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League Managers' Association (LMA) chief executive Richard Bevan on Friday called on Newcastle to sort out their structural problems to ensure their next manager does not suffer the same fate as Kevin Keegan, seen here in April 2008.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)

Magpies told to sort out problems as hunt begins for new boss

AFP - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

LONDON (AFP) - League Managers' Association (LMA) chief executive Richard Bevan on Friday called on Newcastle to sort out their structural problems to ensure their next manager does not suffer the same fate as Kevin Keegan.

  • Brazilian player Robinho controls the ball during a training session in Teresopolis, Brazil. Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari insisted that the failure to sign his fellow Brazilian Robinho would be no loss to the Premier League club this season.(AFP/File/Vanderlei Almeida)
    Robinho no loss to Chelsea, insists Scolari AFP - Fri Sep 5, 5:03 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari insisted Friday that the failure to sign his fellow Brazilian Robinho would be no loss to the Premier League club this season.

  • Croatia coach Slaven Bilic, seen here in June 2008, cooled speculation linking himself to the vacant West Ham managerial post after committing his future to Croatia until 2010 at least.(DDP/AFP/File/Ronny Hartmann)
    Croatia's Bilic cools Hammers talk AFP - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Croatia coach Slaven Bilic on Friday cooled speculation linking himself to the vacant West Ham managerial post after committing his future to Croatia until 2010 at least.

  • Romania suffered another injury blow ahead of their first two 2010 World Cup qualifiers as midfielder Banel Nicolita, seen here in May 2008, was forced to withdraw with a left ankle injury.(AFP/File/Daniel Mihailescu)
    Romania suffer further injury blow AFP - 24 minutes ago

    BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania suffered another injury blow ahead of their first two 2010 World Cup qualifiers on Friday as midfielder Banel Nicolita was forced to withdraw with a left ankle injury.

  • Inexperienced defender Serdar Tasci, seen here in 2007, has been preferred to 2002 World Cup and Euro 2008 finalist Christoph Metzelder for Germany's opening 2010 World Cup qualifier(AFP/File/John Macdougall)
    Metzelder given the flick for World Cup opener AFP - 6 minutes ago

    OBERHACHING, Germany (AFP) - Inexperienced defender Serdar Tasci has been preferred to 2002 World Cup and Euro 2008 finalist Christoph Metzelder for Germany's opening 2010 World Cup qualifier, assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick announced on Friday.

  • A handout image shows an 80,000 seat stadium which will be the centre-piece for the London 2012 Olympic Games, hosting the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. A top football club could end up with a rebuilt version of the London 2012 Games Olympic stadium, media reports said on Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)
    Football club may get rebuilt 2012 Games stadium AFP - Thu Sep 4, 6:16 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - A top football club could end up with a rebuilt version of the London 2012 Games Olympic stadium, media reports said on Thursday.

  • After three missed chances, Barcelona's promising teenage striker Bojan Krkic, seen here, is poised to earn his first cap for Spain in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Armenia(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)
    Bojan gets moment in Spanish soccer spotlight AFP - Thu Sep 4, 8:45 PM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - After three missed chances, Barcelona's promising teenage striker Bojan Krkic is poised to earn his first cap for Spain in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Armenia.

  • Inter Milan's teenage star Mario Balotelli, seen here in April 2008, pinned his colours firmly to Italy by insisting that he does not want to play for the land of his forefathers.(AFP/File/Giuseppe Cacace)
    I'm Italian not Ghanaian, insists Balotelli AFP - Thu Sep 4, 9:59 AM ET

    CASTEL DI SANGRO, Italy (AFP) - Inter Milan's teenage star Mario Balotelli pinned his colours firmly to Italy on Thursday by insisting that he does not want to play for the land of his forefathers.

  • Juventus's veteran Czech winger Pavel Nedved, pictured in 2007, said the Italian giants are back to their best, just two years after being demoted to Serie B for match-fixing.(AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)
    Juve's European return a miracle, says Nedved AFP - Thu Sep 4, 1:58 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Juventus's veteran Czech winger Pavel Nedved said the Italian giants are back to their best, just two years after being demoted to Serie B for match-fixing.

  • Paolo Di Canio, pictured in 2005, wants the vacant manager's spot at English Premier League club West Ham United, the controversial Italian's agent said Thursday.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)
    Di Canio wants West Ham job, says agent AFP - Thu Sep 4, 2:44 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Paolo Di Canio wants the vacant manager's spot at English Premier League club West Ham United, the controversial Italian's agent said Thursday.

  • Guatemala's Ricardo Trigueno Foster fights for the ball with U.S. Lewis Edward, right, during a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer game in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
    United States beats Guatemala 1-0 in WC qualifier AP - Thu Aug 21, 12:45 AM ET

    GUATEMALA CITY - Carlos Bocanegra scored on a header in the 69th minute, and the United States escaped from Guatemala with a chippy 1-0 victory Wednesday night in the Americans' opener in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying.

  • Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reaches to shake hands at a rally at the Piergallini family farm in Dillonvale, Ohio Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama gets longshot odds for West Ham job AP - Wed Sep 3, 7:15 PM ET

    LONDON - From the West Wing to West Ham, Barack Obama is in the running for two big jobs.

  • Women's soccer league to play in Bay Area AP - Wed Sep 3, 4:34 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO - Professional women's soccer will be returning to the San Francisco Bay area.

  • Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, and UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, right, are seen during the UEFA Champions League draw in Monaco, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
    Man United gets Celtic in Champions League draw AP - Thu Aug 28, 7:57 PM ET

    MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Defending champion Manchester United was drawn Thursday into a group with Scotland's Glasgow Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in the first round of the European Champions League.

  • Real Salt Lake acquires F Will Johnson from Fire AP - Fri Aug 22, 5:45 PM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - Real Salt Lake filled its 28-man roster on Friday by acquiring the rights to 21-year-old forward Will Johnson from the Chicago Fire.

  • Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena, right, speaks to the media after it was announced the he has been hired as coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    Bruce Arena hired as coach, GM of Beckham's Galaxy AP - Mon Aug 18, 5:59 PM ET

    CARSON, Calif. - Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was hired Monday as coach and general manager of David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy, who haven't won a game in more than two months.

  • Gullit resigns as Galaxy coach; Lalas out as well AP - Mon Aug 11, 4:08 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Ruud Gullit has resigned as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Galaxy for personal reasons, and president/general manager Alexi Lalas also is out of a job.

  • Kevin Keegan, pictured in February 2008, on Thursday resigned as Newcastle United manager bringing to an end his second spell in charge of the English Premier League side.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Keegan quits as Newcastle boss AFP - Thu Sep 4, 4:45 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Kevin Keegan on Thursday resigned as Newcastle United manager bringing to an end his second spell in charge of the crisis-hit English Premier League side.

  • Gareth Barry, seen here in May 2008, admits he is mentally prepared to give his best for England again and is relieved that he can focus on his football following a turbulent summer at Aston Villa.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)
    Barry out to prove a point to Capello and England AFP - Thu Sep 4, 10:49 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Gareth Barry admits he is mentally prepared to give his best for England again and is relieved that he can focus on his football following a turbulent summer at Aston Villa.

  • FIFA president Sepp Blatter speaks at a FIFA Executive Committee press conference in Sydney, May 2008. South African organisers of the 2010 World Cup said they were upbeat about Blatter's visit next week to "showcase" the progress made in preparing for the event.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)
    South Africa to "showcase" progress on 2010 World Cup to Blatter AFP - Thu Sep 4, 7:57 AM ET

    JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South African organisers of the 2010 World Cup said on Thursday they were upbeat about FIFA president Sepp Blatter's visit next week to "showcase" the progress made in preparing for the event.

  • Bayern Munich's French star Franck Ribery, seen here in May 2008, took part in full training with Bayern Munich for the first time since his Euro 2008 ankle injury and expects to play again by the end of September.(DDP/AFP/File/Oliver Lang)
    Ribery back in training at Bayern AFP - Thu Sep 4, 9:22 AM ET

    MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - French midfielder Franck Ribery took part in full training with Bayern Munich on Thursday for the first time since his Euro 2008 ankle injury and expects to play again by the end of September.

  • Serie A outfit Palermo will make a fresh bid for Brazilian Nilmar, pictured in 2005, in the January transfer window, according to their president Maurizio Zamparini.(AFP/File/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek)
    Palermo want Nilmar in January AFP - Thu Sep 4, 1:49 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Serie A outfit Palermo will make a fresh bid for Brazilian Nilmar in the January transfer window, according to their president Maurizio Zamparini.

  • Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp, pictured in August 2008, fears the increase in foreign ownership of Premier League clubs could reduce managers to little more than puppets for their mega-rich employers.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Redknapp fears foreign ownership will kill art of management AFP - Wed Sep 3, 2:42 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp fears the increase in foreign ownership of Premier League clubs could reduce managers to little more than puppets for their mega-rich employers.

  • West Ham's manager Alan Curbishley (pictured earlier this year) has admitted he resigned as West Ham manager after falling out with the club's owners over their transfer policy.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)
    Curbishley quits West Ham AFP - Wed Sep 3, 11:41 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Alan Curbishley admitted he resigned as West Ham manager after falling out with the club's owners over their transfer policy.

  • Sports daily Marca has reported that Real Madrid turned down a "blank cheque" for their Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy (pictured earlier this year) from Manchester City after selling their Brazilian forward Robinho to the English side.(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)
    Real Madrid 'refused Man City bid for Van Nistelrooy' AFP - Wed Sep 3, 8:05 AM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid turned down a "blank cheque" for their Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy from Manchester City after selling their Brazilian forward Robinho to the English side, sports daily Marca reported on Wednesday.

  • AC Milan's teenage striker Pato, pictured in March 2008, said the Italian giants' next match away to Genoa is a win or bust game.(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzoli)
    We have to bounce back, vows Pato AFP - Wed Sep 3, 1:35 PM ET

    MILAN, Italy (AFP) - AC Milan's teenage striker Pato said the Italian giants' next match away to Genoa is a win or bust game.

  • Genoa's new Argentine forward Diego Milito, pictured in 2007, said he made the right choice in opting to come back to Italy instead of joining Juande Ramos at Tottenham.(AFP/File/Alejandro Pagni)
    I made the right choice, says Milito AFP - Wed Sep 3, 3:08 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Genoa's new Argentine forward Diego Milito said he made the right choice in opting to come back to Italy instead of joining Juande Ramos at Tottenham.

  • Fulham's Finnish goalkeeper Antti Niemi (seen here in February 2008) has announced his retirement after conceding defeat in the fight to return from a wrist injury.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)
    Injury forces Fulham goalkeeper Niemi to retire AFP - Wed Sep 3, 8:19 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Fulham's Finnish goalkeeper Antti Niemi announced his retirement on Wednesday after conceding defeat in the fight to return from a wrist injury.

  • AC Milan supporters. Following the violence and destruction caused by Napoli fans in Rome on the opening Serie A weekend of the season, AC Milan and Fiorentina supporters will be banned from travelling to their club's next away matches.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)
    Milan and Fiorentina fans to be kept out AFP - Wed Sep 3, 11:42 AM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Following the violence and destruction caused by Napoli fans in Rome on the opening Serie A weekend of the season, AC Milan and Fiorentina supporters will be banned from travelling to their club's next away matches.

  • Scotland manager George Burley believes Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot, pictured in March 2008, should be saluted for forcing his way into the national squad despite having "limited ability".(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)
    "Limited" Broadfoot impresses Scotland manager Burley AFP - Wed Sep 3, 2:55 PM ET

    GLASGOW (AFP) - Scotland manager George Burley believes Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot should be saluted for forcing his way into the national squad despite having "limited ability".

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