David Moyes says he and West Ham made the right decision for him to leave at the end of the season.
West Ham announced on Monday that Moyes would be stepping down as their manager, with Julen Lopetegui reportedly lined up as his replacement.
The Hammers have slipped away from the European places in recent weeks, with a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea last time out extending a four-game winless run.
Speaking for the first time since the announcement, Moyes said he was comfortable with how it played out: Look, there s a lot of things in football that can be done a lot better.
But I m really comfortable with the situation. I m comfortable with the board, so at the moment, everything s fine. It s football.
I think it s the right decision for b…
Real Madrid have announced their captain, Nacho, is leaving the club when his contract expires at the end of the month.
Nacho joined Madrid s youth academy in 2001 at 10 years old and is ending a 23-year association with his boyhood club.
The defender made his debut in 2012, going on to make 364 appearances for the first team, winning 26 trophies, making him the joint-most decorated player in the team s history, along with Luka Modric.
He captained Los Blancos to their 15th Champions League title in June, lifting the trophy for the sixth time himself. He also won five Club World Cups, four LaLiga titles and two Copa del Reys in his extensive haul.
In a statement on social media, Nacho said: Dear Madridistas. I want to dedicate a few words to you, which ar…
Arsenal and Manchester City matched each other stride for stride and goal for goal on Saturday.
The Gunners restored their eight-point advantage over Pep Guardiola s side with a 4-1 victory over Leeds United at Emirates Stadium, shortly after City had downed Liverpool by the same scoreline in the early Premier League kick-off.
Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford continued their tussle for European football with an entertaining 3-3 draw – Alexis Mac Allister s 90th-minute penalty levelling the scores.
Meanwhile, it was another grim day for Graham Potter s Chelsea, who lost 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to Aston Villa.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Che Adams in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Adams will leave Southampton at the end of the season, and that Premier League club Wolves are keen on snapping up the striker on a free transfer.
Adams has been on the books of Southampton since 2019 and has done well for the Saints over the years. The 27-year-old Scotland international striker has made 25 starts and 15 substitute appearances in the Championship for the Saints this season, scoring 16 goals and providing four assists in the process.
Southampton are aiming to win promotion to the Premier League. The Saints played out a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion away from home at The Hawthorns in the first leg of the Champions…
Milan have to be a little more ambitious and aim to win more than just the Serie A title, according to director and club legend Paolo Maldini.
The Rossoneri won the Scudetto last season for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign after beating Sassuolo 3-0 on the final day, wrestling the trophy back from city rivals Inter.
Milan s attempts to lift the Serie A trophy for a second straight season have seen them win 10 of their opening 15 matches.
Yet despite sitting second in the table, leaders Napoli are yet to lose a game and already hold an eight-point lead over Stefano Pioli s men.
Milan have fared well in Europe, though, making it into the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
Maldini, who won seven Ser…
He earned cult status during his second spell with the Welsh club for his spot-kick heroics in the 3-2 win over Notts County and agreed to remain part of co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ambitions plans to haul Wrexham up the divisions when he signed a one-year contract in June.
Foster has found life tough in League Two though, conceding five goals in Wrexham’s opening-day loss to MK Dons and he shipped five again in a 5-5 draw with Swindon on Saturday.
The 40-year-old has now confirmed his retirement and told the official club website: “The honest truth is that my performances this season haven’t reached the level I demand of myself and I feel that now is the right time to retire.
“At the forefront of my mind when making this decision was n…
Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi believes red-hot Lautaro Martinez should be in contention for the Ballon d’Or.
The striker has scored 11 goals in nine Serie A games, including four in the 4-0 rout of Salernitana last month.
He also netted in Inter’s Champions League opener – a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad – last month.
Martinez is on course to beat the Serie A scoring record of 36 goals in a season, set by Gonzalo Higuain for Napoli in 2015-16 and Ciro Immobile for Inzaghi’s Lazio in 2019-20.
Ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with RB Salzburg at the San Siro, Inzaghi feels his striker, who won the World Cup with Argentina last year, deserves recognition in the Ballon d’Or.
Inzaghi told a press conference: “Yes, given the journ…
Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng has laughed off criticism of the national team ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, joking there are 80 million national coaches .
Germany s 3-3 Nations League draw with England on Monday meant they finished third in Group A3, having won just one of their six matches.
Their shaky recent performances and failure to reach the Nations League s final four have led to questions being asked of manager Hansi Flick.
But Boateng, who played 76 times for Germany between 2009 and 2018, believes fans should reserve judgement of the team until the World Cup is over.
Shortly before the World Cup we have 80 million national coaches again, Boateng wrote in an Instagram story, alongside a laughing emoji.
We have a strong team, …
Nottingham Forest defender Harry Toffolo hopes his experiences coming through mental health problems and gambling can help others tackle their own issues.
In September 2023, Toffolo was handed a suspended five-month ban after admitting 375 breaches of FA betting rules and was also fined just under £21,000. The investigation related to his time as a young player at Norwich and took in loan spells at Swindon, Rotherham, Peterborough and Scunthorpe between 2014 and 2017.
According to an independent regulatory commission, Toffolo’s deteriorating mental health and belief his football career was over were “very substantial mitigation” for him breaching the FA’s betting rules at that time.
Following confirmation of Harry Toffolo’s sanctions for misconduct in …
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th career goal as Portugal edged Croatia 2-1 in Thursday s Nations League clash at Estadio da Luz.
Ronaldo s 34th-minute goal proved the winner, as the Portugal captain turned in Nuno Mendes cross for his milestone goal.
Roberto Martinez s side led inside seven minutes through Diogo Dalot, and 39-year-old Ronaldo forced a brilliant reflex save out of Dominik Livakovic 15 minutes later.
Livakovic was helpless to prevent Ronaldo putting Portugal ahead, though Dalot s own goal four minutes before half-time set up an exciting second period in the League A Group 1 contest.
Yet despite shading the expected goals (xG) value in the second half, with 0.44 to Portugal s 0.36, Croatia found no way through, with Ronaldo going off to a …