Man City: Why would Enzo Maresca be the right man to replace Pep Guardiola?
Enzo Maresca appears set to succeed Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager.
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Spurs must use rivals' taunts to fuel survival bid, De Zerbi says
May 19 : Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto de Zerbi has called on his players to use taunts from their rivals as motivation in the fight against relegation from the Premier League.
Italian Maldera appointed Ukraine coach
May 18 : Italian Andrea Maldera has been appointed Ukraine's head coach, Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) President Andriy Shevchenko said on Monday.
Neymar included in Brazil's World Cup squad after injury struggles
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 18 : Neymar has been named in Brazil's squad for next month's World Cup, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday, handing the forward a chance to return to international soccer's biggest stage after an injury-disrupted cycle.
Job not over, says De Zerbi, as Tottenham head to Chelsea with survival close
LONDON, May 18 : Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League survival path suddenly looks a lot less treacherous as they head to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Tuesday but manager Roberto de Zerbi says his rescue mission is far from complete.
Neymar included in Brazil’s World Cup squad after injury struggles
RIO DE JANEIRO: Neymar has been named in Brazil’s squad for next month’s World Cup, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday, handing the forward a chance to return to international soccer’s biggest stage after an injury-disrupted cycle. The 34-year-old, Brazil’s all-time leading scorer, comes back following a prolonged absence due to a series of injuries that kept him out for much of the qualifying campaign, as the five-time champions pursue a record-extending sixth title. As dozens of journalists gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of Tomorrow for a ceremony featuring music acts and celebrity guests, all eyes were on Ancelotti’s decision on whether to include Neymar in the squad. The 66-year-old Italian, who took over Brazil last year, had not previously called the former Barcelona and Paris St. Germain player.
Italy's Andrea Maldera becomes head coach of Ukraine national team – UAF
Andrea Maldera, who previously worked within the structures of the Italian football club Milan and, after 2016, in the coaching staff of the Ukraine national football team, has become the new head coach of the Ukrainian national team.
Ukraine’s Svitolina sees off Gauff to win Italian Open
ROME: Elina Svitolina won the Italian Open on Saturday after beating Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 to claim her third Rome title. Ukraine’s Svitolina had not claimed a WTA 1000 title since her last victory at the Foro Italico eight years ago but prevailed over the ever-erratic Gauff to claim her 20th tournament triumph. Saturday’s win over Gauff was her third in a row against a player in the top four of the world rankings — including Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina — ahead of the French Open which starts next weekend. “Of course it gives me a lot of confidence going into Roland Garros,” Svitolina told reporters. “I’m very proud of the effort, of the intensity that I’ve been able to put in to beat those players.” American star Gauff was aiming to become the first American to win in the Italian capital since Serena Williams in 2016, but the problems with her serve which have so long dogged her game began to resurface on center court. Her serve was broken three times by Svitolina on her way to losing the first set, thanks in part to four double-faults, two of which came in the game which allowed her opponent to move ahead in the match. At 5-4 down she hit a bizarre second serve which flew into the wrong side of the court, before gifting Svitolina the advantage by another double-fault at set point. A livid Gauff then smacked herself on the head with her own racket before storming down the tunnel, emerging shortly afterwards to have a heated discussion with her coach Jean-Christophe Faurel. That talking to seemed to turn things around as Gauff got a handle on her serve in a hard-fought second set which featured some fun rallies, particularly as she won the tie-break. But two more breaks of serve cost Gauff her first