Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed as new head coach of Championship side Coventry City, the club announced on Thursday. Lampard, 46, joins the Sky Blues on a two-and-a-half-year deal, succeeding compatriot Mark Robins, who was relieved of his duties earlier this month after almost eight years in charge. Coventry currently sits 17th in the Championship standings, two points above the relegation...
Last season's FA Cup dark horses, Coventry City, are close to appointing former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard as new head coach, Afrosport reports. Lampard is expected to succeed Mark Robins after the 54-year-old, who spent almost eight years in charge of the Sky Blues, was sacked earlier this month following a series of bad results. Robins, who was the third-longest serving manager in English...
Erik Ten Hag has branded the reactions to Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final victory over Coventry City "embarrassing" and "a disgrace". The Red Devils let slip a 3-0 lead at Wembley with 20 minutes to go and went on to win on 4-2 penalties. United were heavily criticised by pundits and fans alike for their performance despite making it back-to-back FA Cup finals against rivals Manchester...
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has revealed that he deliberately provoked Coventry City fans during the penalty shootout of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley despite being on an earlier yellow card. The Cameroonian was booked time wasting during the 120 minutes of action before getting a second yellow for causing a distraction during the shootout but was not sent off. It was similar to Aston...
Coventry City have released Sierra Leonean descent defender Fankaty Dabo, three days after he missed a crucial penalty in the Championship play-off final. Dabo who joined Coventry from Chelsea in 2019, is among the six players leaving the club at the expiry of their contract. With the score tied at 1-1 and the game in penalty shoot-out, the 27-year-old stepped forward to take the sixth penalty...
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