Chelsea have this morning announced that they have parted company with manager Thomas Tuchel. The 49 year old German took charge of the Blues in January 2021 leading them to the Champions League title that year but a poor start to the season culminating in last night’s shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb has resulted in his dismissal.
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Disjointed Chelsea suffered a shock defeat to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on the opening night of their Champions League campaign as Mislav Orsic’s first-half strike was enough to earn a 1-0 victory. Thomas Tuchel’s side were caught napping in 13th minute as Orsic ran from his own half, latching onto a ball from strike partner Bruno Petkovic, to outpace £70m signing Wesley Fofana before dinking the ball over Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba may not return to action for the Serie A club until January due to a knee injury which requires surgery, casting doubts over the Frenchman’s World Cup participation.
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The jury in the trial of Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on whether he attacked and controlled his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her sister. The former Manchester United footballer stood trial accused of assaulting his former partner Kate Greville, causing actual bodily harm, and using controlling and coercive behaviour against her from August 2017 to November 2020.
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Bournemouth have sacked manager Scott Parker after Saturday’s 9-0 defeat by Liverpool, four games into the season. After the loss, Parker, 41, said he was “not surprised” and said the team was “ill-equipped at this level”. It was their third straight league defeat, having won their opening match.
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