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BBC News
4 days ago
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Schalke appoint Plymouth boss Muslic as head coach
Schalke have appointed Plymouth Argyle boss Miron Muslic as their head coach on a two-year Pilgrims said on Wednesday that the 42-year-old Bosnian-born Austrian would not return to the club after the summer replaced former England captain Wayne Rooney as Argyle boss in mid-January, with Plymouth bottom of the was unable to stop the club from being relegated from the second tier, despite masterminding a famous FA Cup win over Premier League champions joins a Schalke side who finished 14th in the German second tier this season - the club that was a regular in the Champions League and Europa League for the first two decades of this century will start a fourth season in the past five outside of the Bundesliga. "My thanks go first to Plymouth Argyle, who made it possible for me to hold talks with FC Schalke 04," said Muslic."I'm also very grateful to all those at Schalke for placing their trust in me. From the very first contact, we had open and honest discussions."The former Cercle Bruges boss signed a three-and-a-half year contract when he moved to Home Park, and reports in Germany suggest Argyle will receive 1m euros (£840,000) in Sport understands Argyle have already begun the search for their new head coach and have held exploratory talks with a number of potential replaces Dutch coach Kees van Wonderen, who was sacked earlier this a short statement Argyle said: "We wish Miron all the best for his future endeavours"
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
🚨 Reports: Schalke appoints little-known coach in German football
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. FC Schalke 04 seems to have concluded its search for a new coach. After names like Lukas Kwasniok or Christian Titz were previously in high demand, it appears a completely different candidate has now won the race. According to 'Sky', the Royal Blues are close to signing Miron Muslic. As reported by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano and the 'WAZ', the deal is already set. According to the transfer expert, Schalke has triggered the release clause of the Austrian, who had a contract with the English third-division club Plymouth Argyle until 2028. 📸 Dan Istitene - 2025 Getty Images Meanwhile, Muslic's supposed former club confirmed the rumors themselves. The English club wrote in an official statement on their website that they "reluctantly allowed Muslic to enter talks with a second-division club." Additionally, the club expressed its disappointment over the decision of the 42-year-old. The Austrian, who is now expected to be on the sidelines for Schalke from the upcoming season, was relegated to the third English league with Plymouth last season. Previously, Muslic was under contract in Belgium with Cercle Brugge. 📸 Harry Trump - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
6 days ago
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Revenge mission: ultimate flop silences the doubters
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. Multi-million euro transfer flops, a historically bad season, and a final lost against chronic losers. Manchester United was so miserable this season that even the situation at FC Schalke 04 looked visionary by comparison. But as if all that wasn't bad enough, tonight could see perhaps the biggest flop in football history complete his revenge mission against the Red Devils. When Antony signed for Old Trafford in the summer of 2022, expectations were sky-high. The task for the second most expensive signing in the club's history: shoot United back to the top—no, to dazzle! The record two and a half years later: 95 million euros spent, 17 goal involvements in 96 games, and countless mocking memes. The look on Antony's face as he came off the bench for Manchester United 😂😂 — FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnnys) May 12, 2024 For the sensitive Brazilian, these were dark times, just as they were for his employer. 'I didn't even have the strength to play with my son anymore. At times, I didn't eat for days and locked myself in my room,' the 25-year-old recently revealed in tears to 'TNT Sports Brasil'. No one needs to feel sorry for a multimillionaire who gets paid to play football. But even the most cold-hearted must admit that a healthy mind is a decisive factor for a successful professional athlete. Antony is the best proof of that. After another disappointing start to the season, United loaned the winger to Betis Sevilla in the winter. Master tactician Manuel Pellegrini welcomed him with open arms and is rebuilding the loanee's confidence. 'He tells me the most important thing is to be happy. He lets me go into games calm and confident,' Antony describes the effective care of his mentor on the sidelines. ⚽💫 ¡La MARAVILLA de '𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗢 𝗗𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗔' en el #RealBetisValencia!@antony00 💚🤍 @RealBetis#LALIGAEASPORTS | #LALIGAHighlights | #DesenlaceLALIGA — LALIGA (@LaLiga) May 27, 2025 Sportingly, things immediately improved. In three of his first four games for the Béticos, the 16-time Brazil international found the net. In total, he can currently boast 14 goal involvements in 25 games. Things are going especially well in the Conference League: four goals and three assists in eight games. His exceptional class has also begun to shine through more frequently again. Pinpoint curlers into the top corner to win games or three goal involvements in the UECL semi-final against Fiorentina: In recent weeks, Antony has proven that he can make the difference in a positive way. He was driven by extra motivation. 'He wanted revenge at Betis,' Pellegrini explained before tonight's final against Chelsea, 'and in a certain way, he's achieved that.' Ex Man United players winning trophies this season ❤️ — ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) May 27, 2025 The crowning moment of his revenge campaign is set for late Wednesday evening. He wouldn't be the first title-winner this season to be chased out of the red part of Manchester. If even the Red Devils' costly flops can still write a success story, is there still hope for Schalke? 📸 Octavio Passos - 2025 UEFA
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Everything but the title: One of the wildest careers rolls on
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. "Something's coming our way for sure": Lewis Holtby's statement (quoted by 'SID') before the last Bundesliga game of his career not only provided an accurate assessment of today's duel between Kiel and Borussia Dortmund. If he had a time machine, this sentence would also be a good hint to his 17-year-old self. That's probably what young Lewis Holtby would have said if he had been shown his career path in a crystal ball: A lot is coming my way. Between relegations, promotions, Champions League, Premier League, and the swamp of the second English league, Lewis Holtby has experienced a lot of ups and downs without ever being rewarded with a real title. We take a look at the pictures of a career that really had everything. Except titles. 📸 Christof Koepsel - 2009 Getty Images Lewis Holtby's professional career begins in black and yellow: After his debut at 17 in 2007, he breaks through in the 2008/09 season. Thanks to 17 scorer points in the 2nd league, the whole Bundesliga is suddenly eyeing the half-Englishman. 📸 Christof Koepsel -In the summer of 2009, Holtby makes one of those decisions that doesn't make things easy for him: He switches to FC Schalke 04, who were coached by Felix Magath at the time. 📸 Christof Koepsel - 2009 Getty Images At Schalke, he can't assert himself against Jermaine Jones and Ivan Rakitić and usually only comes off the bench. In the winter, it's decided to loan Holtby out. It doesn't get any easier. 📸 Lars Baron - 2010 Getty Images Holtby goes to Bochum, plays there, but VfL can't stay in the league at the end of the season. It won't be the first relegation. Back in Gelsenkirchen, he's loaned out to Mainz in the summer of 2010. Of course, it's never easy when you switch to a club coached by Thomas Tuchel (hello Shawn Parker). Despite this, Holtby celebrates his first real success here. 📸 Joern Pollex - 2011 Getty Images The legendary Bruchwegboys manage to qualify for Europe via fifth place. In his first game back at Schalke, he then wins his first and only career title: Schalke, the cup winner, beats champion Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup. 📸 Christof Koepsel - 2011 Getty Images At Schalke, he finally becomes a regular starter, qualifies for the Champions League with Königsblau, and takes something with him that most of us would never wash off again: A hug from Raúl. 📸 Stuart Franklin - 2011 Getty Images In January 2013, he moves to Tottenham Hotspur in his father's home country. The balance: No title, but at least the next world star hug. 📸 IAN KINGTON - 2013 AFP Or rather: two world star hugs. 📸 Brian Kersey - 2014 Getty Images This is what someone looks like who's looking for trouble: Holtby doesn't just switch to Felix "Quälix" Magath for the second time with his transfer to Fulham, but also to a relegated team for the second time. 📸 Clint Hughes - 2014 Getty Images Fulham has to go down to the second league as 19th, and Holtby also misses the 2014 World Cup. And what does someone do who could actually use a break after a career that's already been so eventful? Of course: He switches to Hamburger Sportverein. Where he takes everything with him again. 📸 Matthias Hangst - 2015 Getty Images First, two successful relegation dramas in 2015 and 2018, then the first Hamburg Bundesliga relegation in 2018. Holtby's third career relegation. 📸 Lars Baron - 2018 Getty Images Things continue in a similarly bitter way. In 2018/19, Holtby and HSV not only miss promotion but also narrowly miss the cup final after a semifinal defeat against RB Leipzig. After not being promoted with HSV, Holtby remains clubless for a while before being signed by English second-division club Blackburn Rovers in September. 📸 Lewis Storey - 2020 Getty Images In his two years at Blackburn, Holtby experiences not only that football without fans is crap during the Corona period but also how tough the second league in England is. His contract is not extended at the end of the 2020/21 season. He switches to Kiel on a free transfer. 📸 Cathrin Mueller - 2024 Getty Images With Holtby as a key player, promotion is achieved in 2024. Six years after the HSV relegation, he returns to the Bundesliga with the Störche. What also means: Career relegation number four a year later. 📸 Selim Sudheimer - 2025 Getty Images Today, Lewis Holtby's probably last Bundesliga game is on the agenda. You'd think that someone with a career with so many ups and downs would have had enough by now, but Holtby recently told the 'kicker' that he's not done yet: "I'll definitely keep playing. I want to enjoy the time as long as my body allows it." In other words: Something's coming his way for sure. 📸 Selim Sudheimer - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
03-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Schalke release coach van Wonderen after latest setbacks
Schalke coach Kees van Wonderen reacts during a TV interview ahead of the 2nd German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV at Veltins Arena. Schalke have announced they will part ways with coach Kees van Wonderen at the end of the second division season, an expected move after the helmsman had criticized club leaders over lack of support for him. Bernd Thissen/dpa Schalke parted ways with coach Kees van Wonderen with immediate effect on Saturday, in the wake of poor results and relegation from the second division still a possibility. Van Wonderen would have had to leave after the season as Schalke reacted to criticism he had voiced on lack of support from the club leadership. Advertisement Schalke took immediate action after Friday's 2-0 home defeat which came a week after a 2-1 defeat at Kaiserslautern. "The performance and development over the past two weeks in particular give cause for concern. We are only six points away from the relegation play-off spot and the trend is negative," sporting director Youri Mulder said. "That is why we have decided to react now. We have a responsibility towards the club." Dutchman van Wonderen had only taken the job at the former Bundesliga top club in autumn. Schalke said that under-23 coach Jakob Fimpel will act as caretaker for the remaining two matches at Fortuna Düsseldorf and against Elversberg, from which they need one point to stay in the second tier.
