Italian Ranieri retires after 37 years in management
:Claudio Ranieri, who famously led Leicester City to a shock Premier League title in 2016, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 72.
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France's leading goalscorer Giroud to retire after Euro 2024
France striker Olivier Giroud intends to retire from international football after next month's European Championship, saying he wants to make sure he does not play "one season too many".
Mauricio Pochettino Man United transfer dream possible with obvious Casemiro replacement available
In all competitions this season Manchester United's most regular midfield option was academy graduate Scott McTominay. For a team that has spent such vast amounts on making significant change in the position, it is a reminder of the woeful inefficiency that has marred the club in recent years.
Manchester United can target three unseen Man City weaknesses in the FA Cup final
Manchester United need victory in Saturday's FA Cup final to secure European football for next season, while they can also stop Manchester City from claiming a second successive domestic double.
Erik Ten Hag Faces Manchester United Judgement Day As Manchester City Eye History In FA Cup Final
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag hopes to bolster his chances of avoiding the sack by ruining Manchester City's history bid in the FA Cup final on Saturday. For the second successive season, Wembley will stage a Manchester derby in the showpiece fixture. Last year, City beat United 2-1 in the final on route to an incredible treble-winning campaign that included Premier League and Champions League glory. City remain England's pre-eminent force, as they showed by clinching an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title last weekend.
Fortuna Duesseldorf Down Bochum To Put One Foot In Bundesliga
Fortuna Duesseldorf are one game away from returning to the Bundesliga for the first time in four years after a 3-0 win at Bochum in the relegation play-off first leg on Thursday. Duesseldorf host Bochum in the second leg on Monday and would be just the fourth second-flight side to win the two-legged playoff since it was re-introduced in 2008-09. The relegation playoff features the team which finished third from bottom in the top division against the third-placed second-division team.
Beaten Bayer Leverkusen Hope To 'Find Themselves' In German Cup Final
Bayer Leverkusen face second-division Kaiserslautern in Saturday's German Cup final licking their wounds after a first loss in almost a year. Xabi Alonso's side were thoroughly outclassed in a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday, their first defeat in any competition since May 2023 -- a run of 51 games. Energetic and dynamic this season with a taste for late goals, Leverkusen looked a shadow of the team which thundered past Bayern Munich to win their first ever Bundesliga title this season.
Manipur's ethnic violence splinters teams and sporting dreams
BENGALURU : Ethnic clashes in India's Manipur state saw its most successful women's club fail to field a team in the Indian Women's League in 2023-24, with its coach fleeing his burning home and a number of players in self-imposed exile interstate.