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Lampard, after Ancelotti’s dismissal: He can work wherever he wants

Frank Lampard believes Carlo Ancelotti has the ability to lead any team in the world after news that Napoli fired his long-time Italian football coach.

The decision to dismiss Carlo Ancelotti had been expected for at least a week and was postponed to this point only because Napoli had the final match of the Champions League group stage at midweek.

Just hours after a 4-0 win over Genku, which took Napoli to the knockout stage, Ancelotti met with President Aurelio De Laurentiis at the Vesuvio Hotel and was told he had lost his post.

A statement was issued by the club then about the dismissal of the coach, who just hours earlier had said he would not resign. Chelsea coach Lampard, who played under the Italian at Stamford Bridge, suggested the 60-year-old would not find it difficult to find a new club.

“I have great respect for him, I’m really sorry for what happened. I know she’s been having a hard time lately. I watched his pre-match interviews and I think he showed his class during this difficult period,” Lampardi said.

“He holds himself brilliantly. I think he can work anywhere in the world at the highest level of football, of course.”

Gennaro Gattuso is now expected to replace him, who is reported to have accepted a contract by June 2021. According to Sportmedia, he will earn 1.5 million for the remainder of the season, while from 3 million euros. for other seasons.

However, Sky Sport Italia claims that the deal for Gattuso is only six months away with the option of automatically renewing if Napoli manages to rank among Italy’s top four.

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Ajax, the champion of the Netherlands for the 35th time

Ajax Amsterdam mathematically champion of the Eredivisie.

The Archers won 4-0 against Emmen, winning the most important trophy in the Netherlands for the 35th time, with three games left to play.

In fact, the team led by Ten Hag simply expected math, as before this challenge it had created a distance of 12 points with the closest rival, PSV, even in terms of goal difference had a deep advantage, however it was officially declared champion in the 31st week.

As for the challenge with Emmen, the first goal was scored by Timber in the 10th minute, with the first part that ended in the lead of only one goal.

In the second half, Haller took the lead to 2-0 in the 61st minute, and a few minutes later Rensch scored, while Klaasen scored the final goal 4-0.

The race for second place in the Eredivisie, which gives the opportunity to play in the Champions is taking place between PSV Endhoven and Az Alkmaar.

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Official: Napoli dismiss Ancelotti despite qualification

Napoli have sacked Carlo Ancelotti from the post of manager a few hours after leading the club to qualification among the top 16 teams in the Champions League.

Ancelotti’s dismissal comes hours after he led Napoli to a 4-0 win over Genk and qualifying in the 1/8 of the Champions League final.

Napoli announced in a Twitter post that he has decided to dismiss Ancelotti from the position of first-team coach.

“Napoli have decided to remove Carlo Ancelotti from the post of first-team coach,” the club said in a statement.

“The friendly relations, admiration and mutual respect between the club, the club president and Carlo Ancelotti remain intact,” the statement said.

Sky Sport reports that Ancelotti had a brief meeting with Naples President Aurelio De Laurenttis who communicated to him the decision to dismiss him.

After the match against Genk, Ancelotti told a news conference that he did not intend to resign.

Napoli are going through a very poor form in Serie A this season, as they remain in 7th place with only 21 points after 15 games.

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IFFHS publishes the list of top scorers in football history – Romario first, Ronaldo third

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo may not be the all-time leading goal-scorer in football history, according to a new study by IFFHS.

The 36-year-old Portuguese striker scored his record 760th goal against Napoli last month in the Italian Super Cup 2-0 victory.

And Ronaldo at the time with the goal scored transferred in front of Slavia Prague icon Josef Bican.

However, it has been discussed whether or not the Juventus star is the official record holder for the best goal scorer in football history.

The Czech Football Federation has argued that Ronaldo did not break Bican’s record, saying “Josef Bican scored 821 goals in official matches”.

Football legend Pele has also claimed he has scored over 1,000 goals, with Brazilian club Santos echoing his bold statement.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics has now released data on the ranking of records and records at all times in the world.

According to IFFHS, Ronaldo was named the third top scorer when his goals for Portugal were lifted.

This means that the five-time Golden Ball winner is 28 goals away from a draw with the record for best scorer.

The IFFHS named Brazilian legend Romario at the top of the list, saying former PSV Eindhoven star scored 689 goals.

With five goals behind Romario is Pele, with IFFHS claiming that the Santos legend has a record of 684 goals in his name.

Bican finished fourth with 656 goals and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was ranked fifth with 651 goals scored.