British-born Jill Ellis, unbeaten in two stints as interim coach of the US women’s national football squad, was named Friday as the team’s new full-time coach by US Soccer president Sunil Gulati. The 47-year-old American served as an assistant on the…
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Russia coach Fabio Capello has urged the country’s football bosses to toughen rules for foreigners playing in the domestic league as he grapples to find a team to play in the World Cup. The 67-year-old, who took over in 2012, has complained of the very…
The Rwanda Football Association (Ferwafa) has named English coach Stephen Constantine as the new head coach the national football team,…
A studious and well-travelled coach, Roy Hodgson is the man charged with the responsibility of restoring faith in the England national team after decades of underachievement. Since succeeding Fabio Capello in May 2012, when he was handed the role despite…
Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni believes his “love affair” with Japan will bear fruit at the World Cup after four roller-coaster years which has seen Asian Cup success but also intense criticism for reverses. The 61-year-old has been in charge of a…
Australian coach Darren Lehmann says he is excited by the prospect of facing England for the Ashes again next year and played down the second-division county opposition dished up for warm-up games. The England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday announced…
Greece will create a little bit of history in Brazil in June and reach the World Cup knockout stages for the first time, coach Fernando Santos has confidently predicted. The 59-year-old is stepping down after the finals but he is so confident his solid…
New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens insisted his side’s job was only half done after they wrapped up the overall IRB Sevens World Series title at Twickenham on Saturday. Just by virtue of qualifying for Sunday’s knockout stage of the final leg of the…
Dutch coach Huub Stevens quit as Stuttgart boss on Saturday having succeeded in his mission of saving the 2007 Bundesliga champions from relegation. “I am leaving for personal reasons and above all I need a holiday,” said the 60-year-old after his side…
Malaga coach Bernd Schuster has thrown his hat into the ring to take over from Armin Veh as Eintracht Frankfurt coach. Schuster was quoted in daily newspaper Bild on Wednesday as saying he would like the job next season. “Yes, I’m attracted by Frankfurt…
Ashley Giles has said he was “bitterly disappointed” to miss out on being appointed as the new head coach of England. Peter Moores was recalled for a second spell in charge after Andy Flower stood down following England’s 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia…
The Federation Royal de Marocaine Football (FRMF) has appointed legendary goalkeeper Badou Zaki as head coach of the Atlas Lions…
Somalia achieved an unprecedented approach in its football history on Thursday (1 May 2014) when CAF presented certificates to 25…
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann said on Thursday that he’ll keep his World Cup options open as long as he can, taking 30 players to a final training camp this month. “We definitely will go with 30 players,” he said in a video interview released…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Tuesday rejected criticisms of Champions League semi-final opponents Chelsea’s style, asserting that “there’s not one way of playing football”. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claimed that Chelsea had “parked…
Jack Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who guided NBA clubs for 21 years, died in his sleep Monday at age 89 after a long battle with cancer. Ramsay won an NBA title with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 and compiled an 864-783 record with 17 playoff appearances…
Rwanda is set to name a new coach to lead the country through the 2015 Nations Cup qualifiers and with…
Tanzania has installed Martin Ignatius as national coach with a mandate to lead the country’s Taifa Stars to the 2015…
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has reached a deal to join Manchester United as manager after the World Cup, replacing sacked David Moyes, a Dutch newspaper report said on Saturday. Popular broadsheet De Telegraaf said “the national coach late last…
The Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) has chosen Portuguese national Mariano Barreto as the new coach of the national team. He…