Big surprise as the managerial roundabout has put Carlo Ancelotti back in the hot seat at the Bernabéu as he returns as Real Madrid manager for a second time.
Ancelotti, who signed a three-year deal, succeeds Zinedine Zidane at Real. In his first stint in charge, between 2013 and 2015, Ancelotti ending Madrids’ drought in the Champions League, while also winning the Copa del Rey, a European Super Cup and a Club World Cup.
Zinedine Zidane says he resigned as Real Madrid manager because he felt the club “no longer had faith” in him.
The Frenchman left the La Liga club for a second time in his coaching career on 27 May after they failed to win a trophy during the 2020-21 season.
Zidane previously managed Real from 2016-2018 before returning 10 months later in March 2019.
“I’m going, but I’m not jumping overboard, nor am I tired of coaching,” said the 48-year-old.
Surprising news out of Turin as Juventus have announced that Massimiliano Allegri will return as manager, replacing the sacked Andrea Pirlo.
Allegri had been thought of as the favorite to replace Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, but while Florentino Pérez took his time making a decision Andrea Agnelli and John Elkann met with Allegri and made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
A club statement read:
“Massimiliano Allegri is the Juventus manager once more. Allegri finds a bench that he knows very well, a club that he loves and that loves him back, as today a new journey begins together, towards new goals.
Valencia have appointed Jose Bordalas as their new manager on Thursday after he left Getafe earlier this week.
The 57-year-old has put pen to paper on a two-year deal at the Mestalla with option to extend it by a further year.
Bordalas took Getafe into the Europa League during his five years in charge but has decided to walk away following a below-par campaign in LaLiga which saw them finish 15th.
Valencia announced the news on their official website on Thursday, before releasing a welcoming video on their Twitter page.
A club statement read:
Fiorentina have appointed Gennaro Gattuso as their new manager following his departure from Napoli after a year-and-a-half at the club.
Gattuso, who led Napoli to a fifth-place finish in the 2020-21 Serie A season, is believed to have signed a two-year deal at Fiorentina.
Gattuso’s Napoli exit was announced by club owner Aurelio de Laurentiis on Twitter on Sunday after a 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona.
‘Dear Rino, I am happy to have spent almost two seasons with you. Thank you for your work and I wish you success wherever you go. A hug also to your wife and children,’ De Laurentiis wrote after the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo has made sure that he is one of the topics of summer after saying that he has achieved what he set out to do in Serie A and that he wants to leave Juventus
The 36-year-old Ronaldo has a year left on his contract that pays him a massive €31m net per season.
Ronaldo has won two Serie A titles, the Coppa Italia and two Italian Super Cups but Juve failed to win the league this season for the first time since 2011.
He said: “I have to value everything we achieved this season at Juventus, both in collective and individual terms.”
We have Atletico Madrid tickets to every big match this season from La Liga to the Madrid derby to hopefully the Luis Suarez said he was grateful to Atletico Madrid for “trusting in me” as his winning goal helped them edge city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title in dramatic fashion.
Diego Simeone’s men trailed to Oscar Plano’s strike for Real Valladolid but they turned the match around in the second half through an Angel Correa goal and Suarez’s coolly taken effort.
Although Real scored twice late on to beat Villarreal 2-1, they came up short as they needed Atletico to drop points.
Bayern Munich have been crowned Bundesliga champions for a ninth successive season, with Hansi Flick set to bow out with another title under his belt.
The Bavarian heavyweights have flexed their muscles again in the current campaign, with none of their rivals able to stay with them.
The title race has been taken down to the final few games, but Bayern have looked comfortable for much of the season.
Bayern only lost four times all season in the league, and their 24 victories, four more than any other side has managed helped to keep their noses in front, with any slight stumbles being shaken off.
Youri Tielemans produced one of the great FA Cup final goals to give Leicester City the trophy for the first time in their history with victory over Chelsea at Wembley.
The Belgian settled a closely contested encounter with a spectacular right-foot drive that flew beyond Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga into the top corner from 25 yards in the 63rd minute.
It sent manager Brendan Rodgers racing down the touchline in celebration although Leicester’s fans – inside Wembley as 21,000 supporters formed the biggest attendance since lockdown – had to survive a nerve-jangling closing phase before they could celebrate the win in their first final since 1969.
Manchester United supporters will be able to travel to Gdansk to watch their team play Villarreal in the Europa League final after Polish authorities waived local quarantine rules.
United and Villarreal are scheduled to play at the Stadion Miejski on May 26 in front of 9,500 people.
The stadium will be restricted to 25 per cent capacity, with United receiving 2,000 tickets. English fans will have to quarantine upon their return to the UK but they will not need to isolate upon their arrival in Poland.
In a statement the Polish authorities said: