Crystal Palace confirm Vieira appointment

Crystal Palace s managerial search is over after they confirmed Patrick Vieira as their new boss.

The Frenchman has signed a deal until 2024, the former Nice coach succeeding Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park.

Former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo had seemed a likely candidate to come in, with Palace having at one point been confident of appointing the Portuguese, only for the move to break down.

Nuno has since joined Tottenham, while Palace were also close to handing the job to ex-Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre, though the Swiss then turned down the opportunity after talks had initially progressed well.

However, Palace have now made their choice, with Arsenal great Vieira, who helped the Gunners to three Premier League titles, penning a three-year …

Arsenal considering bid for Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich

Arsenal are interested in signing Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that talks between Kimmich and Bayern are not going well, and that former Premier League winners Arsenal are keen on bringing him to the Emirates Stadium.

Kimmich is one of the best players in the world. The 29-year-old Germany international can operate as a midfielder or as a right-back. He has been on the books of Bayern since 2015 when he joined from RB Leipzig. During his time at the Allianz Arena so far, Kimmich has won the Bundesliga title eight times and the UEFA Champions League once.

Liverpool, though, are not the only club who are keen on Kimmich. La Liga club Barcelona and Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain are also interest…

Unsure which MLS team to support? Try our watchability rankings

MLS is in a good spot this season. It’s fun, fast and the teams lend fans plenty of reason to tune in, for better or worse.

But there are a lot of games. So this highly subjective, very unscientific rankings of teams based on the elusive, nebulous “watchability” factor, can help the decision-making process when a handful of games overlap on a Saturday evening. One important note: this is not composed exclusively on quality – a team can be watchable while not actually being competent at winning. So, here they are, from worst to first.

27) DC United

Someone had to be last and perhaps this is a bit harsh, given they are intent on two-footing the high-press pedal to t…

Liverpool ‘agree’ Arne Slot ‘compensation package’ as Fabrizio Romano drops ‘here we go’ verdict

According to reports, Liverpool have agreed a deal with Feyenoord so Arne Slot will head to Anfield as Jurgen Klopp s replacement in the summer.

have moved quickly to finalise a deal for Slot after it emerged a few days ago that he was their standout candidate to replace Klopp ahead of next season.

Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso was initially the overwhelming favourite to join Liverpool but FSG were made to look elsewhere after the Spaniard announced that he would stick with the Bundesliga giants for at least one more season.

The Premier League giants were being heavily linked with Sporting Lisbon s Ruben Amorim but he has missed out as they have opted to appoint .

The 45-year-old is renowned for his attacking style of play and he guided Feyenoord to …