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Nottingham Forest have appointed former player Martin O’Neill as their new manager, the Championship club said on Tuesday. O’Neill, who made 371 appearances and won two European Cups under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest between 1971 and 1981, ended his spell as Ireland manager last November. The 66-year-old from Northern Ireland will replace Spanish coach Aitor Karanka, who parted company ...

MANCHESTER UNITED reportedly expect David De Gea to sign a new contract this season – in the biggest clue yet that insiders at Old Trafford are confident the club are on the right track under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Manchester United star David De Gea’s contract expires in 2020 after the club took up a clause that allowed them to trigger ...

PETR CECH has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the season and the Arsenal star has revealed the reason behind his decision. Cech, 36, released a statement on Twitter on Tuesday morning confirming this will be the final campaign of his 20-year career. “This is my 20th season as a professional player and it has ...

REAL MADRID star Isco could join Chelsea or Manchester City, according to Ok Diario director Eduardo Inda. Real Madrid star Isco has been linked with both Chelsea and Manchester City amid his ongoing issues at the Bernabeu. The Spain international has struggled under Santiago Solari this season, spending much of the time stuck on the bench. As a result, talk ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed 2010 election that left 3,000 dead and 500,000 displaced. Mr Gbagbo was captured in 2011 in a presidential palace bunker by UN and French-backed forces supporting his rival, Alassane Ouattara. ...

Gabriel Jesus extended his productive start to the new year, scoring twice as Manchester City comfortably dealt with 10-man Wolves 3-0 to cut Liverpool’s Premier League lead to four points. The Brazilian scored twice in the first half, either side of a straight red card for Wolves’ French defender Willy Boly, as Pep Guardiola’s team demonstrated that their shaky December ...

Several people have been killed during protests in Zimbabwe after the government more than doubled the price of fuel overnight. Hundreds more were arrested as demonstrators took to the streets in the cities of Harare and Bulawayo. Burning tyres have been used to barricade roads and block bus routes. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the fuel price rise is aimed at ...

MPs are preparing to vote on whether to back Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union. The so-called “meaningful vote” will take place later as five days of debate on Brexit come to an end. Mrs May has called for politicians to back her deal or risk “letting the British people down”. But with many of her own MPs ...

CARLO ANCELOTTI insists Kalidou Koulibaly is happy at Napoli and rubbished reports linking the defender with a move away from the club. The Senegal defender, 27, has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and it was claimed he is not happy in Italy after being the victim of racist abuse in a recent clash with Inter Milan. ...

JUAN MATA hailed the ‘amazing’ David de Gea for his incredible display against Tottenham and reserved special praise for Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford. De Gea pulled off a string of fine saves as United ran out 1-0 winners at Wembley to make it six wins in six for interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Pogba set up the winner with ...