The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL The FA reached out to Carlo Ancelotti over taking the role of England manager prior to settling on Thomas Tuchel, it has seemingly been revealed. Nottingham Forest – fresh from a £750,000 fine for an astonishing online attack on a VAR official – are...
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Thomas Tuchel relishing ‘one-of-a-kind experience’ of English football again
Thomas Tuchel cannot wait to sample the “one-of-a-kind experience” of English football again as he hopes to win hearts and minds, as well as the World Cup. The 51-year-old German’s appointment as England head coach on an 18-month contract through to the 2026 finals was confirmed on Wednesday, with his official start date set as...
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What Thomas Tuchel appointment says about English football | Sporting News United Kingdom
“This is a dark day for English football. We are the laughing stock of the world game.” That’s how The Daily Mail reacted to a recent UEFA Champions League winner being appointed as Gareth Southgate’s successor with the England men’s national team. “A DARK DAY FOR ENGLAND,” boomed the headline, while capital letters also made...
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Tuchel to speak to press after being unveiled, ex-Chelsea assistant joins him
Tricky Thomas talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan discussed the potential positives and negatives of appointing Thomas Tuchel earlier today. Tuchel, who is now the frontrunner for the England job, won the Champions League at Chelsea, the Bundesliga at Bayern and Ligue 1 with PSG. However, his dismissal from all of those jobs was somewhat controversial and Jordan...
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Thomas Tuchel agrees to become next England manager
Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the next England manager. The BBC has been told by two different sources that German Tuchel will become the third non-British permanent manager of the England men’s team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. England have been without a permanent manager since Gareth Southgate resigned following...
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England manager: Thomas Tuchel agrees to become Three Lions boss
‘A manager from the highest shelf’published at 21:49 British Summer Time 15 October 21:49 BST 15 October Constantin EcknerGerman football writer With the FA determined to sign a manager from the highest shelf of football, Tuchel has understandably been identified as a desirable target. Of course, many in England remember the way he led Chelsea...
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Ten takeaways from December and January’s fixture changes
The fixture amendments for December 2024 and January 2025 have been released and, as ever, the busiest months of the football calendar produce a bumper pack of matches to get excited about. There are 61 Premier League matches on live TV in the United Kingdom across these two months – the equivalent of one every...
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UK football team attacked with baseball bats after game as player suffers ‘life-changing injuries’
A football team in the United Kingdom were on the receiving end of a brutal attack, leaving one of their players with “life-changing injuries”. On Saturday afternoon, Avenue Hotspur FC and Llanrumney Athletic met in the Division 1 Cardiff & District League. Avenue Hotspur were away from home for the clash, losing 3-1 in a...
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Burning household rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power, BBC finds
The challenge is that even if local authorities wanted to move away from the use of energy-from-waste plants they are often unable to due to restrictive, long-term contracts. The BBC made Freedom of Information requests to every UK local authority responsible for disposing of waste, which revealed that they have at least £30bn-worth of contracts...
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England line up glamour friendly in United States next summer – Paper Talk
The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL England are lining up a summer friendly in the United States next summer. The Football Association are understood to be considering a game Stateside next June, potentially against the USA, who are now managed by Mauricio Pochettino. The organisation representing professional rugby players in...
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UEFA Nations League fixtures, results, schedule and format for European international football competition | Sporting News United Kingdom
Spain will seek to continue a golden era in the 2024/25 edition of the UEFA Nations League. Luis de la Fuente’s side produced a dazzling performance at Euro 2024, sweeping to a fourth European title as they won all seven of their matches in Germany. If that launches a spell of dominance comparable to La...
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Alex Salmond dead: Tributes after ex-first minister dies aged 69
Tribute from King Charles ‘feels significant’published at 13:16 British Summer Time 13 October 13:16 BST 13 October Glenn CampbellBBC Scotland Political Editor It is not every political veteran that receives a tribute from the monarch upon news of their death. That Alex Salmond’s “devotion to Scotland” has been praised by King Charles feels significant. Maybe...