Tottenham acting head coach Ryan Mason is refusing to look beyond Saturday’s visit of Brentford despite uncertainty over his own future.
Spurs remain without a permanent manager and doubts remain over where Mason will be around next season after spending the last 18 months as first-team coach at the club.
Mason, 31, has made clear of his desire to take the top job at Tottenham and signalled his intention that he is ready to be a manager, but that looks unlikely to be with the Premier League outfit after they produced another stuttering display in defeat at Aston Villa last weekend.
It means the former Spurs midfielder could move on in the summer with Feyenoord boss Arne Slot the new bookmakers’ favourite to replace Antonio Conte, but the current acting head c…
Armin Veh has confirmed that he will stand down as Frankfurt head coach at the end of the Bundesliga season.
The 53-year-old moved to the Commerzbank Arena in 2011 and led the team back to the top flight in his first season in charge.
Frankfurt followed that achievement by placing sixth in last season s Bundesliga table, a return that earned a subsequent spot in the UEFA Europa League.
However, Frankfurt have struggled to replicate that form this term and currently sit 12th, just six points above the relegation zone, while the club were knocked out of Europe last week by Porto.
Veh revealed on Monday that he intended to make the announcement sooner, but respected the club s decision to hold fire.
I wanted to make the decision public in the winter but accept…
Atletico eyeing Rui Patricio
Atletico Madrid are keeping close tabs on Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Rui Patricio, .
Los Colchoneros are on the lookout for a new number one as first choice keeper Thibaut Courtois looks set to return to Chelsea when his loan spell ends.
And Record has suggested that Sporting Lisbon star Rui Patricio is one of the first names on their hit-list.
Los Colchoneros have been closely monitoring the 26-year-old for a couple of years now, and they finally look ready to step up their interest.
Rui Patricio is unlikely to come on the cheap though considering that he is tied to the Lions until June 2018.
The highly rated goalkeeper has spent his entire career up to date at Estadio Jose Alvalade, and he has been Portugal …
Manuel Neuer has undergone a minor foot operation and will miss Bayern Munich s next two Bundesliga fixtures.
The Germany goalkeeper pulled out of the world champions squad for the recent internationals against England and Azerbaijan with a calf problem cited as the reason.
Bayern claim he has subsequently sustained a foot injury in training ahead of Saturday s game with Augsburg at the Allianz Arena.
A Bayern statement read: Manuel Neuer underwent a successful minor operation by Prof Dr Markus Walther on Wednesday evening after sustaining an injury to his left foot in training.
The 31-year-old Germany keeper will be sidelined for FC Bayern s Bundesliga matches against Augsburg on Saturday and Hoffenheim next Tuesday.
. has picked up a foot inj…
Western Sydney Wanderers head coach Tony Popovic is not paying attention to links with Chinese Super League giants Shanghai Shenhua as pressure mounts on Gus Poyet.
Despite only replacing Gregorio Manzano in November, Poyet s role is reportedly under threat after Shenhua failed to qualify for the group stage of the AFC Champions League, Carlos Tevez and Co. stunned by Brisbane Roar in a play-off last week.
Former Australia international Popovic, who led the Wanderers to Champions League glory in 2014, has been linked with Shenhua in the past but the 43-year-old is only focused on guiding Western Sydney to the A-League finals.
It s certainly something furthest from my mine at the moment, Popovic said after Sunday s 2-0 loss to Central Coast Mariners.
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Raphael Varane is convinced Manchester United have a squad that is set up for success despite some alarming recent results.
The last fortnight has seen United lose their Champions League opener to Young Boys and crash out of the EFL Cup against West Ham prior to Saturday s shock Premier League defeat at home to Aston Villa.
Expectations are high for United in 2021-22 after World Cup winner Varane joined from Real Madrid, while long-term target Jadon Sancho came in from Borussia Dortmund and Cristiano Ronaldo made his sensational return from Juventus.
The pressure is back on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer going into Wednesday s match with Villarreal, but Varane is not overly worried as he sees the ingredients required for success within the club.
Porto will host the Champions League final on May 29, with UEFA confirming the clash between Premier League sides Manchester City and Chelsea has been moved from Istanbul.
The Turkish city had been slated to host the 2020 final, before the coronavirus pandemic led to the closing stages of the tournament being moved to Lisbon and played as one-off matches last August.
Rising COVID-19 cases in Istanbul mean UEFA has again looked to Portugal, with Estadio do Dragao now the host venue for the meeting between newly-crowned English champions City and FA Cup finalists Chelsea, who are in the European showpiece for a third time.
Turkey was placed on the UK government s travel red list last week, making the Ataturk Stadium an impractical venue, with fans told they should …
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi said Thursday he hopes to one day play with Cesc Fabregas, the Arsenal captain who has made no secret of his desire to eventually join the Spanish champions.
Messi made the comments at a press conference ahead of a friendly on Sunday between Barca and Chinese side Beijing Guoan at the Bird s Nest, to mark the second anniversary of the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics in the stadium.
I am very much looking forward to playing with Cesc Fabregas on the same football team one day, Messi told reporters Thursday.
Barca have gone public with their interest in Fabregas and are willing to pay around 30 million pounds (47.5 million dollars) for the privilege, but have said they respect Arsenal s wish not to grant the transfer.
Ar…
BERLIN (AFP) – Brazilian Carlos Eduardo is set to leave Bundesliga side Hoffenheim and is expected to join Russian Premier League champions Rubin Kazan, it was revealed on Saturday.
The 23-year-old midfielder was not selected for the Hoffenheim squad which beat Werder Bremen 4-1 on Saturday and is expected to be sold before the transfer window closes on August 31.
It is true we are talking to another club about selling him and so it made no sense to pick him in the squad for today, said Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick.
Carlos Eduardo joined Hoffenheim in 2007 for seven million euros, a record fee for a German second division club, before Hoffenheim then won promotion to the Bundesliga in 2008.
The attacking midfielder has played 58 Bundesliga games and…
Paris Saint-Germain have announced that they have agreed a deal to sign Chelsea defender David Luiz.
Luiz, who moved to Stamford Bridge in a reported €25 million transfer from Primeira Liga side Benfica, has fallen out of favour under Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, and was restricted to 15 Premier League starts this season.
A statement on PSG s official website on Friday read: Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC and David Luiz would like to confirm that they reached an agreement regarding the terms of an upcoming transfer of the Brazilian defender that would occur during the next transfer window which is to start on 10th June 2014.
In accordance with the player s wish to prepare for and play in the World Cup in his home country in the best possible conditions, both clubs…