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how World Cup managers are dressing in 2026

how World Cup managers are dressing in 2026

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While player jerseys reflect a nation’s football philosophy, the outfits worn by managers at the 2026 World Cup are fashion statements of their own. Switzerland coach Murat Yakin had a giant P inscribed on his chest, a tribute to Pep Guardiola on the biggest stage. The tee was specially created by Puma to honour Guardiola’s ten years at Manchester City, and Yakin wore it proudly while defeating Canada 2-1. He had started in white, but was asked to switch to black since Canada were playing in white and it risked causing confusion on the touchline. The black version had Guardiola’s P too. Yakin mentioned he had them made in several colours. Touchline fashion has caught attention this tournament for its personalised touches. USA coach Mauricio Pochettino has come a long way from his famous Sky Sports declaration, “Suit or tracksuit, I look good. I am handsome.” Not that far, though. The Argentine has stuck to a navy lightweight overshirt with matching wide-leg trousers and a white T-shirt, assembled by Hugo Boss. USA head coach Mauricio …

Iran coach calls out World Cup’s 47 other managers: ‘I would say something’

Iran coach calls out World Cup’s 47 other managers: ‘I would say something’

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3 min readJun 21, 2026 03:27 PM IST Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei has questioned why the other 47 managers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup have remained silent over his team’s treatment by tournament hosts the United States, saying he would have spoken out had another nation faced similar circumstances. “I ask the other 47 coaches a question, and none of them have responded to me,” Ghalenoei said on Saturday ahead of Iran’s Group G clash with Belgium. “We are here for football, not politics. Our grievances are to the way they’ve behaved with us. I haven’t heard anything from other coaches, and I’m sure they’re busy preparing their own teams. But if I had seen another team being treated the way we are being treated, I would say something.” Ghalenoei also struck an emotional note while thanking supporters back home. “I am very glad that the Iranian nation is behind us,” he said. “Our martyrs in Iran, we play for them.” The coach said travel restrictions and visa refusals had disrupted Iran’s preparations during …

CM Vijay swaps signature suit for traditional veshti at manager’s housewarming | Tamil News

CM Vijay swaps signature suit for traditional veshti at manager’s housewarming | Tamil News

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3 min readHyderabadMay 29, 2026 02:42 PM IST C. Joseph Vijay has made the black suit his political uniform. Since the day he was sworn in as Tamil Nadu’s 22nd Chief Minister, the crisp Western formal look has become as much a part of his public identity as the office itself. Which is exactly why his appearance at his manager Jagdish’s housewarming ceremony caught people’s attention. At the private function, Vijay set aside his trademark formal wear and showed up in traditional attire, a quiet but noticeable departure from the image he has carefully carried into his political life. Photos from the event circulated quickly online, with many pointing out the contrast between the CM’s usual style and the more grounded, culturally rooted look he chose for the occasion. Jagdish, who has been associated with Vijay through his years in the film industry, celebrated the milestone with the CM present among the guests. The visit itself reflects the kind of personal loyalty Vijay has been known to maintain even as his world has shifted dramatically from …

Aalim Hakim refuses to style Bollywood actors whose managers humiliate crew members | Bollywood News

Aalim Hakim refuses to style Bollywood actors whose managers humiliate crew members | Bollywood News

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3 min readNew DelhiMay 15, 2026 09:07 PM IST Celebrity hairstylist Aalim Hakim, known for creating several iconic looks in some of Bollywood’s biggest films, announced on Friday that his team will no longer work with actors whose managers behave disrespectfully. Taking to his Instagram handle, Aalim shared a note which read, “We have decided not to work with those actors, whose managers treat people badly.” He further elaborated on why each member of the crew deserves equal respect and should never be called “just staff.” ALSO READ |‘Star’s entourage triples its fees once they deliver a Rs 500 cr hit’: Hair stylist Aalim Hakim on inflating costs in Bollywood He urged people to respect the creative professionals who work behind the scenes for celebrities. “Respect the artists behind the star. Hairdressers. Makeup Artists. Stylists. Assistants. Crew Members. Please don’t call them ‘just staff’. Behind every public appearance, every red carpet moment, every film look, every photoshoot, every close-up…there are creative people silently giving their heart, their time, their talent, and their energy to make …

Quiet quitting hits Indian workplaces, and managers aren’t able to stem it| India News

Quiet quitting hits Indian workplaces, and managers aren’t able to stem it| India News

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The annual Gallup survey released on Wednesday studied the mood and well-being of employees across 160 countries and found that employee engagement dipped for the second year in a row, with the South Asia region registering the sharpest drop in employee engagement over the past year driven by India. The region also recorded the least number of employees who identified as thriving, and the highest number of those who reported daily sadness. Representational image. Among the Indian respondents, the data revealed sharp changes in employee engagement across two categories — actively disengaged and engaged — over a 15-year period, with the former decreasing, and the latter increasing by several points. However, the survey recorded a continued dip in engaged employees, first seen in the three-year rolling data analysed between 2022 and 2024, indicating that the trend of quiet quitting has well and truly hit Indian workplaces. What’s more, the report also showed a dip in engagement in the same time frame among managers. Data from all the surveys, including the current one, showed that compared …

Why caretaker managers in football never land a permanent gig even when tasting early success | Football News

Why caretaker managers in football never land a permanent gig even when tasting early success | Football News

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The away end at the Emirates Stadium chanted Michael Carrick’s name. The players leapt into Carrick’s embrace when the final whistle blew, capping a liberating victory for the beleaguered Manchester United over league toppers Arsenal. There was newfound joy and bounce in their game, there was renewed optimism among their fans. Post the end of the rigid reign of Ruben Amorim, the old midfield warhorse, the caretaker manager, has instilled a sense of belief that had eluded the faithfuls with successive wins over Manchester City and Arsenal in London, the first time in nine seasons. Yet, club legend Roy Keane quipped that even if Carrick were to win the remaining games, he wouldn’t make his job permanent. “If United win every game until the end of the season, I still wouldn’t be giving him the job. I still wouldn’t be convinced he’s the man for the job. Absolutely not,” he would say. The observation offered a glimpse into the thankless world of caretakers, or “interim managers”, as is the phrase in vogue these days. It’s …

Chelsea appointing Liam Rosenior is a landmark moment for black managers

Chelsea appointing Liam Rosenior is a landmark moment for black managers

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When boys of his age were immersed in Enid Blyton labels, Liam Rosenior, Chelsea’s latest manager, was gobbling football management tomes. He was only nine years old when he picked up FA Coaching Book of Soccer Tactics and Skills, by Charles Hughes, from his father’s book shelf. It’s a detailed book of football tactics with diagrams and definitions. At 11, he was the player-manager of his team, telling his wanton teammates into playing in a particular way; by 15, he had read books on his father’s idols Johan Cruyff and had a dossier of newspaper cuttings on football strategies. “I played football so that I could one day manage a football team,” he wrote in Players’ Tribune. Even when playing football in school, he would ask himself: “Why are we doing it this way?” “So I always had a mind to coach.” His father, Leroy, a striker for Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, perhaps sensed his son’s inclinations that he drew a picture of him, all grown-up, managing England in a World Cup when he …

Why Ruben Amorim’s axing signals end of super managers in football | Football News

Why Ruben Amorim’s axing signals end of super managers in football | Football News

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The axing of Manchester United’s Ruben Amorim captures a broader narrative in football. The era of super managers is over, the cult of managers is fading. The nature of his ouster, after fallouts with the CEO, Sporting director and recruitment head, despite a recent upswing in fortunes, affirms the altered reality that the manager is but just another cog, a highly dispensable one, in the vast machinery of running a football club. Amorim, like a young and deluded romantic, remained firm to his ideals. “Not even the Pope could change my tactics,” he would defend his devotion to three man defence. The Pope did not insist; minority stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe did. United, this season, was an upgraded product, but the flare-ups, some of them in public, cost him his grand project. They defended his tactics in the initial months, they stood behind him when he culled out the revolting players, they pacified his defeats, but when he turned against them, they cut them off like a ruthless mafia syndicate. Chelsea’s shunted-manager Enzo Maresca would …

Goa court grants bail to 2 nightclub managers, rejects GM’s bail plea

Goa court grants bail to 2 nightclub managers, rejects GM’s bail plea

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PANAJI: A Goa court on Tuesday granted bail to bar manager Rajveer Singhania and gate manager Priyanshu Thakur of the nightclub, where a devastating fire killed 25 people earlier this month, but rejected a similar plea filed by the club’s general manager Vivek Singh. Goa: A view of Romeo Lane on Anjuna beach during a demolition drive, following the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire that killed 25 people (PTI FILE) Rajiv Modak, the chief general manager of the nightclub Birch By Romeo Lane, has not applied for bail yet. Advocate Vinayak Parab, who appeared for Singhania and and Thakur said additional sessions judge Dvijple Patkar granted bail to the two on the condition that they shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case. The court has reserved its verdict in the bail plea filed by Bharat Singh Kohli, who managed the restaurants on behalf of the Luthras, and is expected to deliver its ruling on December 26. The court has also …

Anurag Kashyap says he was scolded by 7 managers of a ‘big star’ for messaging him directly; later quit the film: ‘How can you message him like this?’ | Bollywood News

Anurag Kashyap says he was scolded by 7 managers of a ‘big star’ for messaging him directly; later quit the film: ‘How can you message him like this?’ | Bollywood News

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“Bahut faltu kharcha aa gaya hai (There is a lot of unnecessary expenditure),” said filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, while addressing the exponential rise in entourage costs of actors and how filmmaking has become significantly more expensive in recent times. In a recent interaction, the filmmaker also recalled an incident when a big star’s multiple layers of management prevented him from communicating directly with the actor — a situation that ultimately made him quit the project. Speaking on the YouTube channel Game Changers, Anurag explained how costs have spiralled out of control due to the growing entourage culture. “Make-up is a department in a film, but now every individual actor has their own make-up artist,” he said. Recalling the modest scale of his earlier films, the Gangs of Wasseypur director mentioned, “My film Nishaanchi had one make-up artist with two assistants, and they did the make-up for the whole team.” He then pointed out how the scenario has changed drastically today. “But in other films, every actor has their individual make-up artist,” he said, adding that this …