Paolo Di Canio has laid the blame for Sunderland s Premier League struggles firmly at owner Ellis Short s door, not his successor Gus Poyet.
The Italian who spent around six months in charge at the Stadium of Light in 2013 was reacting after Sunderland fell to a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday, leaving them just above the bottom three.
I don t know what s happening now, but it looks like the team is drifting, Di Canio told Fox Sports.
It s not Poyet s fault, because chairman Ellis Short is the real origin of all these troubles. I saved Sunderland when the club was sinking; along with my staff, I completed a true miracle, on and off the pitch.
We tried to change the philosophy of the team: in the two previous years, no fines were …
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Hoping to widen their buffer at the top of the Segunda table on Sunday afternoon, Eibar will welcome Andorra to the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.
Starting with the hosts, mounting what was a remarkable second-half comeback away at Mirandes last weekend, Eibar are in the midst of what has become a remarkable Segunda flurry. Eventually snatching a dramatic 3-2 victory away from the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, Gaizka Garitano s men have only continued to gain a string of admirers from across Spain this season. Holding a four-point buffer over the chasing pack, it is no secret that Los Armeros are tipped as a runaway pick to claim a La Liga return in 2023. With the mood in their camp at a red-hot high, Eibar have certainly come roaring back…
Bayern Munich are adamant they were not at fault as Thomas Tuchel s appointment was reported before previous head coach Julian Nagelsmann had been sacked.
Nagelsmann was said to have learned of his departure through the media while skiing in Austria this week.
The news first broke on Thursday but was not made official for another 24 hours, by which point Tuchel had formally agreed to take the Bayern job.
However, Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic appeared on SPORT1 s STAHLWERK Doppelpass on Sunday and defended the club s position.
We met [with Tuchel] on Tuesday, had a very good conversation, Salihamidzic said. And on Wednesday and Thursday, we negotiated with Thomas managers.
On Thursday evening, we learned that the information had be…
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Runaway La Liga leaders Barcelona travel to Sevilla this weekend looking to extend their formidable unbeaten league record. The Catalans are well on course to clinch another Spanish title but cannot afford to drop their guard despite the 11-point advantage in front of second-placed Atletico Madrid.
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The March international break could not have come at the best moment for Sevilla. Los Rojiblancos are coming off from successive La Liga defeats – against Valencia and Leganes respectively – which saw them drop to sixth place in the standings.
Having been pushed down the table to the last remaining European slot, the Andalusians will have used the international break to regroup and…
Jose Mourinho s Manchester United will return to the United States for a pre-season tour, the Premier League giants announced.
The two-week tour in July, featuring matches against Mexican powerhouse America and MLS outfit San Jose Earthquakes, will be the second successive year United have travelled to the USA.
United faced rivals Manchester City and LaLiga s Barcelona ahead of the 2017-18 campaign, and the Red Devils will return to American soil to meet America in Arizona on July 19 and the Earthquakes in Santa Clara three days later.
Further fixtures are set to be announced, with United reportedly set to go head-to-head with Liverpool during the tour.
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Manchester United are in talks to sign winger Hirving Lozano from Pachuca, the Mexican club have claimed.
The vice-president of Pachuca, Andres Fassi, revealed discussions with Jose Mourinho s side are under way over a transfer for the Mexico international.
According to Fassi, an agreement with United has not yet been reached for Lozano.
Yes, there are already negotiations with that team [United] but there is still nothing closed [finalised] yet, he said to ESPN.
Lozano, 20, has seven caps for Mexico and has already scored 21 goals in 91 league appearances for Pachuca since making his debut in February 2014.
He appeared four times for his country at the Copa America last month and is set to play at the Olympic Games in August for the Under-23 tea…
Kuban Krasnodar have decided to terminate the contract of coach Leonid Kuchuk by mutual consent.
Kuchuk was in his second spell in charge of the Russian Premier League side, having been appointed in November last year following an earlier six-month stint in 2013.
The team sit 10th in the table, and take on Kuchuk s former club Lokomotiv Moscow later on Monday, aiming to end a run of four straight defeats.
He led the club to Thursday s Russian Cup final, where they were beaten by Lokomotiv 3-1 after extra time.
Andrei Sasnitski will take temporary charge of the side for the final two games of the campaign.
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Newcastle director of football Joe Kinnear is looking to bring the best players available for Alan Pardew to play with on Tyneside.
Kinnear rejoined the club on June 18, four years after stepping down as manager due to heart problems, and is ready to sit down with chief scout Graham Carr and Pardew to identify targets for the new season.
After a successful campaign in 2011-12, where Newcastle finished fifth, the club struggled to cope with fixture congestion last season and as a result their form dipped and they were in a battle for survival.
We’ll sit down and discuss (things). We’re not kids. We want the best for Newcastle, he told The Shields Gazzette.
(The) three of us can sit down and iron out what we think is the best for Newcastle. Our role is to get t…
Gianni Zuiverloon has opted to leave Mallorca following the Spanish club s relegation from La Liga.
The Dutch full-back joined Mallorca on a three-year deal in July 2011, following the expiry of his contract with Premier League outfit West Brom.
But, having made just 12 appearances in total during his debut campaign in Spain, Zuiverloon subsequently spent the 2012-13 season on loan with Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.
The defender has now opted not to see out the final year of his deal in the Segunda Division.
Gianni has not opted for the money from another season (with) Mallorca, he now wants to make a completely new start, his agent Winny Haatrecht told De Telegraaf.
Zuiverloon made 10 appearances in the Dutch top-flight for Heerenveen last season.
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has challenged Samir Nasri to rediscover his best form.
The defending champions paid Arsenal 24 million pounds for the 25-year-old midfielder 15 months ago but Mancini believes Nasri is yet to find his best form in a City shirt.
The 48-year-old Italian says he wants to see more consistency from the Frenchman.
In my opinion, we are talking about a top, top player, Mancini told The Mirror.
If he wants, he can change every game, but I think he can do better. He s played some good games for us, but he can do better because he has got ¬everything.
Nasri has managed just a single goal in his past 13 appearances for Manchester City and has failed to reach the level of performance that earned him a nomination f…