulham to sign the striker whose proposed move to AS Roma on a season-long loan deal has fallen through.
Milik is one of the better strikers in Serie A and is a proven goalscorer at the top level. According to , the 26-year-old Poland international striker scored 11 goals in Serie A and three goals in the Champions League last season, while in 2018-19, he scored 17 goals and provided three assists in the league.
Leeds have signed Rodrigo from Valencia this summer, but the Spain international striker is not very prolific and was mainly deployed out wide last season. W…
Fulham have insisted that Ryan Sessegnon will not be sold this month, according to the Telegraph.
The teenage sensation has strongly been linked with a move to the Premier League with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur both monitoring the situation but the Championship outfit are holding firm.
It is however expected that the seventeen year old will be sold in the summer, for a fee that is likely to eclipse the current record paid for a teenager by a British club, which currently stands at the £36m Manchester United paid for Anthony Martial in 2015.
Sessegnon broke into Fulham’s first team last season and has since racked up fifty-eight senior appearances in all competitions, scoring an impressive fourteen goals, considering his position which fluctuat…
Fiorentina head coach Vincenzo Italiano insists there is no problem with forward Dusan Vlahovic who continues to be the subject of widespread transfer speculation.
The Serbian striker played a full game but did not score as Fiorentina opened their Serie A season with a 3-1 loss at Roma on Sunday.
Vlahovic had been linked with Tottenham, Manchester City and Internazionale during the off-season and remains hot property ahead of the closure of the transfer window at the end of this month.
Fiorentina director Joe Barone publicly claimed prior to the Roma defeat amid mounting speculation that Vlahovic was not for sale and would stay with La Viola in a bid to quell the rumours.
Italiano told reporters after the Roma defeat that there was no issue with Vlahovic.…
Mason Mount s deflected strike earned England a 2-1 Nations League victory over a Belgium side who suffered defeat for the first time in almost two years.
Belgium beat England twice at the 2018 World Cup and were ahead after 15 minutes at Wembley through Romelu Lukaku s penalty, awarded when the Inter forward was brought down by Eric Dier.
It was the first goal Gareth Southgate s side had conceded in a year but they drew level before the interval, Thomas Meunier conceding a soft spot-kick from which Marcus Rashford scored.
Having spent much of the first half on the back foot, England looked reinvigorated for the second period and got their reward when Mount s shot looped off Toby Alderweireld and beyond Simon Mignolet s reach, as the world s top-ranked …
England captain Harry Kane has completed his move from Tottenham to Bayern Munich.
Kane travelled to Germany on Friday night for a medical and the Bundesliga giants confirmed on Saturday he had signed a deal until June 2027 and will wear the number nine shirt.
“I’m very happy to be a part of FC Bayern now,” Kane said.
“Bayern is one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I’ve always said that I want to compete and prove myself at the highest level during my career. This club is defined by its winning mentality – it feels very good to be here.”
Hard to put into words how to say goodbye to a club and fans who have done so much for me in my career. You will always be in my heart. Thank you Tottenham, thank you Tottenham fans.
— Harry…
Nathaniel Atkinson s late strike gave Melbourne City a 1-0 victory over Perth Glory at AAMI Park on Wednesday.
Defending champions City, smarting from a first defeat of the A-League season at the hands of Western United, dominated the game but Glory goalkeeper Cameron Cook denied them time and again.
Atkinson finally broke the deadlock in the 88th minute, nodding home from close range after Connor Metcalfe timed his run to perfection and headed into the substitute s path.
Melbourne had 23 attempts and thought they had opened the scoring in the first half, but Andrew Nabbout s deflected strike was ruled out for offside.
While Melbourne will point to their domination of the game, Atkinson s winner was a cruel blow for Cook, who made six saves.
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Joachim Loew has claimed squad depth will be the key to future success for Germany even if some players are unhappy on the bench.
In the lead-up to Germany s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier away to Ireland, Bastian Schweinsteiger has stood by his claims of a lack of team-spirit in Loew s squad at Euro 2012, where he felt players on the bench did not provide 100 percent support to those on the field.
Loew has revealed he has spoken to Schweinsteiger about the midfielder s comments but does not agree there is a problem.
Of course it is difficult to sustain an excellent spirit over seven weeks and friction does arise which you don t get in Bundesliga clubs, but the atmosphere on the whole was good, Loew said
Maybe not as good as it was in 2010 (at the Worl…
Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong has confirmed FIFA have officially cleared him to play for Ghana.
Currently on loan at Charlton, the 20-year-old expressed delight and said he was ready to respond to any national call-up from the west African country.
Yeah, I got notified earlier that I have finally been cleared. I m relieved now, Frimpong told Footy-Ghana.
An associate of the player, Dentaa, tweeted his congratulations, to which Frimpong replied: Its official @Frimpong26AFC can now play for the Ghana Black stars:D #AFCON — Finally soo happy.
FIFA also announced via its official media twitter handle @fifamedia on Wednesday: The Single Judge of FIFA s Players Status Committee yesterday confirmed the change of association of Emmanuel Frimpong Engla…