QPR have appointed Neil Critchley as their new head coach.
Sky Sports News reported last month that Critchley was high on the list of candidates to replace Michael Beale, who left for Rangers earlier in December.
The former Blackpool boss has signed a three-and-a-half year deal.
Gareth Southgate will take time to consider his future as the England manager deals with conflicting thoughts after what he admits has been an often difficult last 18 months in charge.
Harry Kane scored one penalty and missed another against reigning champions France on Saturday night as their World Cup dreams ended with a 2-1 quarter-final defeat in Qatar.
Promotion-chasing Watford had to be content with a point from a goalless draw at home to Hull, who nudged themselves further clear of the relegation places in the Sky Bet Championship.
Slaven Bilic’s side would have gone third had they won but moved fifth instead, while the Tigers leapfrogged Wigan and are now two points clear of third-bottom West Brom.
England suffered World Cup quarter-final heartbreak at the hands of France – so what went wrong for Gareth Southgate’s side at the Al Bayt Stadium?
The Three Lions put in a spirited display on Saturday night, however, they still went down 2-1 to the defending champions to exit the tournament.
England captain Harry Kane says he prepared to take two penalties against France in Saturday’s 2-1 World Cup quarter-final defeat, but his execution let him down.
Kane emphatically dispatched his first spot kick but skied his second over the bar with just six minutes of normal time remaining to end England’s World Cup hopes
Erik ten Hag says the first time he discovered Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to leave Manchester United was in the striker’s controversial television interview.
Ronaldo had his contract terminated by mutual consent last month after saying he felt “betrayed” by the club and has “no respect” for Ten Hag.
Argentina clinched a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands to set up a last-four clash with Croatia for a place in the World Cup final.
Argentina looked like cantering into the semis after Nahuel Molina opened the scoring with his first goal for his country, before Lionel Messi added a second from the
Lionel Messi has twisted the knife into the Netherlands’ World Cup exit after criticising Louis van Gaal’s side for their direct approach in Argentina’s dramatic and heated quarter-final win on Friday evening in Lusail.
Messi had superbly set up Nahuel Molina for Argentina’s first-half opener, threading a sublime pass through the Dutch defence, before coolly slotting in a penalty
Portugal head coach Fernando Santos says “it’s high time to leave Cristiano Ronaldo alone”.
Santos benched Ronaldo for Portugal’s last-16 tie against Switzerland, a move which caused controversy but ultimately produced the team’s best performance of the tournament as they romped to a 6-1 win, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos becoming the first player to
The Portuguese FA has denied a report that claimed Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the World Cup in a conversation with head coach Fernando Santos.
Record, a Portuguese publication, reported that Ronaldo told his coach he might leave Qatar after finding out he would be benched for the last-16 encounter against
