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Arsene Wenger has expressed his intention to return to football in January having received "enquires from all over the world". The 68-year-old ended his reign at Arsenal last season after a disappointing end to his time at the Emirates, but he feels re-energised and ready to take up a new challenge. "From my 22 years at Arsenal, I have big experience on different levels. There are enquiries from all over the world," the Frenchman said. "There are associations, national teams, it could be in Japan. "I believe that I will start again on January 1st," said Wenger, who joined Arsenal from Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1996. The former Gunners boss has been linked to the Japan head coach job, and more recently to a boardroom position at French giants PSG, but Wenger explained he does not know what role he will take up. "I feel rested and am ready to work again. But where? I don't know yet." Wenger also addressed the i...

Thierry Henry has been appointed manager of Monaco - but what kind of challenge does he face at the Ligue 1 club? The former Arsenal and France star has returned to the club where he started his career after working as assistant manager for the Belgium national team and helping them to a third-place finish at the World Cup. Here, with the help of football writer Tom Williams, who specialises in the French game, we take a closer look at what awaits Henry at Monaco… A squad in need of revival Henry joins Monaco with his former club in the Ligue 1 relegation zone, after taking just six points and one win from their first nine games of the season. That wretched start to the campaign led to the board making the tough call to part ways with Leonardo Jardim, the manager who delivered Monaco's first league title in 17 years in 2016/17. Jardim, though, had been hampered by Monaco selling a string of star players since that league win, with Kylian Mbappe, Benjamin Mendy, Ber...

Spain captain Sergio Ramos says a Nations League win against England would be 'big news' around the world. England travel to Seville for Monday's UEFA Nations League clash, against Spain and Ramos admits he would love to beat the "inventors of football" The Real Madrid defender helped beat Gareth Southgate's men 2-1 at Wembley last month and is keen to inflict another defeat on England in their Group A4 clash. "I've played many matches against English clubs and the national team - and I always notice a difference in those games, he told the Sunday Mirror. "When you play against the ­inventors of football, it adds more importance to the result and you can see that demonstrated by the levels on the pitch. "To play and to win against ­England is big news around the world and footballers are always grateful for that. "I am expecting a beautiful, but intense, match. Harry Kane is a very complicated player to stop. That is cl...

Gareth Southgate has described England's Nations League assignment in Spain as one of the toughest in world football. England take on Group A4 leaders at Real Betis' Estadio Benito Villamarin on Monday. Despite outperforming Spain at this summer's World Cup, Southgate is under no illusions of the threat Spain, rejuvenated under Luis Enrique, pose. "Spain's style is a little bit different," the England boss said at his pre-match press conference. "They have got a new coach, who is a top coach. You can see the difference he's trying to make to the team. "They are a little bit more direct, more players with speed in the front three, while Saul [Niguez] their midfield player gets in the box a lot more. "Although the style and philosophy is very similar, they're tactically a little bit different. They are a bit more of a direct threat so we've got to be prepared for that. "This is one of the most difficult test...

Eden Hazard says he will not force Chelsea to sell him and will only leave the club on "good terms". The 27-year-old, whose contract has two years left to run, recently spoke of his daily quandary over staying loyal to the Blues or fulfilling his dream of joining Real Madrid. Chelsea intend to convince Hazard the stay at the club and sign a new long-term contract,  Sky Sports News  reported last week, and Hazard has insisted he will never clash with his club. "Chelsea were clear to me; I could not leave (in the summer).I accepted it," Hazard told  Telefoot . "Leaving or staying, I knew I was going to be happy. I do not regret at all. "I will never clash with a club. If I leave Chelsea, I will leave on good terms." Hazard appeared to rule out a January switch to Real on Friday in one of many public pronouncements on the situation in the October international break. The Belgian joined Chelsea from Lille in June 2012 and his current contra...

Bottom of their Nations League group and facing the prospect of relegation from the competition's top tier after losing to their rivals the Netherlands, Joachim Low's Germany are in crisis. The 2014 World Cup winners suffered a shock group-stage exit from this summer's edition in Russia and, four months on, after a draw at home to France and a 3-0 defeat on Saturday away to the Dutch, now face a real battle to avoid relegation from League A in the Nations League. That's five defeats in their last nine matches and it's been a remarkable fall from grace for Germany, who went into the 2018 World Cup among the favourites after their second string won the 2017 Confederations Cup in such impressive fashion. So what's wrong? Poor finishing Germany had 21 shots against the Netherlands but found the target with just four of them, and that rather sums up their potency in front of goal right now. In fact, it takes their tally to two goals from 107 shots in their...

Laurent Koscielny has retired from international football and taken a dig at France head coach Didier Deschamps in the process. The Arsenal defender missed this summer's World Cup in Russia after suffering an Achilles injury playing for Arsenal against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League, and has now decided to focus on his club career. The 33-year-old took the opportunity to criticise Deschamps, however, and claimed France winning the World Cup caused him a "lot more psychological damage than my injury". "I think that I have given everything I can for France, I am 33, I have done two Euros, one World Cup," Koscielny told French TV station  Canal+ . "France has a great generation of great players now. My injury does not change my decision. For Les Bleus, it is finished. "When you are in good form, you have lots of friends. When you are injured... after a certain period of time, you are forgotten about. "He [Deschamps] called me...