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Inter Milan confirm Mancini’s departure
MILAN: Inter Milan have parted company with coach Roberto Mancini “by mutual agreement”, less than two weeks before the start of the Serie A season, the Italian
MILAN: Inter Milan have parted company with coach Roberto Mancini “by mutual agreement”, less than two weeks before the start of the Serie A season, the Italian club said on Monday.
“Inter would like to place on record its thanks to Roberto for the work carried out with the team since joining in November 2014,” said a statement on Inter’s website (www.inter.it).
According to media reports in Italy and the Netherlands, Inter are set to sign former Ajax Amsterdam coach Frank de Boer who resigned from the Dutch side in May, to replace Mancini.
HOENESS SET TO RETURN AS BAYERN PRESIDENT
BERLIN: Ex-Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness is poised to resume his former position after announcing on Monday that he will stand in November’s election, despite having served a prison sentence.
Hoeness was freed from jail in February after serving 21 months in prison for tax evasion, but is set to be re-elected as the president of the German champions with current incumbent, Karl Hopfner, having already declared that he will not stand for re-election.
IRISH STRIKER LAFFERTY FINED FOR BETTING
LONDON: Norwich City and Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty has been fined 23,000 pounds by the Football Association after accepting a charge of misconduct over a betting offence.