The Armenian football federation announced on Tuesday their decision to sack national manager Jan Poulsen after a 2-2 home draw with Estonia in the 2010 World Cup qualifying match.
The 63-year-old Poulsen took over Armenia s national side in January 2009, but in the qualifiers to date, his side have suffered four defeats and just the one draw against Estonia.
Clad in the blue and white stripes of Argentina, the dark-haired Messiah appears serene as red devils, guardian angels and big game hunters all eye each other up on the pitch.
At his side, the Pope stands next to a glamorous blonde while a hooded thug brandishes his baseball bat and a stern judge waves the rule book.
It sounds like a surrealist nightmare for any policeman preparing for the Euro 2008 championships, but in fact the characters are part of a new exhibition designed to show how the beautiful game touches and reflects all aspects of society.
Curators at Geneva s Museum of Ethnography had the idea of commissioning the figures as part of their Offside exhibition which shows how folklore, superstition, history and politics are all intimately linked in…
Atletico Madrid midfielder Oliver Torres has returned to Porto for a second spell on loan until December 31 2017.
The 21-year-old spent the 2014-15 campaign with the Primeira Liga outfit scoring seven goals in 26 league appearance as Porto finished runners-up behind Benfica.
He returned to Atleti last term but struggled to hold down a regular starting spot under Diego Simeone.
With competition for places in the Atleti midfield high, the youngster will have the chance to shine in Portugal once again after agreeing his new loan spell.
Óliver Torres.
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Oliver Torres is back at FC Porto, a club statement announced.
Oliver was one of the leading figures of the team [in…
Wayne Rooney has retained the England captaincy, Sam Allardyce has announced.
The England manager had refused to confirm whether Rooney would be his skipper since being appointed in July, but said on Monday the Manchester United man will be his skipper.
Rooney took over from Steven Gerrard as England captain in 2014 and his leadership skills were praised by Allardyce, who will lead England for the first time against Slovakia in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
Wayne has been an excellent captain for England and the manner in which he has fulfilled the role made it an easy decision for me to ask him to continue, Allardyce told the Football Association s official website.
Wayne s record speaks for itself. He is the most senior member of the squad an…
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As millions around the world continue to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, one slice of normality has remained the same sport. We re now in a new year and that means we re going to be experiencing a whole lost of games coming at us thick and fast between now and May, which is especially true in the English Premier League. Today, we re going to take a look at something of a David vs Goliath encounter West Bromwich Albion vs Manchester City.
West Brom
The introduction of Sam Allardyce was intended to strike some life into this West Bromwich Albion side and, in some ways, it has. The win over rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Black Country derby will be talked about and remembered f…
Ajax will meet either APOEL or Qarabag in the Champions League play-offs if they defeat PAOK in the third qualifying round.
Last season s semi-finalists will take on the champions of Cyprus or Azerbaijan in a two-legged tie if they overcome the 2018-19 Greek Super League winners.
Scottish champions Celtic will take on Slavia Prague if they make it through their third-round tie with CFR Cluj.
Porto or Krasnodar will face Istanbul Basaksehir or Olympiacos, while Basel or LASK will meet Club Brugge or Dynamo Kiev.
Swiss champions Young Boys await Red Star Belgrade or Copenhagen, and Dinamo Zagreb or Ferencvaros will play Maribor or Rosenborg.
The first legs of the third-round matches are on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the return games on August 13.
Nearly 400,000 tickets, representing about 63 percent of the seats available, have been sold for the Confederations Cup in South Africa next month, the world football body FIFA said Thursday.
With just 25 days to the kick-off of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, a total of 383,506 tickets have now been sold this corresponds to 63 percent of the total number of tickets available, FIFA said in a statement.
The Confed Cup runs June 14-28 with champions from each continent, as well as host South Africa and world champs Italy.
For the last Confed Cup in Germany in 2005, about 85 percent of the tickets were sold.
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Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke believes Barcelona and Real Madrid remain favourities for the Liga title.
Diego Simeone s side boast a 100 per cent domestic record this season, as do holders Barca.
However, Koke believes last season s top two in La Liga are favourites to clinch the title.
We have to be realistic. Real Madrid and Barcelona are favourites to win the League, but Cholo (Simeone) has very clear ideas, Koke told Canal Movistar.
We don’t just think about winning La Liga. We are also thinking of the Champions League and in taking things game-by-game, but the boss has prepared us very well mentally.
Koke also revealed the impact that Diego Simeone has had on the club, since arriving in 2011.
The former Argentina international guided the c…
Motherwell have revealed that they have received an approach for manager Stuart McCall from Sheffield United.
The 48-year-old, who joined the Fir Park outfit in January 2010, led his side to a second-place finish in the SPL this season, which represents the club s best final position since 1995.
That achievement has sparked the interest of League One side Sheffield United, who have opted against appointing caretaker coach Chris Morgan on a permanent basis following their play-off semi-final defeat to Yeovil Town.
Motherwell chief executive Leeann Dempster told STV: I can confirm we had an approach from Sheffield United regarding Stuart McCall last night.
McCall, who was born in Leeds, England but represented Scotland at international level, brought his playing career t…
World Cup Golden Boot winner Harry Kane is already turning his attention to club football as he looks to rectify another unwanted record.
England s captain was the top scorer in Russia, netting six times after a quick-fire start, which put to bed any doubts of being able to cut it at the top level after drawing a blank at Euro 2016.
But Kane is yet to score a Premier League goal for Tottenham in August, despite four prolific seasons, and is looking to hit the ground running in 2018-19.
I ll hopefully be back for the first game and hopefully I can try and score in August this year, he said.
Not many people get to say they ve won a Golden Boot in a World Cup, it s a big achievement.
I said before coming into the tournament I wanted to prov…
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Knowing that three points on Saturday could see them break into the top-two, Brentford will welcome Middlesbrough to West London on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, making a return to winning ways and putting five past Hull last weekend, Brentford have certainly bounced back from their shock 1-0 defeat against fellow play-off contenders Nottingham Forest. Sat just three points adrift of the automatic spots and continuing to gain a reputation for their performances in the final third, Thomas Frank s men have bagged at least a pair of goals in four of their last six matches at Griffin Park and fans around West London should be boosted by the on-going success of leading marksman, Ollie Watkins. Once again…