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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has been appointed the new manager of League Two side Oldham, with the ex-England international taking his first steps into coaching. The 44-year-old has, outside of a brief spell working under Ryan Giggs in 2014 during the Welshman’s spell as caretaker manager at Old Trafford, focused on punditry work since hanging up his boots. He ...

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich said Monday they have formed a partnership with the Korean Football Association as part of a strategy that could help the Bavarians uncover young talent in Asia. “There’s a plethora of youth structures and talent there. Korea is one of the leading Asian countries in this area, so this partnership is an excellent fit for FC ...

PEP GUARDIOLA has suggested he picked Manchester City over Chelsea because of the sacking culture at the London club. Guardiola’s Manchester City have piled the pressure on Maurizio Sarri by inflicting a humiliating 6-0 defeat at the Etihad yesterday. And Guardiola was asked about his counterpart at the end of the game revealing he enjoyed the freedom he is allowed ...

A MANCHESTER CITY official apologised to Chelsea after the 6-0 Etihad drubbing on Sunday. A mischievous member of staff at the Etihad mocked Chelsea by playing One Step Beyond at the final whistle. The Madness song is usually played over the public address system at Stamford Bridge – but Manchester City decided to rub salt in the wounds by playing ...

CLARENCE SEEDORF has revealed he was approached over the vacant Real Madrid job last summer – and would be ready to accept if the post was offered again. Real Madrid were seeking a new boss at the end of last season after Zinedine Zidane quit the club. The search began as soon as Zidane confirmed he was leaving the Bernabeu. ...

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER insists he is DISAPPOINTED that Paris Saint-Germain stars Neymar and Edinson Cavani will not play in Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 clash. Neymar is struggling with a foot injury, while Cavani is struggling with a hip problem and neither will play any part in the first leg at least. While their absence does Manchester United’s chances of ...

Brazil beat Argentina 1-0 on the final day of the South American under-20 championship on Sunday but the result was no good for either side as Ecuador pipped Argentina to the title with Brazil ending outside the qualifying spots for this year’s World Cup. Uruguay and Colombia will join Ecuador, who won their maiden title, and Argentina in the finals ...

Egyptian club Ismaily have been reinstated into the African Champions League after disqualification last month when fans forced the abandonment of a home fixture against Club Africain, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday. Ismaily supporters threw stones and water bottles towards the field, which forced Cameroon referee Neant Alioum to order the teams into the changing rooms in ...

MANCHESTER UNITED’s American owners have decided Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the man to take the club forward and will appoint him as the next permanent manager, according to reports. Solskjaer met with Avram Glazer on Saturday following the 3-0 win over Fulham in London and is now the top candidate for the job. And the Sun report that both Glazers ...

Barcelona forward Kevin Prince Boateng has suggested that he made the right career choice by opting to represent Ghana on the international stage. The suspended Black Stars star was eligible to play for Germany as his country of birth and Ghana being his father’s place of birth. However, Boateng chose Ghana over Germany in the end and added that he ...