Marcelo Bielsa

In Europe, teams such as Portugal (Jorge Jesus), Croatia (Slaven Bilic), Scotland (Sébastien Pocognoli), Czechia (Santi Denia) and Belgium (Mark van Bommel) will go into the Nations League under new management, but it is towards the bigger dogs of the football pack where Football Daily wishes to turn today’s beady gaze

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Even with the tournament still in progress, a string of team managers have already resigned or been dismissed after failing to meet expectations, underlining the unforgiving nature of football's biggest stage

Nicolás de la Cruz fouled Nico Williams, who was later ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup, while Agustín Canobbio was sent off for a vicious lunge on Pau Cubarsí

The​ second-half performance against Saudi Arabia offered an idea of how​ they might have played, but this was a tournament characterised by ill​ feeling between coach and players, and undermined by individual errors

Uruguay bowed out of the World Cup as goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's howler gifted Spain a 1-0 win in Guadalajara to secure top spot in Group H

Three Round of 32 places still open as race among third-placed teams intensifies

During one post-match interview, he launched into a rather alarming tirade at the journalist posing questions

The final round of Group H at the FIFA World Cup 2026 serves up one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the tournament as Spain and Uruguay lock horns in a high-stakes clash

After narrowly avoiding defeat by Saudi Arabia in their opener in Miami, Uruguay were held again by Cape Verde at Hard [Luck] Stadium, meaning Bielsa-ball might not go beyond the group stage after all

Heroic effort by debutant African nation as they earn second draw in two matches becomes No 1 hot topic on Weibo for almost five hours

Fifa has introduced mandatory three-minute drinks breaks at the halfway point of each half, ostensibly due to sweltering temperatures across many host cities in the tournament spanning the United States, Mexico and Canada

The tournament also features five-second countdowns for set pieces and expanded powers for video assistant referees

Rucksack on his back, Roberto “Pico” Lopes was standing on the corner of the narrow walkway way below the stands at the Atlanta stadium on Monday afternoon when the last of Spain’s players tried to make their way home

The Saudis famously beat Argentina 2-1 in their 2022 tournament opener, and they looked on course for another shock, courtesy of Abdulelah Alamri’s 41st-minute strike, until winger Araujo stepped up 10 minutes from time at Miami Stadium on Monday

The enigmatic Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa, who is affectionately known as “El Loco”, has once again captured attention with his distinctive style, this time through an unconventional official World Cup portrait

What made the timing even more remarkable was the geopolitical backdrop

Uruguay's trip to the United States for their FIFA World Cup campaign opener against Saudi Arabia experienced a delay on Sunday due to an error regarding the documents needed for the flight, Reuters reported

Suarez is not included for the first time since La Celeste returned at South Africa 2010 to the World Cups

Yet, his famously demanding standards have often caused friction during a nomadic coaching career, and his stint in Uruguay has been no exception

Southampton defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 after extra time in the second leg of the play-off semi-final, with goals from Ross Stewart and Shea Charles cancelling out Riley McGree's early opener

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert abruptly ended his post-match press conference, walking out after repeatedly refusing to address questions regarding the ‘spygate’ controversy that has overshadowed the Championship play-off semi-final