Laurent Blanc is the new manager of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in France.
Blanc has put pen to paper on a two-year contract at the club, according to beIN Sport, the global sport network joint-owned by Qatar Sports Investments and Al Jazeera Media Networks, with PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi a director at Al Jazeera Sport.
The former France manager will replace Italian Carlo Ancelotti, with the former Chelsea manager strongly tipped to succeed Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.
It brings an end to a thorough search that has seen Russia manager Fabio Capello, Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas and Anzhi Makhachkala s Guus Hiddink all touted as possible candidates for the job.
Blanc s track record in France is impressive, after guiding …
Cardiff City captain Mark Hudson has signed a new two-year deal that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2015.
The 31-year-old, who was already under contract, signed for the Welsh outfit in 2009 and has been a first-team regular ever since.
The central defender made 33 Championship appearances last season as Cardiff won the title and manager Malky Mackay is pleased to resolve Hudson s future.
Mackay told Cardiff s official website: I m delighted that Mark has committed his future to Cardiff City Football Club. He is the ultimate professional, an inspirational leader of men and a pleasure to work with on a day-to-day basis.
It was no surprise to see Mark voted as the supporters club s player of the season earlier this summer, nor that he was voted as …
Fabio Borini has completed his move to AC Milan from Sunderland on loan with an obligation to purchase.
The forward s switch to San Siro was confirmed on Friday as he signed the contract in a Facebook live video.
Borini is Milan s fifth signing ahead of the 2017-18 season, following the arrivals of Andre Silva, Ricardo Rodriguez, Mateo Musacchio and Franck Kessie.
The 26-year-old s switch to the Serie A heavyweights comes as a surprise after he only scored twice in 24 Premier League appearances as Sunderland finished bottom last season and suffered relegation to the Championship.
Fabio Borini is undergoing his medicals
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— AC Milan (@acmilan)
Borini joined Sunderland from Liverpool in 2015, having previously spent a …
Prosecutors have recommended that Italy coach, and future Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte be given a six-month suspended jail sentence and an €8,000 fine as part of a match-fixing investigation, according to reports in Italy.
Italian national news agency ANSA reported on Tuesday that the prosecutor of Cremona made the recommendation as part of the ongoing Scommessopoli case.
Conte is accused of sporting fraud for allegedly failing to report attempts to fix a match against AlbinoLeffe when he was in charge of Serie B side Siena in 2010-11. The Italy coach has denied any wrongdoing.
Sentencing in the case is expected in May, when Conte will be finalising preparations for Italy s Euro 2016 campaign.
The 46-year-old has reportedly applied for his case to be …
Newcastle battled to a very good point against Liverpool as Rafael Benitez held his former side to a draw at St James Park. For Jurgen Klopp, it was yet another disappointing result as both Manchester clubs moved further from their reach.
Philippe Coutinho s stunning strike opened the scoring before Joselu s fortuitous goal levelled the tie, and that was that. The visitors had 17 shots in total, but just two on target as the Magpies more than held their own recording five shots on target. Ultimately, it was yet another display of profligacy from Liverpool.
The result means that Newcastle finish the seventh Premier League match-weekend in the top half of the table with 10 points, while Liverpool are two points and two places above the Magpies in seventh.
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Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa has heaped praise on Jose Mourinho, claiming the Portuguese helped disrupt Pep Guardiola s La Liga dominance with Barcelona.
As Arbeloa prepares for Saturday s Champions League final with Madrid and Mourinho seemingly closes in on a move to Manchester United, the Spanish defender reflected on the latter s time at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Mourinho spent three seasons in the Spanish capital and guided Madrid to La Liga glory in 2011-12, ending Barca s run of three consecutive titles.
Mourinho was very important to break the Catalans dominance, Arbeloa said in an interview with beIN Sports.
He has not been given enough recognition for this but if he hadn t come along, Pep Guardiola would still be winning titles in Barcelo…
Radamel Falcao and David Ospina echoed the sentiments of a nation in hoping Colombia team-mate James Rodriguez makes a swift recovery from injury.
James started the game against Senegal in Samara on Thursday, but departed in disconsolate fashion after only half an hour, seemingly with a muscular issue.
In his post-match media conference, head coach Jose Pekerman was unable to confirm if it was a recurrence of the calf problem that saw James start on the bench against Japan in the Group H opener.
Yerry Mina headed the only goal of the game as Colombia topped the group to reach the World Cup last 16, where they will play England in Moscow on Tuesday, and Ospina hopes to see James back in action quickly.
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Former Manchester United boss David Moyes believes no manager could have performed better at the club in the season after Alex Ferguson retired.
The 54-year-old was appointed as successor to Ferguson when his compatriot called time on a glittering career after guiding United to their 20th top-flight title in 2012-13.
Moyes lasted less than a year in charge, though, with United enduring a dismal season in which they finished seventh in the Premier League and won no trophies aside from the 2013 Community Shield.
Jose Mourinho, who won the EFL Cup and Europa League in his first campaign in charge, recently claimed the club had failed to evolve under Moyes and then Louis van Gaal until he took over in May of last year.
Moyes, however, is adamant that any man…
Luka Modric has won the Golden Ball for the best player at the 2018 World Cup.
The Croatia captain and Real Madrid midfielder inspired his side to the final for the first time in their history but was powerless to prevent Didier Deschamps men from taking the trophy 4-2 in Moscow.
Modric beat Belgium forward Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann, who claimed a winner s medal after netting for Les Bleus in the final, to the prize.
FIFA s Technical Study Group decided the winner of the award, which was given to Argentina s Lionel Messi in 2014.
Past winners include Zinedine Zidane, Brazil great Ronaldo, Diego Maradona and Paolo Rossi.
Modric is also among the early favourites to win the 2018 Ballon d Or later this year.
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Besiktas have completed the signing of Barcelona defender Adriano Correia on a three-year contract.
Barca confirmed on Friday that the Turkish champions have paid an initial €600,000 to sign the 31-year-old, a fee which will rise to €1.7million if they reach the Champions League during his stay at the club.
Besiktas had been keen to sign a new left-back following the departure of Ismail Koybasi to Fenerbahce and earmarked the versatile Adriano as the perfect replacement.
Adriano joined Barcelona from Sevilla in July 2010 and won four LaLiga titles and two Champions League trophies as part of an impressive 16 honours at Camp Nou.
Welcome to your new home Adriano Correira!
Bem Vindo Adriano!
— Beşiktaş JK English (@BesiktasEnglish)
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