Thiago Silva said he will leave Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain once his contract expires as the captain lamented constant criticism in the French capital.
Brazilian defender Silva is contracted until 2020, having arrived from Serie A outfit AC Milan in 2012 for a reported fee of €42million.
The 33-year-old has helped PSG to 16 titles during his time in Paris, including five Ligue 1 trophies and as many Coupe de la Ligue crowns.
However, Silva is already planning his PSG exit amid criticism over his leadership.
It is impossible not to hear some of the criticism, Silva told Le Foot Paris. However, no newspaper, nor journalist, is going to tell me who I am. I know who I am. Because of this, I continue as I always have done.
I respect all o…
Premier League champions Leicester City have appointed Craig Shakespeare as manager until the end of the season.
Shakespeare was formerly assistant to Claudio Ranieri but now gets the chance to stake his claim for the job on a long-term basis after the Italian was sacked just over nine months after leading the Foxes to the most remarkable title success in Premier League history.
Having stepped into the breach on a caretaker role following Ranieri s departure, Shakespeare has led Leicester to successive home wins over Liverpool and Hull City.
Leicester host Sevilla on Tuesday, nursing a 2-1 deficit from the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie that proved to be Ranieri s last game at the helm.
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Phil Neville s son Harvey has followed in his footsteps by signing a deal to play for Manchester United.
Neville Jr joined the youth academy at Valencia when Neville Sr moved to the club as assistant to his brother Gary in 2015.
However, the teenager, who uploaded a photo of himself putting pen to paper on a contract on his 16th birthday, will continue his fledgling career with United.
Neville Sr, who manages the England women s national team, wrote on Instagram: Proud of you @harvey.neville go follow your dreams!!!!
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Victory in Saturday s DFB-Pokal final would cast a positive glow on a tumultuous season for Borussia Dortmund, although even lifting the trophy may not altogether banish the lingering sense of disharmony at the club.
Thomas Tuchel will lead his side into the showpiece against Eintracht Frankfurt in Berlin but the coach might have more on his mind than simply ending Dortmund s recent hoodoo in the competition.
For the latter part of 2016-17, Tuchel has been at loggerheads with chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke, a disagreement stemming from the re-arranged Champions League quarter-final first leg against Monaco at Signal Iduna Park in mid-April.
Following the bomb attack on the Dortmund team bus which left defender Marc Bartra hospitalised with a fractured wrist,…
FIFA says it is still investigating allegations that Russia s 2014 World Cup squad were involved in a doping programme.
A report in the Mail on Sunday claimed that the 23-man squad at the finals in Brazil, along with another 11 footballers, are people of interest to officials at the heart of the probe into state-sponsored doping in Russia.
World football s governing body says allegations surrounding players mentioned in the 2016 McLaren report continue to be looked at but it stressed that the Russian squad at the last World Cup did not fail any post-match or pre-tournament doping tests.
It added that all similar tests carried out at the Confederations Cup finals this month have been negative.
FIFA has simply confirmed that, in close collaboration with WA…
Burnley defender Michael Duff thinks manager Sean Dyche has what it takes to manage England one day.
The Lancashire club are a point adrift of Premier League safety with eight games still to play but, with 25 points to their name, are only five shy of the total Burnley reached when relegated from the top flight in the 2009-10 season.
Dyche s men have also taken points off Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United this season, remaining competitive despite their small budget.
When asked if he would be surprised to see Dyche take charge of England in the future, defender Duff said: No, in a word, having worked with him and [seen] the way he gets the best out of players.
Most of our players have played the majority of their careers in the Champions…
A tribunal comprising three senior judges will hear the proceedings relating to the complaint made against Neymar and Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu by Brazilian company DIS, which stems from his transfer to the club from Santos in 2013.
According to EFE news agency, judge Jose Maria Vazquez Honrubia intends to pass the case on from the national court to the Criminal Chamber of the Audiencia Nacional, a higher judicial body, since prosecutors are calling for more severe sanctions than the maximum five-year prison sentence Vazquez Honrubia s court can hand down.
DIS complaint alleges corruption and fraud on the part of Neymar and Bartomeu relating to the current Paris Saint-Germain forward s move to Barca five years ago, claiming the full cost of the transfer was hidd…
As Real Madrid continue their post-Cristiano Ronaldo era under Santiago Solari, Barcelona will visit Atletico Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday in a battle of familiarity and ambition.
An unpredictable start to the campaign – the latest twist coming with Barca s stunning 4-3 defeat at home to Real Betis before the international break – means the title feels as up for grabs as it has since Atleti pipped the Blaugrana on the final day in 2013-14.
Diego Godin headed home for the 1-1 draw Diego Simeone s men needed to deny Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique and the rest, making light of Diego Costa s early injury.
All those men with the exception of the injured Godin will be involved once more, with both teams identities entirely ingrained. Barca might have a…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Wayne Rooney encouraged him to get Manchester United attacking again prior to Saturday s 5-1 thrashing of Cardiff City.
The Red Devils were on fire in south Wales in Solskjaer s first match as caretaker manager, with Jesse Lingard scoring twice and Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera and Anthony Martial also on the scoresheet.
It was the first time United have scored five goals in a Premier League game since Alex Ferguson s final match in charge in 2013 and was in stark contrast to the more prosaic approach adopted under former manager Jose Mourinho this season.
Solskjaer claims it was just a matter of allowing a talented team to express themselves, something he says former captain Rooney had also demanded.
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Simply looking to extend their buffer at the top of the Chinese Super League standings, Shanghai will welcome Beijing to the Pudong Stadium on Friday lunchtime.
Starting with the hosts, making real history last season as they got their hands on a second Super League crown, Shanghai are once again firing on all cylinders this time around. Leading the chase at the top of the table and once again pencilled in as a standout title contender in 2024, the Red Eagles have continued to gain a string of praise. Last seen putting in another rugged performance as they secured a 1-0 victory away at Henan Songshan, Kevin Muscat’s men are in the midst of what has become a sensational purple patch. Signing off June with a 3-1 victory aga…