Guillermo Ochoa believes he has done enough to convince coach Miguel Herrera he should be Mexico s starting FIFA World Cup goalkeeper.
Ochoa is competing with fellow goalkeepers Jose de Jesus Corona and Alfredo Talavera for a starting berth in Herrera s side for the fixture against Cameroon on June 13.
With domestic press suggesting he could get the nod from Herrera, the 28-year-old is ready for the coach s decision whatever it proves to be.
Ochoa served as a back-up in 2006 and 2010 and has not played a competitive game for Mexico since last year s FIFA Confederations Cup, but believes he has done everything to make the position his own this time around.
I worked hard to be a starter and demonstrate on the pitch I want to be (number one), he told El Universal.…
Iran prepare for their opening game of the FIFA World Cup against Nigeria in Group F aiming to cause a surprise in Curitiba.
The two nations meet for the very first time in their opening game of tournament hoping to give themselves a strong start in the expected battle for second place behind Argentina.
Nigeria have failed to gather any momentum ahead of the tournament with four winless friendlies, including a 2-1 defeat to the United States in Florida last week.
The African nation have a better record in the World Cup than their opponents having reached the knockout stages on two occasions, however Iran forward Ashkan Dejagah is confident they can grab a result on Monday.
We re not going there expecting to win the tournament but we think we can cause a few surpr…
Former Rennes and Real Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier has been confirmed as the new head coach of Nottingham Forest.
The Frenchman takes the position vacated by Dougie Freedman, who was sacked in March following a poor run of results that preceded a disappointing 16th-place finish in the Championship under the caretaker management of Paul Williams.
Montanier, who played as a goalkeeper for Toulouse, Nantes and Saint-Etienne during his playing career, has signed a two-year deal at the City Ground and the club will hope he can emulate the success he had as a manager in Spain and France.
After making more than 300 appearances during his time as a player, Montanier took charge of Boulogne and steered the club to Ligue 1 for the first time in its history.
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Saint Etienne defender Florentin Pogba has suggested that he may leave the club for greener pastures at the end of the season.
The older brother of Juventus star Paul Pogba has caught the eye of Europe’s top clubs with some rock-solid showings in French Ligue 1 and he is now being linked with a summer exit.
Pogba claims he is happy at Saint Etienne for the time being, but he has refused to rule out the possibility of joining a top club.
“Right now, I am at Saint Etienne. The transfer window, you can never predict what will happen,” Pogba told But. “I’m here, I feel good, and we will see how it goes next year…”
Florentin Pogba has spent his entire career up to date in France, playing for Sedan in Ligue 2 before joining Saint Etienne in the s…
Alvaro Morata insists criticism from Atletico Madrid fans about his Real Madrid past is normal as he closes in on a move to his former club s bitter rivals from Chelsea.
Morata is expected to complete an initial 18-month loan move to Atletico – who will have a purchase option – imminently, with the Spain international arriving in Madrid on Saturday.
He left Los Blancos in 2017 for Chelsea and, although he started well at Stamford Bridge, the past year has been difficult for the striker.
A return to Spain looked likely this month and, after Sevilla bowed out of the race early on, Atletico have had a clean run to sign the striker who was a part of the club s academy as a child, before his Real Madrid days.
Some supporters are not keen on the idea of Mor…
Tiemoue Bakayoko may have been a failure at Chelsea since his move from AS Monaco to Stamford Bridge in 2017 for a fee close to €50 million, but he has impressed on loan at AC Milan this season. The Rossoneri s wish to make the deal permanent has been reported before, and Gazzetta dello Sport now claim they are still keen to make it happen.
He has so far made 25 appearances in all competition for the Italian giants, and hasn t been able to find the opposition net from his position as a defensive midfielder.
There is, however, a significant obstacle the seven-time European champions may face in their quest for a permanent deal they are being watched closely regarding their transfer activities in the light of Financial Fair Play rules. Nonetheless, they are hoping the f…
Steve Morison hailed his Sutton players after they fired themselves out of the League Two relegation zone for the first time in 2024 with a 3-1 victory over Swindon.
A Jack Bycroft own-goal was sandwiched between strikes from Charlie Lakin and Harry Smith at Gander Green Lane.
Paul Glatzel’s stoppage-time free-kick was the one bright spark of an otherwise poor afternoon for Swindon.
Morison’s side made it four wins on the spin as they went a point clear in the relegation dogfight, although Colchester below them have three games in hand.
“It was a really good performance and I’m really pleased with the way the players played,” said Morison. “They got the result they deserved and we live to fight another day.
“It was an excellent perfo…
New Genoa boss Andriy Shevchenko believes the club can do great things and is really convinced by the project.
Genoa s new owners, 777 Partners, acquired Italy s oldest club in September and felt the need to replace Davide Ballardini with the team sitting 17th in Serie A after just one win from their first 12 games.
Shevchenko, whose entire five-year coaching career has been as Ukraine manager, was signed to replace him on Sunday and his primary task will be saving Genoa from relegation.
This is a very important moment in my career as a coach, Shevchenko said.
Genoa are an important club, this is a project I care about and the number one objective for us right now is to be in Serie A again next season.
This is the oldest club in Italy and t…
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic said Zambia boss Herve Renard is under pressure, ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final on Wednesday.
Stevanovic said his opposite number Renard who previously worked at Ghana as an assistant coach would be worried about how to plot against his former players.
Sometimes, it s not so good when you know the quality of Andre Ayew, (Asamoah) Gyan and Sulley (Muntari) before the game, the Serbian said ahead of their clash in Bata.
You can be afraid even before. I respect the coach, I respect the team. Our opponent is very strong, very disciplined and for us, it is a very tough game.
Renard was Ghana assistant to Claude Le Roy in 2008 when they finished third at the competition on home soil.
Stevanovic also not…
Paris St Germain needed a late cameo from Kylian Mbappe and an 86th-minute equaliser by Goncalo Ramos to snatch a 1-1 draw with Ligue 1’s bottom club Clermont Foot.
With bigger tests to come – notably the first leg of their Champions League clash with Barcelona on Wednesday – Luis Enrique named a youthful PSG line-up and handed full debuts to a pair of 17-year-olds, Yoram Zague and Senny Mayulu.
But the Spaniard would still have expected to comfortably beat a side who kicked off six points adrift of even the relegation play-off place.
However, he had to summon Mbappe from the bench with 25 minutes remaining and the France forward duly set up Ramos to secure a point.
Enrique was forced into an early change when Nordi Mukiele collided with Clermont ke…