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Gerrard to return to former club as manager

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2 weeks ago

May 10, 2025

Steven Gerrard could return to Rangers as the Scottish club embark on the search for a new head coach.

Rangers sacked Philippe Clement as their manager following their 2-0 defeat to St. Mirren in February.

Gerrard, who left Al-Ettifaq in January, was tipped to return to his former club, but Barry Ferguson was installed as their interim boss for the remainder of the season.

After losing out to arch-rivals Celtic in the title race, Rangers have now stepped up their search for a new permanent manager.

And according to The Telegraph, Gerrard in their long list of head coach candidates.

Others in contention include former Wolves boss Gary O’Neil, ex-Luton Town manager Rob Edwards and Russell Martin.

There are no favourites in the race as the Scottish club wants to carefully analyse before making their final call

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Tottenham Defeat Man United, Lift Europa League Title

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7 hours ago

May 21, 2025

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By Augustine Akhilomen

Tottenham have won its first European title since 1984 after defeating Manchester United 1-0 in Wednesday’s Europa League final at Bilbao.

The win means Spurs have clinched a spot in next season’s Champions League..

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Unity Cup: Chelle drops Osimhen, Lookman from Super Eagles squad to play Ghana, Russia [Full list]

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15 hours ago

May 21, 2025

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The head coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has left Victor Osimhen and Ademola out of his squad for play Ghana in the Unity Cup.

This was confirmed after the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, released the list of invited players on Wednesday afternoon.

Osimhen and Lookman will also miss Nigeria’s games against Russia.

However, there is a return for goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, Frank Onyeka, Kelechi Iheanacho and captain Ahmed Musa.

Details later…

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Real Madrid: I’m very sad about Ancelotti’s departure – Carvajal

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16 hours ago

May 21, 2025

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Real Madrid defender, Dani Carvajal has expressed sadness over manager Carlo Ancelotti’s imminent departure from the club.

Ancelotti is all set to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season to take over the head coaching job of the Brazil national team.

The Italian will take charge of his last game as Real Madrid manager when they face Real Sociedad on Saturday.

Speaking on the development, Carvajal described Ancelotti as a father to him in football.

The Spaniard also wished the former Chelsea and AC Milan manager gets a the send-off he deserves this weekend.

“I am very sad about Carlo Ancelotti’s departure. He is almost like a Sports Father to me,” Carvajal was quoted by Madrid Zone as saying.

“I hope he gets the send-off he deserves on Saturday.”