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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.
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.
In 2026 the autumn international breaks will undergo fundamental changes
The international breaks in September, October and November will take place in this format for the last time this year. What exactly will change from 2026 onwards – and which crucial question still remains unanswered.
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.
Juve dives in for Maignan
Negotiations stalled between the French goalkeeper and the Rossoneri: he had already been tempted by Chelsea and Bayern, and now Torino will try to move early ahead of the summer, when he will become one of the most sought-after free agents.
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.
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.
Milan and Como are reportedly pocketing this amount from the controversial match in Australia
UEFA has given AC Milan the green light to play their home match against Como in Australia. The move is expected to generate several million for both clubs.
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.
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.