Ryan Giggs admits he is nervous for the first time in his illustrious career as he prepares for his managerial debut with Wales.

The Manchester United legend won the Premier League title 13 times, as well as lifting the Champions League trophy twice, during over two decades of service to the club as a player.

Yet despite all he achieved on the field, Giggs who picked up 64 caps for his country is apprehensive ahead of Thursday s fixture against China in Nanning.

The 44-year-old was on the coaching staff at United, serving as interim manager following the departure of David Moyes in 2014, but is now embarking on his first full-time role.

I ll be much more nervous than I was as a player, Giggs said.

I never really got nervous as a player,…

There has been no indication that Tottenham Hotspur are considering ending the employment of head coach Jose Mourinho early, according to David Ornstein of .

Mourinho arrived to North London halfway through the 2019-20 season, replacing Mauricio Pochettino after what was seen as a hugely underwhelming start to the campaign. The Portuguese led the team to a sixth-place finish, three points clear of neighbours Arsenal and edging out Wolverhampton Wanderers on goal difference for a place in the Europa League. They ve made it through the group stage of the competition this term and are set to face Austrian side Wolfsberg in the round of 32 in a few days.

But back in the Premier League, the defeat to Manchester City on Saturday was the fourth in the last five outings for Spu…

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In a contest that could see a string of chances in midweek, Lazio and Bayern Munich will turn their attention back to Champions League duties when they meet at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday night.

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Starting with the hosts, while Lazio might have seen their eye-catching Serie A purple patch come to an abrupt end away at Inter Milan last week, the Italian outfit managed to make an immediate return to winning ways over the weekend. Eventually claiming a 1-0 win against Sampdoria on home soil, the Eagles will be desperate to keep up that momentum in midweek. On the verge of forcing a route back into the top-four, Head Coach Simone Inzaghi should find the mood in his camp at a high. Entering Tuesday s showdown after winning seven of t…

Roberto Mancini could be set to leave Manchester City and be replaced by Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini, reports have indicated.

It is thought the Etihad Stadium outfit are willing to pay Pellegrini s four million euro release clause to lure the Chilean away from Spain following a season in which has led Malaga to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals this season.
The speculation comes as Mancini, who has already guided City to a Premier League title and an FA Cup triumph, prepares his side to face Wigan in Saturday s FA Cup final, which is now the club s only chance for silverware after rivals Manchester United regained the league crown.
On Friday Mancini stressed he was under no illusions as to the ruthlessness of football management, hinting that he would not be shocked if h…

With a stacked schedule from across England s footballing tiers on the cards this weekend, the action opens up on Saturday lunchtime. So, for those of you looking to stick on a weekend acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.

Saturday 13th March

BST 12:30 Leeds United vs Chelsea

Starting with Saturday s hosts, while some around Stamford Bridge were disappointed to have seen Frank Lampard leave his position back in January, Chelsea have really found their feet under new boss Thomas Tuchel. Putting in another professional display on Monday evening, the former Premier League champions landed a 2-0 win against European hopefuls Everton on home soil. Finding a route back into the top-four and with the mood in their camp a…

Pep Guardiola has insisted he does not fear any Augsburg players in particular ahead of Sunday s Bundesliga encounter and expects Bayern Munich to clinch maximum points.

The Bavarians had to settle for a scoreless draw versus Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, but still hold a comfortable eight-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund.

Having returned to winning ways on Wednesday by beating Bochum 3-0 to reach the DFB-Pokal semi-finals, Guardiola is confident Bayern can get their title defence back on track.

It will be a very difficult game. Their quality, their team, the coach, the stadium, the fans, the pitch, it all speaks for them, Guardiola said at a media conference.

Markus Weinzierl made headlines last season when Augsburg qualified for the …

that Newcastle and Southampton are showing interest in Anderlecht starlet Cheikhou Kouyate.

The 23-year-old has been putting in some very good performances for the Belgian giants and he looks set to leave in the summer.

Kouyate, who can play in defence and midfield, has caught the eye of a number of Premier League sides and is widely tipped to move to England at the end of the current campaign.

For the time being, Newcastle and Southampton appear to be leading the race, but Manchester City and Arsenal were also keen in the past.

The Senegalese joined Anderlecht from Kortrijk in 2009 and quickly developed into an important member of the side.

He has since made a total of 114 league appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals in the process. Kouyate…

Gareth Bale is targeting a clean sweep of trophies at Real Madrid next season after speculation linking him with Manchester United was drawn to a close.

United were said to be interested in bringing the Wales star back to the Premier League but manager Jose Mourinho stated over the weekend that it would be mission impossible to sign him.

With the rumours around his future having died down, Bale is now focused on adding to the eight major trophies he has won in the Spanish capital since moving from Tottenham in 2013.

Asked about Mourinho s remarks, Bale told Sky Sports:  There you go I haven t said anything.

He added: We go into every competition looking to win it and it s no different again this year.

We have got the motivation to do that and w…

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is eager to continue his excellent derby record against Manchester United to stop the Premier League title slipping further and further away .

City head into Sunday s cross-town showdown at the Etihad Stadium having won one of their previous five Premier League matches that triumph coming at home to bottom club Aston Villa.

The slump leaves Manuel Pellegrini s side 12 points shy of leaders Leicester City and vulnerable to being only a point clear of United, should Louis van Gaal s men claim derby-day spoils.

Following back-to-back goalless draws against Norwich City and Dynamo Kiev, City are likely to look to Aguero to spark them this weekend.

The Argentina international has scored eight times in as many matches again…

Eintracht Frankfurt board member Axel Hellmann wants last season s semi-finalists to be drawn against Manchester United in the Europa League group stage.

Bundesliga side Eintracht advanced to the group stage for the second successive season thanks to Thursday s entertaining 3-0 win at home to Strasbourg.

Eintracht lost the first leg 1-0 but the German outfit rallied to complete a 3-1 aggregate triumph in Frankfurt, where both teams were reduced to 10 men.

Led by Luka Jovic and Sebastien Haller – who have since left for Real Madrid and West Ham – Eintracht reached the semi-finals last season before losing to Chelsea on penalties.

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