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Antonio Conte has departed Inter by mutual consent less than a month on from clinching the Serie A title, the club have confirmed.

The 51-year-old guided the Nerazzurri to their first Scudetto since 2010 in just his second season in charge.

Conte, who also led Inter to the Europa League final in his first season at the San Siro helm, had another year to run on his contract.

However, amid a supposed dispute between the coach and the club's owners over salary cuts and player sales, it was confirmed on Wednesday that Conte will leave his role.

A club statement read: "FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Antonio Conte for the termination of his contract by mutual consent.

"The club would like to thank Antonio for the extraordinary work that he has done, culminating in Inter's 19th top-flight title. Antonio Conte will forever remain a part of our club's history."

Conte's future as Inter boss has been in doubt since the club's financial problems were laid bare by chairman Steven Zhang.

The Italian champions are reportedly looking to raise €100million through player sales during the close season, with Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez being linked with moves away.

Conte did not speak to the media during the closing weeks of the Serie A season, but assistant Cristian Stellini stated last week that the former Chelsea and Juventus boss needed a high-level project the club must match.

Inter lost just three league games in 2020-21 and finished with 91 points – 12 more than runners-up Milan – though they exited the Champions League at the group stage and were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Juventus in the semi-finals.

Conte also won three league titles during his time in charge of Juventus and is the only Serie A manager to have gained 90-plus points with two different sides in the three-points-per win era.

He departs Inter having won 52, drawn 17 and lost seven of his 76 Serie A matches.

naija1stnigar:
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ygowon:
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simple250:
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Germany have confirmed the appointment of Hansi Flick as their new manager on a contract to 2024. Flick, 56, takes charge after leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the 2020-21 season. His contract starts after the forthcoming European Championship and sees him replace the outgoing Joachim Low.

"I am very happy to be able to work as national coach from autumn onwards," Flick said.

"The season has just ended and my two years at Bayern Munich. The team spirit and the attitude of the players were outstanding, and I'll take a lot with me that will continue to shape my work. I'm really looking forward to [the Germany job] because I can see the great quality of the players, especially the young players in Germany.

"That's why we have every reason to approach the upcoming tournaments with optimism, for example the European Championship at home in 2024. In addition, I know from best experience that with Oliver Bierhoff, I have a strong, trustworthy partner by my side and also with the team behind the team, so we can get started without a long build-up.

"I am also looking forward to contributing my ideas and ideas beyond the national team to the academy and the other national teams. The important thing now is not what will happen in September -- I will speak with you in detail in August -- but the upcoming European Championship, for which I wish the team the greatest possible success."

Flick will lead Germany into the 2022 Qatar World Cup and arrives off the back of a trophy-laden spell at Bayern. After taking charge midway through the 2019-20 season, he led the Bavarians to a clean sweep of trophies -- winning the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, DFL Supercup and FIFA Club World Cup. He leaves Bayern after guiding them to the 2021 Bundesliga, their ninth straight German title.

He became only the second man after Pep Guardiola at Barcelona in 2009 to win all six available trophies in one year.

Flick's contract at Bayern was due to expire in 2023, but he announced in April he planned to leave the club at the end of the season. Bayern originally stated their wish for Flick to see out his contract, but then accepted his resignation and turned to Julian Nagelsmann as his successor.

The appointment sees Flick return to the German national team, where he was assistant under Low from 2006 to 2014. Flick's playing career saw him play for Bayern and FC Cologne, before he went into coaching and had spells with Hoffenheim and FC Salzburg before taking up the assistant manager role with Germany.

During his time with the national side, Germany reached the Euro 2008 final and won the 2014 World Cup. They were also semifinalists at the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. He then took up a sporting director role at the German FA before joining Bayern in 2019 as Nico Kovac's assistant.

After a poor start to the 2019-20 season, Kovac was sacked and Flick was placed in interim charge. And after a remarkable unbeaten run, Flick was handed a permanent contract in April 2020, through to 2023. But with Flick's relationship with Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic deteriorating, he announced his departure.

Flick was on Barcelona's radar, according to ESPN sources, but the La Liga giants were told he had already committed to Germany.

He replaces Low, who has been with Germany since 2004. Low spent the first two years as assistant under Jurgen Klinsmann before taking the top job in 2006.

Oliver Bierhoff, DFB Director National Teams and Academy, said: "I am very proud that we have succeeded in signing Hansi Flick for the post of national coach. He was from the start at the top of my wish list. I have known and appreciate the human and professional qualities of Hansi since our many successful years together with the national team."

The high point of Low's reign came in 2014 when Germany won the World Cup, and he will hope to end his tenure on another high, having failed to get out of the group stage at the last World Cup in 2018.

Kingcalls:
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Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has had his red card against Aston Villa overturned.

The defender was sent off during Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat on the final day of the Premier League season after appearing to lash out at Villa midfielder Jack Grealish.

However, following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal, Azpilicueta will no longer serve a three-match suspension at the start of next season.

A statement from the Football Association read: “An independent regulatory commission has removed Cesar Azpilicueta’s three-match suspension following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal.

“The Chelsea defender was dismissed for violent conduct during the Premier League fixture against Aston Villa on Sunday.”

Chelsea are set to meet Manchester City in the Champions League final on Saturday, but Azpilicueta’s suspension, had it stood, would have only been for domestic fixtures.

Kingcalls:
My friend...Ronaldo has the record of assists in the CL...but we don't care about that record...modric is also a balon dor winner , does that mean he is better than iniesta or xavi? Or will u say because Micheal Owen won it then, it means he was better than Henry... let ur guy win something outside barca...Argentina is not Colombia or Paraguay

popweezy:
you still don't get me bro.. If Ronaldo is not as good as we claim, messi would have surpassed him.. Was Ronaldo the only player messi met on the pitch?? Why hasn't he surpassed him in goal-scoring Think deep and give ronaldo his credit. Aint gonna cost you nothing

Kingcalls:
Pele has a better goal ratio than messi...dont u fucking lunnies get it?? No one cares about goal ratio or assist or world cup silver medal... u messi fans keep on selling nonsense ignorantly

Kingcalls:
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CilicMarin:
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popweezy:
you see the mentioning of messi having more golden boots is invalid regarding messi ronaldo argument... Messi has more golden boots but Ronaldo still has more goals than him

popweezy:
messing has more goals than Ronaldo Where dem see this one I am not talking of de lima Ronaldo bro... I meant Cristiano Ronaldo

popweezy:
tell me messi is more of a complete striker in front of goal than Ronaldo and see how dumb you'd look