Marcello Lippi has revealed that his role as coach with Guangzhou Evergrande will be his last job in club football.
The former Italy, Juventus and Inter boss has enjoyed a glittering managerial career, guiding his country to FIFA World Cup glory in 2006.
Lippi, 66, took over at Guangzhou in 2012, and has since led the Chinese Super League side to two domestic titles and an AFC Champions League crown.
Guangzhou extended Lippi s contract with the club in February, signing him to a deal that will see him remain in charge until 2017.
And the Italian has confirmed that he will not move on to another club at the end of his time in China, even insisting that he would turn down an approach from Premier League giants Manchester United.
At club level this will be my…
Al Qadsia will be aiming to make a strong start to their AFC Cup semi-final tie against Al Faisaly at home on Wednesday.
Jordanian outfit Al Faisaly, two-time champions of the tournament, have been relatively comfortable on their way to the last four.
They defeated Kitchee of Hong Kong 4-2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and will be aiming to add to the titles they won in 2005 and 2006.
For the first leg, Al Faisaly travel to Kuwait City to face a dangerous opponent capable of scoring plenty of goals.
Second in the Kuwaiti Premier League, Al Qadsia have made an unbeaten start to their league campaign with four wins from as many matches.
The 2010 AFC Cup runners-up and 2006 AFC Champions League semi-finalists have scored 11 goals and conceded none in four…
Erik ten Hag does not yet believe Manchester United can threaten Manchester City, even if Pep Guardiola warned of the Red Devils coming back .
Speaking ahead of the weekend s Premier League action, Guardiola highlighted United and Newcastle United as challengers to City.
I have the feeling United are coming back, Guardiola said. Finally United is coming back. I ve seen it against Chelsea, the first half. I like what I see of United right now.
United beat West Ham 1-0 on Sunday to climb to fifth, a point behind fourth-placed Newcastle but still six shy of City and eight off leaders Arsenal.
While United manager Ten Hag is pleased with his side s progress, he could not agree with Guardiola s assessment after that match.
I think it s a little bit …
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson praised his side for their heart and desire following the 4-0 demolition of Arsenal at Anfield.
Goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge gave Jurgen Klopp s side a stunning and fully deserved victory in Sunday s clash.
The Gunners, who have now lost by four or more goals on four occasions away to Liverpool in the Premier League, failed to register a shot on target in what was a listless performance that prompted some travelling fans to call once again for manager Arsene Wenger s sacking.
Speaking afterwards, Henderson appeared to underline the difference between the teams when he highlighted the importance of Liverpool s work rate.
I thought we did very well, started well again, Arsena…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it would be a dream come true to lift silverware as Manchester United manager, with his side preparing for a Europa League semi-final against Roma.
While Solskjaer has improved United s Premier League standing since taking charge in December 2018, he is yet to win a trophy and has been beaten in all four of the semi-finals he has reached.
That included the semi-final in the Europa League last season against eventual winners Sevilla.
United are at home for the first leg against Roma, a team they have played six times before – all in the Champions League – winning four.
One of those victories was the famous 7-1 win in the second leg of a 2007 Champions League quarter-final tie that Solskjaer played in, the spirit from which he …
Eintracht Frankfurt have signed Italy international left-back Luca Pellegrini from Juventus on a season-long loan.
The Rome-born 23-year-old, who has one Italy cap from 2020, debuted for Juventus last season, going on to make 21 appearances in all competitions.
Pellegrini s move coincides with left wing-back Filip Kostic s arrival at the Bianconeri from Eintracht this week.
The former Italy youth international, who was loaned out to Cagliari and Genoa in 2019 and 2020 respectively, would also have faced competition for the left-back role with Alex Sandro.
Europa League winners Eintracht have made a raft of personnel changes this off-season in preparation for their participation in the Champions League.
Jens Petter Hauge, Lucas Alario, Hrvoje Smolc…
Leeds United closed the gap to second place to just two points in the Championship, following a 3-0 victory over out-of-form Coventry City at Elland Road.
Wilfried Gnonto got the game off to a good start for Daniel Farke s side, expertly turning home a cross just inside the box with a first-time finish to open the scoring.
Last season s losing play-off finalists wrapped up a comfortable victory in the second half with goals from Jayden Bogle his first as a Leeds player and Joel Piroe, who has now scored three in four as a substitute.
The victory sees Leeds climb to fourth, significantly taking the opportunity to cut the gap to the automatic promotion places with both West Brom and Sunderland losing.
Coventry, meanwhile, have lost four and drawn one of the…
On paper, tonight’s Monday Night Football match between the Las Vegas Raiders and Detroit Lions looks like a mismatch. The Lions boast a 5-2 record and have one of the best offenses in all of football, while the Raiders are in the bottom five in most major offensive categories.
However, the game is not played on paper and the Raiders, have plenty of talent to keep this game close. The oddsmakers have tabbed the Lions as 7-point favorites with the total sitting at 46.5.
While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game… did you know that you can also live stream Raiders/Lions directly from legal sports betting sites?
Caesars, BetRivers, and Fanatics Sportsbook are three …
Santi Cazorla s remarkable resurgence from a career-threatening injury continues after he was named in the Spain squad for the first time since 2015 for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Faroe Islands and Sweden.
The final three years of Cazorla s Arsenal spell were wrecked by serious physical problems, starting with knee ligament damage in November 2015, before issues with his Achilles tendon arose.
Initially the midfielder suffered from two bouts of Achilles tendonitis, but his skin in the surrounding area began to deteriorate and infection set in, resulting in the loss of 10 centimetres of the tendon.
Even after having reconstructive surgery and a skin graft, Cazorla was warned he may never be able to walk properly again, let alone play football.
But after …