Tag: Ruud

Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester boss leaves two months after relegation
27 June 2025 Off

Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester boss leaves two months after relegation

By Total Football News

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s long-expected departure as Leicester City manager has been confirmed more than nine weeks after the Foxes were relegated from the Premier League.

The 48-year-old Dutchman oversaw 19 defeats and managed just five wins from his 27 matches in charge of the East Midlands club last season.

Leicester’s relegation was confirmed with five matches of the campaign remaining, but the former PSV Eindhoven boss saw out the season

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Leicester 0-3 Newcastle: Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side create unwanted club history
8 April 2025 Off

Leicester 0-3 Newcastle: Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side create unwanted club history

By Total Football News

Leicester’s current run of eight games without a goal at home equals that of Manchester City in May 2007. And with table-toppers Liverpool next to visit, a new record could very well be set.

Van Nistelrooy is only the second manager in Premier League history to lose eight successive home games in the competition, after Daniel Farke in September 2021 with Norwich City.

“What is worrying is the run of

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West Ham 2-0 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Ruud van Nistelrooy as Hammers beat Foxes
28 February 2025 Off

West Ham 2-0 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Ruud van Nistelrooy as Hammers beat Foxes

By Total Football News

West Ham followed up their impressive victory over Arsenal with a win against Leicester to increase the pressure on Ruud van Nistelrooy and his relegation-threatened side.

Tomas Soucek celebrated his 30th birthday with the opening goal in the first half, firing in a loose ball after Mohammed Kudus’ shot was denied.

The hosts then put the game beyond the struggling Foxes just before the break when Jarrod Bowen’s shot from

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Leicester City: Ruud van Nistelrooy dismisses transfer window shock at Foxes
6 February 2025 Off

Leicester City: Ruud van Nistelrooy dismisses transfer window shock at Foxes

By Total Football News

Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has denied he was shocked by the Foxes’ inability to spend in the transfer window and says they have to cope with “restrictions”.

Defender Woyo Coulibaly was the only signing, arriving from Parma for £3m, while the Foxes rejected Sunderland’s offer for midfielder Kasey McAteer on deadline day.

Leicester go to Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday with Van Nistelrooy naming

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Newcastle United 4-0 Leicester City: Magpies inflict first defeat on new Foxes boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy
14 December 2024 Off

Newcastle United 4-0 Leicester City: Magpies inflict first defeat on new Foxes boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy

By Total Football News

Saturday’s success was only the Magpies’ third in the Premier League since mid-September, but such is the congestion in the middle part of the table that they are only four points off fourth-placed Manchester City before a key run of fixtures.

Whether Howe’s team can finally generate some momentum remains to be seen, but there were positive signs here as they caused the Foxes numerous problems down the left-hand side

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Leicester 3-1 West Ham: Jamie Vardy helps Ruud Van Nistelrooy to first Foxes win
4 December 2024 Off

Leicester 3-1 West Ham: Jamie Vardy helps Ruud Van Nistelrooy to first Foxes win

By Total Football News

Jamie Vardy helped hand Ruud van Nistelrooy the perfect start as new Leicester boss – and pushed Julen Lopetegui closer to the brink at West Ham.

Striker Vardy pounced after just 98 seconds in Van Nistelrooy’s first game in charge, before Bilal El Khannouss and Patson Daka struck to seal victory for the hosts.

The Foxes moved up to 15th in the Premier League, two points behind the Hammers, but

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Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester City name Dutchman as their new manager
29 November 2024 Off

Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester City name Dutchman as their new manager

By Total Football News

Leicester City have appointed former PSV Eindhoven boss Ruud van Nistelrooy as their new manager.

The Dutchman replaces Steve Cooper, who was sacked last weekend after just 12 Premier League matches in charge of the Foxes.

He has signed a contract until June 2027 at the King Power Stadium.

“I’m proud, I’m excited,” said the 48-year-old.

“Everybody that I speak to about Leicester City is enthusiastic. They have great stories

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Ruud van Nistelrooy: Dutchman exits Man Utd as new manager Ruben Amorim decides not to keep him in backroom staff
11 November 2024 Off

Ruud van Nistelrooy: Dutchman exits Man Utd as new manager Ruben Amorim decides not to keep him in backroom staff

By Total Football News

Ruud van Nistelrooy has left Manchester United after not being given a role in new manager Ruben Amorim’s backroom staff.

The 48-year-old Dutchman took over at Old Trafford on an interim basis after compatriot Erik ten Hag was sacked.

Van Nistelrooy, who joined United as an assistant coach in July on a two-year deal, managed three victories and a draw in his four games during his time as caretaker boss.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy would like to be Man Utd manager in future, but not now
8 November 2024 Off

Ruud van Nistelrooy would like to be Man Utd manager in future, but not now

By Total Football News

Ruud van Nistelrooy says he would like the Manchester United manager’s job on a permanent basis in the future, but wants to go back to his role as assistant coach when Ruben Amorim takes charge on Monday.

The former United striker returned to Old Trafford in the summer to work under Erik ten Hag, but took interim charge when his Dutch compatriot was sacked on 28 October.

United have won

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Ruud van Nistelrooy: What to expect from Manchester United interim manager
28 October 2024 Off

Ruud van Nistelrooy: What to expect from Manchester United interim manager

By Total Football News

As a coach, Van Nistelrooy has retained his obsession with perfection.

The Dutchman became a coach in the PSV academy after retiring as a player at Malaga in 2013 and was promoted to first-team manager in 2022.

When he resigned in 2023, after winning the Dutch Cup and finishing second in the Eredivisie in his only season in charge, he had no shortage of offers.

Instead he took a year

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