Lazio have confirmed Marcelo Bielsa has pulled out of a deal to coach the club next season.
The Serie A side announced on Wednesday that the Argentine had signed a contract to take over for the 2016-17 campaign and was due to start work on Saturday.
However, the former Athletic Bilbao and Chile boss, who quit his role at Marseille in August 2015, appears to have experienced an abrupt change of heart.
We note with surprise the resignation of Mr Marcelo Bielsa in clear violation of the commitments undertaken with the contracts signed last week and regularly deposited with the League and the FIGC with their required procedures, the club said in a statement.
The company reserves all actions to protect its rights [and] entrusts the management of the team i…
French striker Antoine Griezmann will be looking to fire Atletico Madrid to victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League final
As we all know Spanish arch-rivals Real Madrid face off against neighbours Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday.
Spanish teams have dominated this competition in recent years and there is set to be a third straight Spanish victory this year.
These two teams of course met in the final of 2014 and Diego Simeone’s team came close to causing a major upset.
Diego Godin’s goal looked like it could be enough to give the underdogs the victory, until that panto-mime villain Sergio Ramos popped-up with an equaliser in stoppage-time.
Los Blancos run riot in extra-time as goals from Gareth Bal…
Vicente del Bosque admires Barcelona s Lionel Messi more than Real Madrid s Cristiano Ronaldo because of the Argentine s style of play.
The duo are widely considered the best players in the world, but the Spain coach has a clear preference for the South American forward.
Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? I prefer Messi, because he s more of a street player, Del Bosque said to Punto Pelota.
When asked whether he wanted to predict who would win the FIFA Ballon d Or, the former Real Madrid boss stated that he did not see the award as a matter of importance.
I do not like the Ballon d Or. It s a marketing tool. Our boys are good players and nice people.
If they gave (the award for best coach) to me, I would accept it, though, because I don t want to u…
Galatasaray are on the verge of completing a deal for Heerenveen winger Oussama Assaidi, according to the Dutch club.
The Frisians have already stayed without two star players, having sold Bas Dost to Wolfsburg and Luciano Narsingh to PSV Eindhoven, and they now look to cash in on their third star player this summer.
Club president Robert Veenstra confirms that the young attacker Oussama Assaidi is set to join Galatasaray.
“I think the odds are that Oussama leaves, probably to Galatasaray,” Veenstra
“We have already had an agreement with the club for two weeks, so it does not depend on us. I believe this is a good transfer for us as well as Oussama, but it is up to him.”
The Moroccan winger began his career at Almere City and also played…
Despite everything that has been going on regarding his future during the 2018/19 season, Adrien Rabiot might actually end up staying at Paris Saint-Germain this summer.
Le10Sport claim that the imminent appointment of Leonardo as one of the club directors would be behind such a strange twist in the story.
The French international, whose contract expires at the end of this month, rejected three offers of a new deal during the season. Reports of a huge strife between player and club were emerging left, right and centre, and he looked set to leave the Parc Des Princes this summer as a free agent with a number of top clubs hot on his heels.
However, it is likely that the arrival of Leonardo to the directors board would spell the end of Antero Henrique s employment …
Juventus and AC Milan have been told to give up their pursuits for highly rated Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali by the club s president and owner Massimo Cellino.
Tonali, 19, is one of Italy s brightest prospects, having broken into Brescia s first-team picture at the age of 17.
A technically gifted deep-lying playmaker who is often likened to Azzurri and Milan great Andrea Pirlo, Tonali was first called up to the senior Italy side in November 2018, though he is yet to be capped.
He played 34 league games last season as Brescia were crowned Serie B champions and earned promotion back to the top flight, with many expecting the midfielder to be snapped up by a bigger club in the close season.
But Cellino is adamant Tonali is going nowhere having signed a n…
Wolfsburg must break new ground against Napoli on Thursday if they are to reach the UEFA Europa League semi-finals.
A 4-1 defeat in last week s last-eight first leg was the Bundesliga club s heaviest loss in their continental history, and no side has ever progressed in a European tie after losing the home leg by more than two goals.
Dieter Hecking s men have enjoyed superb season overall, firmly establishing themselves as Bayern Munich s closest challengers in the Bundesliga while losing just seven times across all competitions in 2014-15.
Wolfsburg failed to bounce straight back from their humbling at the hands of Napoli by being held to a 1-1 draw by Schalke at home on Sunday, but goalkeeper Diego Benaglio feels they can prove that last Thursday s result wa…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will decide who comes and who goes at White Hart Lane.
Pochettino inherited a Tottenham squad that underachieved last season, with Roberto Soldado, Erik Lamela and Paulinho failing to live up to their hefty price tags as the London club finished sixth in the Premier League.
The Argentine boss, who took the reins after Tim Sherwood replaced Andre Villas-Boas in December 2013, has brought in Federico Fazio, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Benjamin Stambouli, Michel Vorm, Ben Davies and DeAndre Yedlin since his arrival.
And Pochettino plans more upheaval in the off-season, with outcasts Soldado, Emmanuel Adebayor and Younes Kaboul on the chopping block.
I think the person who has the final decision should be me, no? he said.
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AC Milan standout Stephan El Shaarawy has given manager Massimiliano Allegri a vote of confidence following the Rossoneri s 2-0 victory over Cagliari.
El Shaarawy, who bagged a match-winning brace against the Rossoblu on Wednesday, has started all five Serie A matches for the Italian giants in 2012-13.
Allegri is putting a lot of trust in me, he is making me play a lot this season, El Shaarawy told reporters.
I m young, but I try to give my all in every game and I think that I did well today. We had the right spirit today on the pitch, we started looking for a goal from the beginning.
The 19-year-old joined Milan from Genoa in June 2011. He tallied four goals and two assists in 28 appearances (11 starts) for the Rossoneri during his…
Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen has admitted his pride at being linked with Liverpool and has hinted he may move at the end of the season.
The Denmark international has reportedly been chased by a number of clubs, and while the 20-year-old believes he is likely to remain in Amsterdam this season, he did not rule out a move the following campaign.
It s nice when big clubs show interest, Eriksen told Tipsbladet.
It is special to me, but I think at this point I will not transfer. It all depends on how this season develops.
Eriksen has 26 international caps to his name and was part of the Denmark squads for Euro 2012 and the 2010 World Cup.
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