Pep Guardiola deserves to be hailed as one of the great managers, according to La Liga contemporary Jose Mourinho.
The 40-year-old Guardiola has only been a manager since 2008 and led the Catalan giants to a treble in the 2008-09 season while also claiming the league and Copa del Rey titles last season.
The current campaign is just Guardiola s third in charge of a senior team, but Real Madrid boss Mourinho was quick to quash any suggestions that his rival s inexperience if a weak point.
Pep is a great manager. It doesn t matter how many years you work for, but what you achieve is important, Mourinho said.
There are long-time coaches who nobody knows about and people don t see them as great managers.
Pep has been a manager for a short time, b…
Mexico get in their last warm-up before the CONCACAF Gold Cup when they host New Zealand in an international friendly on Wednesday.
Mexico coach Jose Manuel El Chepo de la Torre will look to the match as a final chance to tinker with his side s make-up ahead of their Gold Cup opener against El Salvador on Sunday.
Mexico are the most successful nation at the biennial American tournament and the reigning champions, having defeated the United States 5-0 in the 2009 final.
But their lead-up to the 2011 edition has been muted at best, with El Tri managing only 1-1 draws against Venezuela and Ecuador in their past two friendly outings.
Last Saturday s draw with Ecuador featured the 23-man squad that El Chepo will take into the Gold Cup, with the notable except…
Having been stunned by England at the weekend, Germany will need to put a much better performance if they are to get back to winning ways against another high-profile European team. Italy were held by Spain last week, but will be eager to repeat the inspired performance one again when they travel to face the World Champions.
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Joachim Low’s charges will need to make significant improvements ahead of the Euro 2016. The reigning world champions have been fairly unconvincing during their qualifying process and their stuttering form continues. Having ended 2015 with a 2-0 loss in France, Die Mannschaft began 2016 with another defeat. Despite going two up against England on Saturday, Germany were dealt a huge blow as the Three Lions put in a scintillating performance to com…
Valencia have signed Gabriel Paulista for a reported €11milllion, the centre-back agreeing a five-year deal at the club after leaving Arsenal.
Gabriel joined the Premier League side from Villarreal in January 2015 and made 64 appearances in all competitions during his two-and-a-half years in north London.
Valencia, who will present the defender to the media on Saturday, confirmed Gabriel s contract runs until 2022 and has a release clause of €80m.
We would like to thank Gabriel for his contribution to the club and to wish him well for his return to LaLiga with Valencia, an official Arsenal statement read.
Thank you and good luck,
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal)
Gabriel has been allowed to leave Arsenal despite left-backs Nacho Monreal a…
Italy s superb Euro 2020 campaign continued on Friday as they edged past Belgium 2-1 in Munich to set up a semi-final clash with Spain.
Superb strikes from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne put Italy two goals ahead by the 44th minute, but Belgium pulled one back before the interval courtesy of a Romelu Lukaku penalty.
Lukaku went close in the second period, yet Roberto Mancini s side held firm in the first knockout meeting between the sides at a major tournament.
The Azzurri will now play Spain at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday after Luis Enrique s side overcame Switzerland on penalties earlier in the day.
Sliding into the semi-final like
— Italy (@azzurri)
Italy thought they had opened the scoring in the 13th minute, but Leo…
Masahiko Inoha has left Hajduk Split after failing to receive his wages for over three months, according to Croatian and Japanese reports.
Sponichi reported that the 26-year-old defender, who earned seven caps and one goal for Japan last year, did not show up to practice earlier this week and requested that his contract be cancelled after consulting with the Croatian Football Federation and the country s players union.
Hajduk, who currently trail league leaders Dinamo Zagreb by six points, are suffering from severe financial difficulties.
Despite celebrating their 100th anniversary in style a year ago, Bulgarian manager Krasimir Balakov accepted a 40 percent salary cut last month after an appeal from club president Hrvoje Males.
Inoha continues to train…
Melbourne Victory have appointed former Ipswich Town player and manager Jim Magilton as interim coach until the end of the A-League season.
Magilton, 42, will take over from Mehmet Durakovic, who was relieved of his duties as head coach on Friday after seven months in charge.
A former Northern Ireland international midfielder, Magilton served as an apprentice at Liverpool and made his first professional appearance with Oxford United in 1990.
He enjoyed spells at Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday, before finishing his playing career in 2006 following a seven-year stay at Ipswich.
Magilton spent three seasons as Ipswich manager between 2006 and 2009, before seven months in charge of Queens Park Rangers between June and December 2009.
He most rece…
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Ah, Redfall. Arkane Studios’ attempt at a co-op shooter that ended up as one of the lowest-rated games of last year.
Revealed in June 2021 for Xbox Series X/S and PC, it’s set in the titular town where vampires have taken over and blotted out the sun. While Arkane Austin mostly cut its teeth on immersive sim titles, its last being 2017’s Prey, this was open-world, focused on gunplay and offering unique kits for each character.
Updates were sparse until Microsoft announced in May 2022 that Redfall and Starfield were delayed to the first half of 2023. As its release year rolled around, Redfall started generating a bit of concern. Campaign co-op progress tied to the host, a persistent online c…
Team Asobi’s Astro Bot is out on September 6th for PS5 and has received exceptional critical acclaim, becoming the highest-rated game of the year. While it’s receiving new “playful” levels and speedrun stages this year, the planned number has now been revealed.
During a visit to the studio last month, VGC saw a presentation that confirmed ten challenge levels and five speedrun levels as post-launch DLC. It’s unknown if Team Asobi has changed course since then. Depending on how sales and word of mouth pans out, the 3D platformer could receive more extensive support.
At launch, Astro Bot promises a hefty amount of content, with over 300 Bots to find, 150 being cameos from other well-known franchises likPosts pagination