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Ruben Amorim: New Manchester United head coach speaks for first time since appointment
2 November 2024 Off

Ruben Amorim: New Manchester United head coach speaks for first time since appointment

By Total Football News

Ruben Amorim says he wanted to take the Manchester United job at the end of the season but accepted a mid-season appointment after being told it was “now or never”.

Amorim, 39, was confirmed as Manchester United’s new head coach on Friday and will complete his move to Old Trafford from Lisbon club Sporting on 11 November.

Speaking after Sporting’s first match since that announcement – a 5-1 league victory

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Ruben Amorim: Man Utd appoint Sporting manager as new head coach until 2027
1 November 2024 Off

Ruben Amorim: Man Utd appoint Sporting manager as new head coach until 2027

By Total Football News

BBC chief football news reporter Simon Stone

Although Amorim likened the situation around Manchester United’s managerial situation to a “soap opera”, the Premier League club actually acted pretty quickly.

Once it had been decided Ten Hag had to go following Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham, United knew who they wanted and sent chief executive Omar Berrada to Lisbon on Monday to speak to Sporting directly.

The interim period has

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Ruben Amorim tactics: Man Utd winners and losers under new coach – analysis
1 November 2024 Off

Ruben Amorim tactics: Man Utd winners and losers under new coach – analysis

By Total Football News

As Manchester United supporters prepare to welcome a highly-rated and talented coach from outside of Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues who has analysts swooning, they may be worried that it all sounds a bit familiar.

But in Ruben Amorim, they can be certain that in one crucial aspect he won’t be anything like Erik ten Hag.

The defining complaint about the sacked Dutchman was that after two-and-a-bit seasons the football was

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Ruben Amorim: Man Utd target yet to make decision about future
30 October 2024 Off

Ruben Amorim: Man Utd target yet to make decision about future

By Total Football News

Sporting boss Ruben Amorim says he has not yet made a decision about his future after Manchester United expressed an interest in appointing him manager.

Sporting confirmed earlier on Tuesday that United had made an approach and are willing to pay Amorim’s 10m euros (£8.3m) release clause.

Speaking after his side’s 3-1 Portuguese League Cup quarter-final win against Nacional on Tuesday evening, Amorim told Sport TV: “Nothing is

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Ruben Amorim: Man Utd interested in Sporting manager, say Portuguese club
29 October 2024 Off

Ruben Amorim: Man Utd interested in Sporting manager, say Portuguese club

By Total Football News

Manchester United are interested in appointing Sporting boss Ruben Amorim as their new manager and are willing to pay his 10m euros (£8.3m) release clause, the Portuguese club say.

The Red Devils need a new manager after sacking Erik ten Hag on Monday.

“Manchester United have expressed their interest in recruiting coach Ruben Amorim and have said they are ready to pay the 10 million euro release clause,” Sporting said

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Ruben Amorim: Is Sporting manager right for Manchester United?
29 October 2024 Off

Ruben Amorim: Is Sporting manager right for Manchester United?

By Total Football News

A former Benfica and Portugal midfielder, Amorim retired as a player in 2018 and first made his mark as a coach the following year, when an impressive stint in charge of Braga’s reserve team saw him promoted to first-team boss.

Ten wins in 13 games – including a first victory at Benfica for 65 years – soon caught the eye of bigger clubs and, so keen were Sporting to secure

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Ruben Amorim: Manchester United in talks over Erik ten Hag successor
28 October 2024 Off

Ruben Amorim: Manchester United in talks over Erik ten Hag successor

By Total Football News

Manchester United are in talks about appointing Sporting manager Ruben Amorim as Erik ten Hag’s replacement.

Dutchman Ten Hag was sacked on Monday following the side’s poor start to the season.

Amorim, 39, is a highly regarded coach who has won two Portuguese league titles with Sporting – including their first in 19 years – since joining in 2020.

The extent of the talks over Amorim are not known.

It

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Ruben Amorim: Sporting Lisbon boss denies agreeing Liverpool deal
11 April 2024 0

Ruben Amorim: Sporting Lisbon boss denies agreeing Liverpool deal

By Total Football News
Ruben Amorim joined Sporting Lisbon in 2020
Ruben Amorim joined Sporting Lisbon in 2020

Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim has denied verbally agreeing a deal to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

Amorim, 39, does not want the speculation to be a distraction during his side’s title run-in.

“There’s been no interview with any club, no agreement with any club,” said Amorim. “This is the last time I’m going to talk about my future.”

He added: “The only

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