Saint-Etienne coach Christophe Galtier has agreed a two-year extension at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Gatlier, who had a year to run on his existing deal, came to terms on an extension that he will keep him at the club until 2018 on Thursday.
The 10-time French champions have earned three consecutive top-five finishes and won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2013 under Galtier s stewardship.
Despite the presence in Ligue 1 of big-spending clubs such as champions Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, Galtier wants the club he joined in 2009 to keep progressing.
I am very pleased to have reached this agreement to continue the adventure but also very humbled by the trust placed in me by [chairmen] Bernard Caiazzo and Roland Romeyer, Galtier told the club s offic…
PSV midfielder Jorrit Hendrix expressed the importance of making the most of home advantage as they prepare for the Champions League last-16 first leg tie against fighting machine Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Eredivisie champions PSV finished runners-up to Wolfsburg in a competitive group ahead of Manchester United and CSKA Moscow to reach the knockout stages and are eyeing a first quarter-final appearance since 2007.
Doing so will be no easy feat as they face an Atleti side that won La Liga as recently as the 2013-14 season, the same year they reached the Champions League final against city rivals Real Madrid.
Hendrix is aware of the task PSV face and acknowledged the Liga side head into the tie as favourites.
The fans give us a bit more energy and a b…
West Bromwich Albion defensive pair Gareth McAuley and Jonas Olsson have put pen to paper on new contracts with the club, .
The experienced duo have commited to the Midlands side, who seem almost certain to be plying their trade in the Premier League again next season.
At thirty-six, McAuley is the oldest outfield player to ever play for the Baggies in the Premier League and his appearance in Saturday’s defeat to Manchester City was his one hundred and sixty-eighth for the club since signing from Ipswich Town in 2011.
Olsson has been at the Hawthorns even longer, with the thirty-three year old closing in on his two hundred and fiftieth appearance since arriving from Dutch side NEC back in 2008.
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The FA Cup third round is finally upon us with this weekend s set of fixtures offering up the chance for some major surprises. There are clubs up and down the draw who are going to be fancying their chances at reaching the fourth round, with everyone believing in the magic of the cup if only for one day. The game we ll be focusing on takes place at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest prepare to square off against Premier League side Arsenal.
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The overwhelming history that resides within Nottingham Forest Football Club is something to behold but in the present day, they re still waiting for that elusive return to top flight football in England. They re definitely in the mix for a place …
FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan is desperate to find a remedy for his side s flat performance last time out, ahead of Chicago Fire s midweek MLS visit.
The Orange and Blue produced arguably their worst performance of their season during Sunday s 3-1 home defeat against Charlotte FC.
Cincinnati will have another chance to respond at TQL Stadium, bidding to remain top of the Eastern Conference standings after a surprise defeat in their last encounter.
Home head coach Noonan acknowledged his side must perform better.
Our first 35 minutes were probably the worst of the year, Noonan said of the Charlotte showing. We weren t ready, and that starts with me.
I have to look at why it was so flat… A lot of poor performances and some avoidable mistak…
Antonio Conte suggested Harry Kane would gladly swap his goalscoring accolades for a major trophy after he broke the Premier League s one-club goals record in a hard-fought win over Wolves.
Kane nodded home from close range to earn Tottenham a 1-0 victory over Bruno Lage s men on Saturday, with his 185th Premier League goal for Spurs moving him clear of Sergio Aguero s tally of 184 strikes in the competition for Manchester City.
The 29-year-old s second-half winner also represented his 250th goal for the club in all competitions, as well as Tottenham s 1,000th Premier League goal on home soil.
But for all his goalscoring prowess, Kane is yet to lift a major trophy, finishing as an EFL Cup and Champions League runner-up with his club and failing to lead England t…