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Sérgio Conceição: 'Together we will write a new story'
Portuguese coach Sérgio Conceição, 50, has been announced as the new manager of Al Ittihad. After successful spells at FC Porto and AC Milan, where he won multiple titles, he now takes on a new challenge in Saudi Arabia, aiming to bring his trademark ambition and passion to the reigning league champions.

He is at the end of his contract with United, but a renewal seems to be on the horizon
Harry Maguire is close to extending his stay at Manchester United, with talks already underway for a new deal as the 32-year-old defender remains a key leader on and off the pitch.

Physically weakened: Guirassy returns earlier
Serhou Guirassy has left the national team of his home country Guinea earlier than expected. In Dortmund, there is currently little concern about the striker.

Ter Stegen? I was in the same situation and decided to retire
Barcelona’s Wojciech Szczesny spoke about Marc-André ter Stegen’s situation after the signing of Joan García, recalling his own Juventus experience.

Hardung is not concerned with the question of formation
Eintracht are conceding too many goals. Recently, a debate has also flared up about the right basic formation. Sporting director Timmo Hardung has spoken out, calling for more hunger in defensive play.

Real Oviedo sacks coach of historic promotion
Real Oviedo has sidelined coach Veljko Paunovic (48). The Serbian, who was chiefly responsible for the historic promotion to La Liga, now has to leave due to poor sporting results.

Union loses its successful coach: Pocognoli on his way to AS Monaco
Union Saint-Gilloise loses Sébastien Pocognoli to AS Monaco. According to both French and Belgian media, the coach’s move is all but finalized.

Fit Mbappé grabs at Giroud's record: 'Maybe already tomorrow'
If everything goes according to plan, Kylian Mbappé will be available on Friday for France’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. The Real Madrid star forward then hopes to take another step toward Olivier Giroud’s record as all-time top scorer for Les Bleus, with 57 goals.

Perfect evening for Germany after 'table surprise' in Group A
Germany could not have imagined a better turn of events on Friday evening. The Germans comfortably defeated Luxembourg and saw group leaders Slovakia surprisingly fall to a 2-0 defeat in Northern Ireland.

Cristiano Ronaldo is about to claim yet another record
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to break the all-time World Cup qualifying goals record, chasing new milestones with Portugal while aiming for his historic 1,000th career goal.