Jupp Heynckes feels Bayern Munich is the only team in the world worth returning to and described his affinity for the club as being like a love affair following his appointment as coach on Friday.
The 72-year-old returns to Bayern for a fourth spell in charge after the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti at the end of September, with the Italian s last game a 3-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
Reports quickly began to point to Heynckes as Bayern s first-choice replacement and, after confirming he had received an offer on Thursday, the experienced coach is now in place to take charge for the remainder of the season.
Heynckes has not had a job in football since guiding Bayern to a historic treble in 2013, but confessed he simply could not turn the club do…
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Everton defender John Stones has been linked with a move away from Goodison Park this summer, with new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reportedly keen on his signature. The England international was denied a move earlier in the season, but may be on his way given how poorly the Blues have fared in 2015/16.
Stones is still only 22, but has been a regular at the heart of the Everton defence this campaign. And while having been guilty of a number of errors at the back, he’s attracting interest from the likes of Manchester City and Barcelona, according to reports. City need more homegrown players, as well as players proficient in a possession-based style of football, and will therefore be …
Croatia take on Denmark on Sunday, almost exactly 20 years after their finest moment in international football.
In the 1998 World Cup, the nation s first as an independent state, they met Germany in the quarter-final in Lyon. They had beaten Japan and Jamaica to finish second in their group to Argentina, before edging past Romania in the last 16 thanks to a Davor Suker penalty.
Their adventure was expected to come to an end against the reigning champions of Europe. Instead, it reached its pinnacle. Goals from Robert Jarni, Goran Vlaovic and the indomitable Suker sent Croatia to the last four with a 3-0 win. They went on to finish third, which remains their best performance at a major tournament, an achievement that has never been forgotten – specifically by critics of…
Robert Lewandowski hopes 2017-18 can still prove to be a successful season for Bayern Munich after a slow start prompted the club s hierarchy to replace Carlo Ancelotti with Jupp Heynckes.
Bayern won the Bundesliga in Ancelotti s first campaign in charge last term but the experienced Italian coach did not fully convince at Allianz Arena.
A difficult pre-season was followed by dropped points in the league and a chastening 3-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, a result that sealed Ancelotti s fate.
Heynckes, who steered Bayern to their most recent success in that competition in 2012-13, has come out of retirement to answer the club s distress call.
And while Lewandowski knows they are already playing catch up to Bundesliga frontrunners …
Manchester United must beat Manchester City on Sunday if they want to keep their title hopes alive, according to Andrei Kanchelskis.
The Premier League s top two go head-to-head at Old Trafford in a pre-Christmas fixture that is about much more than just local pride.
City already sit eight points clear at the summit and a win over their neighbours would leave United with a mammoth deficit to make up, even with 22 games still to play in the campaign.
Kanchelskis who played for both clubs during his playing career feels Jose Mourinho s side simply cannot afford to lose further ground in their bid to be crowned champions for the first time since 2013.
If Manchester United wins this derby game against Manchester City, they ve a good chance to win the tit…
Swansea City are still hopeful of concluding a head for Sevilla striker Fernando Llorente, .
The South Wales outfit are keen to bring in a striker after letting Bafetimbi Gomis, Eder and Alberto Paloschi move on this summer and have identified the Spain international as their top target.
The thirty-one year old is set to cost the Swans £5m, and talks are ongoing between the two clubs.
Llorente only moved to Sevilla last summer and racked up thirty-one appearances for the La Liga side in all competitions, scoring seven goals.
Prior to his return to Spain, he spent two seasons with Juventus playing for them ninety-two times, scoring twenty-seven goals and helping them win back-to-back Serie A titles and the 2015 Coppa Italia while he also played in th…
Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum were in fine form as they inspired an easy 3-0 win for the Netherlands over North Macedonia on Monday, as the Oranje scored two goals in 10 successive games for the first time ever.
Frank de Boer s men were already confirmed as Group C winners and their opponents Euro 2020 campaign was over regardless of the result in Amsterdam, and although North Macedonia put up a spirited fight, the Dutch outclassed them in the end.
A thrilling first half saw the Netherlands under pressure in spells, with Ivan Trickovski having a goal disallowed and Aleksandar Trajkovski hitting the upright, though the Oranje looked sharp going forward and went ahead through Depay.
The new Barcelona signing then teed up Wijnaldum to make it 2-0 and also pl…
Giuseppe Rossi has hailed Santi Cazorla as an inspiration as the former Villarreal and Manchester United striker targets a return to elite-level football.
Rossi, 32, is back training with his old club Villarreal six years after leaving Spain to join Serie A side Fiorentina.
The 30-cap Italy international has been a free agent since he left Genoa at the end of 2017-18, having escaped a ban after testing positive for dorzolamide a banned substance commonly found in eye drops that Rossi and his legal team insisted was consumed accidentally.
Since then, he has spent time training with United and recently returned to Villarreal to try to build up match fitness, with a view to playing at the highest level again.
Rossi s career has been blighted by serious kn…
Liverpool have a better attack this season than when Luis Suarez starred at the club, according to Steven Gerrard.
Jurgen Klopp s fabulous front three impressed again on Wednesday, leading his side to a 5-0 thrashing of Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick to go with goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino as Liverpool all but sealed a spot in the quarter-finals.
The trio have scored 63 goals in all competitions between them this season and Gerrard feels they are better than the group that almost led Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2013-14 in Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling.
Both are excellent. What I would say about the comparisons between Suarez and this current team is t…
Julian Nagelsmann says Bayern Munich have held encouraging contract talks with Robert Lewandowski s agent amid reported interest from Barcelona.
Lewandowski is contracted to the Bundesliga champions until June 2023 and Barca have been linked with a move for the prolific striker.
Bayern s management have met Pini Zahavi, Lewandowski s agent, as the Bavarian giants endeavour to keep the 33-year-old.
Nagelsmann is hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
The Bayern head coach said: I asked if it was a good conversation. And it seems that it was. But there is nothing to report, in any sense.
My position has not changed, we want to keep it as it is and extend his contract.
Nagelsmann is prepared to wait for Lewandowski to come to a dec…