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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Leicester City confirm Man United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy has left the club
Leicester City have confirmed Ruud van Nistelrooy has left the King Power Stadium by mutual consent after joining the Foxes from Manchester United midway through last season. Van Nistelrooy returned to United last summer to join Erik ten Hag's coaching staff as INEOS sought to overhaul the dugout at Old Trafford. Advertisement The club had reached the decision to extend Ten Hag's contract by twelve months following a comprehensive end-of-season review after a dismal campaign for the Red Devils. Initially, United had chosen to dismiss the Dutch manager and sounded out potential replacements, including Ruben Amorim, but reversed their decision after these negotiations proved unsuccessful. This led to Van Nistelrooy's appointment as an assistant to Ten Hag in a bid to bring more personality and fresh ideas to the training pitch at Carrington. But it was to little avail as United began last season in a similar vein to the previous campaign. By the end of October, INEOS had reached breaking point and, for the second time that year, chose to sack Ten Hag – except this time they followed through. Advertisement Van Nistelrooy was appointed interim manager while the club conducted a search for Ten Hag's replacement, quickly settling on Amorim, despite technical director Jason Wilcox having raised concerns over the Portuguese coach in May. In Van Nistelrooy's four matches in charge, United won three games and drew one, ironically beating Leicester twice – once in the league and once in the Carabao Cup. But Amorim's arrival in November, bringing with him his coaching staff from Sporting CP, left no room for Van Nistelrooy and the pair agreed an exit for the former striker was the best option. Yet Van Nistelrooy was immediately thrust back into a managerial role after Leicester chose to sack Steve Cooper, identifying the 48-year-old coach as the man to help their fight against relegation. It proved a disastrous decision, however. Advertisement Leicester became the first club in Premier League history to go nine games without scoring as the Foxes won just five games under Van Nistelrooy in 27 attempts. They were relegated in April with five games left to play and finished 10 points adrift of safety. There was widespread expectation Van Nistelrooy would be sacked ahead of the Midlands club's return to the Championship – and this was confirmed today in a public release on the club's website. Tweet: 'Leicester City Football Club and Ruud van Nistelrooy have mutually agreed that Ruud's contract with the Club as First Team Manager will terminate with immediate effect.' Advertisement Featured image Michael Regan via Getty Images Follow us on Bluesky: @
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Former Man Utd star, 53, looks unrecognisable as he reunites with two Treble-winning former team-mates
The star is perhaps most recognisable for his feats at Euro 1996 Por-blem solving Former Man Utd star, 53, looks unrecognisable as he reunites with two Treble-winning former team-mates Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MANCHESTER UNITED Treble winners Jaap Stam and Wes Brown reunited with an unrecognisable former Red Devils star. Legendary defender Stam shared a picture of the trio posing with the Treble trophies to his Instagram page. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Jaap Stam shared a photo alongside Wes Brown and an unrecognisable Man Utd star Credit: Instagram @jaapstam_official 5 The winger was known for his long flowing hair in his year-and-a-half tenure at Old Trafford Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd The Dutchman, 52, captioned his post: "Great to meet up again with these two great personalities to share thoughts about the future and dwell on the past!" Stam was an integral part of Man Utd's Treble-winning campaign, playing 51 games in all competitions as Sir Alex Ferguson's side became the first ever English club to lift the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup all in the same season. Brown, 45, had only recently broken through from the academy at Old Trafford, but played 21 games in the Treble campaign, before going on to become a mainstay at the club until 2011. However, the third member of their party, now 53, looks completely different to his playing days with Man Utd. The former winger used to be instantly recognisable with his flowing long hair and clean-shaven look. He signed for the club in a deal worth £3.5million immediately following a stellar tournament for Czechia at Euro 1996, where the country finished as runners-up to Germany. However, the growing prominence of the Class of '92's David Beckham in his position meant he became more and more sidelined. Overall, he stayed in England for one and a half seasons, leaving to sign for Benfica in December 1997 after making 48 appearances and scoring six goals. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The name of the star in question... Karel Poborsky. For his reunion with Stam and Brown, he had ditched his long locks for a shorter cut with noticeably darker hair. Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney lands new job working alongside fellow Premier League icon He has also added some facial hair to his face, and he was also seen wearing some shades. Poborsky never won the Treble with Man Utd, but did leave with a Premier League winners' medal for the 1996/97 season. After leaving Man Utd, he stayed with Benfica until 2000 before starring for Lazio, Sparta Prague and Dynamo České Budějovice and retiring in 2007. He also earned 118 caps for his national team and is ranked second behind Chelsea icon and goalkeeper Petr Cech for most appearances for the Czech national team. Poborsky is perhaps most well-remembered for his stunning chip goal at Euro 1996 against Portugal. Since retiring, he has taken up punditry work and has appeared on Canal+ Sport in his homeland while also appearing in the odd charity game, including the Man Utd Legends of the North game in 2022. 5 Karel Poborsky scored six goals for Man Utd over 48 games Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 5 He appeared in the 2022 Legends of the North game Credit: Getty - Contributor Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Former Man Utd star, 53, looks unrecognisable as he reunites with two Treble-winning former team-mates
MANCHESTER UNITED Treble winners Jaap Stam and Wes Brown reunited with an unrecognisable former Red Devils star. Legendary defender Stam shared a picture of the trio posing with the Treble trophies to his Instagram page. Advertisement 5 Jaap Stam shared a photo alongside Wes Brown and an unrecognisable Man Utd star Credit: Instagram @jaapstam_official 5 The winger was known for his long flowing hair in his year-and-a-half tenure at Old Trafford Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd The Dutchman, 52, captioned his post: "Great to meet up again with these two great personalities to share thoughts about the future and dwell on the past!" Stam was an integral part of Man Utd's Treble-winning campaign, playing 51 games in all competitions as Sir However, the third member of their party, now 53, looks completely different to his playing days with Man Utd. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL The former winger used to be instantly recognisable with his flowing long hair and clean-shaven look. He signed for the club in a deal worth £3.5million immediately following a stellar tournament for However, the growing prominence of the Class of '92's David Beckham in his position meant he became more and more sidelined. Overall, he stayed in England for one and a half seasons, leaving to sign for Advertisement Most read in Football Breaking Exclusive Exclusive BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The name of the star in question... Karel Poborsky. For his reunion with Stam and Brown, he had ditched his long locks for a shorter cut with noticeably darker hair. Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney lands new job working alongside fellow Premier League icon He has also added some facial hair to his face, and he was also seen wearing some shades. Advertisement Poborsky never won the Treble with Man Utd, but did leave with a Premier League winners' medal for the 1996/97 season. After leaving Man Utd, he stayed with He also earned 118 caps for his national team and is ranked second behind Poborsky is perhaps most well-remembered for his stunning chip goal at Euro 1996 against Advertisement Since retiring, he has taken up punditry work and has appeared on Canal+ Sport in his homeland while also appearing in the odd charity game, including the Man Utd Legends of the North game in 2022. 5 Karel Poborsky scored six goals for Man Utd over 48 games Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 5 He appeared in the 2022 Legends of the North game Credit: Getty - Contributor Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford Advertisement 5
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Former Rangers owner who came close to buying Manchester United labels Sir Jim Ratcliffe's decision-making at Old Trafford as 'shoot your-head stuff'
The British steel magnate who owned Glasgow Rangers in a period when they won 35 trophies and once came close to buying Manchester United, has described Sir Jim Ratcliffe 's decision-making at Old Trafford as 'shoot your-head stuff.' Sir David Murray, who was so close to owing half of United and installing Graeme Souness as a successor to Sir Alex Ferguson in 1989 that he was even negotiating the former Liverpool captain's contract there, told Mail Sport that the club had become 'dysfunctional.' Referencing one of the most outlandish of the many eye-watering salaries being paid at Old Trafford, Murray said: 'Without being disrespectful, whatever United are doing now is dysfunctional. The guy Ratcliffe has come in… and how anyone can pay Casemiro the money [he gets] and take food off the staff and get rid of the backroom staff. That's shoot-your-head stuff. Why would anybody do that?' Ratcliffe's cost-cutting measures at Manchester United have included the closure of the staff canteen and replacing free lunches with complimentary fruit. He has stood by this decision, insisting: 'No-one ever gave me free lunches.' Casemiro, meanwhile, has commanded a wage of £370,000 a week. Referencing Ratcliffe's ownership of the Scottish Grangemouth refinery, which the United co-owner has claimed is financially unviable, Murray said of United: 'This is not a gasoline terminal. This isn't Grangemouth. It's a business thing 'The boy Ratcliffe has put his money in for a third [of United] and though I don't want to be criticising him, he's got to watch he doesn't rip the heart and soul out of the club. Because that's what's made Manchester United, like it's made Rangers. It's the people.' Murray recognised that the demise of Rangers after his disastrous sale of the club to businessman Craig Whyte in 2011 also impacted on ordinary employees at Ibrox. 'One of my big regrets about what has happened at Rangers - and I've apologised – is the impact on the hardworking people who've worked at the club,' he said. 'It's the bond that I have with those people here to this day.' Murray's agreement to buy half of United from the club's chairman Martin Edwards in 1989 came after maverick business Michael Knighton asked him to go halves on the £10million needed. Murray was confident, even asking his marketing team to produce a 12-point 'merger plan' outlining 'exactly where United and Rangers could jointly benefit.' The plan, published in Murray's new autobiography, Mettle, proposed joint United/Rangers pitches for 'advertisers', reducing administration costs by 'merging accounting and banking facilities' and 'improving players' perks' by striking joint club deals for cars and other products. 'While the formation of a power base could not be the main objective of any merger, it is an inescapable fact that a unified voice presented by Manchester United and Rangers would be a powerful one at home and in Europe,' the report also states. Murray was asked to help raise collateral for his Knighton against his co-investor's properties – which included a castle in Scotland. But the valuation process established that they were not worth the £5million he was trying to raise.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
🎧 'He is not even David Bellion'
The latest episode of the Devils' Advocate podcast has Radio Manchester's Gaz Drinkwater and Joe McGrath discuss the most iconic goals at Old Trafford and Alejandro Garnacho's social media to the full episode on BBC Sounds
