decision to parachute in allardyce for the final four games of the season failed — he replaced javi gracia two months, with the spanish boss failing to improve previous manager jesse marsch�*s side. i'm not saying thatjesse marsh was the right man for the job at the time, i don't that he was. i think the worst two results this year was back in november when they won at anfield, and won at bournemouth, and that kethesse marsch in thejob before the world cup. i think that they had changed the manager early on, they wouldn't be in the predicament. but sam came in with almost mission impossible. next year in the championship, listen, i would give him the job from my point of view, i know that will hugely divide opinion in leeds fans, some will say they don't want to watch that style of football. bottom line is, we have to get out of the championship. but if he's given assurances and promises at leeds and he can be something there — we're talking about a man who we once thought about being england manager. unless you're about to get vincent kompany, you could do a lot worse. so leeds heading do

he took his first training session with the squad on wednesday— after spaniard javi gracia was dismissed 12 games in charge at elland road. allardyce is tasked with guiding leeds to safety with four games remaining. they are currently out of the bottom three but only on goal difference. a tough first game for him though — against leaders manchester city on saturday. that's probably the biggest challenge because of the shortness of games that are left. i mean, i think that, you know, there needs to be points picked up in. and the difficulty is, you know, you look at the fixtures, you know, i mean, we start with an easy one on saturday and, you know, i mean, can't get any easier than manchester city away, can it? but i enjoy the game so much and to try and be able to save this club and put it back and keep it in the premier league is, is a big responsibility and a big challenge, but one i'm prepared to take because of who leeds united are. in italyjust six points separate six teams from second to seventh after a surprising midweek round of serie a matches. juventus beat lecce 2—1 and lazio

meanwhile at the bottom of the league, leeds united are set to sack manager javi gracia, and are in talksing in former england boss sam allardyce. allardyce, who worked with leeds chief executive angus kinnear at west ham, would become the fourth leeds manager this season. director of football victor orta has already left the club, with leeds now only the above the relegation zone on goal difference. gracia wonjust three of his 12 games in charge. there are only four games of their season to go. it can't be any worse than what they've had in the past. results can't go worse, and you see how many goals they've shipped in, 23 this april — horrendous. we need to sort out whatever issues we have in the dressing room and fight. like any other team would do on the pitch, because at the minute we're playing without any fight. are you still hopeful? we're always hopeful. daft, but hopeful. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has been charged by the football association following comments after his side's 4—3 win over tottenham on sunday. klopp suggested referee paul tierney "had history" with the club.

charge of a training session at leeds united for the first time — having taken over as manager from javi graciaspaniard gracia, appointed in february, has been dismissed afterjust ten weeks and 12 games in charge at elland road. allardyce is tasked with guiding leeds to safety with four games remaining. they are currently out of the bottom three but only on goal difference. a tough first game for him, though — against leaders manchester city on saturday. at the other end of the table, arsenal's stint at the top could be cut short by manchester city if they beat west ham later on. arsenal climbed back to the top after beating chelsea 3—1 but pep guardiola's side are only two points behind. they have won ten of their last 11 league games and are unbeaten against the hammers since 2015. the city boss says he expects david moyes�* side to pose a difficult test. the quality is there. the quality is there. scores three goals against crystal palace, attacking challenges, they have an exceptional player. the weapons are there, they are a good team, they haven't done the season they expected, but the te

i went in february, javi gracia was brief and brutal in time.- brief and brutal in time.time. i was there with bournemouth - brief and brutal in time. i was there with bournemouth on i brief and brutal in time. i —" there with bournemouth on sunday and it looked like the players were broken, their body language, the shoulders were down, there was no togetherness and i think that is why there had to be a change made. it is an enormous task. sam there had to be a change made. it is an enormous task.— an enormous task. sam allardyce's stratei an enormous task. sam allardyce's strategy lies _ an enormous task. sam allardyce's strategy lies and _ an enormous task. sam allardyce's strategy lies and clarity. _ an enormous task. sam allardyce's strategy lies and clarity. stripping i strategy lies and clarity. stripping football to its fundamentals. that he must work weekly. they only have four games left. this may be big sam's biggest yet shortest job four games left. this may be big sam's biggest yet shortestjob of all. this is why sam allardyce has it all to do at leeds... with

charge of a training session at leeds united for the first time — having taken over as manager from javi gracia ten weeks and 12 games in charge at elland road. allardyce is tasked with guiding leeds to safety with four games remaining. they are currently out of the bottom three but only on goal difference. a tough first game for him, though — against leaders manchester city on saturday. at the other end of the table, arsenal's stint at the top could be cut short by manchester city if they beat west ham later on. arsenal climbed back to the top after beating

charge of a training session at leeds united for the first time — having taken over as managerfrom javi gracia in charge at elland road. allardyce is tasked with guiding leeds to safety with four games remaining. they are currently out of the bottom three but only on goal difference. a tough first game for him, though — against leaders manchester city on saturday. it is probably the biggest challenge because of the shortness of games

manager of leeds, he has four games left to keep them in the premier league as he takes over from javi graciafternoon. the government are praising police for their quick response after a man was arrested after what appeared to be shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds of buckingham palace last night. ministers say a very complex security operation is in place for the king's coronation this weekend, which will be attended by leaders and royalty from around the world. we've heard today that there will be more than 11,000 police officers on duty. rehearsals for the coronation were held overnight in central london as frances read reports. in handcuffs and calmly escorted away. police had been called to the gates of buckingham palace after shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds. the man was arrested on possession of an offensive weapon after they found a knife. 0vernight they did a controlled explosion on a bag he had been carrying. they stressed there was no connection to terrorism and that no—one was hurt, describing it as a mental health incident. the king was not in residence

he's speaking after sam allardyce replaced javi gracia as leeds managerfor the finalfour games of thetwo of six premier league managers who will finish the season on an interim basis. a total of 13 managers have been sacked this season, which is a premier league record ido find i do find it a i do find ita bit i do find it a bit strange to see that there are so many changes very late in the season. i don't quite know what the new manager is to do. there is no magic, there is no dusty can sprinkle over the team you can only work with the players that are there. it will be if the players really can we act to a new manager and find something they haven't found before. but if i was the owner of the club, i would be asking the question if they find that has been found before, what has stopped them up found before, what has stopped them up to this point? a 33—year wait for the serie a title could be over for napoli later. they'll be crowned champions of italy if they manage to get at least a point against udinese. they've been on the verge of winning the league for several days now and coul

charge of a training session at leeds united for the first time — having taken over as managerfrom javi graciahaving taken over as spaniard gracia, appointed in february, has been dismissed afterjust ten weeks and 12 games in charge at elland road. allardyce is tasked with guiding leeds to safety with four games remaining. they are currently out of the bottom three but only on goal difference. a tough first game for him, though — against leaders manchester city on saturday. it is probably the biggest challenge because of the shortness of games that are left, there needs to be points picked up and the difficulty is you are looking at the fixtures, we start with an easy one on saturday, you can't get any easier than manchester city away, but i enjoyed the game so much, to try to be able to keep this in the premier league is a big responsibility and a big challenge, but one i'm prepared to take, because of who leeds united l. at the other end of the table, arsenal's stint at the top could be cut short by manchester city if they beat west ham later on. arsenal climbed back to the top after beating

meanwhile at elland road — leeds united are set to sack manager javi gracia and are in talks to bringall victor 0rta has also left the club with leeds now only the above the relegation zone on goal difference. gracia wonjust three of his 12 games in charge, there are only four games of their season to go. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has been charged by the football association following comments after his sides 4—3 win over tottenham on sunday. klopp suggested referee paul tierney "had history" with the club. the fa alleged klopp's comments constitute "improper conduct". he has until friday to respond to the charge. paul tierney zener games, i very sure he's not doing it intentionally or neatly for that we have a history and i'm not a resentful person, not at all. this kind of things would happen in the past. if you are involved or not, they haven't. 0f involved or not, they haven't. of course they didn't happen intentionally but they are still there. that's a feeling, nothing else. so that is what i said. the refs were really angry about what i said for the i heard i was lying and

allardyce replaces javi gracia and is tasked with guiding leeds to safety with four games remaining.of me. in football terms. not pep, not klopp, it is all there with me. and i share it with them. they do what they do, i do what i do but, in terms of knowledge and depth of knowledge, i'm up there with them. i am not saying better than them but certainly as good as they are. i am not saying better than them but certainly as good as they are. british number one emma raducanu will miss the french open and wimbledon while she recovers from hand and ankle surgery. raducanu posted this picture of herself in a hospital bed with her right hand bandaged, saying she was having a "minor procedure" on both hands. the 20 year old has been hampered by a series of injuries since her stunning 2021 us open victory. it remains to be seen whether or not she'll recover in time to play this year's us open which begins late august. rory mcilroy has said his "mental and emotional wellbeing" was a reason for him withdrawing from the rbc heritage event last month. no reason was given at the time for the worl

javi gracia the man he replaces, he's only been in charge since february. and in the second half we played more like - a team that has a... a threat at the top end of the pitch. i that's a collective when i say that — runs from wide - areas, runs from central. and in the first half we weren't... we were easy to play against. how valuable where the points amassed at the start of the season under thomas to call? chelsea could have been in the relegation zone otherwise. liverpool managerjurgen klopp's been charged by the fa, after suggesting referee paul tierney had something against his team. he was furious with the officials and was criticised for the manner he approached the fourth official, celebrating liverpool's winner against tottenham on sunday. he was so fired up he even tweaked his hamstring. a lot has been made over the treatment of referees by players and coaches in recent weeks and the example it sets. and the streets were cleared, the shirts and scarves were back on, and i'm sure the beer was flowing at the turf pub in wrexham as the club celebra

javi gracia's time was brief and brutal. leeds no longer seem a club marching on together.be a change made, but, you know, it is an enormous task now. sam allardyce's strategy lies in clarity. stripping football to its fundamentals. but he must work quickly. leeds only have four games left. this may be big sam's biggest yet shortestjob of all. patrick geary, bbc news. certainly getting a lot of attention that he is better than pep and klopp. and he responded saying he is right, because of his experience. he said there is no one ahead of me, he didn't say better.— didn't say better. well, yes, you're absolutely right. _ didn't say better. well, yes, you're absolutely right. the _ didn't say better. well, yes, you're absolutely right. the gist _ didn't say better. well, yes, you're absolutely right. the gist was i didn't say better. well, yes, you're absolutely right. the gist was that l absolutely right. the gist was that no one is like me. pep guardiola says he is right but in terms of experience, there is neil warnock doing a good job rescuing huddersfield in his mid—705 a

leeds united have now confirmed the departure of javi gracia and announced sam allardyce as their newing leeds to safety with four games remaining. they are currently out of the bottom three but only on goal difference. a tough first game for him though — against leaders manchester city on saturday. at the other end of the table, arsenal aren't out of the title race just yet. they're back on top of the premier league after beating struggling chelsea 3—1 on tuesday. mikel arteta's side had failed to win any of their last four games. three draws and a defeat to title rivals manchester city were their results in april. but a brace from captain martin odegaard and forward gabrieljesus' tenth of the season were enough to hand chelsea interim boss frank lampard a sixth straight defeat since returning to stamford bridge. i saw everything i wanted to see from my team, full commitment, a lot of energy, quality, speed, movement, two beautiful goals and we connected with the crowd and created an incredible atmosphere. we have to be happy with where we are. it is not the end and we want to get th

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