7 h. ago Penguin thief who died three times and survived 'nightmare' jail lands new football job

‘The craziest man in football’, who died three times, stole a penguin and survived a ‘nightmare’ spell in jail has landed a new job in football

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28 h. ago Footballer who ‘died’, was jailed in Singapore and once stole a penguin joins Scottish club as sporting director

Lutz Pfannenstiel, 52, was the first man to play for clubs in all six Fifa confederations – but the remarkable instances do not end there

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28 h. ago SPFL side lands new chief who ‘died’, stole a penguin and was jailed in Singapore

Cormack welcomes new era at Pittodrie

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30 h. ago Lutz Pfannenstiel named Aberdeen sporting director as Dave Cormack welcomes 'catalyst' for success

The Dons have appointed Steven Gunn's successor at Pittodrie amid a difficult start to the season

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6 d. ago Kevin Thelwell admits he 'underestimated the size' of Rangers and reveals reality behind Youssef Chermiti deal

The sporting director and Ibrox decision-makers are in the firing line amid a poor campaign

Economics

6 d. ago Andrew Cavenagh throws Rangers backing behind Stewart and Thelwell as fan 'misconception' addressed

Chief executive and sporting director are under fire from furious fans who want them to follow axed boss Russell Martin out the door.

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7 d. ago Kevin Thelwell defends Rangers appointment of his son as he’s grilled on summer recruitment

The summer signing spree by the sporting director has been under major scrutiny - alongside one key appointment

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9 d. ago ‘Rashford is a role model for me’: Abu Kamara’s journey from Hull to La Liga

Winger comes up against Real Madrid on Sunday after ‘a low-key friendly’ earned a dream loan move to GetafeA 0-0 draw is seen by 3,918 people and described by the club’s own website as “a low-key friendly”. With players’ shouts echoing off 21,668 empty seats one early August afternoon, Hull City versus Getafe Club de Fútbol was nothing to write home about. Unless of course you’re Abu Kamara: in which case, that is exactly what it was and now, two months on, he’s smiling. “I didn’t even score but I’m guessing I had a decent game,” the England Under-20 winger says. “Because if not, I don’t think they would just come up to anyone and say: ‘Do you like the idea of playing in La Liga?’”Did he ever. “At the end of the game, the sports scientist Javi [Vidal], and the technical director, Gonzalo [Fernández], came up to me and asked,” Kamara recalls. “I said: ‘Yeah, I’d be down for it.’ It’s a big league, so I take it as a massive compliment. I went back into the changing room, spoke to my f...

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1 week ago Premier League’s search for young talent has left the market overheated and failing

Brexit and PSR are contributing to a spike in the fees and wages offered by big clubs for teenagers, but is this stockpiling really raising standards?The discussion during a meeting of Premier League sporting directors this year turned to academies and the amount of money spent on homegrown teenagers. The market for players as young as 14 has turned wild, according to industry figures.“Some wages are astronomical,” one agent says. A sporting director at a top-flight club struggling to keep their best youngsters away from the richest teams in England says: “It’s a nightmare. We have to offer 14-year-olds scholarship contracts just to protect ourselves.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Eddie Howe hints at plans to hand Newcastle trio new contracts after Ross Wilson appointment

Wilson was appointed as Newcastle’s new sporting director last weekend

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1 week ago Roy Keane still can't get head around Man United axing and points finger after stadium update

Dan Ashworth was appointed as Manchester United's sporting director in the summer of 2024, but the 54-year-old was axed following a crisis meeting with the club

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1 week ago I gave Rangers chief Kevin Thelwell his big break in football – I'm surprised 'soft lad' made it as a sporting director

Billy Davies brought Thelwell into the senior game and admits he'd disappointed he's not picked up the phone since his move to Glasgow

Sport

1 week ago Tottenham confirm Fabio Paratici decision more than two years after worldwide football ban

Fabio Paratici is set to become Tottenham's co-sporting director in the new year, with the Italian leaving Juventus to return to north London

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1 week ago Dan Biggar gets new director job alongside Jiffy and former coach

The former Wales fly-half has earned acclaim for his punditry work including the recent Lions tour of Australia

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1 week ago Sporting director Fabio Paratici returns to Tottenham after serving ban

Paratici will work alongside Johan Lange in a revamped structure at Spurs

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1 week ago 'Don Fabio is back!' Tottenham announce Fabio Paratici return as part of 'evolution'

Italian returns to Spurs as sporting director to work alongside Johan Lange

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1 week ago Fabio Paratici returns to Tottenham as joint sporting director after 30

Italian banned for alleged false accounting at JuventusJohan Lange is promoted to work alongside ParaticiTottenham have confirmed the full-time return of Fabio Paratici as part of a new leadership structure in their men’s football operation.Paratici resigned in April 2023 as Spurs’ managing director of football after losing an appeal in Italy against a 30-month ban from the game, punishment for his role in alleged false accounting at his previous club, Juventus. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal given Bukayo Saka warning by rival sporting director after 'dangerous territory' claim

Bukayo Saka is entering the final two years of his current contract at Arsenal, with the club keen to tie the England winger down to a new deal

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2 w. ago Kevin Muscat holds next Rangers boss ace with Neil McCann ideally placed for interim job before arrival – Keith Jackson

Sporting director Kevin Thelwell is facing major scrutiny with Danny Rohl and Muscat leading the race to become Ibrox boss

Economics

2 w. ago New Newcastle sporting director's reaction to Elliot Anderson leaving club for £35m

Newcastle have landed a new sporting director - and he was the man who took Elliot Anderson from St James' Park to Nottingham Forest with the Magpies keen on bringing him back

Economics