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Two sides signing off their A-League campaign on Friday morning, Macarthur will welcome Wellington Phoenix to Campbelltown Stadium.
Starting with the hosts, managing to make a return to winning ways with a deserved 2-1 victory away at Western United earlier in the week, Macarthur have gained plenty of plaudits in their maiden A-League campaign. Wrapping up a Final Series spot with time to spare, they also managed to prove that their 2-1 defeat against Central Coast Mariners last week was just a minor blip. With just a single defeat to their name in any of their last eight straight contests, a run that stems back to the middle of April, Head Coach Ante Milicic will now be desperate for his side to find some stability on hom…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane feels his achievements as a player give him no protection at the LaLiga giants, insisting he would not be at the club for 10 years.
Zidane, who has guided Madrid to two Champions League titles and a LaLiga crown, is under some pressure at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid have fallen 16 points behind leaders and rivals Barcelona after winning nine of 17 league games.
Zidane, who has been in charge since January 2016, said he understood he would have limited time at the helm of Madrid.
Zinedine Zidane isn t a player at Real Madrid anymore. That Zidane no longer exists, he told France Football.
Now it s down to Zinedine Zidane the coach to carve out a career. I m not protected by what I ve done as a player at this clu…
Liverpool star Sadio Mane deserved to at least finish in the top three for the Ballon d Or, according to Senegal team-mate Idrissa Gueye.
As Lionel Messi claimed a record sixth Ballon d Or on Monday, Mane finished fourth behind the Barcelona forward, Liverpool team-mate Virgil van Dijk and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Paris Saint-Germain and Senegal midfielder Gueye believes Mane deserved more after his stellar year.
He deserved to be on the podium, Gueye said after PSG s 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Nantes on Wednesday.
For me, he deserved the Ballon d Or or at least the podium. Unfortunately, he is fourth and that s a shame. I feel sad for him.
Relentless. Magnificent. Unplayable.
Your Man of the Match, Sadio Mane!
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Fournier takes over at the Stade de Gerland after Garde announced that he would not be renewing his contract in order to take a break from football.
The 46-year-old leaves Reims following a four-year spell in which he guided them back to the French top flight, ending a 33-year absence in 2012.
Reims finished 14th in their first season back in Ligue 1 and improved on that showing this term as they ended the campaign in 11th.
Fournier will now look to build on the success he enjoyed at the Stade Auguste Delaune with a Lyon side that came fifth in Ligue 1 in 2013-14, missing out on UEFA Champions League football.
Lyon are to unveil Fournier as their new boss later on Friday.
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