S. Clarke
FA Cup · Midfielder · #0 · England · 37 yrs
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Killie sign 'integral' Tshibola after World Cup stint
Kilmarnock midfielder Aaron Tshibola has vowed to "pick up where I left off" after returning "home" by signing a new one-year contract with the Scottish Premiership club. The former Aston Villa 31-year-old, who was part of DR Congo's World Cup squad this summer, spent the second half of last season with Neil McCann's side. After playing a key role as they avoided relegation with a fine run at the end of the season, Tshibola has effectively started a fourth spell at Rugby Park, having first joined in 2018 under Steve Clarke.
Steve Clarke says he was always going to leave Scotland if World Cup went badly
Clarke: ‘Right time to step away’ after group stage exitClaims it was ‘easy decision’ despite signing new dealSteve Clarke has said it was an easy decision to step down from his role as Scotland head coach because he always planned to do so if the World Cup did not go to plan.Clarke told his players on Saturday night, at their Charlotte hotel, that he was ending his seven-year tenure after it was confirmed Scotland had failed to get out of their group. The announcement came a month after he signed a four-year contract that would have incorporated Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup. Continue reading...
Why Scotland’s World Cup was a disaster
Scotland are out of the 2026 World Cup, having failed to progress from their group with Brazil, Morocco, and Haiti. But while nations like Cape Verde, Egypt, DR Congo, Bosnia, Canada, and South Africa have broken new ground, Steve Clarke's team exit having scored one single goal. Adam Clery looks at their performances across the group to show why, after waiting so long to return, they repeatedly fail to deliver at this level.
Clarke ranks ‘0-0 win’ against England among his Scotland highlights
Scotland reached three major tournaments under Steve Clarke but exited each of them in the groups, though they still made some memories. The post Clarke ranks ‘0-0 win’ against England among his Scotland highlights appeared first on SoccerNews.
Small-minded SFA must ditch parochial mentality if Scotland are to thrive | Ewan Murray
Search for Steve Clarke’s replacement must look outside the country’s borders to avoid future World Cup disappointmentThere was one element of the Scottish Football Association’s otherwise baffling decision to give Steve Clarke a four‑year deal weeks before a World Cup ball had been kicked that made sense.When assessing alternatives to Clarke as the Scotland manager, it is apparent that paucity of talent among the country’s footballers is replicated in the coaching ranks. Clarke’s sudden resignation places the SFA in a position it was not only desperate to avoid but requires something it typically lacks; out‑of‑the-box thinking. Clarke has spared himself and his paymasters an acrimonious, lengthy goodbye while placing them in precisely the quandary they thought they had seen off. Continue reading...
Ranking the next Scotland manager options after Steve Clarke walks away
Scotland’s dismal World Cup campaign has prompted Steve Clarke to walk away just weeks after signing a new long-term contract. The post Ranking the next Scotland manager options after Steve Clarke walks away appeared first on Planet Football.
