Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, whose net annual salary may reach 10 million euros, will also be vice-president of Anzhi Makhachkala in charge of development. The 65-year-old former manager of the South Korean and Australian national teams became a hero in Rus

The Brazilian defender arrived at Stamford Bridge from Benfica in January 2011 for a fee of around £30 million. Torres revealed that the 24-year-old would be his choice Chelsea player to join the Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup winners squad. He told the cl

"Today Guus Hiddink signed the contract. As well as the post of chief coach, Hiddink will also occupy the post as vice president of the club in charge of development," Anzhi revealed in a statement on Friday. Hiddink said Suleyman Kerimov, Anzhi's owner,

MOSCOW: Dutch coaching legend Guus Hiddink on Friday signed an 18-month deal with ambitious Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala that reportedly makes him one of the world's highest-paid managers. Hiddink will now be joining a club that already includes the su

Moscow: Dutch coaching legend Guus Hiddink on Friday signed an 18-month deal with Russia's upstarts Anzhi Makhachkala that reportedly makes him one of the world's highest-paid managers. The 65-year-old former manager of the South Korean and Australian na

COMMENT With the shock announcement that Marco van Basten would be their new head coach at the end of the current season, modest Eredivisie outfit Heerenveen suddenly became a hot topic all over the world. The former AC Milan star is still one of the big

Artificial pitches could make a return to English football after club chairmen voted to hold a formal consultation on the controversial surfaces. The so-called 'plastic pitches' were banned in all four divisions in 1995 when the likes of Luton and QPR we

Firstly, Capello’s record as England Manager is not as bad as the British tabloids would have you believe. Fans that are capable of forming their own opinion should look to the facts. England qualified for both major tournaments that were entered under C

Fabio Capello is a great coach, he has proved it many times. However, his work with England left an ambiguous impression. On the one hand - a failure in the qualifying competition for Euro 2008 and the 1-4 defeat of Germany in the World Cup. On the other

Reuters - 12 minutes ago ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Former Netherlands coach Marco van Basten is to take charge of Heerenveen from July 1 on a two-year deal, the Dutch club said on Monday. Van Basten, 47, will succeed Ron Jans whose contr

Kuna, who played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, scored nine goals for Czechoslovakia which peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. In 1971, Kuna played alongside the likes of Bobby Charlton and Gerd Muller in a world Happy B

Capello’s departure just 4 months before a major tournament leaves a lot to be desired, and a bad taste in the mouth too. Whatever the reasons behind the reasons for his departure are, the presented facts are that Capello spoke out against the FA’s decis

A measure of how far the Football Association has progressed over the past four and a half years was the stark contrast in tone and professionalism struck on Thursday afternoon during the press conference to explain the latest England managerial vacancy

South Africa, scoring a fantastic goal against Slovakia, as well as the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and UEFA Euro 2008. His remarkable eye for goal has permitted him to net some stunning strikes for Torino No comments [Comments are now closed for this p

IT RARELY ends well for England football managers. At least in Fabio Capello’s case it was his own decision to quit. That is not always a luxury afforded to holders of what has been dubbed "the impossible job"... Steve McClaren, 2008 The pathetic sight o

From the GQ archive: As Fabio Capello resigns as England manager, GQ revisits this classic interview from just before the 2010 World Cup. Then Capello told us that after John Terry had been sacked because of revelations about an affair with Wayne Bridge'

08.02.2012 - El italiano Fabio Capello renunció hoy, a menos de cuatro meses del inicio de la Eurocopa (2012), a su puesto de entrenador de la selección inglesa. El móvil público de la decisión es la oposición a la medida unilateral de la FA (Asociación

Fabio Capello remains one of the worlds finest tacticians and man managers. He also knows how to make a point. Source: AFP MANAGING the English national team may be the toughest job in international sport because of the unrealistic expectations placed on

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Fabio Capello’s turbulent reign as England manager ended on Wednesday when he resigned after meeting FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne at Wembley stadium. The discussions followed the FA decisi