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Arab News
6 days ago
- Business
- Arab News
Middlesbrough sack manager Michael Carrick
LONDON: Middlesbrough on Wednesday sacked manager Michael Carrick after the Championship club missed out on a play-off place during the 2024/25 season. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The former Manchester United and England midfielder, who previously had a spell as caretaker boss at Old Trafford, had been in charge at Boro since October 2022. The 43-year-old guided Middlesbrough to the Championship play-offs in the 2022/23 season but they have missed out on the top six in the past two campaigns. 'Middlesbrough Football Club has today parted company with head coach Michael Carrick,' the club said in a statement. 'Michael's assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick have also departed the club. 'We'd like thank Michael, Jonathan, and Graeme for all their hard work and unwavering commitment. We wish them all the very best for the future.' Middlesbrough won just one of their final six league games to finish 10th in the Championship table, four points off the play-off spots.
CNA
6 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Middlesbrough part ways with manager Carrick
Middlesbrough have sacked head coach Michael Carrick, the second-tier Championship club said on Wednesday after a disappointing season in which they missed out on a spot in the promotion playoffs. Former Manchester United and England player Carrick took charge of Middlesbrough in 2022 and guided them to a fourth-placed finish and the playoffs in his first season, but the club have finished 8th and 10th in their past two campaigns. "Middlesbrough Football Club has today parted company with head coach Michael Carrick. Michael's assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick have also departed the club," the club said in a statement. Carrick made more than 700 club appearances in his career and won five Premier League titles and the Champions League at United under Alex Ferguson. His first stint in management came during an interim spell at United following the sacking of Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2021.
The Independent
6 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Michael Carrick sacked as Middlesbrough manager after missing out on play-offs
Michael Carrick has been sacked as Middlesbrough head coach after the club missed out on the Championship play-offs. The former Manchester United midfielder leaves the Teesside outfit after three seasons in charge, having first joined Boro back in October 2022. Carrick previously enjoyed a brief spell as United caretaker manager after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired from his post in 2021. A statement from the club read: "Middlesbrough Football Club has today parted company with head coach Michael Carrick. "Michael's assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick have also departed the club. "We'd like thank Michael, Jonathan, and Graeme for all their hard work and unwavering commitment. We wish them all the very best for the future." Boro won just one of their final six games in 2024/25 to finish 10th in the table, four points outside the play-off spots. This was the second consecutive season Carrick had failed to deliver a top-six finish, after managing to reach the play-offs in 2022/23. Carrick's assistants Jonathan Woodgate and his brother Graeme Carrick have also left the club.
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Middlesbrough part company with Michael Carrick after finishing 10th
Michael Carrick has left his role at Middlesbrough's head after the team finished 10th in the Championship last month. The former England midfielder had been in charge since October 2022. The club said in a statement: 'Michael's assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick have also departed the club. We'd like thank Michael, Jonathan, and Graeme for all their hard work and unwavering commitment. We wish them all the very best for the future.' Carrick led Middlesbrough to fourth and eighth in his first two seasons. They reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals in 2023-24 before losing heavily to Chelsea. More details soon …
The National
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Winning the Europa League can help change the 'Spursy' narrative
"Spursy" – a derogatory term that is now shorthand to describe Tottenham Hotspur's wildly inconsistent form, an ability to have success in reach but ultimately throw it away, and put their supporters through hell on a regular basis. Perhaps the best example of Spurs being "Spursy" came in 2016. In a two-horse race with Leicester City for the Premier League title, they somehow managed to finish third, behind Leicester and, worst of all, Arsenal, their bitter North London rivals and arguably the club to whom the "Spursy" myth can best be traced back. Another tale often told to burnish the backstory stems from a game against Manchester United, coincidentally Tottenham's opponents in Wednesday's Europa League final. In 2001, United trailed Tottenham 3-0 in a game at White Hart Lane. United's legendary manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, famously told his players during a half-time team talk: "Come on lads, it's Tottenham." The Red Devils would go on to win 5-3. Tottenham last won silverware in 2008, when Jonathan Woodgate bundled the ball over the line in extra time to secure an all-too-rare win over Chelsea. The lesser-spotted League Cup, only the fourth in the club's history, headed to White Hart Lane. The 2-1 victory ended Spurs' 17-year wait for a trophy. A Des Walker own goal in the 1991 FA Cup final decided that Wembley showpiece, better remembered for Paul Gascoigne losing his head and scything down Gary Charles, which resulted in the Tottenham player wrecking his knee in what turned out to be his last game for the club. Spurs' current trophy drought also stretches to 17 years. There have been opportunities to end the hoodoo: a Uefa Champions League final over before it had even got started, in 2019, League Cup final defeats, in 2009, 2015, and 2021. That 2009 defeat came at the hands of United. The game was decided by penalties after neither team could break the deadlock following 90 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of extra time. United scored all four of theirs; only Verdran Corluka converted for Spurs. That was the only time the two clubs had met in a major final until now. Since then, United have contested 13 finals, winning seven and losing six, a win percentage of 53.8%. Spurs have lost all three finals since the 2009 League Cup final. That bleak statistic is somewhat skewed, though, when looking at the two clubs' overall record. If we ignore the Community Shield, Spurs have played in 24 major finals and won 15 of them (62.5%). United have played in far more finals (47) but lost 20, giving them a win percentage of 57.4%. It's hard to remember a time when the outcome of one match had so much riding on it for both teams. United and Spurs have endured abysmal seasons domestically. It makes a mockery of Uefa's second-tier club competition that its final is being contested by the clubs 16th and 17th in their own league, safe from relegation by dint that there are three teams that are even worse than them. Winning the Europa League will offer some shine, but scarcely paper over the cracks. Tottenham need to win a trophy to get that monkey off their back, United need it to convince themselves that they still belong on the big stage, with the carrot of Uefa Champions League qualification on offer for the winner. For Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou and United counterpart Ruben Amorim, winning the Europa League could be the difference between remaining in a job or looking for new employers over the summer. Spurs have faced United three times already this season and won them all. Winning a fourth time, especially given a crippling injury list that has robbed them of James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergval and, potentially, Pape Matar Sarr, statistically at least, seems improbable. Doing so might just go some way to reversing the "Spursy" narrative.
