African All Stars Transfer News & Rumours: Sadio Mane to sign long-term Liverpool deal
Sadio Mane is expected to follow teammate Mohamed Salah and pen a long-term contract with Liverpool this summer, Daily Star reports. The Reds are ready to reward the Senegal international after hitting 20 goals across all competitions last season and fend reported interests from Real Madrid. The 26-year-old is still under contract with the Merseyside outfit until 2021 following his
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2018-07-04 02:00:00
Eboue: Guardiola was killing Toure's career and Man City exit had to happen
The Ivorian has left the Premier League champions as a free agent amid a flurry of insults, with a fellow countryman understanding his frustration Yaya Toure had to get out of Manchester City because Pep Guardiola was
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2018-07-04 02:00:00
Shay Given: Frank Lampard gives former keeper Derby County coaching role
New Derby County boss Frank Lampard has appointed former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given as the Rams' new head goalkeeping coach. He has also brought in Chelsea backroom team member Chris Jones as first-team coach and Manchester City's Stephen Rands as head of performance analysis. Given's coaching role will be his first since his playing career ended in 2017. The former Newcastle, City and Aston Villa stopper was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016-17 campaign. Read more: Lampard's Derby start season at Reading "He's had many, many, years as a top goalkeeper. Performance-wise, he was incredible, and he has now achieved his goalkeeper coaching license," Lampard told Derby's website. "I'm very pleased to have Shay as part of the team and not just for what he will bring as a goalkeeper coach, but what he will also bring to the dressing room in a much broader scheme." Jones joined Chelsea's staff in 2006 after three years with Fulham's academy, while Rands moved to Manchester City from Scunthorpe in 2011 as performance analyst, initially working under then boss Roberto Mancini.
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2018-06-29 02:00:00
Ian Cathro: Ex-Hearts boss teams up with Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo
Wolves have appointed former Hearts manager Ian Cathro as first-team coach, rekindling a partnership with manager Nuno Espirito Santo. The 31-year-old joins the Premier League newcomers after working with the Portuguese between 2012 and 2015. Cathro, who spent eight months at Tynecastle, said he was "very excited" about the role. The Scot was Nuno's assistant at Rio Ave in 2012 and then at Valencia before leaving for family reasons. "I am very excited about joining Wolves and looking forward to working with a coach and staff I know, trust and believe in," Cathro said in a club statement on Thursday. "All of us share the same footballing philosophy and that is such an important factor for a successful coaching team. Wolves are a fantastic club with a rich history and lots of potential and I can't wait to get started." Cathro, who met Nuno on a Scottish Football Association coaching course in 2009, was introduced to the Wolves squad on Wednesday. The Molineux club won the Championship last season by nine points, sealing automatic promotion with four matches to spare.
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2018-06-29 02:00:00
Jake Caprice: Tranmere Rovers sign Leyton Orient defender on two-year deal
Promoted Tranmere Rovers have signed defender Jake Caprice from National League side Leyton Orient. The 25-year-old right-back has signed a two-year contract at Prenton Park. Caprice began his career at Crystal Palace before moves to Blackpool and Lincoln City - as well as loan spells at Dagenham & Redbridge, St Mirren and Tamworth before two seasons at Woking. "He's a player who has impressed me every time I've seen him play," said Rovers manager Micky Mellon. "He's quick, strong and likes to get forward. He brings us competition for the right back spot and that's healthy." Caprice, who moves in the opposite direction to striker James Alabi, who went to Brisbane Road on Tuesday, is League Two Rovers' fifth summer signing.
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2018-06-29 02:00:00
Steven Gerrard: Rangers players needed extra time off to recover mentally
Steven Gerrard says he gave Rangers' players a few extra days holiday to help them recover emotionally from a traumatic season. Gerrard took over after a campaign in which the Ibrox club finished third and dispensed with two managers. "They have been battered from pillar to post and been criticised really heavily," the manager told Rangers TV. "It was a tough season mentally with the players, so we wanted to give them extra time off with their families." Gerrard is pleased with the way his squad responded physically to cramming two weeks of pre-season training into 10 days. "I think I am slightly ahead, certainly from a fitness point of view," he said. "But, to do that, we had to make sure that this 10 days was really tough and we pushed them. "They have actually over-delivered in terms of the numbers they have given us back physically, so from a fitness point of view, I am delighted. "And, from a technical and tactical point of view, I think we are where I wanted us to be. "The idea was to take time in terms of getting the messages and the philosophy over to the players. "A lot of them are bright and a lot of them have taken it on-board quicker than others. "But I suppose I am satisfied in terms of the football side of it, but I am very confident we will be ready when we need to be." While pleased about fitness levels, Gerrard stressed that he would be demanding tactical improvements before the season begins. "That isn't going to happen in eight or nine days," he said. "It is something we will have to build over time, but the important thing in these eight or nine days of pre-season was to really get things over to them slowly in terms of the three phases of the pitch." Gerrard also praised the academy players who travelled to Rangers' training camp in Spain. Left-back Matty Shiels, centre-half Aidan Wilson, winger Serge Atakayi, wingers Glenn Middleton, midfielder Stephen Kelly and striker Zak Rudden all joined the first team. "They have been fantastic," Gerrard added. "They have been professional, they have given everything they have got and I am really excited by a few of them too. "We have had six really good ones with us here and I have a bit of thinking to do in terms if I keep a few of them around the first team squad."
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2018-06-29 02:00:00
Timothee Dieng: Midfielder joins Southend United from Bradford City
Southend United have signed French midfielder Timothee Dieng from League One rivals Bradford City. Dieng turned down a new deal at Bradford to sign a two-year contract, with an option for an extra year, at Roots Hall. The 26-year-old has made more than 100 League One appearances for the Bantams and, previously, Oldham Athletic. "I've spent four seasons in this division, so I know how hard it can be," Dieng
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2018-06-29 02:00:00
Irish Premiership: Champions Crusaders face Ards in season opener
Crusaders will kick off their defence of the Irish Premiership crown at home against Ards on Saturday 4 August. The fixtures for the 2018-2019 season have paired Glenavon against Linfield at Mourneview Park on the opening day with Glentoran at home to Cliftonville. League runners-up Coleraine start at home to Warrenpoint Town while newly promoted sides Institute and Newry City play each other at the Brandywell. It will be the first Irish League match played at the ground since 1971. Institute will ground-share with Derry City this season after severe flooding in August 2017 forced them from the Riverside Stadium. The opening day of the 2018-2019 fixtures also includes Dungannon Swifts at home to Ballymena United.
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2018-06-29 02:00:00
Dagenham & Redbridge sign defenders Gavin Hoyte and Alex Davey
National League side Dagenham & Redbridge have re-signed defender Gavin Hoyte and brought in centre-back Alex Davey from Boreham Wood. Hoyte, 28, made 68 league appearances for the Daggers between 2012 and 2014 and joins from Eastleigh. Former Chelsea trainee Davey, 23, featured 13 times for the Wood last season after moving to Meadow Park from Cheltenham in January. Both players have agreed one-year contracts with the east London club.
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2018-06-29 02:00:00
Cardiff City sign striker Bobby Reid from Bristol City
Cardiff City have completed the signing of Bristol City forward Bobby Reid for a fee reported to be