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Prior to the 12:30 GMT kick-off, the club announced there was a medical emergency on the field.
Before our Premier League game against Manchester United at Elland Road, Leeds United announced that they were “devastated to confirm that a supporter tragically passed away.
“Everyone at Leeds United is in the supporter’s thoughts at this incredibly difficult time,” said the manager.
With the team currently eighth in the Scottish Premiership and without a win in five games, Aberdeen parted ways with Scottish Cup winner Jimmy Thelin.
The Swede, 47, said, “I take my share of responsibility” and “I accept this decision.”
Eight months after he helped Pittodrie win the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years by beating Celtic on penalties, his departure comes eight months later.
The Dons lost their second straight match to the Scottish Premiership at Falkirk on Saturday, losing to Celtic and Sparta Prague in Conference League play. They also lost to Dundee United, who were also drawn, and lost to the Celtic.
Pittodrie’s assistant, Christer Persson, is also leaving.
And Thelin continued, “My time as manager at Aberdeen is over.” I accept this choice with a lot of respect for this illustrious organization.
Results determine the nature of a profession, and as a result, I assume all of the blame.
“Football doesn’t always allow time for belief to lead to results, but I completely believe in the work that was done,” he continued. I want to thank the players and the staff who worked tirelessly and with integrity during my time coaching them, as well as the players for their hard work and dedication.
“I also want to thank the supporters,” she said. Even when you’re disappointed, your enthusiasm for your team never stops.
“Aberdeen will always be a part of my journey, and it has been a pleasure to lead this fantastic club and to share that unforgettable day at Hampden. Everyone involved both on and off the pitch should be wishing me good luck.
According to Aberdeen, “results and performances have not been comparable to the investment made in the first-team squad and football operation.”
And chairman Dave Cormack expressed his gratitude to Jimmy and Christer for winning the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years in May.
As only one of six Aberdeen managers to win the Scottish Cup in our storied 122-year history, Jimmy will forever be remembered for bringing these memories back to Aberdeen, and he will be forever associated with them.
“We have not continued in the manner we hoped or anticipated following that success, despite significant investment in recent windows.
Aberdeen had taken just one point from their first six league games earlier in the season and had been knocked out of the Premier Sports Cup by Motherwell, which had earlier come under pressure from Thelin.
However, the former Elfsborg head coach had more time thanks to a rebound in his domestic performance.
Aberdeen finished second in the Conference League league with just two points, while Thelin won just eight of the possible 30 games since Hampden won. Rangers take on Aberdeen next Sunday.
After the loss of Saturday, Thelin said, “I won’t talk much about the game, but more about ourselves.” There are too many individual decisions, according to the desire.
More than just technique and systems are involved in football. On a football field, you behave in this manner. It involves responsibility. We’ve previously been here, and we’ve bounced back, but we’re now taking some steps back.
Even if you don’t have the ideal game, fans should always feel valued, and that’s not what we’re doing right now. That is insufficient.
Thelin made an impressive impact when he took over for Aberdeen in the summer of 2024, winning 14 and drawing one of his first 15 games.
However, Aberdeen’s Premiership season never really recovered from their humiliating defeat at Hampden following a 6-0 defeat to Celtic in the League Cup semi-final last year.
Aberdeen forced extra time after the break during the Scottish Cup final to prevail in the penalty shootout to earn a spot in the Europa League.
The Dons were consigned to the Conference League after losing to AEK Larnaca and Noah after losing in a game with two legs against Romanian side FCSB. The defensive issues Aberdeen faced in Europe this season were exemplified by AEK Athens’ 6-0 defeat and Sparta Prague’s 3-0 defeat.
Since Derek McInnes’ eight-year tenure ended in 2021, Cormack has served as the club’s chairman for the past four appointments. The club are now looking for their fifth manager.
Despite having a slightly lower win rate, Thelin managed to stay in the game for two more games than his predecessor Barry Robson.
Prior to Robson’s dismissal in early 2024 and Neil Warnock’s brief tenure later that year, Leven, who will be assisted by Craig Hinchliffe and sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel, oversaw the first team. In charge that year, Leven won six of his 12 games.
With the team currently eighth in the Scottish Premiership and without a win in five games, Aberdeen parted ways with Scottish Cup winner Jimmy Thelin.
The Swede, 47, said, “I take my share of responsibility” and “I accept this decision.”
Eight months after he helped Pittodrie win the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years by beating Celtic on penalties, his departure comes eight months later.
The Dons lost their second straight match to the Scottish Premiership at Falkirk on Saturday, losing to Celtic and Sparta Prague in Conference League play. They also lost to Dundee United, who were also drawn, and lost to the Celtic.
Pittodrie’s assistant, Christer Persson, is also leaving.
And Thelin continued, “My time as manager at Aberdeen is over.” I accept this choice with a lot of respect for this illustrious organization.
Results determine the nature of a profession, and as a result, I assume all of the blame.
“Football doesn’t always allow time for belief to lead to results, but I completely believe in the work that was done,” he continued. I want to thank the players and the staff who worked tirelessly and with integrity during my time coaching them, as well as the players for their hard work and dedication.
“I also want to thank the supporters,” she said. Even when you’re disappointed, your enthusiasm for your team never stops.
“Aberdeen will always be a part of my journey, and it has been a pleasure to lead this fantastic club and to share that unforgettable day at Hampden. Everyone involved both on and off the pitch should be wishing me good luck.
According to Aberdeen, “results and performances have not been comparable to the investment made in the first-team squad and football operation.”
And chairman Dave Cormack expressed his gratitude to Jimmy and Christer for winning the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years in May.
As only one of six Aberdeen managers to win the Scottish Cup in our storied 122-year history, Jimmy will forever be remembered for bringing these memories back to Aberdeen, and he will be forever associated with them.
“We have not continued in the manner we hoped or anticipated following that success, despite significant investment in recent windows.
Aberdeen had taken just one point from their first six league games earlier in the season and had been knocked out of the Premier Sports Cup by Motherwell, which had earlier come under pressure from Thelin.
However, the former Elfsborg head coach had more time thanks to a rebound in his domestic performance.
Aberdeen finished second in the Conference League league with just two points, while Thelin won just eight of the possible 30 games since Hampden won. Rangers take on Aberdeen next Sunday.
After the loss of Saturday, Thelin said, “I won’t talk much about the game, but more about ourselves.” There are too many individual decisions, according to the desire.
More than just technique and systems are involved in football. On a football field, you behave in this manner. It involves responsibility. We’ve previously been here, and we’ve bounced back, but we’re now taking some steps back.
Even if you don’t have the ideal game, fans should always feel valued, and that’s not what we’re doing right now. That is insufficient.
Thelin made an impressive impact when he took over for Aberdeen in the summer of 2024, winning 14 and drawing one of his first 15 games.
However, Aberdeen’s Premiership season never really recovered from their humiliating defeat at Hampden following a 6-0 defeat to Celtic in the League Cup semi-final last year.
Aberdeen forced extra time after the break during the Scottish Cup final to prevail in the penalty shootout to earn a spot in the Europa League.
The Dons were consigned to the Conference League after losing to AEK Larnaca and Noah after losing in a game with two legs against Romanian side FCSB. The defensive issues Aberdeen faced in Europe this season were exemplified by AEK Athens’ 6-0 defeat and Sparta Prague’s 3-0 defeat.
Since Derek McInnes’ eight-year tenure ended in 2021, Cormack has served as the club’s chairman for the past four appointments. The club are now looking for their fifth manager.
Despite having a slightly lower win rate, Thelin managed to stay in the game for two more games than his predecessor Barry Robson.
Prior to Robson’s dismissal in early 2024 and Neil Warnock’s brief tenure later that year, Leven, who will be assisted by Craig Hinchliffe and sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel, oversaw the first team. In charge that year, Leven won six of his 12 games.
With a 1-0 victory over Tanzania in Rabat on Sunday, Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz scored to keep his goal-a-game record at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Diaz became the first Moroccan to score in four consecutive AFCON matches when he scored once in each of the three group matches in 64th minute against the Tanzanians.
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Morocco added to its unbeaten run in friendly and competitive games by wasting numerous chances to score the winning goal. South Africa lost last at the AFCON in 2024, losing to them.
In the quarter-finals on Friday, Morocco will face South Africa or Cameroon, who will meet later on Sunday at a different Rabat location.
Achraf Hakimi, a Paris Saint-Germain defender, made his debut in the tournament by scoring the winner for Diaz in the final-16 match of the match last Monday.
The 2025 African player of the year was a serious ankle injury that PSG suffered two months ago when they played Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
However, Azzedine Ounahi, who was wearing a medical boot on his left foot when he arrived at the stadium, was unarmed. In the middle, Bilal El Khannouss replaced him.
Morocco were the favorites for a number of reasons, including having a large fan base and being 101 places above Tanzania in the world rankings.
However, Saimon Msuva misconnected with a Selemani Mwalimu cross in the third minute to give Tanzania the first chance.
After 15 minutes, Hussein Masaranga’s goalkeeper was denied by Ismael Saibari who headed a free-kick from Abdessamad Ezzalzouli into the net.
The assistant referee raised his flag for offside right away, and a VAR analysis revealed that the PSV striker had veered too far forward.
The Moroccan who came closest to hitting Masaranga was Ayoub El Kaabi, who was the next to suffer a broken leg. After receiving treatment, both players resumed.
As the host nation continued to look for the opening goal, but the first half ended goalless, Diaz’s shot was too high from the edge of the box and El Kaabi headed wide.
Ezzalzouli and El Kaabi made a lively first period start, and Feisal’s “Fei Toto” Salum fired over in a remarkably Tanzanian raid with only goalkeeper Yassine Bounou on the scoresheet.
On the hour mark, Hakimi rifled a free-kick past the crossbar just outside the box as Moroccan pressure increased.
A goal came thanks to Hakimi and Diaz, which seemed unavoidable given the host nation’s relentless pressure.
The Prem.
Leicester (26) 36
Heyes Cons: Searle 4 Pens: Searle 4 Tries: Steward, Cracknell, Radwan 2, Radwan 2,
Saracens (7) 28
Adam Radwan scored two tries as Tigers of Leicester edged closer to The Prem. play-off places with a dominant 36-28 win over a one-dimensional Saracens at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
The hosts scored a second-half lead thanks to Theo McFarland, Freddie Steward and Olly Cracknell, before the fifth-placed Tigers quickly jumped out to within one.
Saracens had a second-half mountain to climb thanks to additional scores from Radwan and Joe Heyes, before Mark McCall’s men responded with Rhys Carre.
The Tigers started the game with a win, with both teams aiming to stay in touch with the top four.
Billy Searle delivered a perfectly weighted grubber kick for Steward to dot down following impressive carrying from Radwan and first-time starter Sam Williams.
Before referee Matthew Carley determined that the fly-half had been tackled just short of the line, the Tigers then had a chance to convert to a quick-fire double through Searle.
The visitors’ only had a temporary respite from it, though.
With the assistance of Ollie Chessum, Cracknell eventually broke through the Saracens wall after a string of close-range drives.
Saracens struggled for a foothold, but eventually answered through McFarland, who saw little of the ball and chose to kick it more frequently than not when they did.
The Tigers’ faithful erupted in a true test after a further period of kick tennis.
Searle accelerated through a gap and advanced from a scrum deep in their own half.
Before making a spectacular dive to score in the corner, Radwan gathered and outpaced the final Saracens defender.
Elliot Daly was sent off for a late hit on Searle in the build-up to the try, which made things even worse for the visitors.
The Tigers reclaimed the starting lineup after Nick Isiekwe and Jamie George were both sacked as a result of head-injury assessments.
Saracens needed a quality boost after the break through Carre, with Mark McCall’s words ringing in their ears.
Leicester were repeatedly beaten to death by close-range drives before the Welsh prop volleyed his way over to give the visitors hope.
Radwan, who had just read a pass from Ivan van Zyl and ran the ball in from his own half unaffected, quickly ended that.
After Theo Dan’s excellent work, Gonzalez noticed a gap and didt down for Saracens’ third try with the game over.
After Max Malins’ break, Bracken ran in following the break to ensure Saracens returned down the M1 with a point. They continued to attack until the final whistle.
Geoff Parling, the head coach of the Tigers of Leicester, told BBC Radio Leicestershire:
“I thought we really got the ball rolling in the first half, and we had the right amount of edge.”
We know we needed to be better, but I don’t think that the breakdown was the only thing that kept them in it for the first half.
“Despite a fantastic win and fantastic result, there are still areas we can improve. You can’t fault our effort, but I’m disappointed they got that [bonus] point at the end.
Adam Radwan, a Leicester try-scorer:
We had a fairly difficult review of that game because we didn’t really show up last week [versus the Exeter Chiefs]. We had a week where we challenged each other to be better, and today, not for the full 80, we did it because we had the same idea in mind.
Mark McCall, the director of rugby for the Saracens, said:
A losing bonus point may be significant at the end of the season, but it offers little consolation today.
“You can’t show up at a place like this and play with that attitude for the first 15 or 20 minutes because only one team engaged in physical combat.”
Replacements: Hamer-Webb, Hurd, Hurd, Ilione, Moro, Allan, Pearson, and Clare.
Searle receives a yellow card.
Saracens: Daly, Segun, Cinti, Tompkins, Malins, Burke, van Zyl (c), Carre, George, Riccioni, Isiekwe, Tizard, McFarland, Earl, Willis, and others.
Dan, Mawi, Street, Itoje, Gonzalez, Christie, C. Bracken, and Lozowski are the replacements.
Daly, the yellow card.