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Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho would be prepared to take charge of another English club if Chelsea decide to replace him. The 52-year-old insists he would not choose to leave Chelsea, even if he was offered double his current salary, but he would be keen to stay in the country if he lost his job. Mourinho returned to the Blues in ...

Lesotho and Tanzania both have a chance on Wednesday to restore their Cosafa Cup hopes, but defeat for a second successive game will knock them out of the running for the quarterfinals. The two countries were surprise losers on the opening day of Group B action at the southern African championship on Monday, but 48 hours later have a chance ...

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique confirmed that Xavi Hernandez will captain the side on his 505th and final La Liga appearance for the Catalans at home to Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday. The 35-year-old announced on Thursday that he will leave the club for Qatari side Al-Sadd after a 17-year playing career that has already seen him win 23 trophies at ...

Zambia kickoff their Cosafa Castle Cup defence on Sunday when they face Namibia at Moruleng Stadium. Chipolopolo are looking to clinch an unprecedented fifth Cosafa Cup crown this year and are also bidding to win back-to-back titles for the first time since doing so in 1997 and 1998. They face a Namibia side that has come into the competition in ...

Napoli boss Rafael Benitez has emerged as a leading candidate to become the next Real Madrid manager. Current Real boss Carlo Ancelotti is widely expected to leave his post after this weekend’s final game of the season against Getafe. Talks between the parties are under way, with 55-year-old Benitez’s Napoli contract due to expire next month, although no agreement has ...

COLEEN and Wayne Rooney took a break from their hectic lives today to celebrate their son’s birthday as he turned two years old. With some Toy Story-themed celebrations, Coleen wished her son Klay a happy second birthday on Twitter. Clutching onto his Jessy doll, the adorable-looking toddler can be seen surrounded by balloons as a giant-sized Buzz Lightyear towered over ...

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is expected to miss the champions’ final Premier League game of the season against Sunderland after undergoing emergency dental surgery, the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) said on Thursday. The 24-year-old had three wisdom teeth removed on Wednesday and will be unable to collect the FWA’s Footballer of the Year trophy at their awards ceremony on Thursday. ...

Zanaco have returned to the top of the Faz Super League table but earned their home win over Mufulira Wanderers the hard way at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka on Wednesday. The bankers beat the nine-time Zambian champions 3-2 to rise from second to first to reclaim top spot five days after exchanging places with defending champions Zesco United. Zanaco secured ...

Jason Gillespie will hold talks with England director Andrew Strauss in the next 24 hours over the vacant head coach’s position. The 40-year-old Yorkshire coach has spoken to Strauss on the phone and will now sit down to discuss the role. England want a successor to sacked coach Peter Moores before the Ashes. Gillespie told BBC Sport on Tuesday that ...

French coach Hervé Renard is quitting the Ivory Coast national team job. The two-time Africa Nations Cup winner’s decision to leave the Elephants, after guiding them to the long sought for title at the Equatorial Guinea tournament in February, paves the way for his imminent appointment as manager of French Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille, reports in the French media ...