2 h. ago Virginia high school football coach vanishes during team’s undefeated season amid sex

The physical education teacher had led the football team to a postseason record of 11-0

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19 h. ago Wife of missing high school football coach breaks her silence after he suddenly vanished while police closed in on his home

Virginia State police confirmed that an active search involving multiple state agencies is underway to locate Travis L Turner, 46, who serves as the head coach of Union High School.

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37 h. ago Union High School football coach Travis Turner mysteriously goes missing during undefeated season

Virginia State police confirmed Saturday that an active search is underway to locate Travis L Turner, 46, of Appalachia, who serves as the head coach of Union High School.

Sport

5 d. ago Howard Webb denies female referee was demoted after claiming male coach ‘manhandled’ her

Lisa Benn claims she lost her position on FIFA’s international officials list after making a complaint against a male coach

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6 d. ago Steve McClaren quits as Jamaica head coach with path to World Cup still open

Draw with Curaçao ends automatic qualification hopeHe says team need ‘new energy and different perspective’Steve McClaren has resigned as Jamaica’s head coach after a goalless draw with Curaçao ended the team’s hopes of automatic World Cup qualification and left them in March’s intercontinental playoffs.Jamaica needed a win but hit the woodwork three times in the second half as Curaçao became the smallest country by population to win a berth at the World Cup finals. McClaren’s side finished second in Group B of Concacaf qualifying despite being the favourites. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Man charged with murder in shooting of football coach and ‘Last Chance U’ star

The 27-year-old is being held without bail and set to be arraigned on Tuesday

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7 d. ago Man charged with murder in shooting of Oakland football coach and 'Last Chance U' star John Beam

A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of former Oakland football coach John Beam

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7 d. ago Female football referee claims male coach ‘forcefully pushed’ her during a match

The female official gave evidence at an employment tribunal on Monday

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8 d. ago World Cup VOODOO row: Furious Nigeria accuse DR Congo of using magic to make them lose penalty shoot

Chelle was held back by a member of his own coaching staff, but as Chancel Mbemba scored the winning penalty, the coach started to run towards the opposite bench.

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1 week ago Netflix star of hit show dies after being shot in the head in 'targeted incident'

Last Chance U star and former American football coach John Beam has died after being shot in the head in what authorities are treating as a "targeted" attack

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1 week ago John Beam dead: Last Chance U star shot dead on college campus

Former American football coach and Netflix's Last Chance U star John Beam has died after being shot on a college campus, with his family paying tribute to the 'loving' star

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1 week ago Netflix star and football coach John Beam dies a day after shooting on college campus

Two NFL players shared their heartbreak on social media after the shooting

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1 week ago Suspect arrested in shooting of ‘Last Chance U’ coach John Beam, Oakland police say

The Oakland Police Department says a suspect has been arrested in the shooting of college football coach John Beam, known from Netflix's “Last Chance U.”

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1 week ago England coach Justin Cochrane broke down in tears on way to match after wife tragically died

Tottenham coach Justin Cochrane has been a rising star of English football in recent years but his life was turned upside down when he sadly lost his wife to cancer last year

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1 week ago ‘It’s not in our genes to give up’: Veljko Paunovic on coaching Serbia and how England changed him

The head coach heads to Wembley with a tough battle to qualify for the World Cup on his hands as he recalls his career pathVeljko Paunovic’s right hand moves in a wide, smooth arc: up, around and down. “This tends to happen to me a lot,” he says, eyes following his finger as it traces a curve. It is his first day as Serbia’s coach and he is waiting for his players to arrive, entrusted with an “urgent mission” that brings him back again, all the way to when he was a boy. “I tend to close circles, and this could be another. There’s a connection there: my career outside the country, going to Spain, round the world, then returning. And this first game, the link to the legacy left by my dad, to what I inherited from him.”Growing up, there were three games Paunovic recalls his father talking about most, matches that resonate in his mind. Blagoje Paunovic, a defender who played 39 times for Yugoslavia and became a coach, told his son about being invited to play in Pelé’s farewell at the Ma...

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1 week ago Rob Edwards confirmed as Wolves head coach after 15 games with Middlesbrough

Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 gamesWolves pay about £3m for their former player and coachRob Edwards has been confirmed as the Wolves head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the Premier League’s bottom club paid about £3m in compensation to Middlesbrough. The 42-year-old has resigned at Boro 15 games into a three-year contract to take over from Vítor Pereira, who was sacked on 2 November.Wolves have two points from 11 games and will hope to avoid a fifth straight defeat when they host Crystal Palace on 22 November in Edwards’ first game. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rob Edwards confirmed as Wolves head coach with task to ‘refresh whole club’

Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 gamesWolves pay £3m for their former player and coachWolves want their new head coach, Rob Edwards, to help “refresh the whole club” after luring the former defender back for a fourth spell at Molineux, where he has signed a three-and-a-half year deal.The 42-year-old replaces Vítor Pereira, who was sacked at the start of the month, taking over a team bottom of the Premier League with two points from 11 matches. Wolves paid Middlesbrough £3m to prise him away from the second-placed Championship club after less than five months and only 15 games. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Rangers bosses in line for surprise return to football as ex

Former Rangers men surprise front runners for vacant managerial roles.

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2 w. ago Teacher 'started sexual relationship with student and let him stay overnight'

A school teacher and football coach has been charged after allegedly having sex with a student who neighbours say often stayed overnight at her home, she is scheduled to appear in court next month

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2 w. ago ‘He’s going to struggle’: Amorim relaxed despite Sesko’s lack of United form

Manager: striker ‘works so hard and wants to succeed’Amorim will rotate Fernandes if United return to EuropeRuben Amorim has conceded Benjamin Sesko is struggling for form at Manchester United and wants the striker to learn to accept criticism so it becomes like a “normal Monday”.Sesko has scored only twice in 11 appearances for United since joining the club from RB Leipzig for £73.7m in August. That has brought inevitable pressure on to the 22-year-old’s shoulders with Amorim revealing that while he is relaxed about the situation, the player himself is not. “I understand how things are in football, and he’s going to struggle,” said the head coach. “He has no experience here, and when everyone says that you are the next big thing, you hear that. If you don’t perform every week, you are going to hear from club legends, from pundits, the media, and sometimes they are right. Continue reading...

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