Leicester City caretaker boss Michael Appleton is focusing purely on preparing his players for Saturday s clash with Swansea City as the club adjusts to the departure of Craig Shakespeare.
Shakespeare, who guided the Foxes away from a relegation battle in impressive fashion last season, was sacked on Tuesday after just one win from the opening eight Premier League games of 2017-18.
That poor start has left the 2015-16 champions languishing in the relegation zone ahead of a trip to the Liberty Stadium this weekend.
Appleton conceded it was a shock to hear of Shakespeare s departure, but called on the squad to concentrate their energies on securing a much-needed win in south Wales.
I was a little bit surprised like most people but then there s the old adag…
With the hours counting down to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s early access release for owners of its Premium Edition, Bethesda recently revealed the action-adventure title’s PC system requirements, confirming that the game won’t be playable at all with Nvidia’s RTX cards (or equivalent alternatives)- though funnily enough, full ray tracing support won’t actually be featured during the game’s early access period.
Nvidia has confirmed in an update that though Indiana Jones and the Great Circle does feature support for full ray tracing (or Path Tracing), allowing for more accurately rendered shadows, reflections, and global illumination, it won’t actually be Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone looks to have built a side capable of challenging in La Liga again. Despite finishing in a respectable third place, Atletico Madrid have fallen short in the title race in the last two seasons. The Rojiblancos have finished behind Real Madrid and Barcelona in the league table each season after their shock title triumph in 2013/14, but 2016/17 could well see them go the distance. Results against stellar opposition has improved from 2015/16 Atletico Madrid are coming off the back of an outstanding Spanish La Liga season, amassing 88 points from 38 games, but their failure came from poor form against the sides around them in the table. Eventual title-winners Barcelona took six points off Atletico Madrid in the league las…
Leeds United have not given up on signing Ryan Kent from Rangers in the summer transfer window, according to . Leeds, who will play in the Premier League next season after winning automatic promotion from the Championship, had made a bid of £10 million for the former Liverpool winger, but Scottish Premiership side Rangers had turned it down.
However, the Whites will not abandon their pursuit of the 23-year-old winger. It has been reported that Leeds are planning to make a bid of £14 million for the youngster and will offer him a weekly salary of £50,000. The West Yorkshire club will hope this is enough to bring Kent to Elland Road this summer.
Kent spent the 2018-19 season on loan at Rangers from Liverpool and made the move to Ibrox permanent in the summer of 2019. T…
Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman believes his team need to find greater attacking potency to truly become a force on the world stage again.
Portugal won the inaugural Nations League title by beating Koeman s men 1-0 in Porto on Sunday – Goncalo Guedes firing home decisively with an hour played.
Progress to that point required victories over Germany, France and England and represents a considerable resurgence for a nation that failed to qualify for either Euro 2016 or the 2018 World Cup.
But while elite performances from the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong have laid the groundwork for an exciting era, Koeman does have to contend with a lack of depth in attack.
Memphis Depay passed up a glorious headed chance during th…
Sunday’s Serie A clash between Udinese and Roma was abandoned after Ivory Coast international Evan Ndicka collapsed on the pitch.
The 24-year-old Roma defender went down off the ball with 72 minutes played at the Bluenergy Stadium and was carried off on a stretcher after treatment.
His club later confirmed that the former Auxerre and Eintracht Frankfurt player was conscious and had been taken to hospital for checks.
Following the on-field medical emergency involving Evan Ndicka, the match between Udinese and Roma has been suspended.
The player is conscious and has been taken to hospital for further checks. Forza Evan, we are all with you!
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN)
A statement on Roma’s official X – formerly Twitter – accoun…
that Liverpool and Arsenal are both keeping an eye on James Milner’s situation at Manchester City as his contract issues appear to be no closer to being resolved.
The England international’s current deal with the Premier League champions is set to expire at the end of the season, and both Brendan Rodgers and Arsene Wenger have been linked with moves for the 29 year old.
The despite being praised in many quarters for his performances for Manuel Pellegrini’s side so far this year, Milner is still not guaranteed a place in the Chilean’s starting XI and is considering his options ahead of next season.
Since arriving in Manchester in the summer of 2010, the former Newcastle United and Aston Villa has racked up one hundred and eighty-three appearances in a…
Schalke captain Benedikt Howedes claims he has unfinished business with his boyhood club after turning down opportunities to leave Germany.
The 27-year-old defender is a one-club man, having joined club s youth setup in 2001, but was heavily linked with a transfer abroad until general manager Horst Heldt revealed on Sunday that Howedes would stay.
Speaking to Kicker, Howedes confirmed he was tempted to leave with Arsenal and Milan rumoured to be the clubs to have made offers but did not think the time was right.
During Howedes eight seasons in Schalke s first team, they have only finished lower than fourth twice, including 2014-15 where they claimed sixth, but he has only added two winners medal to his collection the 2011 DFB-Pokal and 2011 DFL Supercup.
Melbourne Victory head coach Ange Postecoglou has wasted no time axing uncontracted stars Ante Covic and Grant Brebner.
Postecoglou took charge at his first training session at AAMI Park on Tuesday before cutting the veteran duo.
Covic, 36, was named the Victory s player of the year on Friday but has been overlooked ahead of relative youngsters Tando Velaphi and Lawrence Thomas, who are both already contracted for next season.
I was pretty happy with my season last year and was hopeful of getting another contract, but sometimes things don t work out that way in football, Covic said.
Brebner, 34, made 120 appearances since joining from Scottish outfit Dundee United, including winning grand finals in 2007 and 2009.
The former Manchester United app…
Russia will be barred from competing as a nation at the Olympic Games, Winter Olympics and football World Cup over the next two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport partly upheld a suspension imposed for breaching anti-doping rules.
In 2019, Russia was handed a four-year ban from major international sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
WADA declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) non-compliant over inconsistencies in anti-doping data discovered during an investigation.
At the time, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated its support for Russia s ban, which meant athletes would be unable to compete under the Russian flag at the 2020 Olympics or the 2022 Winter Games.
In a landmark move on Thursday, …