A football friendly in Guangzhou, China, between adults and teenagers turned violent, resulting in a broken hand and facial injuries for 14-year-old Zhang Haoye, a rising star in China's youth setup. The incident, reportedly sparked by a verbal dispute, is under police investigation.
The eggheads can argue the head coach is merely an interchangeable cog in a team’s fortunes – but emotion counts in an ever-changing game Your manager has fallen out with the sporting director and results have gone awry, so you replace him. Easily done, it happens. But then it turns out that the new manager could not be more ill-suited to the squad, results go awry and so you replace him.A bad leader would hesitate and hope things worked out, but you are ruthless and decisive and turn to a manager who was once a youth player at the club and has some anecdotes about the old days. But it turns out some people think his methods are old‑fashioned and results go awry, so you replace him. Continue reading...
Manchester United's youth players could get rare pre-season opportunities against Wrexham on July 18 and Rosenborg on July 24, as the World Cup year means senior internationals will be unavailable due to the three-week minimum break rule. Several first-team players including Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Leny Yoro won't be picked, potentially opening doors for academy graduates like Shea Lacey, JJ Gabriel and the Fletcher twins.
