Guus Hiddink
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‘He can achieve great things’ – van Marwijk gets Australia World Cup nod
The Dutchman, who took the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final, had been one of the leading foreign candidates to take on the coaching stint.
Chelsea to name new coach within two weeks
Chelsea’s chief executive said on Wednesday the English Premier League club would name a new coach within two weeks.
Abramovich begins from scratch at Chelsea — again
The Goodison Park stairwell where Carlo Ancelotti was reportedly sacked is a warm and friendly part of the ground.
Hiddink keen on Premier League return
Russia coach Guus Hiddink revealed on Wednesday that he would consider a return to the Premier League after his successful spell at Chelsea.
Football’s ambitious youngsters and grizzled old men
Of the eight coaches who led their teams to the quarterfinals of Euro 2008, the youngest is still in his 30s, while the oldest will be 70 next month.
Hiddink says improved Russia will play Spain
If Spain expects the same generosity from Russia in the semifinals that it received in the teams’ first match of the tournament, it must think again.
Enjoy yourselves, coach tells Russia
Russia coach Guus Hiddink has told his players to enjoy themselves in their Euro 2008 semifinal clash against Spain on Thursday.
Russia in memorable Euro 2008 win
Dutchman Guus Hiddink led his young Russian team to a memorable 3-1 win in the Euro 2008 tournament on Saturday over his Dutch compatriots.
Russia complete Euro 2008 last-eight line-up
Russia set up a Euro 2008 quarterfinal with coach Guus Hiddink’s native Netherlands after a deserved 2-0 win over Sweden in Group D on Wednesday.
Verbeek the new Australian national coach
Dutchman Pim Verbeek was unveiled on Thursday as the new coach of Australia, tasked with guiding them to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Verbeek and Frenchman…
England sack coach McClaren
Steve McClaren paid the price of England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 on Thursday when he was unceremoniously dismissed from his position as head coach. McClaren was sacked…
Euro 2008 hopefuls scrap for last four places
The cast list for Euro 2008 will be completed on Wednesday with England, Northern Ireland and Portugal among those nations scrapping it out for one of the four remaining places.…
England thrown Euro lifeline as Scotland miss again
Italy, Spain and France secured their Euro 2008 passages on Saturday but there was heartbreak for Scotland while England’s slim hopes received a major boost from Israel. After…
Greece, Czechs and Romania book Euro 2008 places
European champions Greece, Czech Republic and Romania will join Germany in the European Championship finals next year after qualifying on Wednesday. It was Thierry Henry who…
Euro 2008: England receive boost, France face injuries
England have received a welcome boost, France have injury setbacks while Scotland manager Alex McLeish claimed his team were up against it to go through in the run-up to…