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Middlesbrough have offered Michael Carrick the managerial position after an interview last week. The club is confident the former Man Utd coach will take the job and be in charge for this weekend's game against Huddersfield.
Fresh talks over the weekend have seen Steve Gibson make his move.
Club confident he will accept and be in charge by the weekend.
Maurizio Sarri spoke with RSI Sport on the state of modern football.
"Football must be saved by itself and by its own institutions. We are going down a road where it is impossible to show beauty. "
"Having to play 60 to 70 games a year leads players to train less and produce a less spectacular game. We are at a time when sport has become business, in which appearance matters more. "
"The money earned in football is as immoral as the world today. If an actor takes $ 30 million for a film it is immoral but then the earnings justify it. I think it is unfair, but he is part of today's world . "
British pundits can't seem to admit the Ronaldo in their head is not the one on the pitch.
Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted for Marcus Rashford after 72 minutes of Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Newcastle United on Sunday. The Portugal international had mustered one shot and 19 passes, of which only a shade over 57% had found their intended target.
Manchester City believe that Jürgen Klopp unnecessarily and irresponsibly inflamed tensions before Sunday’s match at Anfield because of the comments he made in his pre-match press conference, according to The Times.
Saturday was a historic occasion for Celtic’s James Forrest as he reached 100 goals for the club, scoring a stunning hat-trick in their 6-1 victory over Hibernian at Celtic Park.
Manchester City's have complained their bus was attacked when leaving Anfield after their 1-0 defeat against Liverpool.
Karim Benzema is the favourite to scoop up the prestigious France Football award.
Diogo Jota will undergo scans today to see the extent of his injury, there are fears that he could miss the World Cup.
Pep Guardiola was not happy with Manchester City's disallowed goal, he had this to say...
Mo Salah and Liverpool rewound the clock on Sunday to beat champions Manchester City 1-0.
The Premier League are considering bringing competitive games to America, they wants to stage a pre-season tournament in the States next summer.
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