Chris Coleman: Former Wales manager sacked by Hebei China Fortune after supporter pressure

Chris Coleman: Former Wales manager sacked by Hebei China Fortune after supporter pressure

Hebei China Fortune have sacked manager Chris Coleman, the Chinese Super League club have confirmed.


Coleman, the former Wales manager, leaves with the club second from bottom in the CSL table, only ahead of Beijing Renhe on goal difference.




Coleman spent just under a year at the Langfang Stadium



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Coleman spent just under a year at the Langfang Stadium


Unhappy supporters unfurled a banner in their recent 3-2 home defeat by Henan Jianye reading: “Hello Mr Coleman, please go home! You’re fired!”


And the disgruntled fans were granted their wish on Wednesday when Hebei confirmed they had parted company with Coleman.




Hebei fans had been pressuring the club to sack Coleman



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Hebei fans had been pressuring the club to sack Coleman


A statement on the club’s website read: “After reaching an agreement following friendly negotiations between the two sides, Chris Coleman will no longer serve as head coach of Hebei Football Club.


“We sincerely thank Coleman for his hard work and contribution.”











Coleman, who guided Wales to the semi-finals of the European Championships in 2016, took over at Hebei last June following his dismissal by Sunderland.


The club finished sixth last term but six defeats, two draws, and one loss from their opening nine matches leaves them battling relegation.


His wife, the former Sky Sports News presenter Charlotte Coleman, tweeted: “Our time in China has come to an end.




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“We hoped to leave before the season started but were not allowed to, after losing players and not being allowed to sign any replacements. Things weren’t as they should be but we had a great experience.


“Really proud of my husband for taking a club in a difficult relegation battle to 6th last season under testing circumstances.”




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Marcos Alonso says Maurizio Sarri never playing professionally one reason for his struggles at Chelsea this season

Marcos Alonso says Maurizio Sarri never playing professionally one reason for his struggles at Chelsea this season

Marcos Alonso believes Maurizio Sarri ‘is still learning’ as a manager and reckons the fact he never played football at high level makes his job tougher.


The Blues left-back was excellent for two seasons under Antonio Conte, winning the Premier League and FA Cup, playing as part of a five-man defence, but has struggled to adapt to Sarri’s switch to a back four, losing his place to Brazilian Emerson.




Alonso has admitted he has had a difficult campaign



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Alonso has admitted he has had a difficult campaign


Alonso, 28, began the campaign well, including scoring the winner against Arsenal, but his form dramatically tailed off soon after and he was substituted or left out of numerous squads, including the Carabao Cup final.


He has since forced his way back into the starting XI, as Chelsea prepare to take on Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku on Wednesday.


Alonso said: “It’s never easy to come to a new country and new league, new football, new culture. The gaffer is still learning.


“He was not a football player either, so he is learning a lot this year.











“Taking orders from someone like that can be different, but at the end of the day we have to be professional and take on whatever he asks us for. He is different.“


There have been numerous reports claiming Sarri will leave the west London club this summer, with Blues legend Frank Lampard replacing him in the hotseat.


Sarri, who has never won a major honour as a manager and began his career as a banker, has come in for heavy criticism this season with fans unhappy at his style of play, while a spectacular downturn in results saw them fall off the title pace, eventually finishing third.


“I started the season very, and the team also started very well,” Alonso added.




Alonso’s form dipped during the season



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Alonso’s form dipped during the season


“Then the manager asked me for something different. I tried to do what he was asking me to do and when the team started winning games again I had a small injury in my back.


“I had to stop for a couple of games but after that I was back playing good and getting back in the team when they needed me. Now there is a big opportunity to end the season well and go on holiday.


“It’s not easy of course to adapt. We are eleven players, all have to try to go in the same direction. Managers are different, they have different aspects of tactics. He wanted to change the team not just me. He wanted to change the way we start playing.”


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Gareth Bale: Zinedine Zidane questions Manchester United transfer target’s commitment to Real Madrid

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Zinedine Zidane has questioned Gareth Bale̢۪s commitment to Real Madrid following Sunday̢۪s 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano.


The Welshman played the full 90 minutes as Real slumped to their tenth league defeat of the season.





Gareth Bale has struggled for form this season



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Gareth Bale has struggled for form this season



Bale, who has not scored in seven games, has failed to secure a regular starting place since Zidane̢۪s return to the Bernabeu in March.


It has led to speculation surrounding his future, with long-term admirers Manchester United reportedly interested in a summer move.


And after losing to Rayo Vallecano, Zidane said: â€Å“I do not know if he [Bale] is focused on Madrid.”




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Despite winning four Champions League trophies and one LaLiga title in Spain, Bale has come under-fire for his performances and injury problems from Real fans.


Last week, Zidane warned Real stars who are unhappy with their playing time should ‘go elsewhere and get more minutes’.


He said: â€Å“If they’re under contract, they can stay here, even if they know that they’re not going to get game time.















â€Å“However, I think that all of them are looking to play. If I was asked the question, I’d want to go elsewhere and get more minutes.


â€Å“With 22 or 23 players in the squad, the reality in football is that there will be players who will end up getting less game time.


â€Å“But if there’s no space for a given player, it’s better for them to go and play.”


In March, Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, joined talkSPORT where he called the Real Madrid fans who booed him ‘disgusting’, adding the player ‘loves’ playing for the club.


He said: â€Å“He loves his football, he loves Real Madrid and he wants to play.





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Bale completed his move from Tottenham to Madrid in August 2013 for a then record £85m. He won the Champions League in his first season and has won the competition another three times since in addition to one league title and the Spanish Cup



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â€Å“If nobody says anything then it could lead to bad things in the future. Somebody has to say it.”





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Drake curse: Roma joke they have banned players from taking photos with Drake until the end of the season

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Roma have hilariously banned all of their players from having their pictures taken with pop star Drake… because he’s believed to be a ‘curse’ to football teams.


The Canadian singer has gained a reputation for being a bad luck charm after posing with players or wearing team shirts.








PSG defender Layvin Kurzawa posed for a picture with Drake before the humiliating 5-1 defeat to Lille




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PSG defender Layvin Kurzawa posed for a picture with Drake before the humiliating 5-1 defeat to Lille



On Sunday evening, PSG full-back Layvin Kurzawa became the latest victim of the ‘Drake Curse’ following Paris Saint-Germain’s shock thrashing at the hands of Lille – their biggest league defeat in 19 years.


The Frenchman joined a long list of sports stars who have gone on to lose their next game after getting a selfie or picture with the rapper.


And that appeared to be the final straw for the Serie A side, who took to Twitter to announce the decision shortly after, which will be in effect until the end of the season.





Sergio Aguero also took the opportunity to grab a photo with the Canadian rapper at his Manchester concert – but missed a penalty against Tottenham soon after




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Sergio Aguero also took the opportunity to grab a photo with the Canadian rapper at his Manchester concert – but missed a penalty against Tottenham soon after





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They comically wrote on Twitter: “All Roma players banned from taking photos with Drake until the end of the season.”


Arsenal and Manchester City have also fallen on the wrong end of the curse when their stars were pictured alongside the artist.


The Gunners’ Champions League hopes took a dent when they crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Everton after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shared a snap with the singer.





Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also fell victim to the ‘Drake Curse’ – posing for a photo with the artist on April 2 with Arsenal losing at Everton five days later




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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also fell victim to the ‘Drake Curse’ – posing for a photo with the artist on April 2 with Arsenal losing at Everton five days later









And Manchester City star Sergio Aguero saw his penalty saved by Hugo Lloris in a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham, not long after taking a selfie following his Manchester concert.


Fans following Roma on Twitter were quick to ravish praise on the social media handle for their humour.


One said: “Give this admin a salary raise already.”


Another added: “Admin you deserve Ballon d’Or.”


And with Champions League qualification still very much in the balance, you can’t blame the Italian giants for taking such drastic action.




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Billy Sharp: Inspirational Sheffield United skipper deserves a proper crack at the Premier League

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He is the most prolific English League striker of his generation. He is the comeback king. His name is Billy Sharp.


Scoring 227 league goals since the year 2000 is a pretty remarkable achievement – that is before any mitigating factors come into the equation.





Billy Sharp has been the driving force behind Sheffield United’s Championship promotion bid



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Billy Sharp has been the driving force behind Sheffield United’s Championship promotion bid






Sharp’s story has been one hell of a rollercoaster with more than a fair share of adversities along the way.


None more so than the tragic loss of his son, Luey Jacob, back in October 2011.


He was just two days old when he tragically died of gastroschisis.


Many would have understandably taken the necessary time out to get their head straight – not Sharp.


Three days later and he was captaining his side at that time, Doncaster, in a Championship clash at home to Middlesbrough.


He opened the scoring with a 14th-minute wonder goal, which he celebrated by lifting up his strip to reveal a T-shirt bearing the slogan ‘That’s for you, son’.


 





The club icon, pictured celebrating promotion to the third tier with supporters two years ago, has been in devastating form this season



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The club icon, pictured celebrating promotion to the third tier with supporters two years ago, has been in devastating form this season






Despite eventually falling to a 3-1 defeat, Sharp labelled the goal ‘the most important of his career’, as the striker gained huge plaudits and respect for his show of incredible strength.


Now 33, you’d be thinking Sharp – the modern day ‘fox in the box’ – would be showing signs of slowing up. Think again.


He has already scored an incredible 24 goals in 38 appearances for Chris Wilder’s promotion chasers this season – including a superb hat-trick at Aston Villa back in February.


Not bad for a ‘fat lad from Sheffield’ – the words etched across a shirt he unveiled during a game back in 2010.


















Sharp, 33, has found the net 24 times in just 38 appearances this season – including a hat-trick at Aston Villa



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Sharp, 33, has found the net 24 times in just 38 appearances this season – including a hat-trick at Aston Villa



Sharp has regrets. Speaking after becoming the joint-highest scoring Englishman this century following a brace against Blackburn in December, he said: “If I could have played here all my career then I would have done.


“I’d have loved to have done that.


“I had to go away a couple of times to benefit myself but I feel as if I’ve come back at exactly the right time.


“I feel as fit and as strong as ever. I feel I can keep going for sometime yet.”


And who could argue with that?







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It’s not just at Bramall Lane where Sharp has made his mark, though.


He made his first-team debut for the Blades during the 2004/05 season, but after struggling to make an impact was shipped out on loan to Rushden & Diamonds.


The potential was there for everyone to see even at that tender age.


Nine goals in 16 games prompted Scunthorpe United to sign the striker on a permanent basis in 2005.


Over the next two seasons Sharp quite literally had a field day.





He scored 23 times in his maiden campaign and followed that up with another 30 in the 2006/07 season helping guide the Iron to promotion to the Championship.


Come that summer the interest in Sharp was intensifying and deservedly so.


A number of clubs made bids for his services, but ultimately only one of those really floated his boat.


A return to the Steel City, it was to be. Sharp arrived back home with a £2million price tag slapped on his head and expectations galore.


However, it was not to be the dream return he would have envisaged.


He had to wait until March to score his first league goal against Coventry, finding the net just three more times that season.





Sharp went back to the drawing board and started the 2008/09 season in devastating fashion.


An opening day hat-trick against Queens Park Rangers looked like setting the tone for the rest of the campaign, following that up with a crucial equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Coventry a few weeks later.


But that was to be his last league goal of the season.


Come July and Sharp’s dream return had turned into a nightmare – finding himself on the transfer list following the Blades’ failure to secure promotion.





Sharp in action during his second stint at Bramall Lane



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Sharp in action during his second stint at Bramall Lane



A season-long loan to Doncaster followed. Sharp was unusually handed the No 5 shirt for the new campaign – and that killer goal instinct was well and truly back.


Injury halted his progress towards the end of the 2009/10 season, but still Sharp notched 15 goals in 33 league games.


United rejected a £1m from Doncaster, before Sharp himself turned down a move to recently relegated Burnley – despite the offer in excess of £1m being accepted.


Doncaster finally struck gold though, agreeing a fee of around £1.15m to land Sharp on a three-year deal in July 2010.





Sharp was a big hit at Doncaster during three separate spells



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Sharp was a big hit at Doncaster during three separate spells



The second chapter of Sharp’s Sheffield United career had closed.


Unsurprisingly, he was a big hit at Doncaster during his two years at the club – and was on the move again in January 2012, reuniting with his old Iron boss Nigel Adkins at St Mary’s, penning a three-and-a-half year deal in the process.


However, it proved to be a strange time for Sharp at Southampton – making just 17 appearances spanning a two-and-a-half year period.


While he found the net nine times during that time, he was shipped out on loan to Nottingham Forest, Reading and former side Doncaster during that time.





The prolific striker made just 17 appearances for Southampton during a two-and-a-half year spell



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The prolific striker made just 17 appearances for Southampton during a two-and-a-half year spell



Leeds United was Sharp’s next port of call, albeit a brief one.


The front man will be the first person to tell you that his spell at Elland Road was not the finest time of his career, scoring just five times in 33 appearances.


But then it was time for him to return home – and as they say, the rest is history.


His first season back at Bramall Lane heralded 21 goals, with his 30-goal return the next season helping Wilder’s men return to the Championship.





He has continued his goalscoring heroics in the second tier, too.


After falling just short of making the play-offs last season, there is increasing confidence around the Steel City that this is the season they return to the big time.


And Sharp – voted in the EFL Team of the Year earlier last weekend – deserves that more than anyone.


He comes alive in front of the Bramall Lane faithful, who he deservedly holds legendary status with.


However, for the great goalscorer he is – Sharp has just two Premier League appearances to his name.


That could all change next season. A return to the promised land would be nothing more than that ‘fat lad from Sheffield’ deserves.




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Tottenham have announced a world record net profit of £112.9million, surpassing the record previously set by Liverpool.


In their 2017/18 financial results, the north London club confirmed an annual pre-tax profit of £138.9million, with £25.9million worth of tax paid.





Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy earned a smaller pay packet in 2017/18 than the prior season



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Tottenham’s revenue was up from £309.7million in 2016/17 to £380.7million in 2017/18, though they lost out on £2.2million of television revenue having dropped from second in the 2016/17 Premier League to third last season.


Earlier this year, Liverpool announced a record-breaking net profit of £106million for the same season.


Their total broke the existing record, set by Leicester City for 2016/17, of £80million net profit.















Liverpool were boosted last season by their run to the Champions League final, which is understood to have earned the Anfield club around £72million.


Tottenham’s run to the European Cup round of 16 last season earned the north Londoners £62.2million in gate receipts and prize money.


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