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Poyet agrees AEK Athens deal

Former Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has sealed a return to football after agreeing a deal to coach AEK Athens until the end of the season.

Poyet was sacked by Sunderland in March after only securing 4 wins in the opening 7 months of last season, and has been out of a job since.

His name had been linked with the vacant role at Aston Villa following Tim Sherwood's departure, but the Greek Super League outfit have moved quickly to secure his services.

The Uruguayan will sign a contract in the Greek capital on Friday after agreeing to replace Traianos Dellas - who resigned last week after 2-and-a-half years in charge.

Poyet's first game at the helm will see AEK travel to city rivals Panathinaikos on Sunday, where a win would take them above their hosts and into second place.




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Klaassen extends Ajax contract

Ajax attacking midfielder Davy Klaassen revealed he did not feel ready to leave the Eredivisie club after signing a contract extension until 2019.

The Dutchman - who won the first of his 4 international caps for Holland in 2014 - joined the club's youth academy in 2004 and was handed the captain's armband at the start of the campaign.

Klaassen, 22-year-old, has made 108 appearances for the club and was keen to extend his stay at the Amsterdam ArenA despite having 3 years to run on his current deal.

Klaassen has scored 5 goals in 18 appearances in all competitions for Ajax this term.

Benaglio extends Wolfsburg contract

VfL Wolfsburg captain Diego Benaglio has extended his contract with the Bundesliga club until 2017.

The 32-year-old goalkeeper has been with the DFB Pokal holders since 2008, making 232 appearances in the German top flight following his move from Nacional.

During his first season with Wolfsburg, former Switzerland international Benaglio lifted the Bundesliga title before enjoying Pokal success last term.

Verratti to miss PSG's match against Toulouse

Italian midfielder Marco Verratti will miss Paris Saint-Germain's hosting of Toulouse after picking up an ankle injury, the French champions confirmed.

Verratti was substituted 17 minutes into PSG's 1-0 Champions League defeat at Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Further evaluation following the clash in the Spanish capital has revealed PSG will be without the Italy international for Saturday's Ligue 1 match in Paris.




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Hamstring injury rules Reus out of Revierderby

Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus is to miss Sunday's Revierderby against Schalke at Signal Iduna Park due to a hamstring problem sustained against Qabala in the Europa League.

The Germany international was forced off at half-time during Thursday's 4-0 home win, having opened the scoring, as Dortmund qualified for the last 32 of the competition.

Coach Thomas Tuchel initially confirmed the 26-year-old was doubtful for the weekend's visit of rivals Schalke, with Dortmund stating on Friday that Reus will probably be out of action for around a fortnight.

The injury is all but certain to rule him out of Joachim Low's plans for Germany's friendlies against France and Holland during the international break next week.

Dortmund added in a statement that Reus is likely to make his return to action against SV Hamburg in the Bundesliga on 20 November.




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Stramaccioni appointed Panathinaikos coach

Andrea Stramaccioni will begin his reign as Panathinaikos coach against rivals Olympiacos after being appointed as Giannis Anastasiou's successor.

The former Udinese and Inter Milano coach takes over from Anastasiou, who left the club by mutual consent last week, signing an 18-month deal in Athens.

Stramaccioni, 39-year-old, takes over a side second in the Greek Super League, having coached Inter and Udinese for a season each following a playing career cut short by a serious knee injury.

Panathinaikos sit 8 points behind leaders and defending champions Olympiacos ahead of the sides' clash following the international break.

The league's top two meet for the "Derby of the Eternal Enemies" at the Stadio Apostolos Nikolaidis on 21 November.

Draxler handed 2-game ban

VfL Wolfsburg's Julian Draxler has been handed a 2-match ban after being sent off in a 2-0 Bundesliga defeat away to FSV Mainz on Saturday.

The Germany international was shown a straight red card after just 13 minutes of play at the Coface ArenA following a reckless challenge on Gonzalo Jara and will be forced to sit out 2 games as a conseqence.

Draxler will miss the matches at home to Werder Bremen on 21 November and away to FC Augsburg 8 days later.

Reveillere retires after 17-year career

Anthony Reveillere has announced his retirement at the age of 35 following a career in which he represented France, Rennes, Olympique Lyon, Napoli and Sunderland.

The defender had been without a club since leaving Sunderland at the end of last season and confirmed his 17-year career had come to an end on French television.

The full-back began his career at Rennes in 1998 but, after a half-season loan stint at Valencia, spent much of his career at Lyon, where he won Ligue 1 five times while also picking up 2 Coupe de France winners' medals during a 10-year spell at Stade Gerland.

Time at Napoli and Sunderland followed, with Reveillere winning the Coppa Italia while in Naples.

Reveillere made 20 appearances for France and was included in the squads for the 2010 World Cup as well as EURO 2012.




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Lille sack manager Herve Renard

Lille have sacked Herve Renard as manager after only 13 Ligue 1 matches in charge.

Renard took over at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in May, signing a 3-year contract after leading Ivory Coast to glory at the African Cup of Nations.

However, the 47-year-old has now been relieved of his duties after leading Lille to just 2 league wins this season.

Assistant Patrick Collot will take charge of Lille until a permanent successor is appointed.

Lille had finished third and eighth in the previous two seasons under Rene Girard, who Renard replaced as coach.




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Thiago facing short spell out with knee injury

Thiago Alcantara has received positive news on his knee injury, with the Bayern Munchen midfielder set for a brief spell on the sidelines.

The 24-year-old sustained a proximal insertion of the medial collateral ligament on his right knee in Spain's 2-0 friendly win over England on Friday.

Thiago was forced off after just 27 minutes and was subsequently ruled out of Tuesday's meeting with Belgium.

Galatasaray part ways with Hamzaoglu

Galatasaray have parted company with head coach Hamza Hamzaoglu despite him leading the club to the domestic double last season.

Hamzaoglu took over from Cesare Prandelli in November 2014, initially until the end of the campaign.

However, the former assistant manager of Turkey was rewarded with a long-term contract extension after winning both the league and the cup.

He also steered the team to the Turkish SuperCup at the start of this season.

Galatasaray sit third in the Turkish Super Lig, 5 points behind leaders Besiktas.

Lille turn to Antonetti

Lille have turned to Frederic Antonetti as they look to revive their flagging fortunes in Ligue 1.

The former Rennes coach returns to management more than 2 years after leaving the Breton side.

Lille have not revealed the length of Antonetti's deal at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, with further details to be revealed as he is presented to media on Monday.




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Struggling Stuttgart fire Zorniger

VfB Stuttgart have announced they have parted company with head coach Alexander Zorniger with immediate effect following their underwhelming start to the 2015-2016 campaign.

The Mercedes-Benz ArenA outfit sit 16th in the Bundesliga with only 10 points from 13 games this season.

They were hammered 4-0 at home by fellow strugglers FC Augsburg at the weekend and have consequently decided to fire Zorniger.

The 48-year-old had been in charge of Stuttgart since the start of the season, after a previous successful spell with RB Leipzig.

Celtic captain Brown out for up to 3 months

Celtic captain Scott Brown could miss 3 months of action as a result of knee ligament damage.

Midfielder Brown twisted his knee in a challenge towards the end of Celtic's 0-0 draw with Kilmarnock on Saturday and the Scottish champions are waiting for scan results to see how serious the injury is.

As well as Brown, Celtic are without Kris Commons, Nir Bitton and Stefan Johansen, who are all injured, with manager Ronny Deila hinting Scott Allan may be selected in midfield as a result.

Pastore ruled out of Troyes clash

Paris Saint-Germain forward Javier Pastore will miss Saturday's Ligue 1 visit of Troyes after coach Laurent Blanc confirmed the Argentina international was suffering with an adductor problem.

Pastore has endured a difficult run of injuries this term and has not featured for PSG in over a month following conjunctivitis and a calf problem.

And, as PSG prepare to welcome rock-bottom Troyes to the Parc des Princes, Blanc revealed Pastore was becoming frustrated by his injury difficulties.

"Javier Pastore injured his adductor", the Frenchman confirmed on Friday.

"He feels very awkward right now because of these muscle problems, but I hope he will return quickly because he needs to play."




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Costa ruled out of Hertha clash

Bayern Munchen winger Douglas Costa will miss Saturday's Bundesliga clash with Hertha Berlin due to a thigh injury, the German champions have confirmed.

Costa opened the scoring for Bayern in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Olympiacos in the Champions League but was withdrawn 18 minutes from time for Javi Martinez.

The Brazil international will now miss Saturday's meeting at the Allianz ArenA, although Bayern stopped short of suggesting a potential return date.

Costa has impressed since moving to Bayern from Shakhtar Donetsk in July, scoring 5 times in 20 appearances.

Panathinaikos hit with 3-point penalty after violence

Panathinaikos have been deducted 3 points, fined €190,000 and ordered to play 4 games behind closed doors following the violence that forced the abandonment of their Super League clash with Olympiacos last month.

The match on 21 November was called off before a ball was kicked after home fans rioted inside and outside the stadium and threw flares at opposing players as they warmed up. 14 arrests were made and 3 police officers injured, one seriously.

Olympiacos have been handed a 3-0 win which means their 100% record remains intact. The league leaders have now claimed maximum points from each of their opening 12 games.

Pana are fifth, 17 points adrift.

Ibrahimovic becomes PSG's all-time leading league scorer

Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic set another record on Friday, as he scored twice in a comfortable win at Nice to become the club's outright all-time leading league scorer.

The 34-year-old Swede is already PSG's all-time leading scorer with 119 goals in all competitions, but his 2 goals took him to 87 in the league - surpassing the record of 85 he shared with Mustapha Dahleb.

He is also the league's top scorer this season with 12 and best passer with 6 assists.




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Ribery and Benatia out until New Year

Frank Ribery and Medhi Benatia have been ruled out until after the winter break, Bayern Munchen confirmed on Friday.

The news on Ribery will be particularly frustrating for Pep Guardiola, who has finally been able to use the Frenchman in recent weeks after a 9-month lay-off due to an ankle injury.

Ribery came on as a substitute and scored in last weekend's surprise 3-1 defeat at Borussia Monchengladbach and subsequently started Wednesday's Champions League victory at Dinamo Zagreb.

Benatia also started in Zagreb before being replaced at the break.

The Morocco international has struggled to convince since joining Bayern from AS Roma in August 2014 for an initial fee of €26 million.

Lacazette to miss rest of 2015

Olympique Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette will miss Sunday's visit to Paris Saint-Germain after being ruled out for the rest of 2015.

The France international sustained a hamstring injury while scoring Lyon's second goal in their 2-0 Champions League win at Valencia on Wednesday.

Lacazette scored 31 goals in all competitions for Lyon last season and is their top scorer again this campaign, finding the net 8 times.

But coach Hubert Fournier confirmed on Friday Lyon will be without their talisman for this weekend's trip to the capital to take on defending champions and league leaders PSG.

He will also be unavailable for next Wednesday's Coupe de la Ligue match with Tours, which will serve as their last game at Stade Gerland before Lyon move to the newly-built Stade des Lumieres in the New Year, and the final league match of 2015 at Gazelec Ajaccio.

Lyon are fifth in Ligue 1, already 19 points adrift of PSG.

Rogerio Ceni honoured by retirement send-off

Sao Paulo's record-breaking goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni believes he can look back on his career with fondness after deciding to retire.

Ceni, a free-kick and penalty specialist who scored 131 goals for the Brazilian club, missed the final 6 Campeonato Brasileiro matches due to injury, but was given a farewell friendly at the Morumbi on Friday.

The 42-year-old was involved in 3 Club World Cup triumphs, with the team from his 1992 and 1993 titles taking on the 2005 winners for his farewell.

The goalkeeper also won 2 Copa Libertadores titles and claimed the Brasileiro trophy on 3 occasions with Sao Paulo and was part of Brazil's World Cup-winning squad in 2002.

Milito announces end to playing career

Former Argentina international Diego Milito has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the 2016 Copa Libertadores.

Milito, who plays for the Buenos Aires-based Racing Club, was set to hang up his boots at the end of the current Argentine Primera Division campaign.

However, Milito decided to play on for another 6 months after Racing defeated Independiente in the play-offs to book a spot in next year's Libertadores.

Cocu signs new deal with PSV

PSV Eindhoven head coach Phillip Cocu has signed a contract extension with the Eredivisie champions until 2019.

The former Holland midfielder's previous deal was set to expire in 18 months' time and there had been suggestions he could opt to leave the Philips Stadion next year.

However, Cocu still has plenty of targets at PSV after committing to a new deal, telling the club's official website: "We've embarked on a new route - one with a beautiful view. But there's still more to come from the club, as there is from me. That's why I want to continue here".

"We're going to focus on our own youth but, at the same time, we want to continue to supplement the team with more experienced players. We'll continue to do so wherever possible."




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Jantschke ruled out for 3 months

Borussia Monchengladbach defender Tony Jantschke has been ruled out for around 3 months after undergoing surgery on a knee injury.

The 25-year-old partially tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Saturday's 5-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.

After going under the knife in Koln on Tuesday, Jantschke - who has made 12 appearances in all competitions - is now not expected to return until early March.

Gladbach sit fifth in the Bundesliga, 17 points adrift of leaders Bayern Munchen.




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