Can Jose Mourinho win over the Manchester United faithful? Although it hasn’t been officially announced yet, Jose Mourinho is basically guaranteed to be the next manager of Manchester United following Louis Van Gaal’s official departure this week. Despite winning the FA cup this season, Van Gaal’s time at United was tumultuous. He created a solid defense, took United back into the Champions … [Read more...]

Lukaku wants Chelsea return - sources 12:24 PM GMT Miguel Delaney Romelu Lukaku wants to go back to Chelsea this summer, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC, with the Blues already favourites for his signature if he leaves Everton. Lukaku, 23, said recently that he has made up his mind over his future and wants to move to a higher-profile club in order to take the next step in his … [Read more...]

Wu’s late winner puts Shanghai through to AFC Champions League quarters Shanghai (AFP) – Wu Lei’s dramatic injury-time winner put Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Shanghai SIPG into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals against a dumbfounded FC Tokyo on Tuesday. The Japanese visitors were seconds away from Asia’s last eight until Wu struck in the 91st minute for a 1-0 win, sparking chaotic celebrations … [Read more...]

Cantona sideswipe as Jose Mourinho closes in on Man Utd job London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho was closing in on becoming Manchester United’s new manager on Tuesday despite club great Eric Cantona saying incoming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola would have been a better pick. Mourinho’s agent Jorge Mendes was in talks with United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, British media reported, less … [Read more...]

Red Star Belgrade triumph — Yugoslav glory and requiem Belgrade (AFP) – Dragan Dzajic hid his eyes before the last shot in Red Star Belgrade’s European Cup final 25 years ago and opened them to joyous celebrations, but the triumph would soon turn sour. Darko Pancev scored a fifth penalty to secure the Yugoslav side a 5-3 shootout win over Olympique Marseille of France. Dzajic, who was Red Star’s … [Read more...]

Ronaldo limps out of training days before Champions League final Madrid (AFP) – Doubts over Cristiano Ronaldo’s fitness for Real Madrid’s Champions League final against Atletico Madrid on Saturday intensified after the three-time World Player of the Year limped off towards the end of training on Tuesday.  Ronaldo has been dogged by a persistent thigh injury which forced him to miss three games … [Read more...]

Mourinho set to fulfil Man Utd dream Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho was on the verge of fulfilling his dream of managing Manchester United on Tuesday after Louis van Gaal’s troubled two-year reign came to a bitter end. The path was clear for the former Chelsea manager to be confirmed as the new United boss after Van Gaal was sacked Monday — the price of failing to get one of … [Read more...]

Mourinho set to fulfil United dream after Van Gaal exit London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho is on the verge of fulfilling his dream of managing Manchester United after Louis van Gaal’s troubled two-year reign at Old Trafford came to a bitter end. Van Gaal said he was “very disappointed” to be sacked on Monday just 48 hours after leading United to victory in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace. … [Read more...]

Conte fine-tunes Italy’s Euro 2016 squad Milan (AFP) – Italy coach Antonio Conte cut several Euro 2016 hopefuls from a preliminary squad on Monday as he unveiled a 30-man group for the Azzurri’s second pre-competition training camp. Italy will head to the June 10-July 10 tournament in France looking to reach a second successive final, but are facing a formidable challenge after failing to get … [Read more...]

France pledges to fix security ‘failures’ before Euro 2016 Paris (AFP) – France’s interior minister promised Monday that security “failures” at the Stade de France would be put right before Euro 2016, following problems at this weekend’s national cup final. “Failures have been noted,” Bernard Cazeneuve said after chaotic scenes before Saturday’s match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, … [Read more...]