Turks have nicknamed Luis Aragones “dede” or “granddad” since he became Fenerbahce coach last July – at first to convey the respect they’d show a wise and experienced elder, but nowadays to express their fury at a man they view as an incompetent geriatric.
Calls for his resignation have increased since Fenerbahce lost the Turkish Cup to bitter Istanbul rivals Besiktas last week. A victory could have sweetened Aragones’ severance package from his contract, but would no longer have saved his...Read Full Story
Globe and Mail Aragones says Spain ready to win WCup vs. Dutch USA Today JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former coach Luis Aragones says Spain is ready to win the World Cup since it can dominate the Netherlands in midfield. Aragones says "whoever owns the midfield, owns the game" Sunday at Soccer City, and he expects the European ... FIFA expects 700 million to watch World Cup final The Associated Press Could 2010 World Cup final be the most watched event in history? CNN International In the ultimate...Read Full Story
Telegraph.co.uk FINISHED: World Cup 2010: Spain Are Not In The Good Way - Luis Aragones Yahoo! Sports Former Spain coach Luis Aragones has confessed his uneasinesss with the current state of La Roja. The Euro 2008 champions will go into their last World Cup group match against Chile in a tough situation, knowing that Switzerland could leapfrog them in ... Honduras want to end on a high CBSSports.com Spain's David Villa scores twice in win over Honduras MiamiHerald.com HIGHLIGHTS: Villa...Read Full Story
Luis Aragones has purposed drained his last chance today after losing against Besiktas in Turkish Cup final. The club's president, Aziz Yildirim, is planning to remain as the the president for one more term, and he is rumored to be planning to replace Aragones with one of these managers: Christoph Daum, Mircea Lucescu, Frank Rijkaard or Paul Le Guen.Read Full Story
Fenerbahce's Alex de Souza and Deivid de Souza extended their contracts with Fenerbahce SK. They have had very disappointing performances this year and both of them have suffered serious injuries. Also, Turkish media has recently reported that these two players are in bad terms as a result of their wives' verbal fights. Additionally, Turkish media has also reported that Alex and Luis Aragones do not get along well and the extension of Alex's contract shows that Aragones's future at the club...Read Full Story
But Luis Aragones held onto his job as Spain coach in 2005 after making racist remarks about French striker Thierry Henry, landing a fine of just euro3,000 ($3,900). "I think the problem has never gone away _ it's just become more subtle and less obvious ...
Former Spain coach Luis Aragones, former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and former Sevilla, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur coach Juande Ramos were among names being touted. Villarreal were languishing in the Spanish second division at the end of the ...
The punishments handed down to national associations for racism by supporters and the defence of Luis Aragones after the then Spain coach talked about Thierry Henry in racially derogatory terms are reminders that the authorities combat prejudice with ...
"The result wasn't fair today." At one point against Betis, home fans in the Vicente Calderon stadium chanted the name of Luis Aragones, the former European Championship-winning Spain coach, who is seen as a potential successor. Later Sunday, third-place ...
But Luis Aragones held onto his job as Spain coach in 2005 after making racist remarks about French striker Thierry Henry, landing a fine of just euro3,000 ($3,900). “I think the problem has never gone away – it’s just become more subtle and less ...
Ahead of tonight's Champions League clash between Arsenal and Fenerbahce we've collected all the team news, stats and key battles, so before positioning yourself in front of the box with the remote control and a can of ale you can bone up on the big ...
Overview. Date of Birth: 28 July 1938, Hortaleza, Madrid, Spain more. Trivia: Former soccer player, since 2004 he is the manager of the national Spain... more