Former Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has taken interim charge of Serie B side Como following the departure of head coach Moreno Longo.
Fabregas, who played at club level for Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Monaco and Como, has stepped up from his role as the Italian outfit’s under-19 coach.
The 36-year-old finished his playing career with Como last season and will now take his first senior role in management.
Mirwan Suwarso, representative of the Como ownership group, said on the club’s Twitter account: “We thank Moreno Longo for all his hard work and dedication, especially after coming in following a difficult period last season.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp launched a passionate defence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, telling his critics he will knock them down .
Goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino secured the Reds a 2-0 win over Arsenal on Wednesday, a result that moved the Reds to within a point of Manchester City at the summit in a tightly contested Premier League title race.
But before the visitors took hold of the game at Emirates Stadium, Alexander-Arnold found himself on the wrong end of several smart Arsenal breaks spearheaded by Gabriel Martinelli.
Klopp, however, remained highly defensive of the right-back s efforts, hailing his capabilities and insisting any player can have difficulties defending against a player with the talents of Martinelli.
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The steps we have taken allow us to understand that the incorporation of Eric Garcia is possible for now, the club can take it on financially.
Ronald Koeman and our sports structure consider his signing fundamental to aspire to all the titles this year. From here we ask that the management board make the decision to sign Eric this week.
Financial records dating back to August last year were recently uncovered and revealed Barca s debts topped €1billion, with their financial woes a key talking point in the various presidential campaigns.
While Joan Laporta – the favourite to succeed Josep Maria Bartomeu as president – previously said signing Garcia this month is not possible due to Barca s debts, Font claims the club are in a position to sanction the move…
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been named the Premier League s Player of the Month for January after a string of fine performances.
Spain international De Gea has been United s most consistent player this season by a considerable distance, returning to the heights he hit earlier in his Old Trafford career.
De Gea s form over the previous few years had been patchy at best, with Dean Henderson dislodging him as first-choice for a period last season.
He also lost his starting berth at international level with Spain. Since the start of 2019, he has started just seven games for La Roja and been on the bench 28 times.
But everything points to the De Gea of old being back, and January was as good an example as any month this season, as he became t…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 win over 10-man Celta Vigo in a game overshadowed by Ronald Araujo leaving the field in an ambulance.
Araujo clashed heads with Gavi shortly after the hour mark at Camp Nou and, after initially appearing to run off the injury, collapsed to the floor before being attended to by medics.
That incident came shortly after Iago Aspas had struck to give Celta some hope following Memphis Depay s opener and a couple of goals from Aubameyang either side of half-time.
But a red card for former Barca loanee Jeison Murillo ultimately left the visitors, who recovered from three down to draw 3-3 in the reverse fixture, with too much to do in Tuesday s LaLiga contest.
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While domestic football will be returning to our screens later on this weekend, that doesn t mean we can t still sit back and enjoy the wonders of the international game between now and then. There are important games happening all throughout the planet in the next few days, with one of the biggest being the upcoming showdown between Sweden and Spain. With three big points being up for grabs, this one really could decide the fate of both nations as we get closer and closer to UEFA Euro 2020.
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Following their run all the way through to the final eight of the FIFA World Cup last year, there has been a renewed sense of optimism regarding what Sweden can accomplish within this current squad. They ve had a …
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao left the door open for a return to Atletico Madrid after taking on his former club in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Falcao came on as a substitute and missed an 83rd-minute penalty in a 2-0 defeat against Atletico that ensured Monaco will finish bottom of Group A.
The Colombia international scored 70 goals in 91 matches over two seasons with Atleti and was presented with a framed photograph prior to kick-off.
Falcao s contract at Monaco is due to expire at the end of next season and he hinted at a desire to return to the club where he won the Europa League in 2011-12 and the UEFA Super Cup and Copa del Rey the following season.
We never know in the future. Obviously, Atletico Madrid will always be in my heart. I don t …
Joao Felix undid his parent club as a first-half finish from the Portugal international earned Barcelona a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium.
Felix lifted the ball over goalkeeper Jan Oblak in deft fashion in the 28th minute as Xavi’s men replaced Atletico in third in the LaLiga table, with a four-point gap to leaders Real Madrid and second-placed Girona
Sevilla were held 1-1 at home by Villarreal, Hector Bellerin was shown a red card in the 27th minute of Real Betis’ goalless draw at Almeria, and Mallorca and Alaves also drew a blank.
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Real Madrid have officially announced that they will call an election for the position of club president and membership of the board of directors this month.
The club s Electoral Board confirmed the news via a statement after the decision was ratified on Thursday.
Candidates who meet the club s requirements must apply between June 9 and June 18, after which a date to hold the elections will be decided, provided that there is more than one person running.
It is expected that incumbent Florentino Perez will again be elected president and could well stand uncontested, as he did in 2009 and 2013.
Perez, who is in his second spell in charge at Santiago Bernabeu after initially serving as president between 2000 and 2006, will reportedly pursue at least one star…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his team belong in this season s Champions League quarter-finals.
The Premier League giants sealed their spot in the last eight after completing a 5-0 aggregate win over Porto courtesy of a 0-0 draw in Tuesday s second leg at Anfield.
It marked the first time since 2008-09 that Liverpool have reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
Klopp feels his side have shown they deserve to be among the top eight clubs in Europe.
I don t want to make it smaller than it is, but on the other side I don t want to make it bigger than it is, he told a news conference.
I think this year we belong there [in the quarter-finals] to be honest. It should not be a big surprise.
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