Xabi Alonso Signs 4-Year Chelsea Deal: 8th Manager in 4
Xabi Alonso has signed a four-year contract to become Chelsea's eighth head coach since 2022, taking over next season after his January sacking by Real Madrid.
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Xabi Alonso has signed a four-year contract to become Chelsea's eighth head coach since 2022, taking over next season after his January sacking by Real Madrid.
Strasbourg finish 8th, miss European spot as coach Gary O'Neil targets two strikers for next season while Joaquin Panichelli is out with ACL injury.
Monaco travel to Strasbourg missing 9 players including Golovin (broken finger), Pogba (dead leg), Dier (ankle) for final L1 match with Europe on line.
Harry Kane's hat-trick powered Bayern to a 5-1 win, with Stuttgart clinching Champions League and Wolfsburg securing a playoff spot on Bundesliga's final day.
Heart of Midlothian missed out on a first Scottish title since 1960 after a 3-1 loss to Celtic, with a pitch invasion and player harassment marring the finale.
LFP to miss FFF's second Pride Tournament on May 16, the only event fighting homophobia in French football this year, sparking criticism from FFF official.
Darmstadt offers four-year contract to Alec Georgen as right-back leaves Dunkerque; unnamed Ligue 1 club also monitors after Team of the Season nod.
South Korea World Cup squad includes Son Heung-min for 4th tournament, Kim Min-jae, Lee Kang-in, and Jens Castrop, first foreign-born player at finals.
Kylian Mbappé unleashed a post-match attack on coach Alvaro Arbeloa after Oviedo snub, exposing turmoil at Real Madrid over tactics and Xabi Alonso's departure.
Corinne Diacre leaves Olympique Marseille after one season, citing squad guarantee disputes despite a 9th-place finish. The split was amicable.
Rory McIlroy shoots bogey-free 67 to get within 5 of lead at PGA Championship, then slams course setup as 'not great' for bunched leaderboard.
Sochaux returned to Ligue 2 after a three-year exile and near-financial collapse, clinching promotion with a 2-0 win. Emotional scenes at Stade Bonal.
Aston Villa secured Champions League football with a 4-2 victory over Liverpool, as Ollie Watkins' double and goals from Morgan Rogers and John McGinn sealed
Middlesbrough wants Southampton banned from Championship final vs Hull on May 23 over spying allegations. EFL hearing before May 19 may change plans.
Tunisia World Cup squad: Montassar Talbi, Ali Abdi, Khalil Ayari in; Ferjani Sassi, Yassine Meriah, Seiffeddine Jaziri out. Group F: Sweden, Japan, Netherlands.
Luka Elsner details chaos at KS Cracovie that led to mutual exit, including player sales and captain’s injury, as Polish media branded club a ‘cabaret.’
With the Coupe de France final days away, France Télévisions halved its TV rights offer to €4M, leaving the FFF scrambling as budget cuts hit.
OM midfielder Valentin Rongier says the pressure is on Rennes ahead of Sunday's decider, with three points lifting OM into Champions League contention in the
Female athletes face 2-6x ACL injury risk, with 338 post-op days and up to 42% recurrence. Key factors: anatomy and hormones, per OL Lyonnes' panel.
Didier Deschamps named his final France squad for the 2026 World Cup, ending a 14-year tenure that transformed Les Bleus, marking an emotional close to an era.