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BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
Goalkeeper Kovacevic signs for Norwich
Norwich City have signed goalkeeper Vladan Kovacevic from Sporting on a four-year contract with an option for a further 12 was most recently on loan with Polish club Legia Warsaw, and played against Chelsea in the Europa Conference Canaries have paid an undisclosed fee for the 27-year-old, who is the third keeper signed this summer after Daniel Grimshaw and Louie Moulden following the exit of first-choice Angus director Ben Knapper said Kovacevic is of "real pedigree" and added: "With over 250 career appearances under his belt, he comes with great experience and with the mentality to perform at a very high level."He's hungry to improve and develop, and those qualities are essential for us in what we are building here. "His character is a great fit with the rest of our goalkeeping group, providing an atmosphere where they will all support but push each other hard on a daily basis." Kovacevic began his career with Sarajevo, winning the Bosnian Premier League twice, before moving to Poland for the first time and playing for Rakow joined Sporting last summer but only made six appearances for the Portuguese club."For me, it's my dream to play in the Premier League and I think every Norwich fan wants to be there again," he begin the new season with a home game against Millwall on 9 August.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Goalkeeper Kovacevic signs for Norwich
Norwich City have signed goalkeeper Vladan Kovacevic from Sporting on a four-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. Kovacevic was most recently on loan with Polish club Legia Warsaw, and played against Chelsea in the Europa Conference League. Advertisement The Canaries have paid an undisclosed fee for the 27-year-old, who is the third keeper signed this summer after Daniel Grimshaw and Louie Moulden following the exit of first-choice Angus Gunn. Sporting director Ben Knapper said Kovacevic is of "real pedigree" and added: "With over 250 career appearances under his belt, he comes with great experience and with the mentality to perform at a very high level. "He's hungry to improve and develop, and those qualities are essential for us in what we are building here. "His character is a great fit with the rest of our goalkeeping group, providing an atmosphere where they will all support but push each other hard on a daily basis." Advertisement Kovacevic began his career with Sarajevo, winning the Bosnian Premier League twice, before moving to Poland for the first time and playing for Rakow Czestochowa. He joined Sporting last summer but only made six appearances for the Portuguese club. "For me, it's my dream to play in the Premier League and I think every Norwich fan wants to be there again," he said. Norwich begin the new season with a home game against Millwall on 9 August.
The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
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- The Herald Scotland
Celtic keeper out to retain Scotland spot even if he's third choice
The 27-year-old, who received a late call-up from manager Steve Clarke after Angus Gunn and Robby McCrorie suffered injuries, loved representing his country for the first time. Read more: The man who made 18 appearances for Aberdeen last term and picked up a Scottish Cup winner's medal is keen to retain his place in the national squad going forward. He knows that getting a start at Celtic ahead of Kasper Schmeichel and Viljami Sinisalo will be a tall order during the 2025/26 campaign. However, Doohan is optimistic that being at the Scottish champions will work in his favour when the opening World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Belarus away come around in September. (Image: Colin Mearns) 'I always thought there was a chance I could get in when I played the few games last year,' he said. 'I got a good amount of game time last season and I thought it would put me in good stead. 'Then when I got the call during the summer to come and meet up with the squad for the Lichtenstein game midway through my holiday, I dropped everything I could, packed my case and then just got the first flight back to Glasgow so I could meet up with the squad. Read more: 'It's just given me that drive. I don't want it to be a one-and-only cap. I want to get called up more and hopefully get more caps in the future. 'Any game for Scotland would be exciting to be involved in. Getting called up to your country is a great honour. But I'm looking forward to the World Cup qualifiers. If I get called up, I'd be absolutely buzzing with it.' Asked if he thought he could get called upon by Scotland even if he is behind Schmeichel and Sinisalo in the Celtic pecking order, he said, 'Yes, it could be a possibility, but I believe I could do it, I need to back myself and we'll just need to see what happens in the future.'
Morocco World
09-06-2025
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- Morocco World
Liechtenstein vs Scotland: Where, When to Watch the Friendly Game
Rabat — Liechtenstein will face Scotland today in an international friendly as part of its preparatory campaigns, including for the World Cup. The match will take place at 5 p.m. Moroccan time, with Scotland regarded as a favorite. Fans seeking to watch the game can do so on Fubo, DirecTV Stream, FS2, ViX. Liechtenstein appears to be one of the least favorites for many sources, including Goal, which said the squad lost their last five matches. 'Their struggles in attack are evident, with only one goal scored in their last six outings,' the same source said . As for Scotland, the football-focused website suggests that the Scottish team will go to the field without their first-choice goalkeeper Angus Gunn, who is injured. Several international friendlies are taking place today, including Uganda vs. Gambia, Kosovo vs. Comoros, Montenegro vs. Armenia, and Equatorial Guinea vs. Cameroon. As part of the FIFA World Cup European Qualifying games, Estonia vs. Norway is scheduled for the future, along with Italy vs. Moldova, Kazakhstan vs. North Macedonia, Belgium vs. Wales, Croatia vs. the Czech Republic, and the Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar. At 9 p.m., Moroccan football fans will also enjoy a friendly game, which will take place at the Fez stadium. The Morocco vs. Benin game will follow another friendly that the Atlas Lions won on Friday, 2-0 against Tunisia. Tags: African footballMorocco Friendlies
The Herald Scotland
09-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Five Scotland talking points as pressure mounts on Clarke
Here are some of the key talking points ahead of the game at the Rheinpark Stadium. The pressure is on Scotland suffered defeat against Iceland (Andrew Miligan/PA) Scotland are in dire need of a victory ahead of their World Cup qualifying campaign, which takes place in the autumn against Denmark, Belarus and Greece. Scotland looked like they had turned a corner after a solitary win, against Gibraltar, in 16 matches, when they recorded three impressive Nations League victories in a row. But they followed up by losing six goals in Hampden defeats against Greece and Iceland. Goalkeeper SOS Squad update. IN: Ross Doohan & Callan Angus Gunn & Robby McCrorie. Congratulations to both goalkeepers on their first senior call-ups 👏#LIESCO — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) June 8, 2025 Steve Clarke called up Aberdeen second-choice keeper Ross Doohan after Cieran Slicker endured a difficult debut in the wake of injuries to Angus Gunn and Robby McCrorie on Friday, and with Craig Gordon, Liam Kelly and Zander Clark all missing through injury. Doohan has 13 Scotland Under-21 caps to his name and nearly 200 first-team appearances and the 27-year-old looks likely to start to give Slicker some respite. Facing the minnows There are only three professionals in the Liechtenstein squad and they are listed at 205 in the FIFA world rankings, although they were on the end of bottom-ranked San Marino's first win for 20 years in November. Liechtenstein have started their qualification campaign with three defeats without netting a goal, the latest a 3-0 loss against Wales. Previous meetings Stephen McManus headed a late winner in the first meeting (PA) Scotland have laboured to wins in their only two encounters against the Alpine principality. Stephen McManus headed a winner seven minutes into stoppage time at Hampden in September 2010 to saved boss Craig Levein from a disastrous competitive home debut. Mario Frick had grabbed a shock opener on his 36th birthday before Kenny Miller levelled. Craig Mackail-Smith's first goal in his first start for his country was the difference between the sides in Vaduz in the return fixture in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Changes afoot Clarke signalled he would freshen up the team more than he usually does and he will have to make at least two outfield changes after losing Kieran Tierney and Scott McTominay to injury. He is likely to revert to a back three in the wake of the returning Celtic defender's absence while Andy Irving and Kieran Bowie are pushing for debuts after Lennon Miller won his first cap off the bench against Iceland.
