FA won’t dive in on Wenger
Jan 1998March 2002 Saved Preston from the drop in first season, took them to third tier play-offs in his second, promotion in his third, then made the play-off final, missing out on a Prem spot to Bolton. March 2002–June 2013 Off to a flier with a David Unsworth goal inside 30 seconds of his first match. Manager of the year three times – and fourth place in 2005 to qualify for the Champions League. Nov 2014–Nov 2015 Engineering a 1-0 win over Barcelona was his high point with the strugglers. Poor start to the next season saw him sacked a day short of his first anniversary in charge. WEST HAM joint chairman David Sullivan insists David Moyes is the right man to turn things around. The 54-year-old Scot succeeds axed Slaven Bilic, after parting company with Sunderland in May when the Black Cats were relegated. West Ham are in the Premier League relegation zone, in 18th position, with just nine points from their 11 games so far. They next face Watford away, Leicester at home and Moyes’ June 2013–April 2014 Hand-picked by Sir Alex Ferguson as his successor, he signed a six-year contract but lasted just 10 months – making him the third shortest-serving Old Trafford boss. The axe fell when United knew they would not qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1985. July 2016-May 2017 Stepped in when Sam Allardyce was appointed England manager. Black Cats had to wait until November for his first Prem win and never recovered, finishing bottom of the table, 16 points adrift of safety. former club Everton at Goodison Park. Sullivan (above) said: “We need somebody with experience, knowledge of the Premier League and the players in it – and we believe David can get the best out of the players.
“He is highly regarded and respected within the game and will bring fresh ideas, organisation and enthusiasm.
“He proved, with Everton, that he has great qualities and we feel that West Ham United is a club that will give David the platform to display those qualities again.” ARSENE WENGER will not face any disciplinary action from the FA, despite claiming Raheem Sterling “dives well”.
Sterling won a penalty in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday, at the Etihad, which Sergio Aguero converted.
The furious Gunners boss said: “I believe it was no penalty. It was a provoked penalty by Sterling. We know that he dives well – he does that very well.”
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny plans to retire from international duty with France after the 2018 World Cup.
The 32-year-old centreback has featured for Les Bleus in the last three major tournaments.
He said: “There is an end to everything. After the World Cup, I will be almost 33 years old, and it will be time to leave the place.
“I have six months left to blossom and take as many memories, as my wife would say.”
Koscielny has 49 caps, the first coming against the USA in November 2011.