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Portugal will hold onto Diogo Jota’s memory for extra strength in 2026 World Cup: Ruben Neves

Portugal will hold onto Diogo Jota’s memory for extra strength in 2026 World Cup: Ruben Neves

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3 min readJun 2, 2026 04:15 PM IST Portugal will aim to build on the memories of Diogo Jota as they bid for an elusive FIFA World Cup title, mid-fielder Ruben Neves said on Monday. Jota died last year in a car accident in Spain on July 3, shortly after playing an integral part in Portugal’s second UEFA Nations League triumph. Never, one of the late Liverpool forward’s closest friends having playing alongside him for the national side and at both FC Porto and Wolverhampton, reflected on Jota’s memories on Monday. Speaking after the Portuguese team’s first training camp for the World Cup in the United States, Neves said: “We’ve talked about it a lot and we always say the same thing.” “Sometimes you need to hold on to something to give you that extra bit of strength. That will be one of the things that can give us that extra strength at certain moments and help us get where we want to go.” ALSO READ | FIFA World Cup 2026: Full friendlies schedule of …

Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim could cost Red Devils million | Football News

Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim could cost Red Devils $21 million | Football News

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2 min readFeb 27, 2026 09:10 PM IST Manchester United could be losing 15.9 million pounds (approximately $21.4 million), thanks to their decision to sack coach Ruben Amorim in January this year. The club has admitted this in a filing to the New York Stock Exchange. After a lacklustre stint of 14 months, Amorim was was asked to step down by the club. His coaching staff has been let go. Manchester United had revealed in a filing on 27 November two years ago that the club had forked out £11 million to Amorim’s former club Sporting Lisbon to hire him as a replacement to Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag’s ouster had cost United £10.4 million. The amount of 15.9 million pounds that United have noted in the filing to NYSE represents United’s potential maximum owed to Amorim and his coaching staff. The filing didn’t specify but media reports indicate the final figure includes factors such as if, or when, Amorim gets a new job. United are currently being coached by Michael Carrick, who has a …

‘Some young coaches nowadays are arrogant’: Did Napoli coach Antonio Conte take dig at Ruben Amorim for Rasmus Hojlund treatment at Manchester United? | Football News

‘Some young coaches nowadays are arrogant’: Did Napoli coach Antonio Conte take dig at Ruben Amorim for Rasmus Hojlund treatment at Manchester United? | Football News

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Napoli coach Antonio Conte took an apparent dig at former Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim for the Portuguese’s treatment of striker Rasmus Hojlund when at the club. Hojlund, who joined United for £64 million from Atalanta, scored 26 goals in 95 matches but wasn’t in Amorim’s plans for most of his tenure there. The Danish striker ultimately was sent out on a season-loan to Napoli and has scored 9 goals in all competitions this season. His loan will be made permanent next summer if Napoli qualify for the Champions League which looks like a mere formality now. “Some young coaches nowadays are arrogant and don’t want to adapt. They see a young striker struggling, and instead of training him, they blame him. They always complain and blame everyone but themselves, because everything is handed to them on a silver platter,” Conte had said on Friday. As for Amorim, he was sacked by United a couple of weeks ago, a day after the Portuguese’s outburst in a press conference after their 1-1 draw with Leeds United. …

Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim could cost Red Devils million | 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 …

‘Just took them a year to see it’: Magnus Carlsen aims dig at Ruben Amorim after Manchester United sacking | Football News

‘Just took them a year to see it’: Magnus Carlsen aims dig at Ruben Amorim after Manchester United sacking | Football News

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5-time World chess champion Magnus Carlsen who had been a vocal critic of Ruben Amorim throughout his tenue at Manchester United, reacted to the news of the Portuguese’s sacking with a short 8-world tweet on X. “Just took them a year to see it,” Carlsen posted on the social media platform, quote tweeting a post he had made in January of last year. In that tweet which simply said “Amorim Out”, Carlsen asked Manchester United to sack their then manager Amorim after they had stumbled to their 10th Premier League defeat of the season where they lost 1-3 to Brighton at Old Trafford. Carlsen’s wish came true on Monday when Amorim’s turbulent 14-month tenure as United manager ended abruptly when he was sacked a day after voicing a passionate defence of his role and vowed not to quit in the wake of a disappointing 1-1 draw with Leeds United. Just took them a year to see it https://t.co/at6DkaSZ6i — Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) January 5, 2026 “With Manchester United sitting sixth in the Premier League, the …

The Ruben Amorim meltdown and a Back 3 stubbornness that led to the latest exit at Manchester United | Football News

The Ruben Amorim meltdown and a Back 3 stubbornness that led to the latest exit at Manchester United | Football News

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When Portuguese Ruben Amorim came to Manchester United as head coach, he was hailed as the man who would turn things around at the club. A true trailblazer who would take United back to the very top after years of mediocrity. But in just a little over a year, United’s ‘child of destiny’ became the next casualty like a long list of coaches before him as the club continues to chase the proverbial white whale when it comes to managerial appointments. Before coming to the Theatre of Dreams back in November 2024, Amorim had helped Sporting CP win the Primeira Liga twice, the first of which was the club’s first title in 19 years. He was just 39 at that time and was even courted as Pep Guardiola’s replacement when the Spaniard was ready to give up the keys to the Manchester City kingdom. But United swooped in and bagged his signature on a contract that ran until June 2027 with a club option of an additional year. The reign ended much before that as …

‘There was a coldness about him’: Rio Ferdinand reacts to Ruben Amorim’s sacking as Manchester United manager | Football News

‘There was a coldness about him’: Rio Ferdinand reacts to Ruben Amorim’s sacking as Manchester United manager | Football News

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Former Manchester defender Rio Ferdinand admitted that he did not expect Ruben Amorim to be sacked as the manager in the morning, but admitted that he was not surprised by the decision to sack him on Monday. The Portuguese manager was sacked by the club on Monday, after 14 months in charge, with Darren Fletcher becoming the interim manager for the next Premier League match against Burnley on Wednesday. “I didn’t anticipate this when I woke up this morning that Ruben Amorim would be one of the guys that would be getting the sack. When you look at his record in black and white, I’m not surprised, which is weird, and it sounds weird when I say that,” Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel on Monday. Ferdinand revealed that he had met Amorim a few days back, adding that he felt a bit cold after meeting him and feeling that something was not right in the club over the last few weeks. “When I went there the last time, I noticed immediately that there was …

‘He’s not Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp’: Wayne Rooney on Ruben Amorim ahead of Manchester United sack | Football News

‘He’s not Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp’: Wayne Rooney on Ruben Amorim ahead of Manchester United sack | Football News

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Manchester United shockingly let go of their manager Ruben Amorim on Monday in a decision few saw coming. Former United striker Wayne Rooney, however, was one of them. After United’s draw with Leeds, Amorim had taken part in a press conference and made comments stating that he came to Manchester United as a manager with full authority and not merely a coach taking orders. And Rooney had predicted he might not last for 18 more months. “I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United, and that is clear. “I know that my name is ​not (Thomas) Tuchel, it’s not (Antonio) Conte, it’s not (Jose) Mourinho, ‌but I’m the manager of Manchester United. It’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides ​to change,” Amorim said to reporters on Sunday. “So that was my point. I want to finish with that. I’m not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me. I …

Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim as head coach, Darren Fletcher to take over on interim basis | Football News

Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim as head coach, Darren Fletcher to take over on interim basis | Football News

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Manchester United on Monday announced that Ruben Amorim has departed as head coach of the club, a day after the Portuguese’s outburst in a press conference after their 1-1 draw with Leeds United. The club further stated that former midfielder Darren Fletcher, who has been head coach of the club’s Under-18 team, will be head coach for their upcoming fixture against Burnley in the Premier League. “Ruben Amorim has departed his role as Head Coach of Manchester United,” said 20-time English league champions in their statement. “With Manchester United sitting sixth in the Premier League, the club’s leadership has reluctantly made the decision that it is the right time to make a change. This will give the team the best opportunity of the highest possible Premier League finish. “The club would like to thank Ruben for his contribution to the club and wishes him well for the future. “Darren Fletcher will take charge of the team against Burnley on Wednesday.” Amorim indicated a breakdown of relations with the club hierarchy in a fiery press conference …

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim

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Ruben Amorim bristled at questions about his job security on Sunday, delivering a defiant message that he came to Manchester United as a manager with full authority and not merely a coach taking orders. Amorim had looked downbeat on Friday when discussing potential transfers and the Portuguese coach grew visibly irritated when pressed about whether he still had the board’s confidence. The 40-year-old cut off reporters with a sharp rebuke about “selective information” before launching into an ‍emphatic ⁠defence of his position. “I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United, and that is clear,” a visibly frustrated Amorim said after the 1-1 draw at Leeds United. “I know that my name is ​not (Thomas) Tuchel, it’s not (Antonio) Conte, it’s not (Jose) Mourinho, ‌but I’m the manager of Manchester United. It’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides ​to change.” ‘I’m not going to quit’ Amorim made clear he has no intention of walking away from Old Trafford, repeatedly …