Roy Hodgson has resigned as England manager following his side s humiliating Euro 2016 exit at the hands of Iceland on Monday.
Hodgson s contract was due to expire at the conclusion of the finals and the shock 2-1 defeat in the second round in Nice prompted the 68-year-old to announce his departure.
I m going to read a statement, so I will not be misquoted, he said in the post-match media conference.
I am extremely disappointed about the result and our exit. We haven t progressed as far as we were capable of and that s unacceptable.
We were the youngest team, which is both exciting and remarkable. I am pragmatic. My contract was up after the Euros and that is it. I will not continue.
My staff joined with me and they will leave with me. I wo…
Portugal midfielder Rony Lopes signed a new deal at Monaco, extending his stay with the Ligue 1 club until 2022.
Lopes, 22, arrived at Monaco more than three years ago, having spent part of his youth career with Premier League giants Manchester City.
He was linked with a possible return to City earlier this year, but has instead extended his deal with Monaco.
I am very happy here in Monaco. I want to thank the leaders, the staff, my team-mates and the fans for all the trust and support, Lopes said in a statement.
I ve always been told that tough times never last, but tough people do. The important thing at the moment is to look to the future, and my future belongs to . My commitment to the club and fans will always be 100%. Thank you all for always bein…
Tottenham will continue to host matches at Wembley Stadium until at least the end of the year as the opening date of their new home venue remains a mystery.
Construction deadlines have been repeatedly missed and chairman Daniel Levy confirmed the delays will push completion into 2019.
Grass was laid at the new ground in early October but the club s next eight home fixtures are certain to be played at Wembley after Spurs encountered problems out of their control.
While Tottenham will continue to push for a completion date, the club have decided to extend their Wembley stay to ensure supporters have clarity about their upcoming home matches.
I wish I was able to confirm an exact opening date and fixture, the chairman said in a statement.
However, …
Netherlands and Ajax legend Johan Neeskens has passed away at the age of 73, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has announced.
Neeskens played a key role in the Ajax and Netherlands teams credited with popularising total football in the 1970s, playing alongside Johan Cruyff for club and country.
Neeskens scored 17 goals in 49 appearances for his nation, helping them reach two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, only for West Germany and Argentina to beat them in those showpiece matches.
The midfielder scored the opening goal from the penalty spot in the first of those finals, only for goals from Paul Breitner and Gerd Muller to hand West Germany their second title.
He also helped Ajax win back-to-back Eredivisie crowns in 1971-72 and 1972-73, as w…
Former Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm has been named the German Footballer of the Year for 2017.
Lahm retired in May after winning eight Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokal crowns, one Champions League and the 2014 World Cup in an extraordinarily distinguished career.
The defender s roll of honour includes being added to Bayern s Hall of Fame, while he was voted Footballer of the Year after leading the club to another league title last season.
German sport journalists voted Lahm the clear winner of the award, with Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos in second and Borussia Dortmund s 31-goal Bundesliga top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finishing third.
What a great evening! Truly an honor to receive the Personal Merit Award of the Bavarian Minister-…
CF Montreal head coach Laurent Courtois has urged his players to prioritise their mental approach when they travel to New England Revolution on Wednesday.
Montreal snapped a four-match winless streak in MLS at the weekend with a 2-1 win over Charlotte FC, but they have registered back-to-back victories in the league since March.
They sit 12th in the Eastern Conference but still have an outside chance of making the playoffs if they can string together a run of positive results.
Courtois did not get over-excited by the win over Charlotte and is already looking at how to improve to get another three points on the board.
I am happy, we are talking about things that are positive, but for me, there are always both [no matter the result], Courtois said.
UEFA has announced the away goals rule will no longer be used in any of the organisation s club competitions for the 2021-22 season.
The regulation was first introduced in 1965 to decide the outcome of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the teams were level on aggregate.
However, statistical data has shown a reduction in the gap between home and away wins, according to data released by the governing body on Wednesday, as well as the average number of goals scored at home and on the road.
Following the recommendation of both its club competitions committee and women s football committee, UEFA has abolished the ruling for the upcoming campaign, with the change made ahead of the start of the qualifying phases.
The away goals rule has been an intr…
Patrik Schick s sensational long-range strike for the Czech Republic against Scotland has been voted Euro 2020 s Goal of the Tournament.
The Bayer Leverkusen forward scored twice in the 2-0 win at Hampden Park on matchday one in the group stage, the second of those goals from just inside the Scotland half.
The goal was measured at 49.7 yards, making it the furthest distance a goal has been scored at the European Championship since such data was first recorded in 1980.
Schick spotted opposition goalkeeper David Marshall off his line and left the back-pedalling Scotsman red faced to overtake Torsten Frings previous record of 38.6 yards for Germany against the Netherlands at Euro 2004.
Speaking after the match on June 14, Schick confirmed he had spotted Mars…
Reigning European and world champions Spain have finished 2012 at the summit of the FIFA rankings for the fifth time in succession.
Joachim Loew s Germany remain the second-placed team in the standings, with South American giants Argentina completing the podium.
Euro 2012 finalists Italy have climbed one place and now sit fourth, ahead of Colombia who were named Mover of the Year after reaching fifth position from 36th at the start of the year.
England are sixth, while Portugal (seventh, three down), Netherlands (eighth, one down), Russia (ninth) and Croatia (10th) complete the rest of the top 10.
Copa America holders Uruguay have to settle for 16th place after dropping five places, while 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil are only 18th.
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The first full slate of NFL preseason games gets underway on Thursday night as the New York Giants head to Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
Thursday night will be new Giants boss Brian Daboll’s first game as a head coach, and he’ll look to oversee a rapid turnaround for a proud franchise that limped to a 4-13 record last season.
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