Matthias Sammer has backed Jupp Heynckes to restore calm at Bayern Munich after impressing on his return to the Allianz Arena.
Bayern turned to Heynckes to replace Carlo Ancelotti after the Italian was sacked at the end of September following a 3-0 Champions League hammering at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
The 72-year-old – who led Die Roten to a historic treble in 2013 – signed a deal until the end of the current campaign, and will take charge of his first match back in charge when Bayern host Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
And Sammer, who was Bayern s sporting director until July 2016, says Heynckes is the perfect choice to lead the club after a difficult start to the 2017-18 campaign.
Absolutely [it is] 100 per cent the right decisio…
Brazil put in a dominant performance on Sunday as they secured a 2-0 win over Panama in their pre-Copa America Centenario warm-up game.
Jonas, called up as an injury replacement for Ricardo Oliveira, gave Brazil the lead inside two minutes at Dick s Sporting Goods Park in Denver.
It was the Benfica striker s first international goal since November 2011, when he scored a double in Brazil s 2-0 friendly win over Egypt.
Debutant Gabriel doubled Brazil s lead in the second half to round out the win in their final friendly before facing Ecuador in their first Copa America group-stage match.
Brazil also face Haiti and Peru in Group B, while Panama must tackle Argentina, Chile and Bolivia in Group D of the special-edition tournament held in the United Sta…
As a country that’s been waiting on a World Cup glory since 1966, England has had little regard for international football during the most recent times.
Nation Team Criticism
Devalued and depreciated, the Three Lions would often be at a receiving end of criticism for lack of results at the brightest stage.
Some it well-deserved due to the fact England players usually lack grit and determination the players from other countries display when playing against the Premier League stars. Some of it, on the other end, occurring almost chronically due to the fact English players fail to produce same level of performances they would display while away on international duty.
The recently finished World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign brought a renewed sense of optimism as …
Juventus have paid tribute to Martin Caceres after confirming the Uruguay defender has left the club upon the expiry of his contract.
Caceres returned to Juve for a second spell in January 2012 initially on a loan deal before making the move permanent at the end of the 2011-12 campaign.
The 29-year-old is one of eight Juve players to have won a historic five consecutive Serie A titles, while he also picked up Coppa Italia winners medals in the past two seasons.
Juventus football club can today confirm the departure of Martin Caceres, whose contract expires today on 30 June 2016, a statement on the club s website read.
Now at the end of his second spell with the Bianconeri, the Uruguayan defender will be forever remembered as one of eight players to have…
Tottenham s Premier League title hopes rest squarely on star striker Harry Kane, according to former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand.
Spurs travel to face United on Saturday with the sides locked together on 20 points apiece after nine matches as the closest challengers to early pacesetters Manchester City in the title race.
Following Wednesday s surprise EFL Cup defeat to West Ham, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino told beIN Sports We ll see when asked whether Kane was a doubt for the Old Trafford showdown.
The England striker was substituted during the closing stages of Spurs 4-1 win over Liverpool last weekend, holding his hamstring after scoring twice.
Kane has already scored 17 times for club and country this term and, althou…
Celtic have completed the signing of Aston Villa winger Scott Sinclair on a four-year-deal.
Sinclair was part of a Villa side that was relegated from the Premier League last season, having joined the club permanently in 2015 following a loan spell from Manchester City.
The 27-year-old will now try to rejuvenate his career with the Scottish Premiership champions and he is reunited with new Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers, who he played under at Swansea City.
It feels amazing to have joined Celtic, Sinclair, who cost a reported £3.5million, said in a statement on the club s official website.
I had to look at this move and I thought it would be great for me. And because I know the manager and I know what to expect, hopefully I can get off to a flying start…
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In what is an all-star showdown at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Friday evening, Spain and Portugal will face off in a friendly showdown.
Spain
Starting with the hosts, while Spain might have last been seen back in March collecting back-to-back 2-1 and 3-1 wins against Georgia and Kosovo, the former world champions have struggled to find top gear. Despite signing off their run to the Nations League semi-finals with that famous 6-0 romp against Germany on home soil last year, Luis Enrique s side could only open their World Cup qualifying campaign with a shock 1-1 draw against Greece in Granada. Nevertheless, still opening this summer s European Championships as one of the standout picks, the one-time Barcelona boss should be boost…
Ernesto Valverde has the backing of Barcelona s backroom staff according to sporting director Eric Abidal, who moved to distance the Blaugrana from clubs that change coaches after bad results .
Barcelona are top of LaLiga, level on points with second-placed Real Madrid, but a 3-1 defeat at Levante and a goalless draw at home to Slavia Prague brought doubts over Valverde s leadership back to the fore among sections of the club s fanbase.
Ronaldo Koeman has been touted as a potential replacement for Valverde, should he leave the position he took up in May 2017.
Abidal admitted that Valverde s position is never far from the headlines, despite his back-to-back LaLiga triumphs, pointing to Barcelona s Champions League eliminations at the hands of Roma in 2017-18 and L…
Pep Guardiola suggested he is ready to name a strong Manchester City team against League One Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup after scheduling landed favourably for the Premier League leaders.
City cruised to a 4-0 victory over Basel in the Champions League on Tuesday and their fifth-round tie against League One Wigan does not come around until Monday, having been moved for television coverage.
Guardiola has used domestic cup competitions to field experimental line-ups from time to time during his City tenure but, with four routes to silverware still open for the EFL Cup finalists, he insists the trip to the DW Stadium will be strictly business and preceded by three full training sessions.
It depends [on the time] between the games, Guardiola told a pre-match news c…
Olivier Giroud has been handed a recall by France and a chance to put himself firmly back in Didier Deschamps World Cup plans.
The Milan striker has not featured in a match for France since Les Bleus exited Euro 2020 at the hands of Switzerland last June.
He has 46 goals for his country in 110 games, which puts him only five strikes behind Thierry Henry on the team s all-time list.
It appeared Giroud s international career might be over as coach Deschamps opted against calling him into recent squads.
However, a calf injury sustained by Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, ruling him out of Sunday s game against Barcelona, has led to Giroud landing a summons to join up with France for the upcoming friendlies against Ivory Coast and South Africa.
Th…