World Soccer - UK (2022-06)

Appointments, sackings and loans

“I didn’t know it – you gave me the news! We will see what happens

at the end of the season. We don’t know what’s going to happen”

Freddy RINCON

(1966-2022)

Colombia’s generation of footballers

that emerged in the1990s to guide the

nation to three consecutive World Cups

• after a 28-year absence from the
  competition – are among the most
  revered in the nation’s history.
  Rincon is perhaps second only
  to Carlos Valderrama as the finest
  Colombian of that era. The two of them
  dovetailed beautifully to score one of
  Colombia’s most significant goals of all
  time. With time running out on their
  Italia ’90 campaign, Rincon raced on
  to a Valderrama through ball to slide
  past West Germany goalkeeper Bodo
  Illgner, and send his team into the
  knockouts for the first time ever.
  He remained an integral part of
  thesquadforboththe1994and
  finals, and shares Valderrama’s record
  of ten World Cup games for Colombia.
  Either side of USA ’94, Colombia
  finished third at consecutive Copa
  America finals, with Rincon on target
  in both tournaments as Colombia
  cemented their status as a rising
  force in South American football
  as the nation emerged from the
  infamous drug wars that had come
  to define it during the1980s.
  In his club career, Rincon won
  trophies both at home with Santa Fe
  and America de Cali and in Brazil with
  Palmeiras before departing for Europe.
  He joined Napoli on loan in1994,
  before becoming the first Colombian
  to join Real Madrid a year later.

OBITUARIES

He returned to Brazil to join

Corinthians in1997 and led them

to the first Club World Cup in 2000.

Wolfgang FAHRIAN

(1941-2022)

Former West Germany goalkeeper,

starting between the sticks at the

World Cup despite playing outside the

top flight with club TSG Ulm. Later played

for Hertha Berlin,1860 Munich, Fortuna

Dusseldorf and Fortuna Cologne.

Joachim STREICH

(1951-2022)

An iconic player for East Germany,

holding the record for both goals

(53) and caps (98), including two

strikes at the1974 World Cup – the

only pre-unification appearance for the

country. A prolific striker, Streich also

holds the goal record for FC Magdeburg,

the team he fired to three East German

cups. After retiring in1985, he then

managed the club for five years.

Terry DARRACOTT

(1950-2022)

The youngest debutant in Everton’s

history when he played his first game

in1968 aged17 years and122 days,

left-back Darracott went on to feature

179 times for the Toffees, and later

worked as a coach under legendary

manager Howard Kendall.

Bill SHIPWRIGHT

(1932-2022)

Former Watford and Aldershot Town

defender who made159 appearances

for The Hornets during the1950s.

Freddy HALL

(1985-2022)

The ex-Northampton Town, Toronto FC,

Telford United and Limerick goalkeeper

was tragically killed in a car crash in

his native Bermuda aged just 37.

Steve ROWLEY

(1958-2022)

Former Arsenal chief scout who is

credited with discovering Tony Adams,

Ray Parlour, Cesc Fabregas, Robin

van Persie, Gael Clichy, Olivier

Giroud and Serge Gnabry.

Pep Guardiola reacts to the news that Fernandinho will leave Manchester City at the end of the season

confirmed that he will leave England
and return to Brazil this summer.

Nantes terminated the contract of
record signingANTHONY LIMBOMBE
after a two-year absence from the team.

Hibernian sackedSHAUN MALONEY
as manager after just four months in
charge of the Edinburgh side.

Italy defenderGIORGIO CHIELLINI
announced that he will retire from the
national team, with the Finalissima clash
against Argentina set to be his final game.

Burnley parted company with
long-serving managerSEAN DYCHE,
with Under-23s coach MikeJackson
taking caretaker charge. In the EFL,
League One basement club Crewe
Alexandra firedDAVID ARTELL.

AFRICA

In the wake of Nigeria’s failure to
qualify for the World Cup,AUGUSTINE
EGUAVOENresigned as manager, while
Ivory Coast elected not to renew head
coachPATRICE BEAUMELLE’s contract
after they failed to reach the final
stage of World Cup qualifying.

ASIA

Ex-West Ham United and Australia
strikerRICHARD GARCIAwas sacked
by Perth Glory after two years in charge.

Brazilian forwardALAN KARDEC
ended his six-year stay in China by
leaving Shenzhen FC.

CONCACAF

In MLS, SanJose Earthquakes fired
head coachMATIAS ALMEYDA,and
DC United sackedHERNAN LOSADA.

SOUTH AMERICA

After failing to qualify for the World
Cup, Colombia, Chile and Bolivia all
parted company with their managers:
REINALDO RUEDA,MARTIN LASARTE
andCESAR FARIAS, respectively.

GLOBAL FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE

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Giorgio Chiellini lifts

the Euro 2020 trophy

Colombia

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Freddy

Rincon

Sacked...Sean Dyche