'It's absurd!' - Bonucci fumes at World Cup qualifying format after Italy crash out
Leonardo Bonucci says it is "absurd" that the World Cup qualifying play-offs are decided in one-off matches.
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Franco Foda to step down as Austria coach after World Cup play-off loss
Franco Foda will step down as Austria coach following the team's failure to qualify for the World Cup, he said on Monday. Austria missed out on soccer's global showpiece event later this year in Qatar after a 2-1 defeat by Wales in last week's playoff semi-final.
Gregg Berhalter's selections justified with United States on brink of World Cup berth
ORLANDO, Fla. — It is a manager's lot in life to be second-guessed. Decisions are analyzed to the smallest of details. Mistakes get highlighted. That's especially true of international managers, with a country's armchair coaches never holding back.
Hazard sabrá si se opera hoy o mañana en las próximas horas
Eden Hazard (31 años) conocerá en las próximas horas. Si lo hace a lo largo de esta tarde o lo hará mañana. La idea que se maneja en el seno del club blanco es que sea cuanto antes. La baja del belga será de entre un mes, cinco semanas. Prácticamente ha dicho adiós a la presente campaña, pero a su vez, y de esa manera, podrá estar disponible para el comienzo de la próxima temporada.
Soccer-Foda to step down as Austria coach after World Cup playoff loss
(Reuters) - Franco Foda will step down as Austria coach following the team's failure to qualify for the World Cup, he said on Monday.
Roberto Mancini Hints He Will Stay Italy Boss Despite World Cup Disaster
Roberto Mancini dropped a big hint on Monday he will stay on as Italy coach despite the Azzurri failing to qualify for the World Cup for a second successive time. The European champions were stunned by North Macedonia in Thursday's qualification play-off semi-final for this year's tournament in Qatar, sparking talk he could resign in the aftermath of perhaps Italy's worst-ever defeat. However, although he wouldn't openly confirm that he would stay at the helm, on Monday Mancini spoke about the team and the future using the first-person plural "noi", or "we".
Lewandowski, Ibrahimovic fighting to reach World Cup
They are superstar strikers fighting to secure what could be their last chance to play on soccer’s biggest stage.
Ukraine football coach casts doubt over 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Scotland
By Anastasia Graham-Yooll and Aleks Klosok, CNN