Rooney returning to England after second spell at DC United
October 9 – Wayne Rooney has left his management role at MLS outfit DC United after his team failed to reach the MLS playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Performance
Antwerp pay the penalty of learning Champions League lessons the hard way
By Samindra Kunti in Antwerp
October 5 – On a night of high and low emotions in the Champions League, Newcastle United spectacularly overcame star-studded PSG 4-1 at an electric St James Park, while Belgian champions Antwerp failed to win their first-ever UCL match after giving away a two-goal lead on home soil in a 3-2 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine.
Botafogo fire Bruno Lage as pursuit of Serie A title stutters
October 4 – Brazilian league leaders Botafogo have dismissed manager Bruno Lage following a series of disappointing results and his sidelining of star striker Tiquinho Soares.
Rangers hope management change will stop the rot
October 2 – A third defeat in seven Scottish Premiership games led to Rangers firing manager Michael Beale on Sunday after less than a year in the hot seat and putting club favourite Steven Davis in interim charge.
Flamengo fire Sampaoli, Tite favourite to take on coaching of Brazil’s biggest club
September 29 – Rio club Flamengo have dismissed their manager Jorge Sampaoli after his side failed to win the Copa do Brasil at the weekend.
Bayern, Barca, PSG, Napoli and Man City top ‘most dominant’ ranking
September 29 – The CIES Football Observatory, using Wyscout data, has released a report ranking European clubs by their ‘dominance’. Not surprisingly, Barcelona, Bayern, Napoli, PSG and Man City are ranked as the ‘most dominant’ teams in their respective leagues.
Gattuso replaces Marcelino at Olympique Marseilles
September 28 – Olympique Marseille have appointed Gennaro Gattuso as their new head coach following the resignation of Marcelino.
Belgium’s Kortrijk fires another manager with Still replaced by returning De Boeck
September 24 – Belgian club Kortrijk have dismissed their coach Edward Still following a dramatic start to the season and moved to name Glen De Boeck as his successor.
In Flick’s footsteps. Germany put Nagelsmann in charge for home-hosted Euro 2024
September 22 – Less than two weeks after Hansi Flick’s departure, Germany have appointed Julian Nagelsmann as new manager to lead the national team until the European Championship on home soil.
Data finds majority of matches in major leagues now run longer than 100 minutes
September 21 – A substantial 52.4% of matches now last more than 100 minutes. This statistic fluctuates significantly among various leagues, peaking in the Middle East and plummeting in Finland.
Poland promote from within with Probierz moving up to replace sacked Santos
September 20 – Michal Probierz has replaced Fernando Santos as coach of Poland’s national team.
Gunners fired up for Champions League return after 7-year wait
September 20 – Arsenal return to the Champions League for the first time in the post-Wenger era when the London club take on PSV Eindhoven in their Group B curtain raiser.
Kuntz loses Turkey job after loss to Japan and hammering his less-than-100% players
September 18 – Stefan Kuntz has been sacked as Turkey manager after criticising is players following the national team’s friendly 4-2 loss to Japan that followed an under-performing Euro qualifying draw with Armenia.
Richarlison seeks help to put domestic challenges behind him and re-find form for Spurs
September 14 – Tottenham Hotspur’s misfiring Brazilian international Richarlison is to “seek psychological help” when he returns to England after the international break.
Poland fire Santos after six games as Euro 2024 qualifying hits the rocks
September 14 – Fernando Santos has been sacked as Poland manager after six games and less than nine months in charge.