Roy Hodgson has signed a one-year contract extension with Crystal Palace, the Premier League club have announced.
The former England boss turned the fortunes of Palace around after replacing Frank de Boer in September 2017, guiding them to an 11th-place finish in the Premier League.
Palace had been without a point or a goal when he assumed control at Selhurst Park but Hodgson slowly turned their fortunes around, the Eagles eventually finishing 11 points above the relegation places.
Hodgson has added Cheikhou Kouyate, Max Meyer, Vicente Guaita and Jordan Ayew to his squad for the new campaign, and the 71-year-old has agreed a deal of his own until the end of the 2019-20 season.
I am delighted to have extended my contract with Crystal Palace, said Hodgson.…
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Looking to bounce back from their Coppa Italia heartbreak in midweek, Juventus will make the trip to an empty Stadio Renato Dall Ara on Monday night.
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Starting with the hosts, last seen back in February when hit with a 2-0 defeat against title-chasers Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico, Bologna appeared to have come crashing back down to earth after an eye-catching run when opening 2020. Collecting just a single Serie A point over their previous three appearances, Siniša Mihajlović s men saw their surprise European ambitions take what could have been a crucial blow. Still to face off against the likes of Inter Milan, Atalanta and Napoli after hosting the reigning champions on Monday night, the former Sp…
(GSM) Benfica romped to the 2009/10 Portuguese League Cup championship on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over rivals Porto in the final at Faro s Estádio do Algarve.
Ruben Amorim s ambitious long drive in the 10th minute was misplayed by Porto goalkeeper Nuno, allowing the ball to squirt into the net for a Benfica 1-0 lead.
Porto were the more aggressive of the two sides in the first half, though they failed to find a way past goalkeeper Quim, who was in fine form on this day.
Then, just before the half-time whistle, Benfica extended the lead when Carlos Martins sublime free kick curled in past a helpless Nuno to make it 2-0 at the break.
Benfica then took over in the second half as Porto looked completely deflated by the second goal, and Oscar Cardozo seale…
Germany open their World Cup campaign against Australia on Sunday with the Antipodeans eager to show they will not be a punching bag for weightier European opposition.
The Germans are three-time winners of world football s showpiece tournament, but Joachim Loew s side face a bumpy ride against Australia, and also Ghana and Serbia, in a challenging Group D.
Germany dominated their qualifying group on the road to South Africa, humbling Russia home and away, but each of their group rivals also finished top of their respective qualifying groups.
Of course there is some kind of pressure as we go into this game as favourites, acknowledged German winger Lukas Podolski.
But we will go into our three group games with confidence and we really, really want to w…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has urged his players to be on their guard when they host basement boys Levante in La Liga on Saturday.
The 2013-14 champions head into 2016 level on points with current title holders Barcelona at the top of Spain s top flight.
They might have had a slender advantage to their name without a suffering a surprise 1-0 loss at Malaga before Christmas and Simeone is keen to avoid any similar slip-ups.
Levante are an organised team, he told a pre-match news conference.
If we don t work as the match requires it will cost us.
For 2016, I ask for a lot of energy and strength to keep competing as we have been doing.
Atletico completed a move in the opening hours of the January transfer window, securing the ser…
Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a convincing first-leg last-16 win over Espanyol in the Copa del Rey, while Valencia were also impressive.
Messi scored a brace and set up goals for Gerard Pique and Neymar as Luis Enrique s Barca recorded a 4-1 victory at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
After falling behind early on, thanks to Felipe Caicedo s goal, holders Barca retaliated within four minutes thanks to Messi and they went on to dominate proceedings.
Messi added his 241st goal in 241 home matches for the hosts with a sensational free-kick just before half-time and then teed up Pique in the early stages of the second period for Barcelona s third as Espanyol were unable to handle Luis Enrique s men.
The away side were reduced to 10 men with 18 minutes left following th…
Rangers forward Alfredo Morelos harbours an ambition of one day playing in the Premier League, according to Talksport.
The twenty-two-year old penned a new contract with the Scottish Premiership outfit after playing in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Celtic in the Old Firm Derby.
He has spoken of his admiration for manager Steven Gerrard, who took charge at Ibrox this summer but has stated that his dream is to play in England’s top flight.
The Colombia U20 international signed from Finish side HJK in the summer of 2017 and has since racked up fifty-six appearances in all competitions, scoring twenty-four goals.
His tally of eighteen last season saw him finish as joint-top scorer with Josh Windass, who moved to Wigan Athletic in the summer.
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Joe Hart is cool with Pep Guardiola despite the Manchester City manager allowing him to leave after preferring other options in goal.
Hart joined Burnley in the transfer window after spending the last two seasons out on loan from City at Serie A side Torino and West Ham respectively.
The England goalkeeper won four Premier League Golden Glove awards during his time in Manchester, where he claimed a brace of Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two EFL Cups.
And Hart, who is keeping fellow international goalkeeper Tom Heaton out of the Burnley team, is happy to have left City in the past after ending a 12-year association with the reigning champions.
I m cool with Pep, I think he s a top manager, Hart told Sky Sports. He came in and was dead honest with m…
Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique has warned his side’s commanding advantage at the top of Ligue 1 could begin to work against them in the second half of the season.
PSG began the weekend 13 points clear of second-placed Brest before the latter’s trip to Strasbourg on Saturday evening, well on course to secure a third consecutive league title.
But Enrique is wary of the size of the lead his side hold going into their match at home to Rennes on Sunday, admitting a little more pressure from their domestic opponents might keep them sharper as they look to go deep in this season’s Champions League.
Luis Enrique: “This match will be a tough test for us”
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“We’re very happy with the distance between…
Erik ten Hag was justified in criticising his Manchester United players on the back of last week s heavy Premier League loss to Manchester City, full-back Diogo Dalot has said.
United s four-match winning league run was ended in emphatic style by rivals City, who led 4-0 at half-time and 6-1 in the second half en route to an eventual 6-3 victory.
It marked the fourth time United had conceded six goals in a Premier League match and leaves them sixth in the table after seven matches of the 2022-23 campaign.
Ten Hag admitted after the match his side produced an unacceptable display, one in which they were undisciplined , lacked belief and made wrong decisions .
And Dalot, who played the full 90 minutes at the Etihad Stadium, accepts he and his team-mates can…