Swansea City manager Garry Monk has rubbished reports linking him with a move away from the club.
A run of six matches without a win has led some to speculate the former defender could soon be on his way out of the Liberty Stadium, while others believe he is wanted by Aston Villa to replace Tim Sherwood.
But Monk, who saw his side lose 1-0 at home to Stoke City on Monday, insists he is unmoved by the rumours.
The only thing [to say] is that I m here, he said. Stories come out, I m not sure if they are trying to unsettle us.
We are a group who don t listen. Our strength is our unity.
Commenting on the link to Villa, who Swansea face in the Premier League this weekend, Monk continued: It s comical. These things don t help managers.
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LaLiga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have agreed to extend the suspension of the 2019-20 season indefinitely.
Spain s top flight, along with the vast majority of sporting competitions and events across the world, has been put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic.
LaLiga made the decision to suspend the season until at least the start of April on March 12, after Real Madrid s squad were forced into quarantine when one of the club s basketball players tested positive for the respiratory illness.
League president Javier Tebas previously said he was convinced the season would be completed, while he was also hopeful all European leagues would finish by June 30, with both Euro 2020 and the 2020 Copa America pushed back to next year.
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Hansi Flick is the ideal candidate to succeed Joachim Low as Germany s next head coach, according to Lothar Matthaus.
Low announced on Tuesday he will step down from his role with the national team after the Euro 2020 finals, having been in charge for the past 15 years.
Bayern Munich s Flick was installed as one of the early favourites to take over from Low, whom he previously worked alongside as assistant head coach for eight years.
Flick masterminded a magnificent Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League treble last season, which Bayern have added to with the Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup and DFL-Supercup this season.
The 56-year-old appeared to rule himself out of the running earlier this week as he remains under contract at the Allianz Arena unt…
Argentine international defender Fernando Gago wants to leave Real Madrid because he has been little used this season but the Spanish giants do not want to let him go, sports daily Marca reported Friday.
The 23-year-old, who joined Real at the end of 2006 from Argentine side Boca Juniors, needs more time on the pitch to be be considered for Argentina s 2010 World Cup squad and has asked his agent to negotiate his move to another club in the winter transfer window, it said.
But Real is counting on the player to make up for the absence of its midfielder and Mali captain Mahamadou Diarra who is scheduled to play for his national team during the 2010 African Cup of Nations between January 10-31.
Gago started for Real during all but two of the club s 26 Spanish leagu…
Middlesbrough have made a bid for Leeds United striker Ross McCormack, .
The 26 year old scored the first goal of the season for Brian McDermott’s men when he netted the equaliser against Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend – taking him beyond the fifty goals mark in the Championship.
Leeds brought in forwards Matt Smith and Noel Hunt in the summer, meaning that McDermott may be willing to part company with the Scotland international.
Boro’s top scorer last season was Scott McDonald, who hit twelve in the league though he has since left to join Millwall.
McCormack began his career in the top flight in Scotland, where he made a handful of appearances for Rangers including two in the Champions League, before moving to Motherwell via a loan s…
Sam Allardyce says Crystal Palace pulled him out of a depression after he was sacked from the England manager s job in 2016.
Allardyce was speaking after the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) instructed the Daily Telegraph to publish a correction over three significant inaccuracies in its coverage of an undercover investigation that led to his dismissal as manager of the Three Lions, although it did deem that the story was in the public interest.
Palace appointed Allardyce just three months after his England sacking following allegations of malpractice, and the 63-year-old said taking over at Selhurst Park moved him on from a period of turmoil in his life.
Allardyce told talkSPORT: Crystal Palace saved me and pulled me out of a depression…
Sheffield United were the big winners on matchday six in the Championship after thumping Aston Villa by four goals to one at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon.
The Blades stormed to a three-goal lead inside forty-one minutes thanks to goals from Jack O’Connell, Mark Duffy and Oliver Norwood while Billy Sharp added a fourth just four minutes in to the second-half.
Anwar El Ghazi pulled one back for the visitors just past the hour mark though the damage was already enough to see Villa lost for a first time this season while Chris Wilder’s side climb to third place, ahead of Derby County on goal difference.
The Rams secured an impressive win at Hull City with a Martyn Waghorn penalty and Florian Jozefzoon coming either side of Todd Kane’s response for the …
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner as Al Nassr beat Al Feiha 1-0 in their AFC Champions League last-16 first leg.
The 39-year-old decided the match in the 81st minute at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.
Ronaldo combined with Marcelo Brozovic before he stormed into the box and finished past Al Feiha goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic into the top right corner.
And there’s Ronaldo
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN)
The Portugal captain had a quiet game up to that point and looked frustrated after a wayward pass from Anderson Talisca in the first half.
Al Nassr dominated possession and looked the most likely to score after the break.
And Ronaldo got the breakthrough for Luis Castro’s side when he deftly chipped the keeper with a first-ti…
The Premier League returns now the September international break is done and dusted, and it will be foot to the floor until the World Cup comes around.
With two disrupted months of the season almost gone, some teams are settling down at this stage, while others are continuing to tinker in the hope of igniting their campaigns.
The Qatar 2022 break is on the horizon, adding an extra dimension as many players jostle to earn tickets on the plane with their national teams.
Opta data points to familiar faces who may be primed to deliver those all-important fantasy football goals and assists this weekend, as well as a couple of less-vaunted prospects who could boost your points tally.
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Anthony Vanden Borre returns to the Belgium squad for the first time in over two years for the friendly with Ivory Coast on Wednesday.
The Anderlecht defender last represented his country in November 2011, but his club performances have caught the attention of national coach Marc Wilmots.
It could prove a timely return for Vanden Borre, with the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil looming in just over three months.
Belgium are many people s dark horses to go far in the tournament, with Wilmots men drawn in Group H alongside Algeria, Russia and South Korea.
The game with Ivory Coast is the first of four pre-World Cup friendlies for Belgium, with matches against Luxembourg, Sweden and Tunisia also lined up before their opening group fixture against Algeria on June 17.<…