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Manchester United have reportedly ‘reached an agreement’ with Sporting Lisbon for Ruben Amorim after INEOS ‘accepted terms’ demanded by the Portuguese club.

The Red Devils made Amorim their top target after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his recruitment team decided to sack Erik ten Hag following their 2-1 loss at West Ham United on Sunday.

In the summer, 39-year-old Amorim was linked with Liverpool and West Ham United, but he stuck with Sporting Lisbon after helping them win the Primeira Liga last season.

More recently, Amorim has been mooted as a potential replacement for Pep Guardiola after Man City raided Sporting Lisbon for sporting director Hugo Viana.

However, Man Utd have moved to appoint Amorim and an ‘agreement’ has been ‘reached’ between the two clubs.

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Man Utd and Sporting Lisbon have been in talks this week and a report claimed two obstacles were in the way of a deal being finalised.

However, a report from The Athletic claims ‘United have reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon over the hire of Amorim as head coach’.

This report has provided details on this deal and when Amorim will likely ‘first take charge’ of Man Utd.

‘As part of the deal Amorim is set to stay with Sporting for their next three games, including against Manchester City on Tuesday and Braga on November 10, meaning he would first take charge of United away at Ipswich Town on November 24.

‘Sporting were determined to keep hold of Amorim for this crucial period and United have accepted those terms in recognition of the 39-year-old’s standing at the Portuguese club and his desire for a smooth exit mid-campaign.’

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‘Amorim has a €10million (£8.4m, $10.9m) release clause in his contract, but there is also a 30-day notice period. United are willing to pay €1m extra to get Amorim earlier, so he can start work during the international break. Sporting had been demanding an additional €5m for an immediate release, according to people familiar with the deal in Portugal.

‘There have also been conversations around further compensation to allow the departures of the staff Amorim has earmarked to join him, namely first-team coaches Emanuel Ferro, Adelio Candido, and Carlos Fernandes, as well as goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital and sports scientist Paulo Barreira.

‘Amorim wants a satisfactory departure from a club he has called home for four years, conscious of the bond established with supporters in two league title wins, and United were open to such diplomacy given the season is underway and Ruud van Nistelrooy is capable of stepping up as interim manager.’

After a 0-2 defeat by North Macedonia in the UEFA Nations League, Oleksandr Petrakov was fired as head coach of the Armenian national team. The Ukrainian specialist had been leading the team since January 2023.

After the UEFA Nations League match between Armenia and North Macedonia (0:2), the head coach of the Armenian national team, Alexander Petrakov, was dismissed.

Writes UNN with reference to the press service of the Armenian Football Federation.

After the Nations League match between Armenia and North Macedonia on October 13, the head coach of the Armenian national team, Alexander Petrakov, was dismissed from his post

– the statement said.

On October 13, the fourth round of the League of Nations took place: in Group C4, the Armenian national team lost to North Macedonia 0:2.

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The Ukrainian specialist became the head of the Armenian national team in the winter of 2023.

[UNN reported that on January 14, 2023, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Armenian Football Federation was held to discuss the appointment of the head coach of the Armenian national team. After 1.5 hours of discussions, the former head coach of the Ukrainian national team Oleksandr Petrakov was elected from the proposed candidates.

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Timo Werner’s first goal in 18 matches helped Tottenham knock Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win after a pulsating fourth-round tie.

Werner set Spurs on course for victory when he rifled home in the fifth minute, which was followed by a superb curled strike from Pape Sarr midway through the first half.

City responded with a Matheus Nunes goal on the stroke of half-time but after Pep Guardiola decided against bringing on Erling Haaland, Tottenham held on for a crucial win which sent them into the quarter-finals and helped push them a step closer to ending a 16-year trophy drought.

It was not a solely positive night for Ange Postecoglou after he lost Micky van de Ven to injury and City winger Savinho left the pitch on a stretcher as the packed fixture schedule hit home for both managers.

Guardiola had stated last month that City would not waste any energy on this competition, but named a stronger than expected team with only two inexperienced younger players included in Nico O’Reilly and James McAtee.

It was a similar story for Postecoglou, although one of the five players he recalled after the 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace immediately justified his selection.

Werner returned in place of 17-year-old Mikey Moore and ended his goal drought which stretched back to March early on.

Spurs played out from the back impressively before Archie Gray found Brennan Johnson, who flicked into the path of Dejan Kulusevski and he produced a perfectly-weighted cross for Werner to slam home from 14 yards.

Tottenham’s momentum was checked when Van de Ven felt his hamstring after a tackle on Savinho and looked distraught as he walked off to be replaced by Destiny Udogie.

After City youngster O’Reilly needed treatment soon after, the hosts almost grabbed a second from a short corner but Kulusevski ballooned his effort over.

It should have been a warning sign for the visitors, but it was not heeded and Spurs made it 2-0 through Sarr in the 25th minute.

Werner and Kulusevski combined from a short corner before the latter rolled into the path of Sarr, who produced a sublime curled effort from 25 yards that beat Stefan Ortega and nestled into the bottom corner.

City produced a response with a free-kick from Ilkay Gundogan sent over before a dangerous Nunes cross evaded Phil Foden.

The chances kept on coming with a Savinho effort curled wide and Foden directed another free-kick off target before the deficit was reduced.

Savinho got to the byline and crossed in for Nunes to side-foot home at the back post in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time.

Guardiola followed up the goal with the introduction of Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic at half-time.

Postecoglou also brought on Yves Bissouma before he made the surprise decision to replace stand-in-captain Cristian Romero, who had been excellent.

Tottenham could have restored their two-goal advantage by this point after Werner raced half the length of the pitch only to fire inches wide not long after Johnson tested Ortega with a stinging effort.

Ortega was required again when Johnson played in Kulusevski, but his low strike was pushed out before the injury curse struck again.

Firstly, Savinho went down – moments after Bernardo Silva had been brought on – and had to leave on a stretcher, which was soon followed by Werner being forced to limp out of the action.

The next opportunity went to City, but substitute Jacob Wright curled wide with 21 minutes left before Guardiola turned to Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, which meant Haaland would not be introduced.

Haaland-less City still pushed for a leveller and almost forced penalties in the 89th minute when Guglielmo Vicario failed to claim a corner, but O’Reilly’s shot on the turn was brilliantly booted wide by Bissouma on the line to hand the visitors a first defeat of the season.

NAVI won another important trophy: the esports team won IEM Rio 2024.

On October 13, in the final of the Counter-Strike 2 tournament, the Ukrainian esports organization Natus Vincere defeated the German team MOUZ 3-1 and won the title of champions. With this victory, the team also secured participation in one of the most prestigious tournaments next year – IEM Katowice 2025.

The IEM Rio final was held in the BO5 format – up to three wins. In the first two games, NAVI showed that they were very determined, winning with the scores of 13:11 and 13:2. On the third map, MOUZ managed to beat the opponent with a 7-round lead, but the next map was the final one – NAVI won with a score of 13:11. Two players of Born to Win also received the important award of the most valuable player: Justinas jL Leskavicius became the MVP according to ESL, and Mihai iM Ivan received a medal from the largest CS2 publication – HLTV.

This is the fourth trophy won at the highest level tournaments in a year, and the very first in the team's history to be won in Rio. Despite an extremely busy competition schedule, NAVI has proven time and time again that they are the number 1 team in the world. I am proud that our team glorifies the name of Ukraine with its high-profile victories! There are two more important tournaments ahead: BLAST World Final and Perfect World Shanghai Major, so it's too early to relax. In the meantime, we are celebrating our victory at the IEM Rio

– said Maksym Krippa, owner of the esports organization NAVI.

Intel Extreme Masters is a significant tournament regularly held by the German ESL organizer. This time, it was held at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

16 teams competed for a prize pool of USD 250 000 and qualification for IEM Katowice 2025.

We would like to remind you that this year, NAVI has already become the champions of PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024, Esports World Cup and ESL Pro League Season 20.

Tottenham welcome Manchester United in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals in an all-Premier League last eight.

In the other ties Crystal Palace will travel to the Emirates to take on Arsenal while Newcastle and Southampton will play at home against Brentford and Liverpool respectively.

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Timo Werner’s first goal in 18 matches and Pape Sarr’s curler saw Tottenham knock Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win.

Werner set Spurs on course for victory when he rifled home in the fifth minute, which was followed by Sarr’s stunner midway through the first half.

City responded with a Matheus Nunes goal on the stroke of half-time but Tottenham held on to reach the quarter-finals.

Interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Manchester United roared to an entertaining 5-2 victory against Leicester as the post-Erik ten Hag era began with a bang.

United are in talks to hire Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim but appear to be safe in hands should negotiations drag on.

Casemiro opened the scoring with a superb long-range strike and Alejandro Garnacho grabbed another before Bilal El Khannouss pulled one back for Leicester.

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United hit back through a deflected Bruno Fernandes free-kick and Casemiro’s second of the night.

Conor Coady cut the lead in first-half stoppage time, but Fernandes coolly scored his second on an evening when fan favourite Van Nistelrooy’s name frequently filled the air.

A quickfire first-half double saw Newcastle earn revenge over Chelsea with a 2-0 win.

Three days on from their Premier League defeat to the Blues at Stamford Bridge, Newcastle scored twice in the space of three minutes when Alexander Isak pounced on a mistake at the back to net the opener.

They quickly doubled their lead when Joe Willock’s deflected header was turned in to his own net by Axel Disasi.

Cody Gakpo claimed a stunning second-half double as holders Liverpool progressed with a 3-2 win at Brighton.

Simon Adingra poked home on the rebound 10 minutes from time to halve the deficit before Luis Diaz quickly restored the two-goal cushion for Arne Slot’s side, prior to Tariq Lamptey’s deflected consolation.

Ethan Nwaneri grabbed the spotlight with a fine strike as Arsenal eased through with a 3-0 win over Preston.

The 17-year-old bent in a shot to double Arsenal’s lead after Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring with his first goal of the season and Kai Havertz came off the bench to add a third.

Crystal Palace are in the last eight for the first time in 14 years after they beat Aston Villa 2-1.

Eberechi Eze and Daichi Kamada scored the goals either side of Jhon Duran’s leveller.

Liubov Zhyltsova-Lysenko, 67, from Kyiv, won the World Chess Championship for visually impaired women in India. She scored the maximum 9 points out of 9 possible, winning her 12th world title.

Liubov Zhiltsova-Lysenko, 67, from Kyiv, won the World Chess Championship among visually impaired women in India, winning her 12th world title, the Ministry of Youth and Sports reported on Monday, UNN reports.

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"Ukrainian chess player is a 12-time world champion! Lyubov Zhiltsova-Lysenko from Kyiv won the IBCA World Women Chess Championship 2024, which took place in the Indian city of Bengaluru," the statement reads.

The 67-year-old athlete, as indicated, scored 9 points out of 9 possible and for the 12th time in her career became the strongest on the planet in this type of competition.

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In 1996, the Ukrainian chess player received the title of FIDE Women International Master (WIM).

Ruben Amorim is set to become the new Manchester United manager and ‘several Sporting players questioned the coach about the decision’, including Viktor Gyokeres.

Amorim is on the verge of taking over at Old Trafford after Erik ten Hag was sacked on Monday with the Red Devils informing Sporting Lisbon that they are ready to pay the manager’s £8.3m release clause.

They want to have him in place ahead of the clash with Chelsea but that may not be possible unless there is a breakthrough in discussions, with other sticking points involving his backroom staff also needing to be resolved.

He’s reportedly already made his thoughts on the current United squad clear to the board, with four who ‘don’t interest him’ surplus to requirements and set to be made available for transfer in January, while he has his eye on a Sporting quartet to replace them.

Amorim was asked after Sporting’s 3-1 win over Nacional on Tuesday about his supposedly imminent move to United.

Amorim said: “We have to wait a little bit to explain everything I need to explain, then it will be very clear.

“It is my decision. I will tell everything so we have to wait. I don’t know [how long this period will be].”

Amorim was also asked whether he will be at Old Trafford on Sunday to take charge of United’s clash against Chelsea.

He replied: “I will be here in Lisbon.” When Sky Sports reporter Gary Cotterill followed up with “definitely?”, Amorim laughed: “I don’t know,” before making a swift exit out of the press room.

Amorim’s decision to leave mid-season hasn’t gone down well with some of the Sporting players, according to Portuguese outlet O Jogo, who name Gyokeres and Morten Hjulmand as two particularly frustrated stars after they turned down summer proposals in order to continue to play under Amorim at Sporting.

The report states:

‘The news of Rúben Amorim’s departure to Manchester United did not fall well within the Sporting squad, even before the game with Nacional, and several players questioned the coach about the decision to leave the team in the middle of the project.

‘As the coach admitted at the post-game Imprena conference, he had to take “an elephant out of the room” in the morning training, also saying that the players no longer even paid attention to the game’s lecture, taking into account the noise that surrounds them.

‘Now, O Jogo knows that some players of the squad were not satisfied with the news of the interest of the red devils, namely athletes with more market, as is the case of Gyokeres and Hjulmand, who had proposals to leave in the summer transfer window, but who were “enticed” to stay at Sporting due to the double championship project and continuity of Rúben Amorim. Now, this scenario falls to the ground.

‘The Swedish striker himself admitted at the end of the game against Nacional that he “will not wear himself out” with the theme of the exit, while Rúben Amorim is still on the bench. “He’s here and that’s what I’m focused on, let’s see what will happen. He’s still here, so I won’t wear myself out,” he told SportTV.’

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It’s not clear just how angry Gyokeres is with Amorim, though it may be a factor should United want to sign the Sweden international, as a report claims.

The striker is one of the hottest properties in European football right now, leading the way in the 2024 goalscoring stakes, and while his relationship with Amorim would ordinarily be seen as a positive for United, and probably still would be, the Portuguese manager’s decision to walk away having persuaded Gyokeres to stay may throw a spanner in the works for the Red Devils.

Ukraine's U-19 national team lost to England U-18 in the bronze medal match at the tournament in Marbella. It was a preparatory tournament for the Euro 2025 qualifiers, where Ukraine will play against Kazakhstan, Slovenia, and the Netherlands.

Ukraine's U-19 national team lost the bronze medal match to England at a friendly tournament in Spain.

Writes UNN with a link to the press service of the Ukrainian Football Association.

Ukraine's U-19 national team lost in the match for 3rd place to England U-18, in a friendly tournament in Marbella, on the eve of the qualifying round for Euro 2025.

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Four teams took part in the tournament. They played according to the Olympic system – knockout rounds. The Ukrainian national team lost to the Netherlands 0:1 in the semifinals.

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Already in November, Dmytro Mykhailenko's charges will play Kazakhstan, Slovenia and the Netherlands in the fight for a ticket to the Euro. Then two national teams will go on.

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The Manchester United managerial cycle continues and it looks to be Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim who is next in line at Old Trafford.

After Erik ten Hag had been sacked on Monday, reports quickly emerged as United had lined up a deal with Sporting, with the Premier League club having agreed to pay the release clause for the Portuguese boss.

Although reports surfaced, Amorim still had a team to manage on Tuesday night as Sporting beat Nacional 3-1, and as is always the case when United are in the news, reporters rushed to Portugal to get a word with the manager.

Amorim’s post match press conference was bombarded with questions surrounding his future, and was asked to address the United links.

Amorim said: “We have to wait a little bit to explain everything I need to explain, then it will be very clear.

He continued: “It is my decision. I will tell everything so we have to wait. I don’t know [how long this period will be].

Amorim was appointed as head coach in the Portuguese capital after taking charge of just 13 games in charge of Braga. Prior to that, he led the Braga B team and Casa Pia, but the proposition in Manchester is a whole new world compared to what he is used to.

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Amorim was also asked whether he will be at Old Trafford on Sunday to take charge of United’s clash against Chelsea.

He replied: “I will be here in Lisbon.” When Sky Sports reporter Gary Cotterill followed up with “definitely?”, Amorim laughed: “I don’t know,” before making a swift exit out of the press room.

Amorim has won two Portuguese league titles at the club, ending a 19 year wait in 2021. He had been touted as a potential successor to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City should he decide not to extend his current deal at the Etihad.

Sporting’s director of football Hugo Viana is already switching Lisbon for Manchester come the turn of the year after agreeing to replace the departing Txiki Begiristain.

A move to the Etihad would certainly be a smoother transition for Amorim with the players he would have at his disposal, as well as the best in class football leadership team City boast, though it looks like the 39-year-old is up for the challenge of awaking a sleeping giant and potentially taking United back to the top of English football, though that looks a far cry at this current moment in time.

Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of United until any deal for Amorim is made official.

Serhiy Rebrov has named the starting lineup for the Ukraine national team's Nations League game against the Czech Republic. Captain Taras Stepanenko returns to the team, replacing Ivan Kalyuzhny in the starting lineup.

Head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhii Rebrov has announced the starting lineup for the match of the 4th round of the 2024/2025 Nations League against the Czech Republic. Captain Taras Stepanenko, who has recovered from injury, returns to the national team and will replace Ivan Kalyuzhny, who made his debut for the national team in the match against Georgia. This was reported by the Ukrainian Football Association, UNN reports.

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Ukraine's head coach Serhiy Rebrov has selected the following players for the match against the Czech Republic: Anatoliy Trubin will play in goal. Mykola Matvienko will play on the left side of the defense, and Yukhym Konoplya on the right. Ilya Zabarnyi and Maksym Taloverov will play in the center of defense.

Taras Stepanenko, who has recovered from his injury, will play in the support area instead of Ivan Kalyuzhny. Mykola Shaparenko and Heorhiy Sudakov will play in the center of the midfield, and Mykhailo Mudryk and Oleksiy Hutsulyak will play on the flanks of the midfield.

Artem Dovbyk, who did not take part in the team's training session before the match, will play at the center of the attack.

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In the previous game against the Czech Republic, Ukraine lost 3-2. The match against the Czechs will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

In the match of the 3rd round, the national team of Ukraine defeated the national team of Georgia with a minimum score of – 1: 0.