Spain coach Luis Aragones criticised his employers on the eve of Sunday s Euro 2008 final for not sounding him out about a new contract.
Aragones is leaving the post he s held since 2004 having got Spain to their first major final in 24 years to return to club football with Turkish side Fenerbahce.
But the 69-year-old made it clear here Saturday that if it had been left up to him he might have stayed on to build on his success here and guide the team to the 2010 World Cup.
Without mentioning the Spanish Football Federation by name he told the eve of final press conference: I m standing down because nobody asked me anything. So I decided to go and there s no turning back.
I don t want it to be used that I wanted to go.
He added: I ve had fou…
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has been left hurt by fan protests, even though he would have understood if the club decided to sack him after a dismal run of form.
The Hoops, who are chasing a 10th straight league title, have managed just two wins from their past 10 matches in all competitions, with a 35-game unbeaten cup run coming to an end with a defeat to Ross County on Sunday.
Lennon s side sit second in the Scottish Premiership, 11 points adrift of Steven Gerrard s Rangers, and the loss to County sparked angry demonstrations from fans outside Celtic Park.
While understanding of the fans frustrations, Lennon – who has the support of Celtic s board – admitted he has been hit hard by the protests against him and the club.
On the scenes on Sunday, we r…
Emery claims Jordi Alba already sold
Departing Valencia coach Unai Emery has revealed that star player Jordi Alba has already been sold.
The highly rated full-back has been repeatedly linked with a summer move to Barcelona, but there have been no official reports that the transfer has been completed.
Nonetheless, Unai Emery, who has already agreed to take over the reigns at Spartak Moscow ahead of the new season, claims that Alba is to leave the club at the end of the season.
Valencia is a team that buys players who are not the finished article and then, when they are finished, possibly sells them on, as has happened with Jordi Alba, Emery told Spanish radio Onda Cero.
The talented tactician did not disclose Alba’s next destination, although a…
The French hot-shot Ousmane Dembele moved to Barcelona in a £94.50 million back in August 2017 when entire football world expected this young kid to act as a direct replacement for the world’s most expensive player, Neymar.
Victim of High Expectations
Former Borussia Dortmund hit the wall of high expectations from the very first moment he stepped on the hot Catalan soil and was burdened with huge pressure which boiled during his official club presentation.
What was supposed to be a ceremonial manifestation during which one of the world’s most talented players was supposed to strut some of his stuff in front of the anticipating fans, turned into a grotesque performance.
More than 17,000 Barcelona supporters gathered on Camp Nou on a warm August afternoon �…