Everton have confirmed the appointment of Duncan Ferguson as the club’s caretaker manager, following the sacking of Rafael Benitez. Ferguson oversaw training on Tuesday, with the club looking for a successor to Benitez after sacking the Spaniard on Sunday.
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Everton have sacked manager Rafa Benitez after six months in charge. Benitez’s Everton have won just one of their last 11 matches and suffered a 2-1 defeat to then-bottom of the table Norwich City on Saturday, increasing the pressure on the former Liverpool and Newcastle United manager.
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Newcastle United and manager Steve Bruce have parted ways by mutual consent in the wake of the club’s takeover by a Saudi investment group. Bruce was not in the new owners’ long term plans and with the club currently 19th in the league his two year reign has ended.
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The £300m takeover of Newcastle United has officially been completed, with a Saudi-led consortium ending Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club. The Premier League confirmed the takeover saying it had received “legally binding assurances” that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control the club.
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Brentford marked their Premier League bow with a memorable 2-0 victory over a tepid Arsenal on the opening night of the new season. Sergi Canos scored the first goal of the 2021/22 season with Christian Nørgaard heading home the goal that but the result beyond any doubt as the Bees stung the Gunners.
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