Josep Maria Bartomeu s ultimately unpopular tenure as Barcelona president has finally come to an end after the club s entire board resigned.
Barca won the treble in his first full season in charge in 2014-15, led by the thrilling front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.
But it seems unlikely Bartomeu s time as the top man at Camp Nou will be remembered for that success.
Barca subsequently suffered humiliation after humiliation in the Champions League, reaching a remarkable crescendo with August s 8-2 quarter-final demolition at the hands of eventual champions Bayern Munich.
However, it was Bartomeu s failings in the transfer market that helped put the Catalan giants in such a position.
While Neymar left and then Lionel Messi pushed for…
England midfielder Georgia Stanway vowed the Lionesses would carry on fighting for top spot on the planet after finishing runners-up to Spain in the World Cup final in Sydney.
The Lionesses were among the pre-tournament favourites in Australia and New Zealand, with punters pointing to their dominant run to last summer’s European title, but injuries to Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Fran Kirby and the retirement of Ellen White left Sarina Wiegman without four players who started every match of that triumph before she even named her World Cup squad.
Wiegman barely had time to breathe a sigh of relief after learning key midfielder Keira Walsh’s knee injury, sustained in England’s second group-stage encounter, was not as serious as initially suspected before the influe…
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insists there has been no contact between Man Utd and Thomas Tuchel amid rumours they could sack Erik ten Hag.
The Red Devils boss is under intense pressure to improve performances and results before the end of the season after winning just one of his last seven Premier League matches.
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Erik ten Hag is now set for the sack at Man Utd?
Man Utd had a positive first season under Ten Hag last term with the Dutchman guiding them to an FA Cup final, Carabao Cup silverware and a top-four finish in the Premier League.
However, it has not gone to plan this campaign with Man Utd crashing out of Europe by finishing bottom of their Champions League group, while they are currently sitting seventh in the …