Lithuania coach Algimantas Liubinskas has quit his job to concentrate on campaigning for a seat in parliament, the Baltic state s football federation announced on Monday.
In a statement on its website, the Lithuanian federation said Liubinskas had officially handed in his resignation, ending weeks of speculation about his future after pressure from the country s footballing body.
Liubinskas, 56, said he regretted having been forced to choose between his sporting career and political future.
I will try to continue to work for the development of football, and for sport as a whole from the benches of parliament if elected in the October 12 parliamentary polls, he told fans website futbolas.lt.
Liubinskas political choice is far from uncontroversial: he …
Watford head coach Javi Gracia wants goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes to reconsider his plans to retire after the FA Cup final.
In March, Gomes said in an interview on Watford s website he was 99 per cent sure 2018-19 would be his last season.
Gomes therefore has the chance to go out on a high as Watford take on Manchester City on Saturday at Wembley, looking to stop Pep Guardiola s side from completing an unprecedented domestic treble.
The 38-year-old has played all five games of Watford s run to the final and fellow Hornets keeper Ben Foster has claimed he would absolutely refuse to play if selected instead of the Brazilian.
Gracia told a news conference he is yet to decide who will take the gloves against the Premier League champions, but he wants Gomes to pl…
Juventus welcomed Atalanta to the Allianz Stadium in the round before last of the 2018/19 Serie A season.
The Old Lady have already been confirmed as the champions, continuing the reign which has been firm for eight years now. Atalanta, on the other hand, had everything to play for in this game, which they began sitting fourth on 65 points, the same as AC Milan in fifth place, three more than AS Roma in sixth, and one less than Inter Milan in third.
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Massimiliano Allegri, who has already been confirmed to leave Juventus this summer, was without goalkeeper Mattia Perin, midfielder Sami Khedira and forward Douglas Costa through injury, while striker Mario Mandžukić was a doubt but made the cut.
Wojczecz Sczeszny was in goal. Andrea Barzagli and Leonard…
Pachuca midfielder Hector Herrera is nearing a switch to Porto, the Mexican club have confirmed.
The talented midfielder has been followed by the Dragons for quite a while now and he even revealed in January that he would be joining the Portuguese giants in the summer transfer window.
The deal has since stalled, but Pachuca head coach Gabriel Caballero has confirmed that the transfer is back on.
“The talks with FC Porto are ongoing,” the former Mexico international .
Hector Herrera, 22, arrived at Pachuca from Tampico Madero in 2011 and has since made 46 league appearances for the club, scoring 2 goals in the process.
Impressive showings at club level earned him a full Mexico call-up, and he was even in the starting line-up as El Tri shared s…
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Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham will face each other in the Premier League this weekend. The match will be held at the Molineux Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 3pm UK time on Saturday.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers kicked off their 2022-23 Premier League campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Leeds United away from home at Elland Road in the Premier League last weekend. Daniel Podence put Bruno Lage’s side in the lead after six minutes, and Rodrigo restored parity in the 24th minute. Then in the 74th minute, an own goal from Rayan Ait-Nouri saw Leeds score what proved to be the winning goal.
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Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes is confident Gabriel Jesus and William Saliba can provide a huge boost to the team, and explained how he is helping both to settle.
The Gunners signed Jesus from Manchester City to fill an attacking void left by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s exit in January and Alexandre Lacazette s move to Lyon following the expiration of his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
Jesus was on fire in pre-season, hitting seven goals including a hat-trick in the demolition of Sevilla, and made his Premier League debut for Mikel Arteta s side in last week s 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
While the Brazilian was not on the scoresheet, his pressing from the front caught the eye and defender Gabriel has revealed he may have had a small part to play in J…
According to the Spanish publication Diario Gol, president Florentino Perez is keen to sign American winger Christian Pulisic to replace the injury-plagued Gareth Bale.
Once the world s most expensive player, the Welshman has so far made 25 appearances in all competitions this season for Real, but he completed the full 90 minutes on only four occasions.
The 12-time Champions League winners are currently having a disappointing season, having all but given up on winning the title in La Liga, and Perez seems keen on rebuilding the squad. Bale has already been marked as a probable sacrifice several times by various sources, including Spanish football expert journalist Guillem Balague.
At the age of just 19, Pulisic has already been marked as one of the brightest at…
Felix Magath has been appointed the new coach of Chinese Super League outfit Shandong Luneng following the resignation of Mano Menezes.
Menezes took over at the start of the 2016 season but two wins from their first 11 games has the club sitting in the relegation zone.
Magath was confirmed as his replacement on Wednesday, taking over for the rest of the CSL season.
Shandong Luneng Football Club has announced the hiring of Felix Magath as the new coach, effective immediately, a club statement read.
Magath, 62, won the Bundesliga three times as a player with Hamburg, before the repeating the feat twice as Bayern Munich coach, and once with Wolfsburg.
The German has been out of a job since he was sacked as Fulham manager in 2014.
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Rafael Benitez is close to a return to the Liverpool dugout for Friday s clash against Bolton, while star striker Fernando Torres should also be back in action soon.
Liverpool manager Benitez missed Sunday s 1-1 draw at Arsenal while he recovered from a kidney stones operation, but he is expected to be back on the bench for Bolton s Boxing Day visit to Anfield.
Benitez s assistant Sammy Lee hopes his imminent return can provide the perfect boost for Liverpool to finish the year on a high.
Rafa is a lot better, he s on the mend. He has been in a lot of pain but he is improving, Lee said.
His presence is always missed, but the organisation he has put in place is such that even though he has not been here this week, the battle plan is still there.
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Swansea City have announced the signing Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng for a club record fee.
The South Korea international has been a long-term target for the Premier League club, after impressing in Scotland side since joining Celtic in 2010.
Ki, who moves from the Scottish champions for a reported fee of five million pounds, revealed that the club s philosophy attracted him to the Welsh side.
When I look at Swansea I see a club that is growing and growing, and the style here is very attractive to me, he told the club s official website.
Last year I watched them a lot in the Premier League and they did things very differently to a lot of the other teams. They wanted to keep the ball and pass it around, which I love to do. When they didn t have the b…