Guus Hiddink, the former Real Madrid, Chelsea and Netherlands head coach, announced his retirement at the age of 74.
Hiddink declared in a television interview that he had decided to quit as boss of Curacao and would not return to football.
The Dutch great told SBS 6: Lately, with COVID, I haven t worked much. Coincidentally I was talking with the president of the Curacao federation and we came to the conclusion it was better that I stop for a while, because they are going in a new direction.
But I m going to stop totally. Am I going to do a Advocaat. No, no.
That was a reference to his fellow veteran coach Dick Advocaat, who was expected to retire after leaving Eredivisie giants Feyenoord last season but instead took on the job of coaching Asian natio…
Pedri believes last year s near misses in the European Championship and the Nations League will benefit Spain in their quest to win a second World Cup this year.
The Barcelona midfielder was named Young Player of the Tournament as Spain were beaten by Italy in the semi-finals of the delayed Euro 2020, before La Roja suffered a Nations League final defeat to France last October.
While Spain have only reached the World Cup s final four once in their past 13 participations – when they won the tournament in 2010 – Pedri is optimistic about their chances of competing in Qatar.
Asked by Mundo Deportivo whether Luis Enrique s side could win the tournament, the 19-year-old responded: Why not?
You have to focus first on the group stage and then on the follow…
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has revealed he plans to retire from international football after Euro 2020, despite the fact he will be just 27.
Lukaku is his nation s all-time top scorer having found the net 40 times in 75 games and was instrumental in Belgium reaching the World Cup semi-finals in Russia.
However, the 25-year-old has suggested he will not be part of the team in Qatar in four years as he is prepared to call time on his international career after the next European Championship.
After the Euros, I think I ll stop, the Manchester United striker said in an interview with Business Insider.
I m 25, I m like, I m not even in my prime yet. So I still see [younger players] as competition right now because they try to take my spot and I don t wa…
It was almost exactly a year to the day since Marcus Rashford was substituted in an FA Cup win over Aston Villa and subsequently took his place on the bench wearing the look of a player who seemed completely bereft.
His body language, the apparent disappearance of his smile, his general form. Everything about Rashford was scrutinised to the nth degree. A few months earlier he reportedly sought the help of a sports psychologist in an attempt to move on from his part in England s Euro 2020 failure.
In simple terms, a player who once looked able to go as far as he pleased in the game was beginning to look a lost cause at Old Trafford.
Fast forward to January 14, 2023, Rashford is now the poster boy of a new era at the Theatre of Dreams, and his late winner in the Ma…
Borussia Dortmund left everything out there on the Wembley Stadium turf, but everything was not enough. For the Champions League belongs to Real Madrid, and to Toni Kroos.
Los Blancos captured their record-extending 15th European crown with a hard-fought 2-0 win over BVB on Saturday, with second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior punishing Edin Terzic s men for a series of misses.
For all the star power available to them, for all the talk of destiny pitting Jude Bellingham against his former club at the home of English football, Madrid just seem to have a knack for finding unlikely heroes, and Carvajal certainly fits that category.
The identity of Madrid s opening scorer may have been a surprise, but that of the man who created it was not.
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FC Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan is relishing going up against Inter Miami in an enthralling clash at the top of MLS.
Eastern Conference leaders Miami, who will be without Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez due to their continued Copa America duties, visit Cincinnati on Saturday.
The defending Supporters Shield champions are second in the East, just two points behind Miami.
Both teams have won four of their last five league games, and Noonan is anticipating a stern test of his team s quality.
They re a very deep team. You can see with key pieces missing the team that they re fielding is very strong, Noonan said.
There s a reason they re still winning games and doing it home and away.
They have a lot of quality and a lot of guys that have played…
Watching Scottish giants Rangers open the new Premiership campaign on Saturday lunchtime, we have a handful of eye-catching battles on the cards this weekend.
With the Turkish Super Cup up for grabs, we have a stacked schedule from across the footballing globe throughout Saturday.
So, for those of you looking to stick on a weekend acca, we have taken an in-depth look at some of the most appealing betting markets.
Saturday, August 3rd
BST 12:30 Hearts vs Rangers
Eventually finishing eight points of reclaiming their Premiership crown last season, Rangers find a huge amount of pressure on their shoulders this time around. However, reportedly dealing with some major issues behind the scenes at Ibrox, Philippe Clement’s men drastically struggled to find…
Brighton and Hove Albion are interested in signing Reiss Nelson from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Nelson is open to a move away from Arsenal because of lack of playing time and Brighton are keen on getting a deal done.
TEAMtalk has claimed that Brighton have already been in touch with Nelson’s representatives over trying to convince him to make the move this summer. Arsenal are open to selling the 24-year-old Englishman and could be willing to cash in on the winger for £30 million.
Nelson has been on the books of Arsenal since 2008 and has come through the youth system to establish himself in the first team. The winger, though, is not a regular in the starting lineup. Nelson has made 14 substi…
Xavi Simons saw a potential winner controversially disallowed as the spoils were shared in a 0-0 draw between the Netherlands and France in Group D at Euro 2024.
A VAR check led to the Dutchman s 69th-minute strike being chalked off for offside, stopping the Oranje from booking their place in the round of 16 with a game to spare.
Antoine Griezmann squandered a host of chances for France, who struggled in front of goal with Kylian Mbappe relegated to the bench due to a broken nose.
Both sides move onto four points, and after Austria s win over Poland earlier on Friday, it is all to play for between the top three on the final matchday, with Poland the first team to be officially eliminated from the tournament.
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James Rodriguez and Lautaro Martinez scooped the top awards at the 2024 Copa America following Argentina s 1-0 win over Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Martinez s extra-time strike secured Argentina s record 16th triumph in the finals, moving them ahead of Uruguay as the most successful team in the competition.
His five goals for La Albiceleste secured him the tournament s Golden Boot, equalling the most scored by an Argentine player in a single edition of the Copa America in the 21st century, going level with Lionel Messi in 2016 and Juan Roman Riquelme in 2007.
Despite Colombia s defeat, James had yet another outstanding international tournament having previously starred for Los Cafeteros at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
James received the tournam…