Neymar condemned his former agent Wagner Ribeiro for claiming Brazil boss Tite was never fit for office and spent years deceiving the people .

The criticism followed Brazil s World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Croatia, who stunned the Selecao in a penalty shoot-out on Friday after a 1-1 draw.

Defeat marked the end of Tite s six-and-a-half-year tenure as Brazil head coach, with the 61-year-old confirming his cycle is over following the game.

Ribeiro posted a picture of Tite on Instagram, and wrote: This man was never a football coach. He spent years deceiving the people, losing 2 cups.

He s only fit to be the valedictorian of the graduating class.

That prompted an angered response from Neymar, who snapped back: Don t talk s*** Wagner! <…

Herve Renard has challenged his Morocco players to help change the face of football on the continent as he begins his bid for a third Africa Cup of Nations title.

The Frenchman is the only manager to have won the tournament with two different countries, having done so with outsiders Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast three years later.

But Renard could not work his magic in the most recent edition in 2017 as Morocco crashed out to Egypt hosts this time around in the quarter-finals.

That was an improvement of sorts for the 1976 champions, though, as they have failed to make it out of the group stage in six of their last eight participations.

Reaching the knockout rounds will not be straightforward given that Morocco are in Group D with former winners Ivory Coa…

Brentford are on the verge of signing Hakon Valdimarsson in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Brentford have agreed a fee with Elfsborg in Sweden for the 22-year-old goalkeeper.

Celtic wanted to sign Valdimarsson in the January transfer window. Aston Villa also made an approach for the 22-year-old Iceland international goalkeeper. However, it is Brentford who have seemingly won the race for the signature of the youngster.

Brentford are 14th in the Premier League table at the moment with 22 points from 20 matches. Thomas Frank’s side are six points above the relegation zone and are in danger of going down from the Premier League. Mark Flekken is the first-choice goalkeeper at Brentford at the moment. Thomas Stra…

Liverpool are interested in signing Alexis Mac Allister from Premier League rivals Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Seagulls are willing to sell the Argentina international midfielder and want as much as €75 million in transfer fees.

Mac Allister has been on the books of Brighton since 2019 and has really burst onto the scene this season. The 24-year-old played a big role for Argentina in their 2022 Qatar World Cup success. The midfielder has made 18 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for Brighton so far this season, scoring five goals in the process.

Liverpool are sixth in the Premier League table at the moment with 39 points from 24 matches, six points behind fourth-placed …

Antonio Valencia is leaving Manchester United at the end of the season and the list of potential new clubs for the Ecuadorian has emerged. The player s contract expires with the Red Devils at the end of the season, on 30 June to be precise and his agent has listed a number of teams where Valencia could go next.

He [Valencia] wants a change in the air and the club is not going to renew him either. Like everything in life, everything comes to an end, the agent told El Universo. Arsenal, West Ham, Inter Milan and one club from China are options, but in football everything is changing , he concluded.

Valencia has been part of Manchester United since joining from Wigan back in the summer of 2009. Now, after ten seasons at the club, numerous trophies won and over 33…

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Galatasaray and Sparta Prague will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa League this week. The first leg of the playoff round tie between the Turkish club and the Czech Republic team will be held at Rams Park and is scheduled to kick off at 5:45 pm UK time on Thursday.

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Galatasaray are one of the biggest clubs in Europe and are Turkish giants. They are used to playing in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, and they will be determined to progress last the playoff round tie of the latter this season.

Avrupa Fatihi played in the UEFA Champions League this season. They finished third in Group A with five points from six matches. They have now dropped into…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino condemned racist chants from Juventus fans towards Inter striker Romelu Lukaku during their Coppa Italia semi-final first leg.

Lukaku scored a penalty in stoppage time to earn visitors Inter a 1-1 draw in Turin on Tuesday, duly celebrating by holding a finger to his lips in front of Juve supporters as a response to abuse.

The celebration was deemed provocative and the Belgian was sent off for a second bookable offence, with the incident leading to a confrontation between the two sets of players.

Lukaku released a statement on Wednesday demanding action from Italian authorities, which has been widely supported by other big names in the football world.

Infantino labelled the chants unacceptable and called for those responsibl…

Lucas Moura believes Jose Mourinho can deliver long-awaited silverware for Tottenham.

Mourinho has led Spurs to four wins from six matches since becoming head coach last month, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.

Lucas said Tottenham were well-placed to claim a first trophy since 2008 under serial winner Mourinho, who has delivered silverware at the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Inter and Porto.

Everyone is excited to work with him. Of course he s a big name, a big impact for everyone. Everyone knows his career, how good he is, because he has won trophies at every club where he has worked, Lucas told UK newspapers.

Now it s a big opportunity for us to learn from him and we have everything we need – a very good coach who has a lot of exp…

Arsene Wenger began his long goodbye at Arsenal on this day in 2018, while April 20 is a day fondly remembered by Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan and racing driver Danica Patrick.

The end of a near 22-year love affair, which admittedly soured a little by the end, was announced by Wenger who revealed the 2017-18 season would be his last with the Gunners.

NBA great Jordan posted an astounding new playoff benchmark, while Patrick earned her own place in history.

Here s a reflective look at April 20 of yesteryears.

2018 – This is Gunner be tough. Wenger prepares for Arsenal goodbye

The news that Wenger was to leave Arsenal after almost 22 years had a certain inevitability about it.

Le Professeur oversaw one of the most successf…

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In a real showdown between two Italian icons on Sunday night, Juventus will welcome AC Milan to Turin for what could be a lively affair.

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Starting with the hosts, putting in another nightmare display earlier in the week and dealing with a string of issues behind the scenes, Juventus find themselves in the midst of a real nightmare. Hit with a 10-point deduction and now free-falling their way out of the top-six, Massimiliano Allegri’s side have come under a huge amount of scrutiny over the past week. Crashing out of the Europa League last week as they eventually fell to a 3-2 aggregate defeat against Sevilla, the Old Lady are simply hoping to find some kind of boost. Last seen a few days ago getting hit with an infamous 4-1 d…