Pep Guardiola turns down Italy, he'll take year off - source - ESPN
Pep Guardiola's intention remains to take «at least one year» out of the game despite being approached to take over the vacant Italy coaching job, a source told ESPN.
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Barcelona's De Jong ruled out for weeks due to serious knee injury
July 23 : Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is facing several weeks on the sidelines after the LaLiga champions said the Netherlands international had returned from the World Cup with torn knee ligaments.
Aston Martin hope Hungary upgrade puts them 'back in the game'
BUDAPEST, July 23 : Struggling Aston Martin hope a new chassis puts them 'back in the game' at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, chief trackside officer Mike Krack said on Thursday while also trying to manage expectations.
Spain top FIFA rankings, Saudi 58th after World Cup
DUBAI: The Saudi Arabian national football team have jumped three places in the FIFA World Rankings, which were announced this week following the World Cup.
Herne Bay manager Ben Smith excited to see Joe Coleman and Tom Wray to battle it out for No.1 spot as side secure 4-3 pre-season friendly home success over Dutch club SV Poortugaal
Boss Ben Smith is excited by the competition for places Herne Bay have got for their No.1 spot.
Dutch riders dreaming of crazy party corner of Alpe d’Huez
VOIRON, France: Dutch corner is known for being the biggest and craziest party in cycling. Thousands of orange-clad, booze-fueled cycling enthusiasts and young revellers flock to corner seven of Alpe d’Huez every time the Tour de France climbs the iconic mountain. And they create a unique, noisy and hectic atmosphere — even by Tour de France mountain pass standards. This year, the Tour will head up the 21 Alpe d’Huez hairpins on Friday — and some of the Dutch fans rocking to Europop tunes will have already been there for days by the time the peloton passes. More Dutch riders have won a Tour de France stage on Alpe d’Huez than any other nationality, including the host country. For Dutch riders in the Tour, this will be a poignant moment. “It’s a super special mountain, of course, Dutch Mountain and the famous corner seven,” said Dutch rider Thymen Arensman before the Tour began. Arensman has been on Dutch Corner before — and not just for training rides. “I have super special memories of this climb because when I was a little kid, like so many other Dutch people, I went there with my parents on holiday,” said the 26-year-old Netcompany Ineos rider, who won two Tour stages last year. “I was really keen and eager as a little child to do this climb also as fast as possible. “So (I have) really good memories there from my childhood.” Arensman and his Netcompany team-mates trained on the Alpe d’Huez hairpins before the Tour began. “We did the climb a few times, but the climb is still just as hard as I remember as a little kid,” he added. “The famous corner seven will be amazing.” Just getting to that point of the race this year will have been no mean feat, given how hard the 113th edition of the Grande Boucle has been. A
Ipswich Town sign defender Issa Diop from Fulham
July 22 : Ipswich Town have signed defender Issa Diop from Fulham on a four-year deal, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
Spain go back to top of FIFA rankings, Morocco reach record high
World Cup winners Spain climbed back to the top of the FIFA men's rankings on Monday, while runners-up Argentina dropped to second place.