Conceição’s last stand: Porto’s ‘dark days’ mar Champions League dream
Attacks against club presidential candidate are backdrop to Sérgio Conceição’s preparations for a possible historic European night
March 2023
Sportblog
Antonio has joined the chat: group therapy for departed Spurs managers
WhatsApp group where Daniel Levy’s former employees discuss his wine gum obsession and sketchy transfer policy
February 2021
Guardian Sport Network
Marseille have gone from title contenders to total chaos in weeks
Marseille were flying in December. Now they have no manager, are ninth in Ligue 1 and have been attacked by their own fans
December 2019
Guardian Sport Network
André Villas-Boas is quietly making Marseille best of the rest in Ligue 1
The revolution has been quiet, stable and even a little boring, but Villas-Boas is giving Marseille exactly what they need
August 2019
Vieira and Villas-Boas on homophobic banners at Nice v Marseille – video
Managers react to Nice v Marseille being suspended because of homophobic banners
January 2018
André Villas-Boas taken to hospital after crash and out of Dakar Rally
André Villas-Boas has said he is safe and well after being taken to hospital when his car crashed into a sand dune
November 2017
André Villas-Boas quits as manager of Shanghai SIPG to drive in Dakar Rally
The former Chelsea and Tottenham manager André Villas-Boas will contest the Dakar Rally in 2018 after quitting as manager of Chinese side Shanghai SIPG
November 2016
André Villas-Boas confirmed as Shanghai SIPG’s new manager
Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed coach of Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG on a reported salary of £11m a year
January 2016
André Villas-Boas blasts Chelsea’s ‘incredible’ sacking of José Mourinho
The former Chelsea manager said Roman Abramovich ‘has sacked basically every coach he’s ever had’
December 2015
Sportblog
Zenit St Petersburg’s Champions League form masks problems at home
André Villas-Boas’s team will boast the group stage’s only 100% record if they beat Gent but they are off the pace in Russia and the coach is far from loved
October 2015
Sportblog
Chelsea keen to stand by José Mourinho but history shows their sackings work
There is no real appetite for change among the Chelsea hierarchy but mid-season removals of the manager have sparked upturns under Roman Abramovich
September 2015
André Villas-Boas announces he is to quit as Zenit St Petersburg manager
André Villas-Boas has said he will leave Zenit St Petersburg at the end of the season after he was blocked from doing so in the summer
August 2015
West Brom's Tony Pulis on Salomón Rondón: he's quick and powerful – video
West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis talking after his team’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City
July 2015
Andrei Arshavin leaves Zenit St Petersburg to join Kuban Krasnodar
The former Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin has joined Kuban Krasnodar after leaving Zenit St Petersburg
May 2015
André Villas-Boas clinches Russian title with Zenit but criticism remains
Andre Villas-Boas won the Russian Premier League title in his first full season with Zenit St Petersburg but the Portuguese manager has yet to win over all his critics
March 2015
Torpedo Moscow fans branded a ‘disgrace’ after Hulk is racially abused
Zenit St Petersburg’s coach André Villas-Boas branded Torpedo Moscow fans a ‘disgrace’ for racial abuse aimed at his striker Hulk
December 2014
André Villas-Boas: Tottenham’s Daniel Levy broke promises over new players
André Villas-Boas has accused the Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy of not keeping his promises over signing new players during the Portuguese’s tenure at White Hart Lane
August 2014
José Mourinho’s former scout goes back to Chelsea in search of an upset
Leicester’s Steve Walsh was at Chelsea for 16 years and scouted for Didier Drogba and Michael Essien, he tells Stuart James
May 2014
Daniel Levy's Tottenham managers: from George Graham to Tim Sherwood
Tottenham Hotspur managers under Daniel Levy – in pictures
