Former Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez has been named Portugal manager, it was announced on Monday. Martinez left his role as Belgium manager after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where his side suffered a disappointing group-stage exit, finishing third in Group F behind Morocco and Croatia.
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FC Barcelona rode their luck at times to hang on to a narrow 1-0 victory away to Atletico Madrid this evening. Ousmane Dembélé’s first half strike sees Barca make the most of Real Madrid’s loss to Villarreal as the Catalan side now sit three points clear of their rivals at the top of the La Liga table.
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League One Sheffield Wednesday pulled off a memorable FA Cup shock as they knocked out the Premier League’s third-placed side Newcastle United. Josh Windass scored twice in the second half for the Owls as they came out on top in a pulsating tie at Hillsborough.
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Didier Deschamps has extended his contract as France head coach until June 2026 and is expected to remain in charge for a fourth World Cup. He led France to World Cup victory in 2018 and to the 2022 final in Qatar, which they lost to Argentina on penalties.
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Gianluca Vialli, the former Italy and Chelsea striker, has died aged 58 after a long brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Vialli was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and then for a second time in 2021, shortly after Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph. His passing has seen an outpouring of emotion across the world of football.
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