Last week, the Scottish Premiership announced the decision to declare the 2019/20 season closed, and to have Celtic, who topped the table 13 points ahead of rivals Rangers, crowned as champions.
In the current circumstances, there could be no proper trophy presentation or title parade. This is how they chose to do it instead.
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The Premier League will allow teams to make five substitutes during matches for the remaining games of the 2019-20 season.
It brings England s top flight into line with a temporary law amendment announced by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) last month.
World football s pre-eminent rule-making body made the alterations as a means to ease the strain on players returning to action following the extended coronavirus hiatus.
Clubs will also be able to name nine substitutes as opposed to the standard seven.
The Premier League is set to resume on June 17 with matches between Manchester City and Arsenal, and Aston Villa and Sheffield United.
Five rounds of coronavirus testing on players and staff have been conducted as part of Project R…
Eight-time French champions Nantes have sacked their manager Jean-Marc Furlan, the 52-year-old former Bordeaux defender said on Friday.
I found out from Franck Kita (son of Nantes chairman Waldermar) and Gilles Favard (Kita s adviser) that my tenure has come to end, Furlan said after seeing his Ligue 2 side beat Bastia 3-1.
Furlan only took over the reins of the Canaries in December 2009, having previously coached Strasbourg.
Nantes were once a dominant force in French football, winning the last of their eight Ligue 1 titles in 2001.
They also have three French Cups to their name, but the club is now languishing in 14th place in France s second tier.
Press reports say Nantes s former assistant manager Baptiste Gentili is the front runner to take…
German Bundesliga side VFL Wolfsburg have announced that they have hired former midfielder Pierre Littbarski as Steve McClaren s number two at the Volkswagen Arena. Littbarski, who was part of the West German squad at three different World Cups between 1981 and 1990, returns to his native land after a gap of eight years.
In Germany, Littbarski was last seen coaching Duisburg. After leaving Duisburg, he moved to Japan, where he coached Yokohama FC. A successful stint at Sydney FC followed, where Littbarski guided the club to the inaugural A-League Championship. In 2006, Littbarski returned to Japan with Avispa, but left them two years later for a short spell with Saipa FC. In November 2008, he was appointed manager of Swiss club Vaduz.
Littbarski was also considere…
Hansi Flick has decided to step down from his role as sporting director at the German Football Association (DFB) with immediate effect.
The 51-year-old joined the DFB in 2006, initially as assistant coach to Joachim Low, before taking the position of sporting director in 2014.
Flick was contracted to the DFB until 2019, but has stepped down to spend more time with his family.
Hansi Flick has done a lot for German football over the past 10 years, DFB president Reinhard Grindel said.
He played a key role in our World Cup win alongside Jogi Low and has done important things for the future as sporting director.
We are sad to see him go, but we respect his personal wish to leave.
Flick enjoyed his biggest success in 2014 when Germany beat…
Paul Pogba has described Antoine Griezmann as a brother as speculation continues to link the Atletico Madrid star with Manchester United.
A report in England in the past week claimed that talks between United and Griezmann had reached an advanced stage, with Jose Mourinho said to be willing to match the forward s €100million release clause.
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo responded by saying that he expects Griezmann who joined from Real Sociedad in 2014 to stay with the club for years to come.
But Pogba has likely encouraged further talk of the 25-year-old joining United by saying that their relationship off the field encourages them to play well together.
I always have good times when I m with Grizou, he told Telefoot. He s my brother, we re always…
Luis Suarez is eager to stay at Barcelona amid MLS interest, while Chelsea may have a choice to make.
Suarez, 33, is out of contract at the LaLiga giants next year and has been linked with a move away.
The forward seemingly has options.
TOP STORY – SUAREZ WANTS BARCELONA STAY AMID INTER MIAMI INTEREST
Suarez has no intention of leaving Barcelona, according to Sport.
It comes after Mundo Deportivo reported Suarez has an offer from MLS club Inter Miami, but wants to extend his stay at Barca beyond 2021.
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Suarez has scored 19 goals in 34 games in 2019-20.
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Market: Nottingham Forest win
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Looking to make a return to winning ways in midweek, Nottingham Forest will welcome Hull to the City Ground on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi may have seen his side s 11-match unbeaten Championship run come to an end over the weekend, many around the City Ground have been impressed by their eye-catching start to the campaign. With their sights firmly set on securing a play-off finish this season, there is no doubt that the former Rennes boss will be most impressed by his side s form on home soil. Picking up back-to-back 1-0 victories over Barnsley and Brentford, Forest are unbeaten in their last four matches at the City Ground.
As for the visitors, while Hull may…
Wayne Rooney will pay just nominal damages to his former agents Proactive after an attempt to sue him for £4.3 million (6.6 million dollars).
The Manchester United and England star will have to pay only a restitutional remedy amounting to around £90,000 (138,227 dollars) following the ruling into his court battle with the sports management firm.
Rooney and his wife Coleen had been taken to court by Proactive, who claimed the couple had withheld the commission on multi-million pound deals brokered during the time they represented him.
The 24-year-old made no payments after football agent Paul Stretford, a director and founder of Proactive, left the firm in October 2008 taking with him Rooney and the revenue his fame generated.
Rooney was signed by Stret…
Eduardo in typical pose
I really hope that former Arsenal striker Eduardo can resurrect his career in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk. The twenty-seven year old striker signed a four year deal with the club last week for a reported £6 million.
Horrendous
Eduardo was looking the part at Arsenal until he suffered an horrendous injury by breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle in a challenge with Martin Taylor of Birmingham in February 2008. He missed a whole year from the game and since his return he just hasn’t quite looked to be the same player.
The Arsenal website paid the following tribute to the Croatian striker,
Eduardo s recovery from his injury sustained at Birmingham City in February 2008 is a testament to his strength as a human being…