Christophe Galtier lamented Paris Saint-Germain s defensive errors after their Champions League last-16 elimination to Bayern Munich on Wednesday raised questions over his future.
PSG had no answer to a clinical second-half Bayern performance as Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry scored at Allianz Arena to secure a 2-0 win and 3-0 aggregate triumph.
That ensured back-to-back last-16 eliminations for PSG, who have played 137 Champions League games without lifting the trophy – only Arsenal (177) have endured a longer such run, excluding qualifiers.
Mauricio Pochettino was dismissed by PSG last season after falling at the same stage in Europe and Galtier, while expressing his commitment, acknowledged his future may be out of his hands.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is yet to make up his mind on where he will play his football next season, according to his agent Mino Raiola.
The Sweden striker is at Euro 2016 and has been heavily linked with a free transfer to Manchester United, with his Paris Saint-Germain contract set to expire after four successful years in France.
Ibrahimovic, 34, scored 50 goals for PSG in 2015-16 and is expected to link up with new Old Trafford boss Jose Mourinho having played under him at Inter.
Raiola described United as a top club but stressed that while he knows where he would like his client to play, Ibrahimovic himself is only focused on Sweden.
Manchester United are a glamorous team and they have a great coach, Raiola said to Telefoot. They are fascinating.
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Angel Di Maria looks set to miss out on the Copa America Centenario final against Chile after the Argentina star suffered a recurrence of his adductor injury.
Di Maria went off injured in Argentina s 5-0 win over Panama in their second group-stage match, consequently missing their next three fixtures wins against Bolivia, Venezuela and hosts the United States on their way to back-to-back finals.
The Paris Saint-Germain attacker had been on course to face defending champions Chile in a rematch of the 2015 final on Sunday, but suffered an evolution of his initial injury.
Di Maria began training on Thursday before taking part in an informal kick-around with local youngsters, but was unable to complete the session.
The injury is a big blow for Argentina, …
Valladolid have returned to La Liga after a two-year absence after a 2-1 aggregate win over Alcorcon in the promotion playoff final.
Miroslav Dukic s men recorded a 1-0 win in the first leg, and on Saturday achieved a 1-1 draw in the return fixture to book a place in the Spanish top-flight for next season.
Valladolid finished third after the final round of fixtures in the Segunda, meaning they had to join three other teams in a playoff tournament to determine the third side to be promoted to La Liga.
Dukic s men will now look forward to top football for the first time since they were relegated to the second division in 2010.
Celta Vigo and Deportivo La Coruna were also promoted from the Segunda this season.
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New France captain Thierry Henry is relishing the challenge of facing Austria in Saturday s World Cup qualifier, not least as it will give him the chance to prove he s worthy of the armband.
It will be a difficult game, I saw (Austria) at the Euros. They lost two matches and drew one, like us, the Barcelona player told AFP on Friday.
They are difficult to beat. It s a team that hangs on. They are valiant.
In the absence of injured Patrick Vieira, Henry will wear the all-important captain s armband, a job the World Cup winner is keenly looking forward to.
I will impose myself a little more, I will speak a little more, especially on the field. Before I didn t do that as much, said Henry, who captained the side in the 3-2 friendly win over Sweden last …
Gennaro Gattuso will need to get the fans onside if he is to be a success at Napoli, according to former midfielder Massimo Crippa.
Napoli sacked Carlo Ancelotti after Tuesday s 4-0 win over Genk secured their passage into the last 16 of the Champions League, the 60-year-old paying the price for a string of poor results and discord between the players and president Aurelio De Laurentiis
Former Milan boss Gattuso was confirmed as the successor to Ancelotti – who he won two Champions League titles under as a Rossoneri player – at a news conference on Wednesday.
Gattuso had been out of work since leaving Milan at the end of last season after they missed out on Champions League qualification.
The 41-year-old outlined his ambition to steer the team from se…
Sergio Ramos will remain at Real Madrid for the foreseeable future after agreeing to spurn an offer from China stating his dream is to retire at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The star centre-back fronted a news conference at the LaLiga club s training complex on Thursday to dispel all doubts about his commitment, just days after seemingly angling for a move away.
Madrid president Florentino Perez earlier this week admitted to rebuffing captain Ramos request to take up a lucrative opportunity in the Chinese Super League.
Perez refused to sanction a proposed a free transfer, claiming it would set a bad precedent for a player under contract until 2021, and the four-time Champions League winner is content to focus on a 15th season with the club.
Indeed, the 33-ye…
Radovan Curcic will not have Neven Subotic available for Serbia s Euro 2016 qualifier with Portugal after the defender rejected a call-up.
Neven Subotic will not make his international return with Serbia this month, coach Radovan Curcic has revealed.
The Borussia Dortmund central defender has not featured for his country since 2013, when he expressed his frustration at their failure to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
Subotic has since suffered a serious knee injury, but has nevertheless made 15 Bundesliga starts for Dortmund this season.
Discussions with Curcic – and Serbian Football Association vice-president Savo Milosevic – took place after Dortmund s 3-0 win over Schalke on Saturday, yet the 26-year-old will not feature in Serbia s squad to fa…
Brendan Rodgers has moved to keep expectation levels surrounding Jordan Henderson in check ahead of Liverpool s FA Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers.
Henderson has captained the Merseyside club in the absence of the injured Steven Gerrard and is arguably in the form of his career.
Comparisons have been made between Henderson and his team-mate Gerrard, who is closing in on a return from a hamstring injury, but Liverpool boss Rodgers is wary of linking the two midfielders.
Addressing the media on Friday, Rodgers said: You should stop trying to put pressure on Jordan Henderson.
Just because he shoots from outside the box doesn t mean he s Steven Gerrard. He s making his own headlines.
Henderson has hit the headlines by netting fin…
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Hoping to make an immediate return to winning ways on Saturday afternoon, Barrow will welcome AFC Wimbledon to Holker Street.
Starting with the hosts, after eventually getting hit with a 1-0 loss away at Harrogate last weekend, Barrow will be seeking an immediate response here. Although Pete Wild’s side might know that they face a huge uphill struggle if they are to claim a shock play-off spot this season, the Bluebirds should find the mood in their camp at a real high. In fact, on a run that is highlighted by an impressive 1-0 victory against Bradford on February 18th, the Cumbria-based outfit should be smelling a golden opportunity here. Shipping just a pair of strikes in their last six appearances, Wild’s men should also be …