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Western Sydney Wanderers have sacked head coach Josep Gombau after failing to qualify for the A-League finals.

The Wanderers announced Gombau s departure – effective immediately – Thursday, having only appointed the Spaniard in November.

Former Adelaide United boss Gombau, who guided the Reds to FFA Cup glory in 2014, replaced Tony Popovic four games into the season but his tenure was overshadowed by claims of player unrest.

And his fate was sealed after last week s 3-2 loss at home to Adelaide which denied the Wanderers a spot in the top six and finals.

We have today officially announced that Josep Gombau will leave the club, effective immediately:

— WS Wanderers FC (@wswanderersfc)

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Arsenal s impressive resurgence continued with a hard-fought 2-0 Premier League win at Leicester City on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta appeared to be on borrowed time after the 5-0 battering by Manchester City at the end of August, but Arsenal have now not lost in nine games since, and this latest victory moved them up to fifth.

Leicester looked a shadow of the team that had won their previous four matches during the early exchanges, trailing to goals from Gabriel Magalhaes and Emile Smith Rowe inside 18 minutes.

Arsenal had to withstand constant pressure in the second half, though, with goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale having more touches than any of his team-mates but producing a standout performance that meant Leicester could not turn it around.

The visitors en…

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure thinks Mikel Arteta could become one of the game s best head coaches amid talk of an imminent appointment at Arsenal.

Arteta is said to be on the verge of being named as successor to Unai Emery, who was sacked at the end of November following a run of seven games without a win in all competitions.

Interim boss Freddie Ljungberg has overseen just one victory in five matches, with last Sunday s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City leading to calls for the Gunners to accelerate their plans to appoint a permanent boss.

Arteta, assistant to Pep Guardiola at City, could be named the next man at the Arsenal helm in the next 24 hours and Toure has high hopes for the 37-year-old, having worked with him at the Etihad Stadium befo…

Julian Nagelsmann does not regret giving Bayern Munich s players freedom to enjoy their vacation during the Bundesliga s mid-season break.

German top-flight leaders Bayern are set to face Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday, but currently have nine players who have returned positive COVID-19 test results.

Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano, Tanguy Nianzou, Omar Richards, Corentin Tolisso, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane and Alphonso Davies have all tested positive for the virus.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr are with Cameroon and Senegal respectively for the Africa Cup of Nations. Niklas Sule is nursing a back problem, while Leon Goretzka and Josip Stanisic are injured.

Gladbach s sporting director Max Eberl confirmed on Wedne…

Pele had a late penalty saved as Sudan and Guinea-Bissau drew 0-0 in their opening match of this year s Africa Cup of Nations.

The spoils were shared following a generally low-key Group D encounter that burst into life towards the end at Stade Omnisport de Garoua.

Chances were few and far between during the first half. The best opportunity saw Joseph Mendes 16th-minute header hit the post for Guinea-Bissau, who were seeking their first victory in three appearances at the tournament.

Meanwhile, in their first appearance for a decade, 1970 champions Sudan were aiming to record only their second win in 14 matches since lifting the trophy 52 years ago.

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Genoa have announced that Gian Piero Gasperini is to return as manager after they parted company with Fabio Liverani.

Gasperini first joined Genoa in 2006, leading the club to promotion to Serie A in his first season in charge, before going on to guide them a fifth-place finish in the 2008-09 campaign.

The 55-year-old was sacked in November 2010, but will now return to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris as Genoa attempt to recover from a poor start that has seen them win just one of their first six top-flight games.

Genoa slipped to a 2-0 loss at the hands of Napoli on Saturday, a result that signalled the end of Liverani s reign which began in June as he was promoted from the position of youth team coach after just three months in charge.

Gasperini, who has also enjoyed…

Watching clubs shatter the summer transfer record as they spent over £2billion, it has largely been England’s elite superstars that stole most of the headlines.

Along with England skipper securing an historic £100million switch to German giants Bayern Munich, a string of Gareth Southgate s squad have been on the move this summer.

Ahead of England making a return to European Championship qualifying duties on Saturday evening when they meet Ukraine, we have taken a look at a few Three Lions stars who have made an immediate impact after securing a Premier League switch this summer.

Declan Rice

Eventually securing a British transfer record switch to Arsenal this summer after the Gunners agreed to a £105million deal with West Ham, certainly found a huge amou…

Doncaster Rovers have completed the signing of former Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, the Mail Online understands.

The 28 year old has been without a club since his contract as Stamford Bridge expired earlier this summer.

Turnbull made just nineteen appearances in all competitions during his four years in London, with just seven of those coming in the league.

He began his career with Middlesbrough back in 2002, though he was sent on loan to no less than five lower league clubs before making his Premier League debut for Boro against Bolton Wanderers in 2006, following an injury to Mark Schwarzer, who himself recently signed for Chelsea to provide back up f.

Another loan spell, this time with Cardiff City came in the 2007/08 campaign, before he ret…