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England's friendly with Uruguay was marred by some farcical refereeing on Friday night‚ not least one incident in the second-half at Wembley that recalled Graham Poll's infamous mistake at the 2006 World Cup. Englishman Poll famously issued three yellow cards to Croatia's Josip Simunic in the Croatia vs Australia match in Germany. Poll booked Simunic in the 61st and 90th minutes but failed to send him off‚ only issuing the red card after a third yellow in stoppage time. This time it was Uruguay's Manuel Ugarte who got lucky‚ with the Manchester United midfielder already booked for an early challenge when he was shown another for dissent at German referee Sven Jablonski‚ in the final 10 minutes of the match.
Postecoglou‚ 60‚ endured a miserable spell with the East Midlands club after taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo earlier this season. He oversaw an eight-game winless run‚ with owner Evangelos Marinakis giving him his marching orders after just 39 days in charge‚ with the team's 3-0 loss at home to Chelsea the final nail in the coffin for the charismatic Australian.
The former Chelsea and Manchester United man‚ 37‚ is enjoying something of a renaissance in Australia having won the top flight's Player of the Month for January. The Spaniard signed for Melbourne Victory last September after a turbulent few years since leaving Old Trafford - including a bizarre stint for Japan's Vissel Kobe where he made just one appearance - and appears to have found his form again.
Postecoglou was talking on the Overlap's Stick to Football podcast after Spurs sacked his successor Thomas Frank on Wednesday‚ and his words rang like a warning to the next man settling into the hot seat in N17.'At the end of my first year‚ when we finished fifth‚' said the 60-year-old Australian. 'For me‚ OK‚ how do you go from fifth to really challenging? Well‚ we had to sign Premier League-ready players.'
Ange Postecoglou has broken cover after months away from the public eye‚ sparking speculation about what the Australian has been up to since his shock exit from Nottingham Forest. It follows a turbulent 2025 for the 60-year-old‚ with his difficulties beginning earlier in the year at Tottenham‚ where his departure came under unusual circumstances. Despite leading Spurs to their first major trophy in over 17 years with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao‚ Postecoglou was dismissed just 16 days later. The club deemed their Premier League campaign - finishing 17th under his management with 22 losses in 38 matches - unacceptable.
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Arsenal fans and players have rallied around Kyra Cooney-Cross‚ offering the absent Matildas star a heartfelt show of support at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Cooney-Cross revealed last week that she had rushed home to Australia to be with her mother‚ Jess‚ who had been diagnosed with stage four cancer. The 23-year-old midfielder published several pictures on her Instagram account showing her by her mum's bedside in hospital‚ before heartbreakingly explaining that her mother was suffering from a 'rare and aggressive' form of bile duct cancer.
As the New Year begins‚ sports fans can look forward to a packed sporting calendar in 2026. The expanded FIFA World Cup will be one of the marquee events of the year as Thomas Tuchel bids to fulfill his pledge to try to put another star on England's shirt. Team GB will be eyeing Winter Olympic success in Milan and Cortina in February‚ with the early months of the year also seeing snooker's Masters‚ the Six Nations and the Australian Open beginning the Grand Slam tennis season.
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