Auckland FC secured their first A-League Men championship title by defeating Sydney FC 1-0 in front of a record crowd. Cameron Howieson scored the decisive goal in the 60th minute, marking Auckland's second trophy in two seasons.
Pep Guardiola dejará el Manchester City al final de la temporada tras 10 años, 20 títulos y una Champions League. Su sucesor podría ser Enzo Maresca. Guardiola busca dirigir una selección nacional.
Pep Guardiola dejará el Manchester City al final de la temporada tras 10 años, 20 títulos, incluyendo 6 Premier Leagues y 1 Champions League. Su sucesor será Enzo Maresca.
Sydney FC secured a spot in the A-League Men grand final by defeating Newcastle Jets on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate draw in their semi-final. They will face Auckland FC in the final.
Frank Lampard has guided Coventry City to the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League after 23 years away, but faces a summer of uncertainty over his future. The 47-year-old has attracted interest from Crystal Palace and Fulham, with both clubs seeking new head coaches. Coventry owner Doug King has expressed confidence Lampard is happy at the club but acknowledged rival clubs may come with substantial offers. Lampard has just over 12 months remaining on his contract and has yet to hold extension talks, though he has stated he is fully committed to preparing the club for Premier League survival.
Coventry City secured the Championship title with a commanding 5-1 victory over Portsmouth, returning to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years. Ephron Mason-Clark scored twice while Haji Wright and Kaine Kesler-Hayden also found the net in a dominant display. Meanwhile, Lincoln City were crowned League One champions after beating Doncaster, while Wrexham moved into the playoff places and Millwall guaranteed a playoff spot for the first time in 20 years.
From Dion Dublin to Eric Cantona, the signatures I collected with my dad in the 1990s record a time when the Sky Blues seemed almost invincibleJohn Barnes: got. David Beckham: got. Ruud Gullit: got. Andrei Kanchelskis: got. Matthew Le Tissier: got. Alan Shearer: got.Looking back through the football autographs I collected as a teenager in the early 1990s feels delightful and discomfiting. The Merlin sticker albums, Pro Set cards and Shoot annuals chronicle a youth spent travelling the country with my dad, watching Coventry City take on the great and the good of the top flight at the dawn of the Premier League. We would hunt for the visiting teams at local hotels before each game, aiming to bag a handful of signatures when the players went for their mid-morning walk, then sneak around the back of Highfield Road after the match – darting past security, through the executive suites, to the players’ exit – where we would complete our haul as the players boarded the team buses. Continue reading...
