Managers

Watch: Serie C side Triestina's manager Clotet confronts and pulls player's jersey after red card

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Triestina coach Pep Clotet defended himself after he angrily confronted his red-carded player Raimonds Krollis during a Serie C game on Friday, saying his actions were merited due to the nature of the challenge.

Krollis, who joined Triestina on loan from Serie A club Spezia in August, was shown a red card for hitting out at an opposing player in the 34th minute of a 1-0 defeat to Giana Erminio.

Watch: Serie C manager pulls player from shirt after being sent off

Struggling Kylian Mbappé left off France’s national team roster by head coach Didier Deschamps

PARIS — France have left Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé out of their squad to face Israel and Italy in this month's two Nations League games, coach Didier Deschamps said on Thursday as his captain's absence now stretches to four matches.

Deschamps did not say whether Mbappe, who played for Real in their Champions League home defeat by AC Milan on Tuesday, was injured, arguing his choice was a "one-off decision" and that the player "wanted to come" and join the team.

Kylian Mbappé France roster exclusion

Watch: Thierry Henry proves fans wrong and praises Christian Pulisic after amazing performance against Real Madrid

Christian Pulisic is on pace to have his best individual season ever and the U.S. men’s national team captain has gained the praise from some of soccer’s most acclaimed personalities. 

AC Milan defeated Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday, marking perhaps the rossoneri’s most impressive victory of the season. 

Carlo Ancelotti slams LaLiga for not postponing games amidst Valencia tragedy

MADRID, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Soccer in Spain should have been completely suspended after the worst flash floods in decades swept the eastern region of Valencia last week, killing at least 215 people, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday.

Viral: José Mourinho celebrates late Fenerbahçe winner with failed knee slide

José Mourinho is taking Türkiye by storm in his first season at the head of Fenerbahce and the Portuguese manager just gave us another clip to add to his never-ending file of iconic moments. He needs to practice his knee slides.

During Fenerbahçe’s Turkish Süper Lig away match against Trabzonspor on Sunday, the closing minutes of the game saw both clubs looking for the three points through a momentary 2-2 result.

Marcelo leaves club one day after manager denies him from subbing in on the sideline

Brazilian defender Marcelo has left Fluminense by mutual consent, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Saturday.

The reasons for the 36-year-old former Real Madrid full back's departure were not disclosed.

Manchester United’s new boss Rúben Amorim set to join team at end of month

MANCHESTER — Manchester United's new head coach Ruben Amorim will be welcomed as a breath of fresh air for a much-needed reset when he arrives at Old Trafford later this month to sort out a team mired in mediocrity and struggling in the Premier and Europa League.

Amorim must hit the ground running in one of the most scrutinized jobs in football that saw Erik ten Hag fired on Monday — the latest of five permanent managers who have wilted in the shadow of United's most successful boss Alex Ferguson.

Watch: José Mourinho carried off field after being taken out by his own player in training

José Mourinho is expected to recover after suffering a crunching tackle during a training session with Fenerbahce.

“The Special One” posted a video to Instagram of him getting taken out during a drill. Midfielder Ismail Yuksek collided with the Portuguese manager who then needed help from players to limp off the field.

In the video Mourinho can been seen wearing white long sleeves in the middle of the training exercise when he gets unintentionally tackled from behind.

José Mourinho training ground accident

Watch: Man Utd manager candidate Rúben Amorim sounds eerily similar to Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United are inching closer to signing Sporting Portugal manager Rúben Amorim in place of fired head coach Erik ten Hag. Red Devils fans have noticed something interesting about their new potential new boss… he sounds quite similar to Cristiano Ronaldo.

In a viral video posted to Twitter, a fan noticed the voice pattern and Portuguese accent of Amorim is immediately recognizable. In fact, all someone has to do is close their eyes and imagine who is talking to hear the Ronaldo similarity.

Ruben Amorim sounds like Ronaldo

Jürgen Klopp defends choice to join Red Bull following waves of backlash

BERLIN — Former Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp defended his decision to join Red Bull as global head of soccer from next year following criticism from fans in Germany, saying the project was 'outstanding' for him.

Klopp, who ended a successful nine-year stint at Liverpool last season, also coached Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, with many of those clubs' fans angered by his decision to join Red Bull.

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