Villa and Norwich fire managers in bid to rapidly reverse Premier League fortunes
November 8 – With less than one third of the new season completed, two more English Premier League clubs sacked their managers over the weekend.
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Barca bring Xavi ‘home’
November 8 – Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernández has returned to the Camp Nou as the new coach of his boyhood club following the sacking of Ronald Koeman.
Arsenal starting to believe ‘special times’ really are ahead
November 7 – In his rare media interviews, Arsenal director Josh Kroenke has repeated that the London club is not for sale and insisted “special times are ahead”. After Sunday’s 1-0 won over Watford he repeated his mantra.
Liverpool secure early last 16 UCL slot alongside Juve, Ajax and Bayern
November 4 – On a heated night at Anfield with the return of Luis Suarez and old foe Atletico Madrid, Liverpool stormed past the Spanish club 2-0 to join Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich into the last 16 of the Champions League.
Conte says he is all-in and emotionally ready for Spurs challenge
By Andrew Warshaw
November 3 – New Tottenham manager Antonio Conte says the club’s chairman Daniel Levy played a vital role in his decision to come back to the Premier League following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday.
Spurs hire Conte to stop the rot at second attempt in £20m deal
By Samindra Kunti
November 2 – Italy’s Antonio Conte has become the Tottenham Hotspur manager on a contract reportedly worth £20 million and taking him through to June 2023. He replaces Nuno Espírito Santo, the London club’s second consecutive Portuguese coach to be sacked.
Spurs dump Nuno in desperate search for another new dawn. Conte favourite to take reins
By Andrew Warshaw
November 1 – After bringing in Nuno Espirito Santo last summer to replace compatriot Jose Mourinho , promising he would “revert back to our core DNA of playing attacking, entertaining football”, Tottenham Hotspur duly sacked their latest Portuguese manager today, leaving themselves open – not for the first time – to widespread criticism as the search resumes for the right man to take the club forward.
Everton hire former Lyon boss Vasseur to drive women’s team towards titles
November 1 – Everton Women have brought in Jean-Luc Vasseur as their manager in a two-and-a-half-year deal to lift the team’s fortunes.
Italians rule out early Eriksen return to Inter Milan, but he could play in other leagues
November 1 – Inter Milan have ruled that Christian Eriksen, who was fitted with a defibrillator after he suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark against Finland at Euro 2020, will not be allowed to play this season.
Ajax player factory tops Euro ranking. Real Madrid and Barca develop better than Big 5 rivals
October 29 – Ajax tops a European ranking of clubs who have developed the most players in 31 top divisions of UEFA member countries.
Barca dump Koeman after Rayo Vallecano defeat proves a loss too many
October 28 – Heavily in debt off the field and in dire crisis on it by their own high standards, Barcelona have sacked head coach Ronald Koeman following their latest defeat Wednesday to Rayo Vallecano.
Darkest day: Solskjaer vows to fight on after Liverpool thrashing
October 25 – Manchester United manager Gunnar Solskjaer lamented what he described as his “darkest day” in the job but vowed not to quit following Sunday’s 5-0 humiliation at the hands of arch-rivals Liverpool.
Mourinho blames Roma’s 6-1 thumping by Bodo/Glimt on having ‘limited’ players
October 22 – Jose Mourinho is in the headlines again. On Thursday, the Portuguese coach suffered the biggest defeat of his career with AS Roma at the hands of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt, but Mourinho blamed his players for the 6-1 result.
Man City top Big 5, big chance, ranking but Partizan Belgrade are world leaders
October 22 – Manchester City tops a ranking of the five major European leagues of clubs who create the most ‘big’ chances against chances conceded.
‘Tactically inept cabbage head’ Bruce is first to exit Newcastle’s desert storm
October 21 – After two seasons in charge of his hometown club, Steve Bruce has exited Newcastle United after the club’s new owners confirmed his departure by mutual consent.