Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has made a surprise move to Leicester by enrolling on a sports management course at De Montfort University.
The 35-year-old South Korean who retired in 2014 due to a knee injury has signed up to study an International MA in Management, Law, and Humanities of Sport, which is run by the Swiss Centre International d Etude du Sport (CIES).
The course kicks off in Leicester, before tricky assignments away in Italy and Switzerland.
One of my colleagues said it had been a great experience and though many players go into coaching or management, I wanted to improve my knowledge of football around the pitch and then perhaps work in the South Korean football league, Park told De Montfort s website.
After joining Unit…
West Ham 1 Sheffield United 1 (aet, 4-5 on penalties): Valencia miss proves crucial in shootout defe
Sheffield United returned to last season s giant-killing form as they knocked West Ham out of the League Cup on penalties at Upton Park.
Enner Valencia made his first start for West Ham, but the World Cup star missed the crucial penalty in the shootout, allowing Michael Doyle to seal a 5-4 win following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.
Nigel Clough led his League One side to wins over two Premier League teams on their run to the FA Cup semi-finals last term and they showed their giant-killing instincts again on Tuesday to doggedly take the game the distance.
Valencia started brightly, but it was striker partner Diafra Sakho who opened the scoring with his opening goal for the club after a spell of sustained West Ham pressure in the first half.
Sam Allardyce …
West Ham United are interested in signing Ousmane Dembele from Paris Saint-Germain in the January transfer window, according to . Dembele is struggling to make an impact at PSG at the moment following his move from Barcelona for £50 million in the summer of 2023, and West Ham are among the clubs keeping tabs on the 26-year-old France international winger.
Dembele has made four starts and one substitute appearance in Ligue 1 for PSG so far this season. The 26-year-old forward has given one assist in those games. The Frenchman has also played once in the UEFA Champions League for Luis Enrique’s side so far this campaign.
West Ham United are seventh in the Premier League table at the moment with 10 points from six matches, four points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hots…
Vicente del Bosque believes Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone deserves to be named the Best FIFA Men s Coach.
Del Bosque, who retired from coaching in June, won the prize in 2012, while he was runner-up two years earlier.
Simeone led Atletico to third in LaLiga and a runner-up finish in the Champions League last season and Del Bosque backed the Argentinian for the award.
Also shortlisted for the prize are the likes of Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Zinedine Zidane, Claudio Ranieri and Fernando Santos.
I d love for one of the Spanish nominees to win it, truly, but I d lean towards Simeone, Del Bosque told FIFA.com.
I think that, beyond just this year, his track record over the last few years has been really impressive.
He s given the team…
Ashley Cole is set to leave Chelsea after eight seasons with the Premier League club, the defender revealed on Monday.
Cole tweeted that Chelsea does not look like an option for him next season with the veteran defender having been linked with a free transfer to both Liverpool and Manchester City.
The left-back s contract essentially expired after Chelsea s 2-1 win at Cardiff on the final day of the 2013-14 Premier League season.
I am weighing up my options for playing next season with my agent and sadly it does not look like Chelsea will be one of them, Cole tweeted on Monday, followed by four blue hearts.
Cole has made 338 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea, since joining the Stamford Bridge outfit from Arsenal before the 2006-07 season.
But the …
Manchester United tied Anthony Martial to a new contract on something of a quiet January transfer deadline day.
With Premier League rivals working hard to snap up new players, United instead focused on a current Old Trafford star, with Martial committing to the club until 2024.
The France international has scored eight goals from just 14 Premier League starts this season, becoming a key figure under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
There will be new faces in the English top flight before the end of the day, though, with Youri Tielemans spotted at Leicester s training ground on Thursday.
The midfield star – linked with several Premier League clubs – is reportedly the subject of a loan swap deal involving Adrien Silva heading to Monaco, where Georges-Kevin N Koudo…
Boca Juniors versus River Plate is already one of the most anticipated games in South American football, but the next two meetings between the fierce rivals will take things to a whole new level.
For the first time in history the two Buenos Aires heavyweights will go head-to-head in the Copa Libertadores final, starting with Saturday s match at La Bombonera.
The two sides have met 24 times in the Libertadores with Boca claiming 10 victories to River s seven, but Los Millonarios have won the last three encounters in all competitions – all away from home.
Here we look at six of the best Superclasico meetings ahead of a clash that has gripped world football.
June 17, 2004 River Plate 2-1 Boca Juniors
Boca travelled across the city with…
Manchester United could have pursued an opportunity to appoint Pep Guardiola as Alex Ferguson s successor, according to Jordi Cruyff.
Guardiola left Barcelona in 2012 and took a sabbatical away from the game, agreeing in January 2013 to take over Bayern Munich.
That decision came five months before Ferguson brought his extraordinary tenure at Old Trafford to a close, the Scot announcing his retirement in May 2013.
United subsequently appointed David Moyes, whose brief, unsuccessful spell in charge was followed by an inconsistent period under Louis van Gaal.
Guardiola, meanwhile, went on to win three Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich and has now led Manchester City to the Premier League crown.
Jose Mourinho, the latest man to try and fill th…
Cadena COPE is reporting that Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic could be returning to Catalonia at the end of the season.
However, rather than moving back to Barcelona, the 26-year-old has been offered to local rivals Espanyol.
It is no secret that los Periquitos are in the market for attacking reinforcements and they are looking at a number of footballers.
According to reports, Espanyol have been offered a chance to sign Bojan Krkic, who is almost certain to leave the Potters in the summer transfer window.
The La Masia graduate was loaned to Mainz in the winter after struggling for playing time at the Britannia Stadium, and he is reportedly keen on returning to Spanish La Liga in the summer.
Krkic has represented AS Roma, AC Milan, Ajax, Stoke City…
Robert Lewandowski became the leading foreign goalscorer in Bundesliga history as Bayern Munich hammered Wolfsburg 6-0 to leapfrog Borussia Dortmund and move top of the table.
Borussia Dortmund beat a struggling Stuttgart side 3-1 but Niko Kovac s team collected their 12th win in 13 league games to ensure they became the new league leaders on goal difference.
Bayern have never lost at home to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and first-half goals from Serge Gnabry who signed a new contract this week and Lewandowski set up a comfortable victory at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
After the break James Rodriguez, Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich added to the scoreline, with Lewandowski scoring his second, and Bayern got the perfect boost ahead of a Champions League …