Unai Emery confirmed on Friday the news many had predicted ever since Paris Saint-Germain were eliminated from the Champions League in March, as he revealed his time at the Parc des Princes is coming to an end.
Many said the Spaniard, who previously excelled in Europe with Sevilla, was lucky to even make it to his second season after PSG exited the Champions League in the first knockout phase last term, particularly given the Ligue 1 title was won by Monaco.
But PSG put their faith in Emery and he has at least repaid that with a league and Coupe de la Ligue double, with the final of the Coupe de France against minnows Les Herbiers still to come on May 8.
That failure in the Champions League has proven costly, however, as Emery confirmed he will leave the club at…
Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels says the pain of losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals will stay with him long into the future.
Facing a 2-1 first-leg deficit, Bayern battled to a commendable but ultimately fruitless 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu as they fell narrowly short of a final berth.
Karim Benzema s brace the second courtesy of a costly Sven Ulreich error stamped the Bundesliga champions exit, which came at the hands of the team that beat them in last year s quarter-finals.
Hummels felt Jupp Heynckes side did enough to advance this time around, a view he revealed was shared by former Bayern midfielder and Germany team-mate Toni Kroos.
We deserved it. Toni told me after the game: We did not win that thing. You only have…
Granada have completed the signing of Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa on a season-long loan from Malaga.
The 31-year-old will be presented next Tuesday after training with his new team-mates for the first time.
Granada and Malaga have reached an agreement for the transfer of goalkeeper Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magana, who has linked up with the side for the coming season, a Granada statement read.
Ochoa, who joined Malaga from Ajaccio in 2014 after starring for Mexico at the World Cup, has struggled to oust Carlos Kameni from the number one spot at La Rosaleda.
He made all 11 of his appearances in LaLiga last season after Kameni suffered a knee injury in the 3-3 draw with Deportivo La Coruna.
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Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has revealed he came close to joining Liverpool before Alex Ferguson convinced him to make the move to Old Trafford instead.
The centre-back was pondering leaving Spartak Moscow for the Anfield side in 2006, only for arch-rivals United to step in and hijack the deal.
Yes [I nearly joined Liverpool]. Rafa Benitez called me and I nearly went there, Vidic told FourFourTwo.
I was interested in going but my English wasn t good and I was struggling to communicate.
Then Manchester United came. Fergie called me at my apartment and said: I watched you play for Serbia against France I want you here. United were decisive. Everything was done very quickly, within two days.
Vidic went on to become a key figu…
Arsenal have turned down an offer of £6m from Roma for forward Gervinho, .
New Roma manager Rudi Garcia is keen to sign the Ivory Coast international, who he worked with for two years at Lille, where together they won the 2011 Ligue 1 title.
The 26 year old has failed to make a real impression since arriving in North London, scoring just nine goals in forty-six league appearances.
The Gunners are keen to part company with Gervinho, though they are holding out for around £12m as they look to bring in Brazil international Bernard.
Atletico Mineiro are willing to sell the 23 year old, .
The midfielder is one of the hottest properties in world football after he helped his side clinch the Copa Libertadores on penalties yesterday.
He wa…
Former Argentina international Pablo Aimar has retired after failing to earn a spot in River Plate s squad for the semi-final stage of the Copa Libertadores.
Aimar, who only made his playing return to boyhood club River Plate in May, managed two appearances with the Buenos Aires-based club in his second stint due to injuries, before calling time on his career on Tuesday.
After being told by coach Marcelo Gallardo that he would not be included in the extended squad to be used in the semi-finals and potentially final of the Copa Libertadores, Aimar decided to hang up his boots.
Yesterday they advised me that I will not be on the list of the Copa [Libertadores], and I understand, the 35-year-old wrote in a letter to his team-mates.
I do not want to occupy …
For a club of Valencia s history and standing, they have to be competing with the best in Europe, according to goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, who is determined to lead the club back into the Champions League.
Valencia will not be playing in Europe this season following their nightmare 2015-16 campaign, which saw the club part ways with two coaches as they finished 12th in LaLiga.
Last term came on the back of much promise in 2014-15, after the six-time Spanish champions and two-time Champions League runners-up qualified for Europe s premier club competition, having broken into LaLiga s top four.
But after the disappointment of last season, Ryan and Co. have set their sights on the Champions League play-off spots, the Australia international telling Omnisport: For a c…
Harry Kane remains a Tottenham player with the new Premier League season set to commence.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has declared their interest in signing the England international.
The situation has been at a standstill and remains unresolved.
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Manchester City are willing to pay €150m (£127m) for Harry Kane as they try to convince Tottenham to sell their captain, claims The Guardian via Fabrizio Romano.
Spurs have reiterated Kane is not for sale this off-season despite the forward s reported request to leave late last season.
Tottenham turned down a €117m (£100m) bid previously, which is the same amount City spent to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.
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Atletico Madrid started the defence of their LaLiga title with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo, aided by Angel Correa s double and a dreadful miss from Iago Aspas.
Correa struck either side of Aspas penalty before both teams had a player sent off in stoppage time, Mario Hermoso and Hugo Mallo seeing red after a confrontation between the pair.
Matters might have been a little easier for Atleti if not for a rather soft Celta spot-kick, Marcos Llorente harshly adjudged to have handled.
Correa – starting up top with Luis Suarez on the bench – ultimately settled the contest with a cool finish, though Aspas sliced wide of an open goal with 10 minutes remaining to let Diego Simeone s side off the hook.
The game s first shot on target led to th…
Borussia Dortmund manager Juergen Klopp has apologised for the club s inability to keep pace with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
Dortmund have dominated the Bundesliga for two successive seasons, winning back-to-back titles but it has been a disappointing campaign thus far for the defending champions.
Rivals Munich sit a mammoth 20 points clear atop the table with nine games remaining and are poised to claim their first Bundesliga crown since 2010.
Maybe I should take the opportunity to apologise for the missing tension in the championship, Klopp said.
However, we d given our best, to keep the tension. Everybody has tried to keep the distance to Bayern within reach. This extends to almost every competition.
There is also a thrilling battle …