Ruud Van Nistlerooy is to take up his first big role in management after signing a three year deal to succeed Roger Schmidt as head coach of PSV Eindhoven. The former player has been managing Jong PSV this season and has done enough to earn a shot at the main job at one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands.
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Troy Parrott scored a brilliant late winner to hand Ireland a hard fought victory over Lithuania in their international friendly at the Aviva Stadium. The Boys in Green had the ball in the Lithuanian net four times on the night each being ruled out for offside before Parrott struck at the death,
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Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal has urged prospective Manchester United managerial candidate Erik Ten Hag to “choose a football club not a commercial club”. The Ajax boss is the main candidate to replace interim boss Ralf Rangnick at Old Trafford.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen made a late move stick as he held off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to win a pulsating Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz finished third ahead of pole sitter Sergio Perez who lost track position due to a pit stop that unfortunately for him coincided with a safety car.
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez produced a superb lap to pip the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to pole ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The session was delayed by over an hour after a nasty Q2 incident saw Haas’ Mick Schumacher hit the barriers at high speed requiring a lengthy clean up and trip to the hospital for precautionary checks.
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