The head coaches of South Korea and Japan at last year’s World Cup in Russia could soon go head to head. Different roles this time though. Former South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong has been tapped to take over Indonesia’s struggling national team, the country’s football association said on Friday. Shin guided South Korea in Russia,
AC Milan continue to be linked with free agent Zlatan Ibrahimovic and manager Stefano Pioli talked up the qualities he would add to his struggling team. The Rossoneri were embarrassed by Atalanta on Sunday with Josip Ilicic’s double and goals from Alejandro Gomez, Mario Pasalic and Luis Muriel consigning them to a 5-0 defeat. It
Japanese international Takumi Minamino has completed his move to Liverpool for a reported fee of £7.25 million ($9.5 million). He joins the Champions League holders from Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg. The 24-year-old forward is believed to have signed a four-and-a-half-year contract. “Liverpool Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached with Red Bull
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, a German footballer of Turkish origin, on Friday expressed support for Uighurs in Xinjiang and criticised Muslim countries for their failure to speak up for them. “Korans are being burnt… Mosques are being shut down … Muslim schools are being banned … Religious scholars are being killed one by one … Brothers
As 2019 draws to a close, Park Hang-seo has reached heights that none of his predecessors did. Only last week, the South Korean coach led the U-23 squad to the gold medal at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, giving Vietnam their first title at the regional multisport competition. He led them to the quarter-finals of
Emotions are scrawled across the faces of footballers whenever they score a crucial goal. But a rare selection is choosing to conceal it with a mask, most often one of a fictional action hero. Here are some of the most famous masked footballers. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did just that as a Borussia Dortmund player against city
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Manchester City that Manchester United are still the biggest club in the city as they prepare to face off in the first derby of the season. Pep Guardiola has led City to back-to-back titles and a domestic Treble, while United have dwindled in form since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in
AS Roma have criticised an Italian newspaper for previewing their upcoming Serie A game against Inter with a “Black Friday” headline between images of Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling. Corriere dello Sport dedicated its front page to the contest between two of Italy’s form teams, but their headline choice has attracted widespread criticism. “Black Friday”,
Fabio Cannavaro has led Guangzhou Evergrande to their eighth Chinese Super League (CSL) title, a month after the Italian coach was publicly lambasted by the club for his “weak ability to rectify mistakes”. With the championship going down to the final day of the season, Beijing Guoan needed to defeat Shandong Luneng at home and