Chelsea have the appointment of Frank Lampard as their new manager.

The London Blues parted ways with Maurizio Sarri at the end of the 2018/19 season and reports immediately appeared about the possibility of Lampard returning to the club where he spent the best part of his career.

I am immensely proud to be returning to Chelsea as head coach. Everyone knows my love for this club and the history we have shared, however, my sole focus is on the job in hand and preparing for the season ahead. I am here to work hard, bring further success to the club and I cannot wait to get started,  the 41-year-old told the club s official website.

As a player, Lampard joined Chelsea from West Ham back in 2001 and spent 13 illustrious years at Stamford Bridge, winning three Pre…

Inter have announced the departure of head coach Roberto Mancini by mutual agreement amid reports of a fallout with the club hierarchy.

The 51-year-old returned for a second spell as manager at San Siro in November 2014, but has been unable to steer the club back to the Champions League.

The only full season of Mancini s latest spell ended with Inter finishing fourth in Serie A, even though they had sat top as late as January.

The club released a statement on Monday that read: F.C. Internazionale Milano confirms that it has parted company with head coach Roberto Mancini by mutual agreement.

Inter would like to place on record its thanks to Roberto for the work carried out with the team since joining in November 2014.

Last season the club led Ser…

Serie A heavyweights AC Milan have all but confirmed interest in Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini.

Rossoneri sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli opened up on the Belgian following AC Milan’s win over Fiorentina, claiming that ‘Fellaini could become an important player for us’.

“We know he is not going to renew with United, but it’s difficult to say that we have closed the deal. He has important attributes. We will do something in that role but we are keeping everything in reserve. First we have to secure our signings, then announce them.”, he said.

AC Milan finished the 2017/18 season in sixth place in the standings and will compete in the Europa League next season.

Rossoneri have invested a great deal in squad rebuilding l…

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo denied James Rodriguez is poised to join the LaLiga side, adding there have not been negotiations for the Real Madrid midfielder.

Tipped to move to Napoli throughout the off-season, Atletico have reportedly emerged as the favourites to sign James as the Italian outfit and Madrid struggle to reach an agreement.

James is set to leave Madrid following a two-year loan spell at Bayern Munich, who opted not to make the deal permanent at the end of 2018-19.

Asked about Colombia star James, Cerezo told reporters: Atletico are interested in great players and James is a great player, but from that to he s going to come, there s some distance.

Negotiations? Not that I know of, no.

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Former Marseille coach Rolland Courbis, who has lost appeals against a two-year jail term for accepting transfer bungs between 1997 and 1999, has been taken into custody by police, according to a judicial source.

Courbis, 56, was taken into custody after watching a match at the Velodrome between Marseille and Montpellier, the team that he coached last year.

He was being sought, it s not surprising, said the official, who asked not to be named.

The former Marseille boss was in 2006 handed a three-year jail term, fined 375,000 euros (550,000 dollars) and banned from holding any function related to football for five years over the transfers of 15 players, including that of former France international Christophe Dugarry and former Italy forward Fabrizio Ravanelli.<…

English Premiership club Newcastle United is no longer for sale, owner Mike Ashley said Sunday after failing to find a buyer.

The billionaire sportswear magnate has decided to push ahead with his own plans for the club following a fruitless three-month campaign to find an interested party.

Ashley engaged the services of investment bank Seymour Pierce after deciding to call it a day at St James Park in September following mass protests against his regime in the wake of Kevin Keegan s departure as manager.

Ashley said in a statement on the club s official website: I am happy to end the uncertainty the fans may have had about the future direction of Newcastle United.

I know just how important that is to you.

I have withdrawn Newcastle United fr…

Alan Irvine feels the hard work is starting to pay off ahead of West Brom s trip to QPR in the Premier League on Saturday.

Back-to-back clean sheets and a return of four points from the last two games have seen West Brom climb to 14th in the top flight.

But QPR, who occupy the final relegation spot, are just three points behind and are on an impressive run of form at home, having claimed 10 points from the last 12 available at Loftus Road.

Irvine recognises the significance of the clash against another team looking to pull away from the bottom three, but is confident that his side s efforts on the training ground will prove valuable.

It s a big game  big game for them, big game for us, he told the club s official website. It would be great for us to f…

Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta is confident that Gianluigi Buffon will see out his career with the Serie A side.

The 35-year-old who drew level with Fabio Cannavaro s record 136 Italy caps on Tuesday has been with the Turin club since 2001, winning four Serie A titles in that time.

Despite Buffon recently revealing that he considered leaving the Italian club in 2011, as well as rumours circulating of possible retirement, Marotta is confident that the former Parma man will be a Juventus player for years to come.

Buffon is a true champion, he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

He is a superlative professional.

My hope and wish is that he can defend Italy and Juve s goal for many years to come.

I believe and I hope that he will finish his career with Juve an…

Jorginho has a five-year contract waiting for him at Manchester City if he completes a move from Napoli to join the Premier League champions, his agent has claimed.

The Italy international is widely reported to have been identified by Pep Guardiola as the ideal midfield addition for the Citizens, but a transfer has yet to be agreed with the Serie A club.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has already said that the club have rejected a €50million offer from City for the midfielder, who has been capped eight times by Italy.

But it appears as though Jorginho is keen on making the move.

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Cadiz were 0-2 down at home against Barcelona with around five minutes of the match left to play when a medical emergency broke in the stands.

Goalkeeper Jeremias Conan Ledesma used his pace to help the medical team by bringing a defibrillator they obviously needed to save the life of a fan.

El arquero del Cadiz, Conan Ledesma corrió por un desfribilador, ya que un aficionado en el partido sufrió un ataque.

De momento el partido se encuentra pausado.

— ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes)

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