Real Sociedad have named Eusebio Sacristan as their new head coach following the sacking of David Moyes.

The former Manchester United manager was dismissed earlier on Monday after La Real were beaten 2-0 by Las Palmas on Friday to leave them just two points off the bottom of La Liga.

Assistant coach Billy McKinlay was also removed from his role.

Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Eusebio, who was head coach of the Barca B squad from 2011 until February this year, has since been announced as Moyes s replacement after signing a two-year deal at Anoeta.

He will be presented tomorrow [Tuesday] at noon and will lead his first training session in the afternoon, a club statement confirmed.

Eusebio won four La Liga titles and the European Cup as a pla…

Boss Rudi Garcia admits Napoli must beat Union Berlin to ensure they maintain a strong position in the Champions League.

Garcia’s men sit second in Group C, three points behind leaders Real Madrid, who won 3-2 in Naples earlier this month.

Napoli opened their campaign with a 2-1 win over Braga in Portugal and now go to Union Berlin on Tuesday.

“We know all about Union Berlin’s recent history, they reached the Champions League after an excellent season last year,” said Garcia.

“They have strong players like (Leonardo) Bonucci and (Lucas) Tousart. The Champions League is a great competition to play for both players and coaches.

“We started well, but then we didn’t take any points against Real Madrid and we have to win tomorrow.”

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Vincent Kompany is relishing resuming his respectful rivalry with Wayne Rooney when Manchester City host Everton on Monday.

Kompany and Rooney did battle on either side of the Manchester divide over the past decade but Manchester United s record goalscorer is now back with his boyhood club.

The 31-year-old enjoyed a dream return to Premier League action at Goodison Park last weekend when he headed the only goal in a 1-0 win over Stoke City.

City captain and centre-back Kompany was a keen observer and felt the goal showed many of the qualities some critics claimed deserted Rooney over a difficult final couple of seasons at Old Trafford remain in full working order.

I have a lot of ­respect for Wayne, he told reporters. We ve played so many games against …

Catalan super club could be set to lose Argentinian stalwart Javier Mascherano as the versatile 33-year old seeks a return to Premier League giants . That is the opinion of Barcelona s other star Argentinean Lionel Messi at least, who is known to be a great friend of Mascherano, the reports.

The defender enjoyed a successful spell at Liverpool between 2007 and 2010, where he played in central midfield, quickly becoming a crowd favourite at Anfield due to his no-nonsense approach and obvious commitment to the red shirt.

If a deal were to materialise between Barcelona and Liverpool it could well mark the final chapter in Mascherano s career. The Argentinian has won four La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues during his time in Catalonia, meaning that an emotional retu…

Atletico Madrid are full of confidence heading into their Champions League last-16 second leg against PSV at the Vicente Calderon on Tuesday, according to Saul Niguez.

The first encounter in Eindhoven ended goalless and saw the hosts lose Gaston Pereiro to a second yellow card midway through the second half, setting up a finely poised clash in Madrid.

Since then, Diego Simeone s side have won four successive matches – the latest of which came in a 3-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.

Saul s powerful header opened the scoring and was added to by Antoine Griezmann – converting for the fourth consecutive game – and Angel Correa seven minutes from time.

The midfielder thinks the victory has primed Atletico to book a place in the quarter…

Javier Zanetti maintains that Inter s primary goal this season is to qualify for the Champions League and believes other challengers in Serie A are better equipped to win the Scudetto.

The Nerazzurri are riding high in Italy s top flight this season having won nine and drawn two of their 11 matches to sit two points adrift of leaders Napoli in a congested title picture.

Inter last won the title in 2010 and have not played Champions League football since 2011-12, and Zanetti credits the team s impressive showing to the work of head coach Luciano Spalletti, who made the switch to San Siro from Roma in the close season.

But Inter great Zanetti, who is now the club s vice president, believes it is still a tall order to win the league this term.

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Arsenal are interested in signing Dan Bentley from Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Gunners have made an opening bid for the goalkeeper.

The London Evening Standard has noted that Arsenal have offered Wolves £50,000 in transfer fees for Bentley. The Wanderers have turned it down. Wolves value the 30-year-old goalkeeper at much higher than that. Although Bentley is out of contract at Wolves at the end of next season, the Wanderers will sell him only if the money can be reinvested in the squad.

Arsenal are looking for a goalkeeper to potentially replace Aaron Ramsdale. The England international lost his place in the Gunners’ starting lineup to David Raya and could be on his way o…

Gianluigi Buffon is extending his remarkable a career for at least another season after completing a stunning return to Juventus on a one-year contract.

Just as he did upon joining Paris Saint-Germain 12 months ago, the Italy legend has shelved thoughts of retirement and will once again intend on challenging for the number one shirt at a dominant domestic force.

It will be the Parma product s 25th season as a professional but, even with his World Cup and nine Serie A titles, the 41-year-old is not alone in at least one respect.

Here are seven  other football legends who, like Buffon, carried on playing into their fifth decade.

RYAN GIGGS

Wales manager Ryan Giggs was an ultimate one-club man, staying at Manchester United for the entirety of his glit…

Cristiano Ronaldo will add another record to his collection by making a milestone 128th Portugal appearance against Austria on Saturday.

Ronaldo drew level with previous record-holder Luis Figo when he played in the 1-1 draw with Euro 2016 Group F opponents Iceland on Tuesday.

The Real Madrid star will now take sole possession of the benchmark when he steps onto the pitch in Paris having been named in Fernando Santos starting line-up.

It has been almost 13 years since Ronaldo made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan in August 2003.

The 31-year-old has been Portugal s permanent captain since 2008 and is also his nation s record goalscorer with 58 strikes.

Portugal team to play Austria: Patrici…

Vicente del Bosque is set to resign from his position as head coach of Spain.

Following discussions with Spanish Football Federation chief Angel Maria Villar, the 65-year-old confirmed the end of his eight-year reign in an interview on Spanish public radio on Thursday.

The decision comes after the national team exited Euro 2016 at the last-16 stage. Del Bosque had previously stated he would not continue in his role after the tournament in France.

Without a doubt, I have no intention to remain as coach, but you have to be discreet. No matter what the result of the Euros, I had no doubt about what my future would be, he told RNE.

Having taken over from Luis Aragones following Spain s victory at Euro 2008, Del Bosque led his country to World Cup …