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| 09.03.2010 Rangers are on the brink of securing new ownership in a multi-million pound takeover deal from a London-based property group. (Herald/Daily Record) Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan claims manager Neil Warnock only quit the club for London rivals QPR "for the money". (Daily Mirror) 02.03.2010Guus Hiddink is "almost certain" to be manager of Ivory Coast at the World Cup finals. The Dutchman, who steps down from his role a Russia coach in June, has previously agreed a two-year deal as Turkey boss but will take up the position after the tournament. (De Telegraaf) Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is keen to leave the Italian club to take over as the Real Madrid manager, should current boss Manuel Pellegrini be sacked by the Spanish giants, according to Spanish daily Sport. (IM Scouting) Cardiff City boss Dave Jones is considering leaving the financially stricken Championship club in the summer after being told by chairman Peter Ridsdale that he must sell players and rely on free transfers in the close-season. (Daily Mirror) England coach Fabio Capello, Liverpool's Rafael Benitez and Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli all feature on a Juventus shortlist to replace Alberto Zaccheroni at the Turin club in the summer. (IM Scouting) 23.02.2010QPR are hoping to bring in Neil Warnock, currently at Crystal Palace, as the new manager now Flavio Briatore has stepped down as chairman. Mick Harford has yet to win in six games as manager at Loftus Road. (Daily Mirror) 16.02.2010Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed the full story behind his chaotic seven months at Notts County and the bizarre sequence of events that began with hopes of a multi-million-pound revival for the Football League's oldest club only to end with it on the brink of financial collapse. (The Guardian) Manager Roberto Mancini is to net a £9m three-year contract extension from Manchester City's wealthy owners. (The Sun) England manager Fabio Capello has urged Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson to rest Wayne Rooney to keep him fresh for this summer's World Cup in South Africa. (Daily Mail) 09.02.2010Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies is angry that his club's transfer panel, headed by former Tottenham manager David Pleat, did not sign anyone during the January transfer window despite bids for Crystal Palace striker Victor Moses and Swansea midfielder Darren Pratley. (Daily Mirror) 02.02.2010Rafael Benitez has warned Liverpool that they must deliver on a string of promises if he is not to be lured away by Juventus in the summer. (Daily Mail) 26.01.2010Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has tipped Everton manager David Moyes to take over from Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United once the Scot decides to leave Old Trafford. (Daily Mirror) Stenhousemuir manager John Coughlin has accused the Scottish FA of treating his club with a lack of respect as they only heard of the decision to replay their Scottish Cup tie with Dunfermline through the media. (The Sun) 05.01.2010Burnley boss Owen Coyle, who ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Bolton job earlier this week, is set to make a dramatic U-turn and will leave the Clarets to take charge at the Reebok Stadium. (The Sun) Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock is desperate to get the Bolton job, and Wanderers will turn to the former Sheffield United boss if they fail to land Coyle. (Daily Express) Sacked Preston boss Alan Irvine is on the shortlist to become Sheffield Wednesday's next manager, along with former Bolton manager Gary Megson. (The Sun) 29.12.2009New Poland coach Franz Smuda has warned Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc to improve his off-the-field behaviour. (Daily Record) Scotland coach Craig Levein has defended plans to usher Barry Ferguson, Allan McGregor and Kris Boyd back into the international fold as leaving them out in the cold would be akin to "shooting myself in the foot". (Daily Telegraph) Queen's Park coach Gardner Spiers wants the Scottish Football League, which lost 13 of its 15 Boxing Day fixtures to freezing temperatures, to switch to summer football. (Various) 22.12.2009Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is set to be axed this weekend - even if his side beat Sunderland at Eastlands on Friday. (The Sun) Russia boss Guus Hiddink and former Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann are on Manchester City's wanted list to replace Hughes. (The Sun) And Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has refused to rule himself out of the running to replace Hughes at City. (Daily Star) Former Northern Ireland and Fulham Lawrie Sanchez boss has declared an interest in the vacant manager's job at Reading. (The Times) 15.12.2009Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned supporters not to expect any big-name signings in the near future, despite having £60m at his disposal, because he does not see any value in the transfer market. (The Times) England manager Fabio Capello plans to take his side on two altitude training camps in Austria before the World Cup finals in South Africa next summer. (Daily Mirror) 08.12.2009Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has told City they will never get their hands on John Terry. (Daily Star) 01.12.2009Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned the rest of the Premier League that Abramovich may go on a spending spree in the January transfer window. (Daily Express) Carlo Ancelotti says he wants to stay as Chelsea manager for the next 20 years and build an empire just like Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have done at Manchester United and Arsenal respectively. Sven-Goran Eriksson has demanded the immediate payment of a seven-figure sum of money he believes he is owed by Notts County's owners Qadbank Investments. (Guardian) 24.11.2009Guus Hiddink is planning to quit his job as Russia coach having failed to reach the World Cup, with a return to Chelsea as technical director in mind. (The Guardian) 03.11.2009Former Wigan boss Paul Jewell, a friend of new Hull chairman Adam Pearson, is the leading candidate to take over at the KC Stadium if the beleaguered Phil Brown is sacked. (Daily Telegraph) Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that he pulled out of a £4m move for Marlon King when the club discovered he had served a prison sentence. (Daily Mirror) 27.10.2009Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is receiving words of wisdom from Reds legend Kenny Dalglish to try to resolve the Spaniard's problems at Anfield. (The Sun) Benitez maintains he is the right man to lead Liverpool and believes his vision for the club will still result in a golden future. (Daily Express) Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has conceded that defender Micah Richards has peaked as a player and currently has little chance of forcing his way into Fabio Capello's plans for South Africa next summer. (Independent) Stuttgart coach Markus Babbel admits he could be out of his job by the time his side face Rangers in the Champions League as he has two games to save his job. (Bild) Morton will announce Stirling Albion's Allan Moore as their new manager on Monday. (Daily Record) 20.10.2009Fulham boss Roy Hodgson says he has not been contacted about the vacant Sweden job - but admits talks have yet to start over extending his contract at Craven Cottage. (Daily Mirror) Manager Alex McLeish has insisted a new contract is the furthest thing from his mind after the beginning of the Carson Yeung era at Birmingham. (Daily Mirror) Manager Martin O'Neill has warned Emile Heskey that he will have to ditch his nice guy act if he is to return to Aston Villa's first team. (Daily Mail) 13.10.2009Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he would love to coach Roma one day. "I would love to return to Roma," Ancelotti told Sportmediaset.it. "It would be the only Italian club I would go to." The 50-year-old, who spent eight years as a player for the Giallorossi, also said he would consider the Italy job after the World Cup, if he was offered it. Speculation mounts that former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson may decide to leave Notts County. (Daily Mirror) Former Tranmere striker David Kelly is set to take over as Rovers boss after John Barnes was sacked. (Daily Mirror) England coach Fabio Capello intends to start the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with David James as his first-choice goalkeeper. (The Times) 06.10.2009Former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan, who won £2m in damages after winning his case against the club for constructive dismissal, was forced to sign Uruguayan midfielder Ignacio Gonzalez because ex-director of football Dennis Wise wanted to keep two agents happy. Birmingham managing director Karren Brady is leaving the club with a severance package worth over £1m. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who this week became the club's longest-serving manager, believes former players Thierry Henry, Lee Dixon, Steve Bould, Tony Adams and Nigel Winterburn could succeed him at the Emirates Stadium. (Daily Star) Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says there is nothing sinister to be read into owner Roman Abramovich flying in to watch training this week, coming as it did after the defeat by Wigan and the unconvincing victory over Apoel Nicosia in midweek. (The Independent) 29.09.2009Former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is favourite to succeed under-fire Paul Hart at Portsmouth. (Daily Star Sunday) Sven-Goran Eriksson is ready to move from his role as Notts County's director of football and replace current manager Ian McParland. (Sunday Express) In his explosive new book, former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke claims a bust-up with former manager Sir Alex Ferguson led him to drink. (News of the World) Liverpool co-owner George Gillett is in talks with an Arab prince to sell a 25% stake in the club for £125m. (Sunday Mirror) Fulham manager Roy Hodgson, who is out of contract at the end of the season, is yet to be offered a new deal by Craven Cottage chiefs. (Sunday People) 22.09.2009Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has lined up another mystery buyer for the club, prepared to meet his £100m asking price. Talks are said to have progressed to a more serious stage than with other recently reported bidders. (Sunday Express) That mystery bidder is Barry Moat, the Tyneside businessman previously linked with a bid for Newcastle, who has come up with the means to finance the deal. (Sunday Telegraph) Notts County have not yet provided the Football League with detailed information about their new owners, who have funded the signings of Sven-Goran Eriksson and Sol Campbell. (Mail on Sunday) Lakshmi Mittal may buy out fellow QPR investor Flavio Briatore following the latter's fall from grace over the Renault scandal in Formula 1. (Sunday Telegraph) Guus Hiddink could return to Chelsea as an executive director with sporting director Frank Arnesen set to leave. (Mail on Sunday) 15.09.2009England boss Fabio Capello, who reportedly earns £6m a year, picked up a £1m bonus for guiding England to the World Cup in South Africa. (The Sun) And Capello will earn a £2m bonus if England win the World Cup next summer. (The Times) Scotland boss George Burley will hold talks with the president of the Scottish FA, George Peat, next week to discuss his future after Scotland failed to qualify for the World Cup. (The Times) Meanwhile, Burnley boss Owen Coyle says he has no interest in replacing Burley as Scotland boss. (Daily Express) However, three names in the frame for the Scotland job, should Burley get the sack, are Rangers boss Walter Smith, former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan and Dundee United boss Craig Levein. (Daily Record) Bryan Robson is being lined up as the next Thailand national team boss to replace Peter Reid, who is Stoke's new assistant manager. (Daily Mail) 08.09.2009Fabio Capello will honour his contract, which runs until 2012, and not walk away from the England job says Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore. (Daily Star) Watford manager Malky Mackay has admitted he wants to bring three new players to the club on loan. (Sky Sports) Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is preparing to increase his shares in Arsenal over the 29.9% mark, thus automatically triggering a takeover bid for the club. (The Sun Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is the highest earning star in Italian football, on £9.6m a season - the first time a non-player has topped the annual earnings chart. (The Sun) Burnley are ready to hand hard-up local rivals Accrington Stanley a major cash boost by playing them in a fund-raising friendly at Turf Moor on Tuesday. (Daily Mirror) Argentina coach Diego Maradona organised a mass prayer for his squad at their training ground on Thursday as they prepare for their vital World Cup qualifier with Brazil. Defeat to their fierce rivals in the match, which kicks off at 0130 BST on Sunday could see Argentina drop out of the automatic qualifying spots for South Africa 2010. (Daily Mirror) 01.09.2009Arsene Wenger has accused Uefa of a witch-hunt after they charged Eduardo with diving in the Champions League clash with Celtic. (The Sun) Sir Alex Ferguson has warned midfielders Anderson and Michael Carrick their places in the Manchester United squad are not guaranteed and they cannot afford to rest on their laurels. (Times) Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is the likely choice to boss Great Britain's 2012 Olympic team and is becoming a serious contender to succeed Fabio Capello when he leaves the England job. (Daily Mirror) Csaba Laszlo asked his players if he should quit as Hearts manager as a result of his row with owner Vladimir Romanov over their search for a new striker. (The Sun) 25.08.2009David Gold and David Sullivan will attempt to buy West Ham after agreeing to the £80m sale of Birmingham City to Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung. (News of the World) 18.08.2009Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has accused Tottenham of tapping up Peter Crouch. Storrie is angry that Pompey were forced to accept a reduced fee of £9m after Crouch rejected moves to Fulham and Sunderland, who were willing to pay in excess of £10m. (News of the World) Former Sheffield United duo Craig Short and Bobby Davison have emerged as dark horses for the vacant manager's job at Norwich. (Sunday Express) Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes gamesmanship and play-acting are "killing football". (News of the World) Manchester City new-boy Kolo Toure impressed manager Mark Hughes by insisting on training at 2000 BST on the night he signed from Arsenal. the defender said he did not want to miss two training days in succession. (Sunday Express) 11.08.2009Everton manager David Moyes is being lined up as the replacement for Sir Alex Ferguson when the Manchester United manager finally retires. (Sunday People) Alan Shearer could return as Newcastle manager as early as next week - but only if owner Mike Ashley is willing to accept a £70m offer for the club from Geordie businessman Barry Moat. (Mail on Sunday) Donna Powell has been appointed first-team coach of Fisher FC. She impressed when she took charge of the team after a prize she won in a raffle gave her the chance to manage them for a game in February. (News of the World) 04.08.2009New Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that his approach to management has been crafted by how his father used to make cheese. "The big lesson I learned was to wait, to be patient. Because whoever wants to produce parmigiano has to wait at least one year before everything is ready for him to make the cheese," he said. (Various) Manchester City's summer spending spree has seen their annual wage bill double in two years to £100m a year. (News of the World) Alan Shearer seems to have given up hope of becoming Newcastle manager on a permanent basis. The former England and Magpies striker has gone on his holidays to Portugal and has no plans to return before the new season starts. (Sunday Mirror) And Shearer has confirmed to the BBC that he will be with them on the Match Of The Day sofa, rather than the dug-out, when Newcastle begin their Championship campaign. (Mail on Sunday) A South African diamond billionaire is the latest potential buyer linked with Newcastle. The diamond prospector, who was discovered by former chairman Sir John Hall, has expressed an interest in meeting the asking price. (Sunday Express) 28.07.2009Argentina coach Diego Maradona says he will never abandon the national team after reports he may be prepared to quit to work for Portsmouth's new Middle Eastern owner. "In no way would I abandon ship," said Maradona. (Ole Newspaper) 21.07.2009Manchester City's Middle Eastern owners are ready to spend more than $1bn (£610m) on transfer fees and wages in their first year in control of the club. (The Sunday Times) Steve McMahon has been told to find another £30m if he wants to take control at Newcastle. The former Liverpool player's Profitable Group made a £70m bid for the club on Friday. (News of the World) 30.06.2009Former Manchester City star Andy May is a shock contender for the manager's job at Stockport after he supervised pre-season training yesterday. (The Sun) 23.06.2009Ex-Celtic favourite Paolo di Canlo will this week take his first management job at Romanian outfit Poli Lasi. (Daily Record) 09.06.2009Alan Shearer is ready to walk away from Newcastle because owner Mike Ashley is stalling on talks regarding his potential future as manager of the club. (The People) Alternatively, Shearer could replace Celtic-bound manager Tony Mowbray at West Brom. (News of the World) Former Liverpool and England winger John Barnes is set to be named Tranmere Rovers boss this week. (News of the World) Swansea City have shortlisted Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo to replace Roberto Martinez. (News of the World) |