Southampton have released three players, including Guly do Prado, and offered new deals to a quintet of youngsters.
The Premier League club confirmed on Saturday that midfielder Guly will depart St Mary s Stadium along with Lee Barnard and Jonathan Forte as the trio are out of contract and have not been offered fresh terms.
Brazil-born Guly made over 100 appearances for Southampton after joining from Cesena in 2010, initially on loan before his move became permanent. The 32-year-old played an integral part in the club s rise from League One to the top flight and weighed in with 23 goals.
Southampton Football Club would like to thank those players leaving for their efforts whilst representing the cub, and wishes them all the very best for the future, read a club stateme…
Didier Deschamps is the new head coach of France.
The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday.
Having recently vacated his role as Olympique de Marseille boss, Deschamps was immediately installed as the frontrunner to replace former international team-mate Laurent Blanc.
But while initially dismissing such suggestions earlier in the week, the 43-year-old has now opted to accept the French governing body s offer after much consideration.
No details about the length of his contract have been disclosed, but his deal is expected to run until the 2014 World Cup, with the option of a further two years, taking him through to Euro 2016, which will be played in France.
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Australia were forced to settle for a point in their World Cup qualifier against China after a 1-1 draw in the UAE.
After winning 11 games in a row, including a 3-0 victory against China in the reverse fixture in September, the Socceroos are now winless in three – their worst such run since June 2018.
Australia led in this match, though, following a quiet start, as Martin Boyle s cross was headed in emphatically by Mitch Duke seven minutes before the break.
Despite creating little for the first hour, China were level on 70 minutes when James Jeggo was adjudged by a VAR review to have handled in the penalty area, allowing Wu Lei to send Mat Ryan the wrong way from the spot.
Both sides pushed for a winner in the closing stages, but neither came …
Atletico Madrid have confirmed striker Diego Costa suffered a hamstring injury in Thursday s Europa League clash with Sporting CP.
The Spain international was withdrawn in the second half of the 1-0 quarter-final second-leg loss to the Portuguese side in Lisbon and was sent for further tests.
After undergoing medical exams this Friday, April 13, he has been diagnosed with a hamstring injury to his left leg, Atleti confirmed in a statement via their official website.
The club were unwilling to put an estimated time frame on the former Chelsea forward s recovery.
It is expected Costa will at least miss Sunday s LaLiga clash with Levante, while he is also likely to be a doubt for the following two games against Real Sociedad and Real Betis.
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In what looms as the toughest of Euro 2012 playoff qualifiers on Friday, Bosnia-Herzegovina take on Portugal in the first leg in Zenica.
Bosnia were just 12 minutes away from clinching an automatic qualifying berth before Samir Nasir s late penalty for France in a 1-1 draw between the sides gave Les Bleus the edge in Group D.
Portugal suffered a similar fate, losing their right to automatic promotion following a shock 2-1 loss to Denmark in their final group-stage game.
Manager Paulo Bento has recalled Hugo Almeida, Fabio Coentrao and Pepe to the squad. Jose Bosingwa is left out while Bosnia will be missing Mensur Mujdza through injury.
Manchester City target man Edin Dzeko holds the key for Bosnia while Cristiano Ronaldo, fresh from a fourth hat-trick …
The San Francisco 49ers enter the Week 4 odds as massive 14.5-point home favorites in a divisional game vs. Joshua Dobbs and the Arizona Cardinals with a total of 44. The 49ers are a perfect 3-0 while the Cardinals are a few bad beats away from being perfect themselves.
When it comes to the NFL odds, there has been some resistance to the 49ers being double-digit favorites. With how well the Cardinals have played in the first half this year, can an underrated Dobbs lead the two-TD dogs to a first-half score and top a modest 1H team total of 6.5?
Here are my free NFL picks for Cardinals vs. 49ers on Sunday, October 1.
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It’s been a dark 48 hours for Football Daily. The sweats, the shakes, the extravagant retching in the Waitrose deli aisle. We’re like this every February, as we come down from our last hit of Done Deal, the increasingly popular drug that turns adults into morons. The January transfer window has become a fundamental part of English football since it was introduced in 2003. We appreciate what the FA is trying to do, we really do, but we just need one more transfer saga, like. WE NEED ONE MORE UNCONFIRMED AIRPORT SIGHTING.
That won’t be happening until May, and The Man says we’re not even allowed to change our name to Transfer Daily, so we’re left with no alternative but to…
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag wants the Red Devils to sign RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko as soon as possible, according to reports.
The Red Devils brought in Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna over the summer as Ten Hag looked to boost the attacking talent at his disposal ahead of the new season.
have not started the new campaign as they would ve hoped with just two wins from their opening five Premier League matches, .
One of their key problems, especially in the Premier League, is their lack of goals with Ten Hag s side scoring just five goals in as many matches.
Former Premier League footballers Danny Murphy and Ashley Williams recently criticised Man Utd for not buying a proven goalscorer in the summer transfer window.
Speaking on Match of the Day…