Steven Gerrard named new Aston Villa manager

Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after a poor run of form, according to Sky Sports. A 2-2 draw on Friday against Everton left Tottenham, Champions League finalists in 2019, in seventh place in the Premier League and unlikely to reach the top four.

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been offered to Manchester City, according to media reports in Italy on Thursday (August 26). The 36 year-old Portuguese player has been linked away from Juventus over the last few weeks and is out of contract next summer. According to Sky Italy, Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes is looking for a club who would be willing to take on his substantial wages and pay Juventus a near $30 million transfer fee.

During her first term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel had to deal with the economic and financial crisis of 2008, which helped forge her image as a defender of Germany's interests and her fellow citizens' savings. But there would be more challenges to come: the migrant crisis in 2015, and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. How will German history remember this scientist by training, who grew up in what was then East Germany, who defied the odds to become Germany's first woman chancellor? As Merkel prepares to bow out after 16 years in power, our Berlin correspondents report on her legacy.

Liverpool’s former captain and talisman Steven Gerrard has been appointed the new manager of Aston Villa. The position became vacant when Villa sacked Dean Smith on Sunday after a run of five successive Premier League defeats. Gerrard has enjoyed a hugely successful period at Rangers where he managed to break Celtic’s nine year hold on the Scottish Premiership title.

In a statement, the club said Marsch had signed a deal as head coach that will run until June 2025. Pending international clearance the 48-year-old American's first game in charge will be Saturday's trip to Leicester City.

Kashmir police said militants killed the bank manager and a factory worker. A wave of killings has hit Kashmir, prompting dozens of Hindu families to flee the region.

Burnley have appointed former Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany as their new manager to take over from Sean Dyche, the Championship club (second-tier) said on Tuesday. The 36-year-old former Belgium defender left Anderlecht last month after two seasons as head coach, having joined in 2019 as player-manager before retiring from playing in 2020.

Ligue 1 giants Paris St Germain part ways with manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Former Lille and Nice boss will look to deliver Champions League success that proved elusive for Pochettino

British media reported on Monday (August 8) that Manchester United are in advanced talks to sign Adrien Rabiot from Juventus. The 27-year-old French international has fallen out of favour in Turin and has just a year left on his contract.

British media reported on Wednesday that Mauricio Pochettio is set to be named as manager of Chelsea.

For nearly 25 years, the German Economy Ministry helped organize — and partially finance — a stand for German companies at one of the world's biggest gun shows in Las Vegas, according to a new investigative report.