Barcelona have suffered another significant injury blow after confirming on Wednesday that Pedri will be out for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury. Pedri, who was sent off in Barcelona’s 2-1 defeat to rivals Real Madrid in Sunday’s Clasico after being shown a second yellow card, could miss up to several weeks of action.
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Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna is among the candidates to replace Brendan Rodgers at Celtic while Martin O’Neill has ruled out taking over the position on a permanent basis. Ex-Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has also been linked with a return to the club. The 60-year-old is out of work after being sacked by Nottingham Forest after just 39 days.
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Brendan Rodgers has resigned as Celtic manager, with Martin O’Neill agreeing a temporary return to the club as his replacement. Rodgers, 52, returned for a second spell at Celtic Park in 2023, winning successive titles however, the former Liverpool and Leicester City boss departs with the champions trailing Hearts by eight points after nine games of this season.
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Juventus have sacked their head coach, Igor Tudor, after failing to win their last eight matches in all competitions, the Serie A club said on Monday. Tudor’s last game in charge was a 1-0 loss away to Lazio that leaves them eight in the Serie A standings. Massimo Brambilla, head coach of the reserve team, will temporarily take over as the first team manager with his first game coming at home to Udinese on Wednesday.
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Real Madrid edged an impassioned El Clasico at the Bernabeu to beat Barcelona 2-1 and go five points clear at the top of La Liga. Kylian Mbappe fired Los Blancos ahead before Fermin Lopez brought Barca level however a Jude Bellingham header proved decisive before the interval. Mbappe saw a second half penalty saved but Barcelona were unable to find an equaliser.
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