Milovan Rajevac has resigned as Algeria s head coach after less than four months in charge.

The Serbian took the reins of the 1990 African champions in June, beating Lesotho 6-0 and drawing 1-1 with Cameroon before quitting on Tuesday.

Alongside Qatar and a host of club sides, Rajevac managed Ghana for two years, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

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Barcelona have announced their intention to appeal against the transfer ban imposed by FIFA.

The Liga champions were hit with an embargo for the next two transfer windows after irregularities were found in their dealings at youth level by world football s governing body.

Barca were sanctioned after breaching rules relating to 10 signings between 2009 and 2013.

However, the Camp Nou outfit confirmed on Wednesday that they will appeal the decision and could even take the issue to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

A statement on the club s official website read: FCB will present the corresponding appeal to FIFA and if necessary will submit the resulting resolution to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

It is not the first time this season that Barcelo…

Jupp Heynckes has hinted he may be persuaded to sign a new Bayern Munich contract, with the coach s deal set to expire at the end of the season.

Heynckes signed a short-term contract when he was appointed as the replacement for sacked coach Carlo Ancelotti in October 2017.

Bayern have been flying in Heynckes fourth spell in charge, with the Bundesliga champions 20 points clear at the top of the league and through to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.

Heynckes bowed out at Bayern in June 2013 after leading the club to the treble and the coach may yet repeat the feat, his side holding a 5-0 lead against Besiktas in the last-16 of the Champions League.

And although Heynckes named Tuchel as a potential successor in an interview this week, the 72-year-old suggested he…

Manchester United have triggered a one year extension in Ashley Young’s contract, according to the Mail Online.

The England international, who has been included in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the forthcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy has impressed for Jose Mourinho’s men this season racking up twenty-nine appearances in all competitions.

He has also scored two goals both of which coming in a 4-2 win over his former club Watford at Vicarage Road back in November.

During his time with the Red Devils, he has won the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and the Europa League and was named PFA Young Player of the Year whilst at former club Aston Villa.

He has been capped thirty-one times for his country, scoring seven goals and was p…

Cardiff City have rejected an offer of £6m from Arsenal for goalkeeper David Marshall, .

The Scotland international was named the Bluebirds’ Player of the Year last season, but was unable to help the club avoid an immediate return to the Championship.

Marshall has made 191 appearances in all competitions for the South Wales club since signing from Norwich City in the summer of 2009 while he began his career in his native Scotland with Celtic.

Internationally, he has won eleven caps having made his debut ten years ago in a friendly against Hungary.

Gunners’ boss Arsene Wenger is on the lookout for a new goalkeeper to provide competition for Wojciech Sczcesny, after Lukasz Fabianski sealed a move to Swansea City last month.

Arsenal also h…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspired Milan to victory on his first start since returning to the club, netting in a 2-0 Serie A win at Cagliari.

With Milan having gone three straight games without scoring, the 38-year-old netted the decisive second goal with an excellent finish after 64 minutes.

The visitors had moved ahead on Saturday through Rafael Leao s deflected effort, his first goal since September, which arrived just 32 seconds after the restart.

Cagliari remain sixth in the table but have lost four straight Serie A matches and are on their worst run since October 2017.

Zlatan is still Zlatan

— AC Milan (@acmilan)

The only chance in a quiet first half hour was Theo Hernandez s shot from a tight angle that was saved by the legs of…

It has happened; Manchester City have finally managed to earn three points at Anfield against Liverpool. It s the first time they ve done that since Pep Guardiola took over in 2016, and it s probably the most important triumph against the team that has been their fiercest rival for several years now.

Lacklustre Liverpool

Liverpool have been a far cry from the team that strolled to the Premier League title last season for a while now. In fact, this is their third consecutive home defeat and the fifth time in a row that they failed to win.

Much has been said about the injury crisis that has been hitting the defending champions relentlessly from the start. They ve been left without all three designated centre-backs they had at the start of term, most likely for a…

Atletico Madrid were pipped to top spot in Champions League Group A by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday as they were held to a goalless draw by Club Brugge in Belgium. 

The Spanish outfit needed a win to guarantee first place, or hope that Dortmund did not win in Monaco. 

But Dortmund triumphed 2-0 in the principality as Atleti drew a blank against a lively Brugge side, who very nearly snatched victory 15 minutes from time when substitute Luan Peres had a header saved by the foot of Jan Oblak.

Antoine Griezmann saw Brugge goalkeeper Ethan Horvath make a superb stop to deny him with Atleti s best chance of the game in the first half.

Despite Brugge s fate being settled, they contributed to a fantastic pace at the start of the match, although the first real o…

Lionel Messi is leaving behind a legacy for Argentina after surpassing Pele as the all-time leading goalscorer for a South American nation, according to proud head coach Lionel Scaloni.

The six-time Ballon d Or winner scored a hat-trick in Thursday s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Bolivia to overtake Brazil great Pele as CONMEBOL s top-scoring player.

Messi s 79 goals for Argentina have come in 153 appearances, compared to 77 in 92 caps for Pele, who had held the record since retiring from international duty in 1971.

It is the latest on a long list of records to have been broken by the ex-Barcelona star for club and country, and it comes two months after helping Argentina to win the Copa America.

La Albiceleste paraded the trophy – their first in 28 …

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The international break is over, and it s time for the players of all clubs and leagues to focus on the remaining games, the final stretch of the campaign. Two teams currently far away from where they want to be in the Premier League table, Arsenal and Liverpool will do battle for points on Saturday evening at the Emirates Stadium in North London, in the 30th league game of the season for both.

Arsenal

Year after year, the Gunners set themselves the same goal to finish inside the top four and return to the Champions League, where they feel they belong, despite not playing in the competition since 2016-17. Obviously, they fail year after year. It doesn t seem they ll make it this time either at the moment, though nothing is mathematica…