Arsenal appear to be spiralling into a deeper mess as the days pass.
Just over a week on from sacking Unai Emery, the Gunners now reportedly have doubts over how long Freddie Ljungberg should be left in charge.
Misjudging the situation could have serious ramifications for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s future.
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Arsenal fear interim boss Ljungberg s lack of managerial experience will force them to make a full-time appointment before the end of the season, reports The Mirror.
Gunners chiefs seemed set to back the Swede when Emery was moved aside but a draw with Norwich City at Carrow Road and the 2-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion in midweek have cast doubt over his capabilities.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic s international career ended in disappointment as Sweden exited Euro 2016 following a 1-0 defeat to Belgium in Nice.
The captain revealed ahead of the game that he would be retiring from Sweden duty when they went out of the tournament, a fate that was sealed by Radja Nainggolan s impressive strike six minutes from time.
Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku both had goals ruled out in the second half of a match that only caught fire in the closing stages, with Sweden paying the price for their failure to break down Marc Wilmots men.
Belgium put in a subdued performance, but the late victory ensures they finish second in Group E and progress to face Hungary in the last 16.
Sweden, meanwhile, conclude the group stage with one point from three g…
Sevilla president Jose Castro is confident Jorge Sampaoli is the right man to lead the club forward, branding him a born winner .
Sampaoli, a nominee for 2015 FIFA Coach of the Year, was appointed as Unai Emery s replacement at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Monday.
Emery is set to move on to Paris Saint-Germain, but Castro is sure the Argentine coach can keep pushing the reigning Europa League champions on.
My first impressions had to be good because of the excitement he generates. He is a professional who has come to Europe to win, who is a born winner, he told Sevilla s official website.
He has enamoured himself to everyone in South America by making Chile the [2015 Copa America] champion, he is the most fashionable coach in South America and therefore…
After three missed chances, Barcelona s promising teenage striker Bojan Krkic is poised to earn his first cap for Spain in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Armenia.
Bojan, who turned 18 last month, was the most significant absence from the squad which new Spain coach Vicente del Bosque assembled for the match against Bosnia on Saturday in Murcia and against Armenia four days later in Albacete.
But after Liverpool striker Fernando Torres pulled a hamstring on Premier League duty the coach called on Bojan as a replacement instead of Real Betis Sergio Garcia, who was part of the Spain squad that won Euro 2008, or Real Madrid captain Raul.
For me it is an award to be with the champions of Europe, he said. But I m not anxious.
If I ha…
Swiss manager Ottmar Hitzfeld may be one of the most successful club coaches in history, having led Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich to the Champions League.
But on Wednesday his Swiss charges went down to a humiliating 2-1 home World Cup qualifier defeat to tiny Luxembourg in his first home competitive match in charge.
Although the likes of Andorra have shown in recent years that the minnow level has risen to prompt the well-worn adage that there are no easy matches any more, Luxembourg had until Wednesday done their best to prove the opposite.
Although they did appear in the 1963 European Championships, they scored zero points in the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, only San Marino proving as hapless as former Danish star Allan Simonsen and then Guy He…
Maurizio Sarri is unsure about his future as the Chelsea head coach discussed links to Serie A champions Juventus.
Sarri claimed his first piece of major silverware on Wednesday, guiding Chelsea to a 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Europa League final.
The Italian arrived at Stamford Bridge on a three-year deal in July 2018, but has been heavily linked with the vacant post at Juve.
Sarri discussed the links and played down suggestions a move to Turin would upset fans of his former club Napoli.
Juve? In the last 20 days, I was sure to move to Roma, then to Milan and now Juventus, he told Sky Sport.
As long as you read the newspapers, it has no effect. Napoli fans don t want me to join them? The fans know the love I feel for them.
They will a…
Reports of a €40million agreement between Gremio and Barcelona for midfielder Arthur are wide of the mark, according to the Brazilian club s president Romildo Bolzan.
Barcelona s interest in the 21-year-old midfielder is long-standing, having been linked with him regularly towards the end of 2017, when Arthur was a key part of the Gremio side which won the Copa Libertadores.
Arthur was photographed wearing the Catalan club s jersey in a meeting with their sporting director Robert Fernandez in December.
Although that angered Gremio, they have been in regular dialogue with Barca ever since over a potential move, with reports in Spain claiming on Tuesday that an agreement had finally been made.
But Gremio insists such claims are purely speculation, with a�…
Scottish champions Celtic visit Iceland s KR on Tuesday as qualifying for the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League gathers pace.
The 1967 European Cup winners made it to the group stages after thumping Cliftonville 5-0 over two legs in the second qualifying round last year, but begin the new campaign with a different coach at the helm.
Ronny Deila is the man charged with filling the boots of former Celtic Park boss Neil Lennon, who won five Scottish titles as a player before guiding the club to three consecutive crowns in the past three seasons.
And Deila will be keen to make a winning start in Iceland this week, with the second leg set to take place at Murrayfield as Celtic s Glasgow home plays host to the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
Deila s former clu…
Swansea boss Garry Monk will lose a number of his first team squad this summer, but can he move the club forward next season?
Swansea City seems to be at the hub of a lot of transfer activity at the moment. Sky Sports are reporting that Dutch keeper Michel Vorm has agreed terms to move to Tottenham, while Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson is moving in the opposite direction.
Young Wales international full-back Ben Davies is also reportedly close to sealing a move to White Hart Lane in a swap deal involving Sigurdsson.
Then there is striker Wilfried Bony, who has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool, amongst others.
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There seems to be a mass exodus happening at the Liberty Stadium and this summer could be a worrying one for Swans…
According to a recent report from ESPN, Juventus could use Paulo Dybala and Federico Bernardeschi in a deal to sign Paul Pogba.
The Manchester United midfielder has been heavily linked with a return to the Italian giants, and Juve themselves seem to be particularly interested in making it happen. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, however, is well aware of the quality that the Frenchman brings to the side at Old Trafford, and he won’t want to let him go without getting something in return which is where this idea comes in.
The two for one deal could wind up being the best possible switch for United, especially when you consider just how inconsistent Pogba has been at times in the last few years.
We ve heard about Dybala possibly leaving Juve for a while now but nothing has…