Vitor Pereira will succeed Andre Villas-Boas as head coach at Shanghai SIPG, the club announced on Tuesday.

The former Olympiacos boss had been out of work since leaving 1860 Munich in June and replaces Villas-Boas – who quit to take part in next year s Dakar Rally – at the helm, just as he did at Porto in 2011 having worked as his assistant.

Pereira will be hoping to emulate his achievements at Porto, where he won back-to-back Primeira Liga titles. He also oversaw a domestic double during six months at Olympiacos.

Shanghai SIPG are delighted to announce Vitor Pereira as the club s new head coach, read a statement.

Pereira is renowned for having an eye for developing young players, which is tallied with our club s high regard for youth developmen…

Brighton have confirmed the signing of 18-year-old midfielder Malick Yalcouye from Swedish side IFK Goteborg.

Yalcouye joins the Seagulls on a five-year contract, arriving at the AMEX Stadium for a reported £6million fee.

The teenager, who holds dual nationality with Mali and Ivory Coast, joined Goteborg last year after making his debut in the African Champions League for ASEC Mimosas.

He made 11 appearances in the Swedish Allsvenskan, making his debut in February and scoring his first goal six games later against IF Brommapojkarna.

We’re delighted to confirm the signing of central midfielder Malick Yalcouye from IFK Goteborg on a contract until June 2029.

— Brighton Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC)

He is a talented midfielder with …

James Milner s future at Liverpool is uncertain as the veteran revealed he was still waiting to hear about possible contract talks.

Milner is out of contract at the end of the season and could be set for an exit from Anfield, where he arrived on a free transfer in 2015.

The versatile 33-year-old, who helped Liverpool win the Champions League last season, said he had not heard back from the club regarding a possible new deal.

As it stands, last year we spoke to the club and asked them if they wanted to do something and they said not at that time, Milner told UK media.

We haven t heard anything since, so that s where we are at.

All I can do is concentrate on my football and do what I can, but in terms of where I am with my contract, that s what h…

Manuel Pellegrini warned former club Manchester City of the difficulties they face later in the season in their bid for a quadruple.

City won the EFL Cup on Sunday and are still in contention for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.

Their busy schedule may have already started to take its toll as Fernandinho and Aymeric Laporte suffered injuries in the win over Chelsea.

Pellegrini, who led City to a Premier League title in 2013-14, said it would be tough for Pep Guardiola s men to compete for every trophy.

All is possible in football, he told a news conference as his West Ham side prepare to visit City on Wednesday.

The way that you continue in all the competitions is more difficult, but I said during the first season that I was in c…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not at all concerned about his position and is amazed at the focus on his future.

The Gunners came in for heavy criticism for their performance in last Sunday s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the EFL Cup final at Wembley.

Wenger has a contract until the end of next season but reports in England suggest he could be replaced this year, with Germany boss Joachim Low among those linked with the role.

However, the 68-year-old insists he is only worried about Thursday s Premier League clash with Pep Guardiola s side, having spent much of his two decades at Arsenal dismissing speculation about his job.

My position is my position. Honestly, that s the last worry I have at the moment. My focus is to get the team ready for the ga…

Pep Guardiola believes Mikel Arteta is the right man to lead Arsenal despite their awful start to the 2020-21 Premier League season.

Arsenal lost to Burnley at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, their fourth straight home league defeat, which represents their worst such run since 1959.

The Gunners are 15th in the table, 10 points off the top four and only five points clear of their relegation zone.

The decline under Arteta, Guardiola s former Manchester City assistant, has been swift as Arsenal ended the previous campaign on a high with FA Cup success.

Pressure is building now on the manager, who has failed to get the best out of his key men most notably, captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The striker, who signed a lucrative new contract ahead of the cam…

Standards must be raised at Manchester United following last season s disappointment, according to Juan Mata.

Former Spain international Mata previously described United s end-of-season slump, which saw them win just two of their last 12 matches in all competitions and miss out on Champions League qualification, as very painful .

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer led the club to eight consecutive victories after taking over from Jose Mourinho last December but soon found himself under pressure as the club failed to win any of their last six matches in 2018-19.

Mata started 16 Premier League games last season – the fewest across the course of a full season since he joined the club in January 2014.

In an interview with United s official app, the former Chelsea and Val…

A fortuitous Diego Costa goal helped Spain overcome a dogged Iran to secure a 1-0 win in their World Cup Group B clash in Kazan.

Carlos Queiroz s side produced a defensive masterclass to reduce Spain to nothing more than half-chances during a hugely frustrating opening 53 minutes for the 2010 champions.

Costa who scored twice in Friday s pulsating 3-3 draw with Portugal eventually found the breakthrough, though, when Ramin Rezaeian s attempted clearance cannoned off his leg and into the bottom-left corner.

Iran had the ball in the back of the net just eight minutes later courtesy of Saeid Ezatolahi, but their wild celebrations were cut short after referee Andres Cunha was advised by VAR that Rezaeian s vital intervention had been made from an offside position.

Melbourne Victory head coach Kevin Muscat will leave the four-time A-League champions, it was announced on Monday.

Muscat s 14-year association with the Australian giants as a player and a coach will come to an end following Wednesday s final AFC Champions League group-stage clash against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

The 45-year-old, who captained Victory and worked as an assistant before taking the reins in 2013, is set to depart after the side s humiliating 6-1 loss to Sydney FC in the A-League Semi-Final.

After captaining Victory to two championships, club great Muscat oversaw another two as coach – including the 2017-18 triumph – as well as a premiership and FFA Cup.

An undisputed legend of the club. The 2018/19 season will be Kevin Muscat s last at Melbo…

Andres Iniesta says he spent many months thinking about his international future being opting to quit Spain duty after the World Cup.

Iniesta confirmed his international retirement after Spain s shock last-16 exit at the hands of hosts Russia on penalties.

The former Barcelona captain, 34, will now turn his focus to the next chapter in his career at Japanese club Vissel Kobe.

And in a lengthy social media post on Tuesday, Iniesta explained how he came to the decision to stop playing for Spain.

Hello everyone, wrote 2010 World Cup winner Iniesta. Fourteen years ago, I put on the shirt of our national team for the first time, I was 15 years old and I ll never forget that moment. It was a lifelong dream to be able to defend the colours of my country. 

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