La Liga: Las Palmas confirm departure of coach Garcia Pimienta

IANS | May 23, 2024 11:34 PM

Madrid (Spain), May 23 (IANS) Spanish club Las Palmas will be looking for a new coach for next season after the La Liga outfit announced on Thursday that Xavier Garcia Pimienta is leaving at the end of the season after two and a half seasons in charge.

Football: Italy name 30-member preliminary squad for Euro 2024

IANS | May 23, 2024 8:32 PM

Rome, May 23 (IANS) Italy head coach Luciano Spalletti has named his 30-member provisional squad on Thursday for next month's Euro 2024. Forward Gianluca Scamacca has returned to the lineup after leading Atalanta to a historic victory in the Europa League on Wednesday with 11 goals and four assists in all competitions since the beginning of March.

Football: West Ham United appoint Julen Lopetegui as head coach

IANS | May 23, 2024 6:39 PM

London, May 23 (IANS) West Ham United have confirmed the appointment of Julen Lopetegui as the Club’s new men’s head coach on Thursday. The former Spain, Porto, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Wolverhampton Wanderers coach will officially begin work with the Hammers on July 1, the club said. Lopetegui guided Sevilla to UEFA Europa League glory and Spain’s U21s and U19s to UEFA European Championship success.

U20 Men's Football Nationals: Delhi win on penalties, crowned champions of the inaugural edition

IANS | May 22, 2024 8:53 PM

Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), May 22 (IANS) Substitute Sankhil Darpol Tuishang scored the equaliser in the 98th minute of the match and Delhi continued their resurgence in penalties to be crowned the champions of the inaugural edition of the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men's National Football Championship. Delhi beat Karnataka 4-3 on penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground here on Wednesday.

Football: Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea agree to part ways after 2023-24 debacle

IANS | May 22, 2024 12:15 AM

London, May 22 (IANS) Mauricio Pochettino and English club Chelsea have agreed to part ways with mutual consent, the Argentine coach's tenure, which started on May 29, 2023, ended just a few days before the completion of a year. The club confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that both parties have mutually agreed to part ways.

Euro 2024: No Rashford as Southgate names 33-man preliminary England squad

IANS | May 21, 2024 11:13 PM

London, May 21 (IANS) England coach Gareth Southgate produced a surprise on Tuesday when he named his preliminary squad for the forthcoming European Championships (Euro 2024) when he left out Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford. The absence of Rashford, who has 17 goals in 60 appearances for England, is the biggest surprise in the 33-player squad (which has to be reduced to 26 by June 7), which is also without veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson and central defender Eric Dier, who has been in excellent form for Bayern Munich.

Football: Valencia left-back Gaya likely to miss Euro 2024 due to muscle injury

IANS | May 21, 2024 7:57 PM

Madrid (Spain), May 21 (IANS) Valencia left-back Jose Luis Gaya is in danger of missing out on a place in the Spain squad for the European Championships (Euro 2024) after suffering a relapse of a muscle injury in his right quadriceps on Sunday. The defender had only been on the pitch for 11 minutes as he returned from two months out with the injury when he signalled for a change and had a scan on the injury on Monday.