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Celtic have confirmed Wilfried Nancy as their new head coach. The club have brought him in from Columbus Crew, concluding a search of more than a month for a permanent successor to Brendan Rodgers. Author | Sean M We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Wilfried Nancy to the position of Football Manager. More info ⤵️ #BienvenueWilfried | #CelticFC 🍀 — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) December 3, 2025 Nancy has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Scottish champions and has already begun work. Columbus said an agreement had been reached for Nancy to move to Glasgow for an undisclosed fee. The MLS side added that assistant coach Kwame Ampadu, assistant and fitness coach Jules Gueguen and video performance coach Maxime Chalier will also make the switch. Rodgers resigned on 27 October after a 3-1 defeat to Premiership leaders Hearts. Martin O'Neill was installed as interim manager, with Shaun Maloney assisting him. Since then, Celtic have won all of their d...

How many English sides will be in Europe next season? England and Germany are on track to secure the two additional Champions League places available for next season. Author | Josh T Champions League night | City v Leverkusen The competition expanded from 32 to 36 teams at the start of the 2024-25 campaign, prompting UEFA to introduce two extra qualifying spots for the nations with the strongest overall performance across European competitions in the previous season. UEFA determines this through association rankings, which allocate points for wins and draws in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. The two nations with the highest totals are each awarded an extra Champions League berth for the following season. Clubs collect two points for a win and one for a draw across the three competitions, with bonus points awarded for progressing through the rounds. Sides in the Champions League receive greater bonuses than those in the Europa League or Conference League. Po...

Watching live football on TV is going to get mor expensive US media group Paramount has secured the rights to broadcast Champions League football in the UK for four years from 2027. Author | Josh T Pre match at Atletico Madrid 5 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt It has been reported that the company will pay well above the near £1bn deal currently held by TNT Sports. Amazon Prime is set to continue screening one match each Tuesday in the UK between 2027 and 2031. Paramount’s agreement follows the joint UC3 initiative involving UEFA, European Football Clubs (formerly the European Club Association) and commercial rights partner Relevent. The company has collaborated with UEFA on the elaborate films shown during the Champions League draw over the past two seasons. READ MORE | Champions League news and stories Industry sources suggest the move may be viewed positively by the Premier League, as it brings another major broadcaster into the football rights landscape and is unlikely to shrink the ov...

Barcelona are set for a long-awaited return to the Nou Camp this weekend This is more than two years after leaving their historic home for extensive redevelopment works.  Author |  Jack L The La Liga match with Athletic Club on Saturday 22 November will mark the first fixture at the ground since May 2023. The stadium reopens with a temporary capacity of 45,401 following the latest phase of its renovation. Barcelona last played there in an official match on 28 May 2023 against Real Mallorca, before the site was shut down to begin a project aimed at transforming the arena into a modern venue fit for the future. Work began in June 2023 with a budget of about £1.1bn and an ambition to raise the capacity to 105,000, placing it among the largest stadiums in world football. The club had hoped to return in November 2024 to align with their 125th anniversary, but a series of delays pushed that target back. During the redevelopment, they shifted most of their fixtures to the Olympic...

Wolves have a new manager They have appointed Rob Edwards as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal following the dismissal of Vitor Pereira. Author |  Peter Grainger  Welcome back, Rob Edwards 🐺 🗞️ https://t.co/wev3xlkSk0 pic.twitter.com/ayefCHi64R — Wolves (@Wolves) November 12, 2025 Edwards departs Middlesbrough, where he has been head coach since June, to take charge at Molineux. After Pereira’s sacking on 2 November, Wolves initially had an approach for Edwards turned down by Middlesbrough before being granted permission to speak to the 42-year-old once a compensation agreement was reached. The former Wales international, who made 111 appearances for Wolves between 2004 and 2008, previously managed Luton Town in the Premier League. His first match in charge will be against Crystal Palace at Molineux following the international break. He has a big task on his hands to keep them in the league.  Another managerial saga Four days ago, Middlesbroug...

Swansea City have dismissed head coach Alan Sheehan. This was just over six months after the club appointed him as their permanent manager. Author |  Chris Thomas The Irishman had earned praise for what the club described as "two highly impressive stints in interim charge" before taking the job full-time late in the 2024-25 season, following Luke Williams’s departure. Swansea City can confirm the club has parted ways with head coach Alan Sheehan. 👉 https://t.co/BAeyTU3qK2 pic.twitter.com/Q7ZnWqCJBO — Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) November 11, 2025 However, Sheehan’s side have managed only four wins from their opening 15 Championship matches, leaving Swansea with their poorest start to a campaign since relegation from the Premier League in 2018. Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat to Ipswich Town has left them 18th in the table. Swansea’s owners, Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen, said: "Alan has been instrumental in helping improve the club through two periods of time. Ala...

England's preparations for the World Cup have started England manager Thomas Tuchel has recalled Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden to his squad for World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. Author |  William G England v Wales friendly Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has also been called up to the senior squad for the first time. Tuchel has resisted calls to include Brighton striker Danny Welbeck, while attacking midfielder Jack Grealish, on loan at Everton from Manchester City, and right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold miss out. Alexander-Arnold's Real Madrid team-mate Bellingham was left out of Tuchel's squad for games in October, having just returned from shoulder surgery. Manchester City playmaker Foden had not been selected in the past three England squads, with his last international appearance in March against Latvia. England qualified for the 2026 World Cup by thrashing Latvia last month and will host Serbia on Thursday, 13 November, before travelling to Albania th...

Another big European side making a managerial change Ajax have confirmed they will part ways with manager John Heitinga less than six months after he took charge, following a poor run of results. Author | Jack L Heitinga, 41, won five of his 11 Eredivisie matches, with the Amsterdam side now eight points behind league leaders Feyenoord. The club have also lost all four of their Champions League fixtures this season, including a 3-0 home defeat to Galatasaray on Wednesday. Heitinga, a former Everton defender, served as Arne Slot's assistant last season when Liverpool claimed the Premier League. He returned to Ajax in late May on a two-year contract, having made more than 200 appearances for the club as a player and holding previous roles as reserve-team coach and interim head coach. READ MORE | Ajax v Galatasaray match report on Super News Affiliate Technical director Alex Kroes told the club’s website: "It's a painful decision. We know it can take time for a new coach to w...

Southampton have dismissed manager Will Still after only five months in charge. The 33-year-old, who joined in May following his departure from French side Lens, has overseen just two wins in 13 league matches this season. Author |  Ajay   Pre-match at Southampton v Preston Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Preston North End, which left Saints 21st in the table, was met with boos from the home crowd at St Mary’s. Players were even having arguments with fans after the match. This was an atmosphere that has forced the club to act decisively.  In a statement, the club confirmed that Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and Carl Martin have also left their roles. Under-21 head coach Tonda Eckert will take charge on an interim basis. Reaction from the club Johannes Spors, the Southampton technical director, said: “Will is a great person who gave everything to try and improve performances and results. Ultimately that process has taken longer than any of us would have liked. By making a chan...

Brendan Rodgers has stepped down as Celtic manager Former boss Martin O’Neill set to take charge on a temporary basis. Author | Richard Lennon Super Local Sports News | Glasgow | Scottish Premiership | Rodgers resigns as Celtic manager with Martin O'Neill to return https://t.co/4iWLlh2RGe — European Super Football (@ESFootballNews) October 27, 2025 Rodgers, 52, returned to Glasgow in 2023 for a second spell in the dugout and delivered back to back league titles, adding to the championships he claimed in 2017 and 2018. Yet his departure comes with Celtic already eight points adrift of early leaders Hearts after just nine matches of the campaign. The club confirmed that Rodgers tendered his resignation, which was accepted immediately. Dermot Desmond, Celtic’s principal shareholder, later issued a strongly worded statement accusing the outgoing manager of behaviour that was divisive, misleading and self serving. The immediate next steps for the club O’Neill, now 73, previously le...

A managerial change in Turin Juventus have dismissed manager Igor Tudor following Sunday’s defeat to Lazio. Author | Frank L Juventus fans v Dortmund The Croatian took over from Thiago Motta in March, but has struggled to turn the team’s fortunes around. Under his management, the side endured an eight-match winless run, leaving them eighth in Serie A. Sunday’s loss marked Juventus’ third consecutive defeat in all competitions. In a statement, the club said: "The club thanks Igor Tudor and his entire staff for their professionalism and dedication over the past few months and wishes them all the best for their future careers." Juventus confirmed that Massimiliano Brambilla will take charge for their Serie A match against Udinese on Wednesday.  The Old Lady sit six points behind league leaders Napoli and have not won in their last five league fixtures. In the Champions League, they are 25th in their group, having drawn twice and lost once in their opening three games. A closer l...

Harry Kane’s best chance yet to claim football’s biggest individual honour Earlier this year, Harry Kane finally ended his long wait for silverware in the 15th season of his professional career, as Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions.  Author |  Peter Grainger The long-awaited triumph paved the way for the England striker to target even greater prizes for club, country and himself. Ballon d’Or ambitions reignited Despite being in the finest form of his career, Kane ranked only 13th at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards in September and has never finished higher than 10th in the prestigious vote. Yet since Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé was crowned the world’s best player in Paris last month, Kane appears to have reached another level entirely. Now 32, he took his tally for the season to 20 goals in just 12 appearances across all competitions as Bayern swept aside Club Brugge 4-0 in the Champions League. Kane knows that if he maintains this relentless scoring r...

Nottingham Forest have confirmed the appointment of Sean Dyche as their new head coach. The 54-year-old has signed a deal running until the summer of 2027, becoming Forest’s third permanent manager of the season. Author |  Kieran M Dyche replaces Ange Postecoglou, who was dismissed just 17 minutes after Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. Postecoglou’s tenure lasted only 39 days, during which he failed to win any of his eight matches in charge, drawing two and losing six. He had replaced Nuno Espírito Santo, who was sacked after just three games at the start of the campaign. Forest sit 18th in the Premier League table, with only one win from their opening eight fixtures in what has been a turbulent start to the season. READ MORE |  Nottingham Forest sack Ange Postecoglou Dyche’s first match in charge will come on Thursday in the Europa League at home to Porto, before his side travel to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday. The recruitment process was overseen by Fores...

There will be a new head coach at Rangers after a chaotic few weeks at Ibrox. Rangers have brought an end to their lengthy search for a new head coach by appointing Danny Rohl, the former Sheffield Wednesday manager. Author |  Mark Lee We can today confirm the appointment of Danny Röhl as men’s first-team head coach. Full Details ⬇️ — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) October 20, 2025 Russell Martin was dismissed after 17 games on 5 October, with Rangers subsequently holding unproductive talks with former manager Steven Gerrard, Rohl and ex-Ibrox defender Kevin Muscat. Negotiations with Muscat, who is close to winning the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Port, broke down, reopening the door for Rohl. He has now signed an initial two-and-a-half-year contract. Why has it taken so long? Rohl managed Sheffield Wednesday from October 2023 until July 2025, having previously held coaching roles with RB Leipzig, Southampton, Bayern Munich and the German national team. Gerrard ...

There have been protests against the decision to have La Liga matches outside the country Players in La Liga stood still for the opening 15 seconds of matches on Saturday in protest against the league’s decision to stage a fixture in Miami. Author |  Jack L The demonstrations came during high-profile games involving Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, who hosted Girona and Osasuna respectively, and followed the example set by Oviedo and Espanyol on Friday evening. Identical protests took place in Sevilla’s meeting with Mallorca and Villarreal’s clash with Real Betis. As during the Oviedo v Espanyol game, television coverage of Barcelona’s fixture avoided showing the action on the pitch during the protest, instead cutting to shots of the stadium exterior. In other matches, cameras focused tightly on the centre circle rather than offering a wide view of the players standing motionless. The protests stem from the Spanish football federation’s decision in August to approve Villarreal’s ...

It has been a very bad day for Nottingham Forest  Manager Ange Postecoglou has been dismissed by the club after their 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea at the City Ground. Author | Kieran M The Australian’s departure, just 39 days after his appointment on 9 September, marks the shortest managerial reign in Premier League history. Postecoglou failed to record a victory during his eight matches in charge, overseeing two draws and six defeats in all competitions. Forest managed only a single point from his five league games, leaving them 17th in the table and one point clear of the relegation zone. READ MORE | Live text commentary of Forest's 3-0 defeat against Chelsea Postecoglou’s departure leaves Nottingham Forest seeking their third manager of the season, following the dismissal of Nuno Espírito Santo just three games into the campaign. Fulham’s Marco Silva is thought to be among the leading contenders to take over, while former Burnley and Everton manager Sean Dyche is also under co...

More uncertainty and more bad news at Sheffield Wednesday It has been suggested in some reports that the Championship club owes around £1 million. Author | James Whaling Empty seats at Hillsborough The move would heighten pressure on owner Dejphon Chansiri to consider selling the club. The club is already under five separate EFL embargoes, having failed to pay staff wages on time in five of the last seven months. On the field, Wednesday sit second from bottom in the Championship, having collected just six points from nine games amid a period of off-field turmoil that has left their squad depleted. The seriousness of the situation was underlined when May’s wages went unpaid, following a similar issue in March. READ MORE | Recent news from the Championship on European Super Football Amid ongoing uncertainty and registration embargoes, manager Danny Rohl left in July, with his assistant Henrik Pedersen taking charge just ten days before the season began. The team did not play a single...

Could we see another rule change in football at the highest level? Some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including several from the Premier League, have held talks about allowing six substitutes per game in an effort to ease the growing workload on players. Author | David Sampson Euro 2024 final celebrations Representatives met in Rome last week for the European Clubs’ (EFC) general assembly, where a number of key issues in the modern game were discussed. Although the proposal was not on the formal agenda, informal conversations reportedly centred on the possibility of expanding squads from 25 to 28 players and introducing a sixth substitution. Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest were among the English clubs in attendance. Any change would first need approval from football’s rulemaking body, the International Football Association Board (Ifab), and there is no indication of when, or if, such a move might be implemented. The Premier League initially in...

Luton Town look to turn the tide with new appointment Former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has been appointed manager of League One side Luton Town. Author | Benjamin Hampson Ready to work 💪 pic.twitter.com/3pJUkZqnGj — Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) October 13, 2025 The 33-year-old takes over from Matt Bloomfield, who was dismissed earlier this month after less than a year at Kenilworth Road. Wilshere steps into his first full-time managerial role with Luton currently 11th in the third tier, following consecutive relegations. He was chosen ahead of Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens and is reported to have signed a three-year contract. READ MORE |  How Luton Town were relegated from the Championship last season Chris Powell has also joined the club as Wilshere’s assistant. The former England left-back had briefly been at Walsall as interim first-team coach, covering for Gary Waddock while he recovers from ankle surgery. Wilshere's career in for football so far Thro...

Manchester United are prepared to give their manager three years to turn things around This is despite their inconsiderate start to the season Author | Olivia T Sir Jim Ratcliffe insists he will not take a “kneejerk” decision to sack Ruben Amorim and has indicated he will afford the head coach three years to demonstrate his capabilities at the club.  Amorim has been under pressure, having struggled to turn the club around. The 40-year-old has been in charge for 11 months but is yet to win back-to-back league games and the team sit 10th. READ MORE | Visit GM Super News for the latest Man United match reports United have picked up 37 points from his 34 league games, finished 15th last season, and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Grimsby in August. Amorim has faced questions over his 3-4-3 formation, which is yet to pay dividends despite a summer net spend of about £170m. Ratcliffe is regarded as a key supporter of Amorim but the head coach has admitted that if results do ...