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Watford have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new manager after sacking Xisco Munoz This is the 14th managerial change under Watford's owners, the Pozzo family, since they took over the club in 2012. (Claudio Rainieri directing his now former Leicester players back in 2016) The Italian has a wealth of experience with Watford being his 21st club in a long managerial career. In that time he has won eight trophies. Perhaps his famous was winning the Premier League with Leicester in 2016.  He also managed Chelsea and was in charge of the club when Roman Abramovich took over at Stamford Bridge. Reaction This is how Watford announced the appointment. 🤝 Watford FC is delighted to confirm the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as the club’s new Head Coach. Welcome to Watford, Claudio! 💛 — Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) October 4, 2021 They also posted this video looking at Ranieri's success throughout his careet. 🇮🇹 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐈 🇮🇹 Our new Head Coach 🤩 ...

Let's have a look at all the best reaction as Claudio Ranieri’s Watford thrashed Everton One week after enduring a terrible 5-0 defeat against Liverpool, the now transformed Watford turned the tables on Merseyside to inflict a five-goal humbling of their own on Everton and Rafael Benítez. Watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Manager reaction The Everton manager spoke with the media after the match: “Anthony had a good game but he doesn’t have 90 minutes in him yet. He has to improve his stamina. I thought we needed Richarlison because he can score goals and he came on the pitch and scored. “If we finished winning everyone would say it was a great substitution but we made mistake after mistake and that was the key part of the game.” The Watford manager was clearly delighted with his side's performance: “Every time I spoke to my players I told them: ‘Never, never give up. “Atlético Madrid are one of the best teams at not conceding and lost 3-2 to Liverpool. I...

Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 2 Roma Veteran defender Mats Hummels rescued a dramatic late equaliser for Claudio Ranieri's Roma, denying Tottenham victory in a tense Europa League clash. The 35-year-old German, featuring in his first European match since July's Champions League final, endured a rollercoaster evening. He conceded an early penaltyjust five minutes in, bringing down Pape Matar Sarr after reacting slowly to a loose ball in the box. However in stoppage time, Hummels redeemed himself, slotting home Angelino's pinpoint cross to salvage a point for Roma. Author - Greg S Tottenham had been the dominant force for much of the game. Son Heung-min converted the penalty Hummels gave away, while Brennan Johnson added a superb first-time finish following Dejan Kulusevski's cutback. Earlier, defender Evan N'Dicka had drawn Roma level , and Stephan El Shaarawy thought he’d scored with a stunning volley, only for VAR to rule it out for offside. Despite their control, Spur...

Let's have a closer look at some recent Premier League action Norwich City 0 - 0 Wolves Norwich's fight against relegation continued as they more than matched Wolves in a goalless draw  🔎 Take a closer look at Saturday's draw with Wolves in the latest episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄! ​⬇️ 🎥 https://t.co/IXX7d77uVz pic.twitter.com/dss0Tmk5ou — Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) November 29, 2021 It could easily have been more for the hosts. Teemu Pukki could only prod straight at goalkeeper Jose Sa in the second half. Wolves were poor throughout and they faded out of the contest and were ultimately grateful for a point after Lukas Rupp's weak side-foot effort ended a promising Norwich move late on. Norwich are now three points clear of bottom side Newcastle United. Chelsea 1 - 1 Manchester United It's been another busy week for Manchester United. They prepared for the arrival of interim manager Ralf Rangnick by earning a battling point against Chelsea at...

It's time to explore another icon of the football world. This time it's Romário. Early career Romário was spotted playing for Olaria, a small club from the Rio de Janeiro suburb. He was first taken to the junior team of Vasco da Gama, where once promoted to the senior team, he won two state league titles in 1987 and 1988. This earned his first call-ups to the national team. He quickly came to international attention, becoming the top scorer at the 1988 Olympic football tournament. Move to Europe Like all exciting Brazilian attacking players, he was a man who wanted to prove himself in Europe. Shortly after the 1988 Olympics,  he moved to PSV Eindhoven, where he won the Eredivisie in 1989, 1991 and 1992. He started to develop a cult following across the continent, and it wasn't long before some of the world's biggest clubs were interested in signing him.  After a lot of deliberation, his next destination was to be Barcelona. The video below explores some of the best...

 QPR 4 - 0 Leeds United Leicester City have been promoted to the Premier League QPR dealt a heavy blow to Leeds' hopes of promotion with an impressive 4-0 victory.  Ilias Chair, Lucas Anderson, Lyndon Dykes, and Sam Field all scored for QPR, securing their place in the Championship for next season. A pivotal night for both sides Leeds may have to settle for a play-off place. However, it was a joyous night for Marti Cifuentes' Hoops who are now seven points clear of the relegation zone and have moved up to 16th place. EFL: Who's getting promoted to the Premier League?  The home side was down in 23rd position in the table, and they had lost six consecutive games when their current boss took over as coach from Gareth Ainsworth at the end of October. After a difficult period before and after Christmas, the R's have won nine matches and only lost four since mid-January, allowing them to escape from danger. Don’t Worry About a Thing - last night at QPR, last & best ho...

Let's have a look at all the reactions as Brentford scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to come from behind and deny Watford victory at the Community Stadium. Bryan Mbeumo slotted in a stoppage-time penalty to make it 2-1, minutes after captain Pontus Jansson had equalised with a header at the back post. Watford had been in the lead for an hour thanks to a header from Emmanuel Dennis.. A late surge from Brentford was eventually rewarded. The defeat means Watford remain just three points above the relegation zone. One Watford fan told us: "I am so annoyed, we were playing so well but we decided to sit back and that cost us in the end." More reaction Brentford's first goalscorer Pontus Jansson told Sky Sports: "It's not a good performance but we fought hard, we didn't give away a lot of chances so maybe a draw was a fair result, but we've been unlucky in the season and maybe luck was with us tonight." The Brentford matchwinner Bryan Mbeumo...

It's time to for another sliding doors moment in football  We travel back to 2004. Manchester United face Porto in the last-16 of the Champions League.  Author - Liam C What actually happened? A ontroversial offside call against Paul Scholes became a pivotal moment in European football history. The disallowed goal cost United a place in the quarter-finals, while Porto, managed by the up and coming manager José Mourinho, went on to win the competition and launch Mourinho into the managerial elite. But what if Scholes hadn’t been ruled offside? How might this alternative scenario have changed the landscape of world and European football? Scholes wasn’t offside: United progress Had the linesman not flagged Scholes for offside, Manchester United would have progressed to the next round of the Champions League. Scholes' goal was legitimate, and had it stood, United would have won the tie on aggregate, knocking out Porto and ending their European dreams. With the Red Devils movin...