Erik ten Hag credits football legend with key influence amid Manchester United revival
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed he had two pictures of Johan Cruyff on the wall of his Ajax office.
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Italy coach Mancini grieves death of 'little brother' Vialli
MILAN: Roberto Mancini is grieving the loss of a man he considered his brother after Gianluca Vialli's death following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Italy coach Mancini grieves death of ‘little brother’ Vialli
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 24, 2018 Italian former player Gianluca Vialli poses for a photograph as he arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, on September 24, 2018 in London. – Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former clubs announced on January 6, 2023. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
Gianluca Vialli: clubbable gentleman off the pitch, deadly on it
Gianluca Vialli's death on Friday robbed Italian football of an iconic figure of its golden era, a powerful yet studious centre-forward who won almost every honour and was one of the English Premier League's first big-name foreign imports.
Gianluca Vialli: Clubbable gentleman off the pitch, deadly on it
ROME: Gianluca Vialli's death on Friday (Jan 6) robbed Italian football of an iconic figure of its golden era, a powerful yet studious centre-forward who won almost every honour and was one of the English Premier League's first big-name foreign imports.
GOATs gallery at the mercy of the generation game
Just a quick glance over the hedge of social media reveals a field of GOATs as far as the eye can see.
Netherlands v Argentina: 4 World Cup classics
Lionel Messi's bid for a first World Cup continues on Friday when Argentina take on the Netherlands in a hotly anticipated quarter-final in Qatar which is also a replay of some classic matches.
Criticism helped me deliver match-winning display, man on fire Denzel Dumfries says
DOHA : Winger Denzel Dumfries said recent criticism had helped fire him up for a match-winning performance in the Netherlands' World Cup last 16 victory over the United States on Saturday.