Exactly one year on from overseeing Italy s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Gian Piero Ventura has left Chievo after just four games in charge.
On November 13, 2017 Ventura watched on as Italy lost their play-off against Sweden, meaning they missed a World Cup for the first time in 60 years.
And the 70-year-old parted company with Chievo by mutual consent on Tuesday, less than five weeks after he replaced Lorenzo D Anna and signed a contract until June 2020.
Chievo picked up just one point in Ventura s four matches at the helm and remain rooted to the bottom of Serie A on zero points, having been docked three in September for false accounting.
A statement on the club s website confirmed assistant coach Salvatore Sullo and fitness coach Alessa…
Sydney FC have boosted their attacking stocks by signing former Hearts striker Juho Makela to a 15-month deal on Saturday.
The Finnish striker has just come off a sensational season where he was top scorer in the Finnish Veikkausliiga for the second time, notching up 16 goals from 18 appearances for champion side HJK Helsinki during the 2010 campaign.
As the Finnish winters are particularly brutal, the season runs from April to October during the summer months, allowing Makela to recently trial with Sydney, ahead of officially transferring to the club during the January transfer window.
Nicknamed The Surgeon , the pacy striker could be the answer to the Sky Blues goalscoring woes as they have managed just 21 goals so far this season, the fourth-worst record in t…
Joey Barton is keen to sign a new deal at QPR.
Newspaper speculation on Sunday revealed that the 31-year-old is in line to earn an extended contract at Loftus Road with less than a year remaining on his current deal.
Barton s QPR career looked over when he was loaned out to Marseille for the 2012-13 season, but he helped the club return to the Premier League in May via the Championship play-off final.
And the former Manchester City and Newcastle United midfielder insists he is enjoying his second chance with the London club, who signed Barton in August 2011.
I’d love to [sign a new deal], said Barton during an interview on Sky Sports Goals On Sunday programme.
I m settled. I m settled in the area and my family are settled.
I love…
Cristiano Ronaldo has moved to calm fears that he picked up a serious injury after leaving a Real Madrid training session early.
The Portugal international collided with goalkeeper Kiko Casilla on Tuesday before walking from the field, fuelling speculation he could miss Saturday s Champions League final against Atletico Madrid at San Siro.
However, Ronaldo has now stressed there is no reason for concern ahead of this weekend s showpiece.
It was a little scare, but I ll be fine in a couple of days. I feel good and I will definitely be there on Saturday, the 31-year-old told reporters.
I am getting better. I had a small problem toward the end of the season, which is only normal because I have played more games than any other player. But I am feeling very …
Wayne Rooney was arrested on public intoxication and swearing charges in the United States last month.
The former England and Manchester United captain, who now plays for DC United in Major League Soccer, was arrested by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in Virginia on December 16.
Records from Loudoun General District Court indicated Rooney settled a $25 fine and a further $91 in costs on January 4, with an adjudicatory hearing waived.
A spokesman for Loudoun County Sheriff s Office said: He was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on December 16, 2018, on a charge of public intoxication stemming from an arrest by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police.
He was later released on a personal recognizance bond…
Georginio Wijnaldum struggled to explain the Netherlands off-day against the Czech Republic as their Euro 2020 campaign ended at the last-16 stage.
Frank de Boer s side were the favourites to reach the quarter-finals after three wins from three games in the group stage, but they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat in Budapest as a red card to Matthijs de Ligt proved costly.
The Juventus man was sent off for a deliberate handball and the Czech Republic capitalised on their advantage, Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick scoring the goals to send them through.
The Netherlands failed to attempt a shot on target for the first time in a European Championship or World Cup match for the first time since at least 1980 as they struggled to replicate the attacking flair they showed previou…
As the calendar turns to December, winter has officially descended upon Canada, but the seasons are not changing on the football pitch.
As far as the Canadian national team are concerned, it s been winter for over 11 years.
That s how long it has been since Canada s last real triumph, the 2000 Gold Cup championship.
Going by World Cup success, Canada are set to permafrost, having only qualified for FIFA s showpiece once, in 1986.
It s been a long and arduous slog. But this week there were finally signs that spring might be coming.
News broke Tuesday that two of Canada s great talents who were feared to be lost to rival countries may have Canada back in their line of sight.
In an interview with Canadian sports network The Score, Toronto …
Former Sunderland striker Niall Quinn believes Jermain Defoe will help ignite the Stadium of Light when he arrives from Toronto FC.
Sunderland legend Niall Quinn has backed Jermain Defoe to prove his doubters wrong when he completes his anticipated transfer from Toronto FC.
The England international striker is expected to seal his switch to the Stadium of Light imminently, with Jozy Altidore thought to be heading in the opposite direction.
And Quinn, who partnered fellow Wearside hero Kevin Phillips in attack for much of his time with the club, believes Defoe can have a similar impact to another former Sunderland forward in the form of Darren Bent, who he signed during his stint as chairman.
This signing has put Sunderland on the front foot again, h…
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Italian defender might be the type of a guy you will not notice while watching Juventus and Italy, especially in the corners of your TV screens, but the 28-year-old centre-back is the force to be reckoned with, the impenetrable wall every goalkeeper – in both cases Gianluigi Buffon – feels safe and secure behind.
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When a manager such as Pep Guardiola calls you one of his “favourite ever players”, you know you’re on to something good.
Following Juventus’ 2-2 Champions League draw at home to Bayern Munich in the first leg of the competition’s last-16 two-legged tie the Spaniard heaped praise on the Italian defender hailing his heroics against the Bavarians.
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