Soccer Dice Football News

Having been linked with the club for months, the Italian, 59, finally flew into London on a private jet from Milan’s Linal airport and put pen to a three-year deal worth around £15million. Former Naploli boss Sarri will meet the players on Monday and prepare for their trip to Australia. He succeeds Antonio Conte, who was sacked on Thursday despite landing the title and the FA Cup in a two-year spell. And Sarri brought midfielder Jorginho with him from Napoli yesterday in a £57.5m deal that helped sweeten his pay-off from Napoli. He said: “I am very happy to be coming to Chelsea and the Premier League. It is an exciting new period in my career. “I look forward to starting work and meeting the players on Monday ahead of travelling to Australia, where I will be able to get to know the squad and begin our match action. “I hope we can provide some entertaining football for our fans, and that we will be competing for trophies at the end of the season, which is what this club...

Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard has dropped his biggest hint yet that he could join Real Madrid. “You already know my favourite destination…” Hazard is a known admirer of former Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, while his father claimed he was pursuing a move to the European champions, with his Chelsea contract set to expire in 2020. “After six wonderful years at Chelsea, it might be time to try something new,” he said after Belgium’s World Cup third-place playoff against England on Saturday, which his country won 2-0. “After this World Cup, I can decide whether I want to stay or leave, but Chelsea will make the final decision, if they let me go. “You already know my favourite destination. I’ve been linked with every club. It’ll be Bayern Munich next week… “It makes me laugh. You already know my preference.”

It’s official, William Carvalho has joined Real Betis. The Portuguese midfielder, who was wanted by the likes of Arsenal, Man. Utd. and Inter Milan has joined Real Betis. The 26-year-old midfielder recently terminated his contract with former club Sporting Lisbon, from the Portuguese Liga NOS, after an attack on Lisbon’s training centre in May by a group of ultras. They trashed the centre and attacked players and staff, in violent protest against the club’s chairman, who has since been replaced. In retaliation to the attack, Carvalho, alongside Gelson Martins, Bas Dost, Rui Patricio and others, terminated their contracts, making them available on free transfers. Carvalho was wanted by a number of clubs, yet has agreed a deal to move to Betis. The club announced the signing in a hilarious way as, because Carvalho is currently on vacation still, they photoshopped an image of him alongside defender Marc Bartra. View image on Twitter Real Betis Balompié ✔ @RealBetis ...

Maurizio Sarri and Jorginho were at Stamford Bridge on Friday evening to complete their moves to Chelsea. Sarri is taking over as manager from Antonio Conte, who left his job on Thursday. Chelsea confirmed Conte’s departure on Friday with a 52-word statement. Will former banker Maurizio Sarri reap dividends for Chelsea?   Read more Jorginho has played under Sarri for the past three seasons at Napoli and has opted to join Chelsea rather than Manchester City. The midfielder, born in Brazil, is an Italy international. Negotiations to release Sarri from his Napoli deal took some weeks to conclude. He was replaced there by Carlo Ancelotti in late May but was not released from his contract, forcing Chelsea to pay a fee to secure him. The Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola is set to be given a role to work alongside Sarri.

Chelsea have sacked manager Antonio Conte after two years in charge. The 48-year-old Italian, who returned to pre-season training this week, had one year remaining on his contract. Conte won the Premier League in his first season and the FA Cup in May, but the team finished fifth in the league last season, missing out on Champions League qualification. Ex-Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri is expected to succeed his compatriot at Stamford Bridge. Should Sarri be appointed, he would be Chelsea's ninth full-time manager since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003. During three years with Napoli, Sarri did not win a major honour but guided the club to second, third and second again - behind Juventus in 2017-18. The former Empoli manager was named Serie A Coach of the Year in 2016-17. Chelsea announced on Friday that Conte had "parted company" with the club. A 61-word statement ended: "We wish Antonio every success in his future career." For the sixt...

Maurizio Sarri has signed a contract to become Chelsea head coach, with Gianfranco Zola as his assistant, according to Sky in Italy. The former Napoli coach signed the deal to take over from Antonio Conte following a two-and-a-half hour meeting with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. Napoli's president revealed Sarri was close to finalising a deal to take over at Chelsea on Wednesday, two days before Conte's sacking was confirmed by the Premier League club. Sarri's regular clashes with Italy's football authorities had looked likely to cost him the chance of becoming Chelsea's next manager earlier this summer. A series of issues the most recent a 20,000 euros fine and two-game ban in January for alleged homophobic abuse of Roberto Mancini looked to have steered the west London club away from appointing the 60-year-old. Sarri was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti as Napoli manager last month but remained at the club as a com...

Liverpool have signed Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City on a five-year deal, after triggering his £13m release clause. The 26-year-old was Stoke's top scorer last season with eight goals as they were relegated from the Premier League. He joined the Potters from Inter Milan in August 2015 for a club record fee of £12m. Shaqiri scored against Serbia at the World Cup as Switzerland reached the last 16, where they lost to Sweden. In June, he was reported as saying he wanted to leave Stoke and sign for a Premier League club. Liverpool have already strengthened their squad this summer with the £39m signing of Monaco midfielder Fabinho, and the arrival of Naby Keita from RB Leipzig. Shaqiri, who will wear the number 23 shirt, was linked with a move to Anfield in 2014 but Bayern Munich reportedly blocked the transfer. "As a player you always want to be on the biggest stage in football," he said. "A few years ago I wanted to come too but i...

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has claimed that Romelu Lukaku is the best striker in world football. Martinez first worked with Lukaku at Everton when the striker was just 19 years old and is now his national team boss, with Lukaku having since moved on to Manchester United at club level. The 25-year-old has impressed at this summer's World Cup with Belgium reaching the semi-finals, and ahead of Saturday's third-placed playoff against England, Martinez hailed the Golden Boot contender as the very best in his position. "If you ask me 'is he the best in the world?', yes," Martinez told reporters at his pre-match press conference. "But I am biased. I worked first with him when he was 19 and I've seen an incredible, incredible journey in his career. "His numbers throughout his career are very difficult (to achieve). His biggest attribute is he is a goalscorer and a finisher." Lukaku has failed to score in his last three games f...

Manchester United is delighted to announce the squad for the upcoming season in the FA Women’s Championship. The team will be led by former England international Casey Stoney in the club’s maiden campaign in the Championship. Casey commented: “We've gone young, we've gone exciting, we've gone entertaining. ”I’m more than aware that we’re bringing 21 strangers together but I’m really excited about the squad and the future of this team. “ Goalkeepers 1 - Siobhan Chamberlain 13 - Emily Ramsey 22 - Fran Bentley Defenders 2 - Martha Harris 3 - Alex Greenwood 4 - Amy Turner 12 - Naomi Hartley 15 - Lucy Roberts 20 - Kirsty Smith Midfielders 6 - Aimee Palmer 8 - Mollie Green 10 - Katie Zelem 14 - Charlie Devlin 16 - Lauren James 17 - Lizzie Arnot 21 - Millie Turner Forwards 7 - Ella Toone 9 - Jess Sigsworth 11 - Leah Galton 18 - Kirsty Hanson 19 - Ebony Salmon

Mario Mandzukic's extra-time strike completed a battling turnaround as Croatia beat England 2-1 in Moscow to reach the World Cup final for the first time in their history. England made an electric start with Kieran Trippier's early goal and for a large period of the game looked good value to book their passage to the final for the first time since 1966, but Croatia somehow battled through their apparent jadedness and tamed the Three Lions, Mandzukic landing the decisive blow.