Carlo Ancelotti believes his former club Paris Saint-Germain have now developed a winning mentality .
The vastly-experienced Italian failed to guide the Ligue 1 club to the title after taking the reins from Antoine Kombouare in the 2011-12 winter break, as PSG finished second behind Montpellier.
Ancelotti, now Real Madrid coach, put that right in his first full campaign in charge, though, masterminding their first league title in 19 years at the end of last season before departing to take over at the Bernabeu.
And the former Milan coach feels that the French champions have improved immeasurably in a short space of time, with Laurent Blanc s men currently standing on the brink of retaining their title.
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Stoke City and Mame Biram Diouf ended lengthy goal droughts but could only earn a point in a 2-2 Premier League draw at Bournemouth, who were fortunate not to have Harry Arter sent off.
A Lys Mousset own goal had the visitors in front by the break at the Vitality Stadium, Eddie Howe s men levelling against the run of play through Junior Stanislas in the 62nd minute.
Diouf s scrappy 73rd-minute finish, his first Premier League goal for 12 months, looked set to be the winner, only for a late Ryan Shawcross own goal from Max Gradel s header and Joshua King s touch forcing the spoils to be shared.
The result leaves the Cherries 10th, while Mark Hughes side are a point worse off in 13th spot.
FULL TIME: . We twice come from behind to post a point at home.
This is what I live for – Madrid coach Zidane welcomes Champions League reunion with Ancelotti´s Bay
The big game mentality that made Zinedine Zidane one of the most decorated players of his era is still burning brightly and was there for all to see after his Real Madrid team drew a Bayern Munich side led by mentor Carlo Ancelotti in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Zidane, a World Cup, European Championship and Champions League winner with France and Madrid, served as Ancelotti s assistant when the Italian guided Los Blancos to their historic 10th European Cup success in 2014.
The apprentice has since taken the reins outright at Santiago Bernabeu, winning the prestigious competition himself last season, while Ancelotti is now in charge at another of the continent s powerhouse clubs.
And the two will go head to head for the first time since the conclusion of…
Pedri hopes Lionel Messi stays at Barcelona so he can learn from the best , though the new signing has not ruled out a loan move for the 2020-21 season.
Barca confirmed a deal with Las Palmas to sign the highly rated 17-year-old in September 2019, but he stayed at the second-tier club for the remainder of the campaign.
He was finally unveiled as a Barcelona player on Thursday, however, with president Josep Maria Bartomeu and new sporting director Ramon Planes – who has replaced Eric Abidal in the role – present at the ceremony.
Pedri – who revealed he idolises Andres Iniesta – is excited at the prospect of working alongside Messi, provided the forward remains at Camp Nou amid continued speculation over his future.
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Petr Cech has urged Arsenal to keep hold of exceptional attacking duo Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.
Along with an incessant soundtrack of disquiet over manager Arsene Wenger s unresolved future, speculation over Sanchez and Ozil s next move has persisted during the closing weeks of the season.
Both players are out of contract in 2018 and extended terms remain unsigned.
Alexis has been brilliant, scoring a lot of goals, Cech, who is set to line up against former club Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday, told reporters.
They are both exceptional players and obviously you always want to keep your exceptional players.
That s the main thing is we need to keep the team together and try to strengthen it in the areas where the manager would like t…
FIFA said on Wednesday that a more transparent online system for international player transfers would become compulsory on October 1, helping to protect under 18 year-olds.
The Transfer Matching System (TMS) has been tested in 18 countries since February 2008 and gradually expanded, currently covering 3,633 clubs, allowing footballing authorities to see more details on each transfer.
Each club involved in a transfer has to enter the same details including bank accounts, amounts of money, timing and pay, with added documents such as identity documents and contracts, or it will be blocked.
This is an historic moment for football, said FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
TMS is a relatively simple online system but it will have a tremendous impact on the interna…
MLS side Toronto FC have appointed former Germany boss Jurgen Klinsmann as an adviser as they seek to improve their current position in the footballing world.
The Major League Soccer side expect Klinsmann and his company Soccer Solutions to help reorganize the club and improve their current stature.
Toronto FC said the German will work closely with interim director of football Earl Cochrane and assistant general manager Jim Brennan.
Klinsmann has been linked with various coaching positions after being sacked at Bayern at the end of 2008/09 season, but this will be his official return to football following the unsuccessful spell at Bayern.
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Manchester United have pace to hurt Bayern Munich in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League tie, according to captain Nemanja Vidic.
Honours are even heading into next week s quarter-final second leg in Munich after United held the defending champions to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Without the services of first-team regulars Robin van Persie (injured), Patrice Evra (suspended) and Rafael (injured), United were always facing an uphill battle against Bayern s possession-based game, but David Moyes men frustrated their German opponents and could have easily taken a lead to Allianz Arena.
And Vidic, who opened the scoring for United, believes the pace of Danny Welbeck and Wayne Rooney can lead the club to their first semi-final appearance since the 2010-11 season, w…
Romulo will remain at Verona next season after they agreed a deal with Fiorentina to end their co-ownership of the midfielder.
The 27-year-old moved to Europe in 2011 and made 34 appearances for Fiorentina before moving to the Stadio Marc Antonio Bentegodi ahead of the 2013-14 campaign.
Under Andrea Mandorlini, the Brazilian-born midfielder struck six goals in 32 Serie A appearances as Verona achieved a top-10 finish.
And now, with the new season on the horizon, Verona have agreed a deal that will see them own 100 per cent of Romulo.
Hellas Verona announces that it has exercised the right of redemption, outright, for Romulo from Fiorentina, read a statement on Verona s official website.
Romulo is the second player Verona have purchased outright d…
A recent indie hit will soon be getting the chance to pay homage to one of its biggest inspirations. Today, as part of Konami’s Castlevania Fair event on Steam, Poncle–the team behind Vampire Survivors–announced the Ode To Castlevania DLC pack, which will be available for all versions of the game on October 31 for $4.
Ode To Castlevania is “an all-out celebration” of the long-running adventure series, as well as the largest update in Vampire Survivors’ brief history Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The content pack will include over 20 new heroes, 40 new weapons, and the largest map the game has seen so far, which will be “stacked with sinister secrets and a bunch of baneful bosses.”
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