Under scrutiny France manager Raymond Domenech told the country s footballing authorities on Tuesday that he will never be a yes man, warning that he did not intend to change his methods.
Domenech narrowly survived the sack despite France s poor showing at Euro 2008 and a very public gaffe made on TV after the team s defeat against Italy.
But in order to keep his job and prepare the national squad for 2010 World Cup qualifiers in September, Domenech had strict working conditions imposed on him by the French Football Federation (FFF).
Despite these new conditions, which limit Domenech s role to on-pitch activities and reports that he is to be assisted by former international midfielder Alain Boghossian, the 56-year-old insisted he would not be gagged.
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Bayern Munich welcome Eintracht Frankfurt in the last round of the 2018/19 Bundesliga season, in a game which will see the Bavarians lift the title for the seventh consecutive time if they don t lose.
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The season started rather shakily for the defending champions with poor performances and results leading to dressing room problems and spats between the players and manager Niko Kovač, but as the campaign progressed they found their feet and started going down the right track again. For a long time it seemed they might yet be pipped to the title this time by Borussia Dortmund, but they overtook their practically only rivals in style by beating them 5-0 in early April. They will, however, be regretting their Champions League…
Former Real Madrid and AC Milan attacker Kaka scored twice as Ecuadorian side Barcelona defeated Peru s Sport Boys 6-2 in an exhibition match.
Kaka retired from football in December after leaving MLS outfit Orlando City as the curtain came down on a decorated career for the Brazilian star.
However, Kaka put on the boots again, the 35-year-old a special guest for Noche Amarilla – Yellow Night in Spanish – as Barcelona presented their squad in Guayaquil on Saturday.
And more than 60,000 fans packed into Estadio Monumental to watch Kaka net a brace.
Que noche inolvidable!!! Muchísimas gracias y a todos los hinchas Barcelonistas.
— Kaka (@KAKA)
Former Uruguay international Diego Forlan was a guest in 2017, while Ronaldinho featured …
Chelsea youngster Ulises Davila is confident he can impress club scouts enough to earn a spot in the Blues first team while on loan.
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The Mexican forward is plying his trade at Sabadell in the Spanish Segunda
division, but revealed Stamford Bridge personnel are monitoring his progress
closely and regularly attending his games.
There s a Chelsea rep who comes every 15 days to watch my home
games, Davila told Goal.com.
Three weeks ago, the head scout came to watch the match against Barcelona
B. They re paying attention, watching my matches and tell me when they observe
something in my game.
They let me know when they thin…
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin said he is recapturing his best form after starring in the 5-1 victory over Freiburg on Saturday.
The Turkey international has struggled to replicate the performances he put in during his first spell for the club since leaving for Real Madrid in 2011.
A subsequent loan move to Liverpool failed to bear fruit, but he is confident that he is now approaching top form, having scored twice in the rout of Christian Streich s side.
I think I ve been improving bit by bit since coming back to Dortmund, even in training. Now the self-confidence is slowly returning and I’m more comfortable with my game too, he told Bundesliga.com.
My game is all about risks and I m allowed to show that here. The coach doesn t only allow it,…
MLS: Gil fuels fifth straight Revs win, Chicharito scores and Sounders extend club-record unbeaten s
New England Revolution claimed their fifth consecutive MLS victory after staving off a late scare to win 3-2 over New York Red Bulls on Wednesday.
The Revolution raced to a three-goal lead but were forced to hold on in the final quarter of an hour after strikes from Patryk Klimala and Andres Reyes midweek.
Carles Gil provided the assist for all three Revolution goals, taking his season tally to an MLS-high 10, stabbing through to Canadian forward Tajon Buchanan for the 26th-minute opener.
Spanish midfielder Gil laid off for DeJuan Jones 32nd-minute strike, before pumping the ball forward for Gustavo Bou to make it 3-0 six minutes into the second half before the Red Bulls rallied.
The win moved New England five points clear in the Eastern Conference, sitti…
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The Premier League is back once again this weekend as continue on through the always-crazy month of December. There are so many teams up and down the top flight who are in desperate need of some points on the board now that we re in the midst of the busy winter schedule, mainly because momentum can be such a vital piece of the puzzle during this time of the year. Today, we re going to be taking a look at what could and should be a great game between two of the PL s finest: Chelsea and Wolves.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers may not have the hectic Europa League schedule to deal with, but they do have to contend with injuries and makeshift formations in what is proving to be a tricky campaign. They re stil…
Just months after beating the likes of Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez to the Puskas Award, Wendell Lira has quit football to become a gamer.
The Brazilian scored just six times in an injury-plagued professional career, but his acrobatic strike for Goianesia against Atletico-GO in 2015 was named as FIFA s goal of the year at the Ballon d Or gala in January.
After leaving Vila Nova in May, Wendell has opted to retire from the sport in order to pursue a second dream career by linking up with a YouTube channel as a gamer in the lucrative esports industry.
I define my life in two dreams one possible and another almost impossible, the 27-year-old told Globo Esporte.
One was to be a player and have achievements, which is difficult because, in Brazilian football…
France coach Didier Deschamps does not want the big-match build-up to consume his players ahead of the Euro 2016 opener against Romania.
Deschamps men will play their first competitive fixture for almost two years before an expectant home crowd at the Stade de France on Friday.
Saint-Denis was the scene of their glorious triumph over Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final and, having also won this trophy on home soil in 1984, Deschamps has a squad brimming with enough talent and promise to convince the natives that history might be set to repeat itself once more.
But the former Juventus midfielder, who captained France the last time they were champions of Europe in 2000, believes his players would be unwise to buy into the hype ahead of a game that should set their p…
Steven Gerrard branded the current Liverpool side the best he d played in after the Merseysiders ended 2008 as Premier League leaders after thrashing Newcastle 5-1 here at St James Park.
Liverpool haven t been crowned champions of England since 1990 an interminable wait for a club that has won the domestic title a record 18 times.
Reds captain Gerrard knows better than most people at Anfield the dangers of raising hopes which end in painful failure.
However, such was his self-belief following Sunday s away win, where he scored twice himself, the England midfielder felt able to joyfully talk up his side s prospects.
This is the best team I have played with, said Gerrard, a one-club man.
You look around the dressing room and from the keeper to…