Norwich City have confirmed the appointment of Dean Smith as their new manager. The Premier League’s bottom club reached an agreement with Smith after a weekend of negotiations and he has set his sights on avoiding relegation.
Norwich sacked Daniel Farke on 6 November and a day later Smith was dismissed by Aston Villa. Norwich have struggled since winning promotion last season and have given Smith, who has been joined by his assistant Craig Shakespeare, a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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“It has been a whirlwind seven days but I’m really pleased to be back and working for Norwich City in the Premier League,â€â€¦
Premier League clubs have agreed measures for tackling the rise in tragedy-related chanting at football matches, with criminal prosecution of offenders a principal aim.
The move comes in response to a rise in the number of incidents of chants and other behaviour taunting victims and survivors of football-related tragedies, often between rival clubs.
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Schalke coach Jens Keller confirmed Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will not play again this year, regardless of whether he decides to undergo surgery.
The Netherlands international has been out of action since damaging knee ligaments in the 4-0 setback at Wolfsburg in August.
Huntelaar had returned to training but suffered a further setback in training on Monday, with the club releasing a statement saying the 30-year-old could require an operation to resolve the issue.
But Keller said the former Real Madrid and Milan striker will not feature for the Bundesliga outfit again in 2013 regardless of what decision is taken.
It doesn t really matter what the decision is on Klaas Jan Huntelaar, he said.
He can t play until Christmas. It doesn t matter if he decides to have an…