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The Irish Sun
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Plymouth in furious statement as manager Miron Muslic, 42, ‘breaks promise' to join ex-Champions League semi-finalists
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE launched a furious statement after their manager "broke promises" to walk out for former Champions League semi-finalists. Miron Muslic, 42, only took over at Home Park in January, Advertisement 2 Miron Muslic infuriated Plymouth Argyle by walking out on the club to join Schalke Credit: Rex He masterminded the But the Bosnian was However, the club were willing to stick by Muslic and had already began making plans to back him in League One and push for promotion next season. That was until he suddenly told the Pilgrims he wanted to leave for FC Schalke in Germany's second tier. Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBALL And Argyle "reluctantly" gave him permission to enter negotiations with Schalke. But their "Despite regular communication since the end of the season, and no mention of any issues, Miron has now made it clear that, after extended periods away from his family, this opportunity provides him the chance to be closer to them after four years on the road. Advertisement Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "We are frustrated by this decision, having implemented clear structures, processes and personnel to aid Miron and his coaching staff as we "Not only that, the club have also moved quickly to bring in new signings and received repeated verbal promises from Miron that he was committed to Argyle and would do everything to help the club bounce back to the second tier. 'When we go God' - Red-faced Plymouth owner accidentally admits club are getting relegated with 15 games left "Muslic joined the Greens in January 2025, on a three-and-a-half-year contract, after a period out of the game having departed Cercle Brugge. Advertisement "He will now leave Argyle just four months into that long-term commitment. "We wish him the best for his future career. "We will be making no further comment at this stage." In Muslic's press conference after the final game of the season, he openly said he needed backing. Advertisement The club responded by appointing David Fox as head of football operations and Tom Randle - who Muslic had worked with previously - as head of recruitment. Jamie Paterson and Caleb Watts signed last week - the former citing his conversations with Muslic as a major reason behind joining. One fan took to Wikipedia to edit his page name to "Plymouth Snake" in response to the shock bombshell news, which will reportedly see Argyle receive £1million in compensation. Seven-time top-flight runners-up Advertisement They finished 14th in the 2 Bundesliga this term - with the likes of ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius and Rasmus Hojlund's brother Emil in the squad. Die Konigsblauen are six-time German Cup winners, won the Uefa Cup in 1997 and reached the Champions League semis in 2011, losing 6-1 on aggregate to Manchester United. 2 Muslic was in charge when Argyle beat Liverpool in the FA Cup Credit: Getty
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
📲 Serie A decider, German play-off and more: Friday's fixtures
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. On OneFootball 📲 2. Bundesliga Playoff 15:30 – Saarbrücken x E. Braunschweig – OneFootballItalian Championship 15:45 – Napoli x Cagliari – ESPN and Disney+15:45 – Como x Internazionale – ESPN 4 and Disney+Spanish Championship 16:00 – Betis x Valencia – Disney+Brazilian Championship – Série B 21:35 – Goiás x Ferroviária – RedeTV, ESPN, and Disney+📸 Alessandro Sabattini - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
📲 Serie A decider, German play-off and more: Friday's fixtures
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. Highlights of the day 🔥 On OneFootball 📲 2. Bundesliga Playoff 15:30 – Saarbrücken x E. Braunschweig – OneFootball Advertisement Italian Championship 15:45 – Napoli x Cagliari – ESPN and Disney+ 15:45 – Como x Internazionale – ESPN 4 and Disney+ Spanish Championship 16:00 – Betis x Valencia – Disney+ Brazilian Championship – Série B 21:35 – Goiás x Ferroviária – RedeTV, ESPN, and Disney+ 📸 Alessandro Sabattini - 2025 Getty Images
Forbes
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
1. FC Köln Secure Promotion Back To The Bundesliga
1. FC Köln players celebrate winning the 2. Bundesliga championship (Photo by Federico ... More Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images) On Sunday, 1. FC Köln secured promotion back to the German top flight thanks to a 4-0 win over Kaiserslautern. Eric Martel (14'), Luca Waldschmidt (29'), Florian Kainz (76'), and Mark Uth (82') were the goalscorers in front of 50,000 spectators at a fully sold-out RheinEnergieStadion. 'Those are the stories that only football writes,' Köln head coach Friedhelm Funkel said about the Uth goal. The 33-year-old one-time German national team player will retire at the end of the season. 'His goal pretty much sealed promotion for us.' Ultimately, his goal didn't just secure promotion. But Köln also secured first place in the 2. Bundesliga and, as a result, the 2. Bundesliga Meisterschale. Although that title was almost secondary, considering that Hamburger SV surrendered first place in the standings after securing promotion one week ago. Still, Köln will take this after a difficult start to the season. In fact, the club was significantly hamstrung by a transfer ban that wasn't lifted until January. Going into the season, Köln wasn't allowed to make any transfers in the summer, and the ban was only lifted in January. With that in mind, expectations were somewhat mixed ahead of the campaign. Always an emotional club shifting between one extreme and another, quite a few voices worried about potential relegation to the 3. Liga. Those voices only got amplified after a poor start to the season. Head coach Gerhard Struber, however, switched out goalkeeper Jonas Urbig for Marvin Schwäbe. In the short term, the switch stabilized the club. But it also meant that Urbig was unsettled and then pushed for a move away from the club, eventually joining Bayern Munich in January. With Köln securing the title, Urbig becomes just the third player in history to win the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga titles in the same year. In retrospect, pushing out Urbig might have been worth it. But it was one of many decisions that eventually came to haunt head coach Struber and director of sport Christian Keller. 71-year-old head coach Funkel helped Köln get promotion across the line. (Photo by Christof ...) On course for promotion, results started to slip in April. Then, on May 4, with just two games left in the season, the club fired both Struber and Keller. While the director of sports position remains vacant, Struber was replaced by 71-year-old Funkel. A controversial decision, after all, even Funkel admitted that the squad was in good shape. 'When I arrived here, everyone was in brilliant shape,' Funkel said post-game. 'There wasn't much I had to do to get this across the line.' At this point, Funkel may have realized that he put himself in risky territory. 'Well, I had to make a few tiny tweaks,' Funkel added. The decision to fire Struber and Keller on a whim fits a club often guided by populism rather than rational decision-making. Both have made mistakes in their tenure at the club. Struber, in fact, struggled in his two previous roles at New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Salzburg. Conversely, Köln fans came into the season expecting the worst. It was only because of Keller and Struber that the dream of promotion became a reality. Even Funkel admitted that Keller had put together a strong squad. 'When I looked around the league, I have to say HSV and Köln have the strongest squads,' Funkel said. 'For me, they were the favorites to go up.' Both HSV and Köln are now back in the Bundesliga. That's good news for the Bundesliga, which was desperate to get some of the blue-chip clubs stuck in the second division back to the first division. But will they remain there? On balance, HSV might be in a slightly better position. The club has a talented coach, Marvin Polzin, and a brilliant sporting director, Stefan Kuntz. Köln, in turn, is without a coach and sporting director. At least, Funkel hinted that he was open to continuing in his role. 'I am definitely open for everything,' Funkel said. But is a 71-year-old coach the right man to guide Köln to the future? Time will tell.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
📲 Sunday 2.BuLi on OneFootball and BR 25 classics, check the schedule
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. On OneFootball 📲 10:30 AM – Cologne vs. Kaiserslautern – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Darmstadt vs. Jahn Regensburg – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Karlsruher vs. Paderborn – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Greuther Fürth vs. Hamburg – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Hertha Berlin vs. Hannover – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Schalke 04 vs. Elversberg – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Magdeburg vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Nuremberg – DFL on OneFootball 10:30 AM – Ulm vs. Preußen Münster – DFL on OneFootball English Championship 08:00 AM – Everton vs. Southampton – ESPN and Disney+ 10:15 AM – West Ham vs. N. Forest – ESPN and Disney+ 11:00 AM – Brentford vs. Fulham – Disney+ 11:00 AM – Leicester vs. Ipswich – Disney+ 12:30 PM – Arsenal vs. Newcastle – Disney+Spanish Championship 02:00 PM – Atlético Madrid vs. Betis – Disney+ 02:00 PM – Barcelona vs. Villarreal – ESPN and Disney+02:00 PM – Celta de Vigo vs. Rayo Vallecano – Disney+ 02:00 PM – Real Sociedad vs. Girona – Disney+ 02:00 PM – Sevilla vs. Real Madrid – Disney+02:00 PM – Valencia vs. Athletic Bilbao – Disney+ 02:00 PM – Valladolid vs. Alavés – Disney+ Italian Championship 03:45 PM – Roma vs. Milan – Disney+ 03:45 PM – Internazionale vs. Lazio – ESPN 5 and Disney+ 03:45 PM – Parma vs. Napoli – ESPN 4 and Disney+ 03:45 PM – Juventus vs. Udinese – Disney+ 03:45 PM – Lecce vs. Torino – Disney+ 03:45 PM – Fiorentina vs. Bologna – Disney+ 03:45 PM – Hellas Verona vs. Como – Disney+ Brasileirão – Série A 04:00 PM – Corinthians vs. Santos – Globo and Premiere04:00 PM – Juventude vs. Fluminense – Globo and Premiere04:00 PM – Bahia vs. Vitória – Globo and Premiere06:30 PM – RB Bragantino vs. Palmeiras – Premiere08:30 PM – Cruzeiro vs. Atlético-MG – Prime Video08:30 PM – Internacional vs. Mirassol – SporTV and Premiere08:30 PM – Flamengo vs. Botafogo – PremiereBrasileirão – Série B 04:00 PM – Atlético-GO vs. Remo – ESPN and Disney+ 04:00 PM – Paysandu vs. Goiás – Disney+ Brasileirão – Série C 04:30 PM – Maringá vs. Botafogo-PB – YouTube/Nosso Futebol 04:30 PM – São Bernardo FC vs. Caxias – YouTube/Nosso Futebol+ 07:00 PM – Figueirense vs. Ituano – YouTube/Nosso Futebol+ and DAZN 07:00 PM – Retrô vs. Itabaiana – YouTube/Nosso Futebol+ MLS 08:00 PM – Inter Miami vs. Orlando City – TNT, MAX and Apple TV+ 10:00 PM – LA Galaxy vs. LAFC – Apple TV+ South American Women's U-17 09:30 PM – Ecuador vs. Brazil – SporTV2 📸 Christian Kaspar-Bartke - 2025 Getty Images
