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Forest hire ex-Tottenham boss Postecoglou
Nottingham Forest have appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new manager, the club confirmed on Tuesday.
Postecoglou replaces Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked by Forest on Monday.
Sources have told ESPN Postecoglou has signed a deal through to June 2027.
It is Postecoglou’s first job since he was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in June. He spent two seasons at Spurs, winning the UEFA Europa League in May, the club’s first trophy in 17 years.
Postecoglou will oversee Forest’s match against Arsenal on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium.
“We are bringing a coach to the club who has a proven and consistent record of winning trophies,” Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said in a statement.
“His experience of coaching teams at the highest level, along with his desire to build something special with us at Forest, makes him a fantastic person to help us on our journey and achieve consistently all our ambitions.”
Nuno’s exit from Forest was abrupt, and came just three games into the new season.
He led Forest to a seventh-place in the Premier League last season as they qualified for European football for the first time since 1996.
The club were promoted to the Europa League following Crystal Palace‘s demotion to the UEFA Conference League due to multi-club ownership (MCO) rules.
Sources have told ESPN Nuno fell out with Forest’s head of global football Edu Gaspar, while his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis also grew increasingly strained despite having signed a new three-year deal in June.
Doubt was cast over Nuno’s future earlier in the season when he said he was “not close” with Marinakis, and that their “relationship had changed.”
“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, so I know how things work, but I’m here to do my job,” Nuno said at the time.
For Postecoglou, the job will end his three-month break from the game.
During his two-season spell with Spurs, he led them to fifth in the Premier League in 2023-24, before they finished 17th last term.
That disappointment was offset by their European run where they won the Europa League, beating Manchester United 1-0 in the final.
But, 16 days after that triumph in Bilbao, Postecoglou was dismissed.
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“After gaining promotion to the Premier League, then building consistently season after season to secure European football, we now must take the right step to compete with the very best and challenge for trophies,” Marinakis said.
“Ange has the credentials and the track-record to do this, and we are excited he is joining us on our ambitious journey.”
Postecoglou brings a wealth of experience to Forest having coached in Australia, before taking charge of the Socceroos from 2013-2017.
He then coached in Japan, managing Yokohama F. Marinos, before moving to Celtic where he enjoyed a successful two-season spell from 2021 to 2023.
Then came the move to Tottenham and now he’s swapped north London for the City Ground.
Twenty men have been charged in a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 college basketball players on more than 17 NCAA Division I teams, leading to more than 29 games being fixed, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Fifteen of the defendants played college basketball during the 2023-24 and/or 2024-25 seasons, according to the indictment. Some have played this season. Two of the players named in the indictment, Cedquavious Hunter and Dyquavian Short, were sanctioned in November by the NCAA for fixing New Orleans games.
At least two of the defendants, Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley, were also charged in a federal indictment in the Eastern District of New York centered on gambling schemes in the NBA.
Former NBA player Antonio Blakeney was named but not charged in the indictment. The indictment describes Blakeney as being “charged elsewhere.”
The scheme, according to the indictment, began around September 2022 and initially was focused on fixing games in the Chinese Basketball Association. The group later targeted college basketball games, offering bribes to college players ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 to compromise games for betting purposes, according to the indictment.
“In placing these wagers on games they had fixed, the defendants defrauded sportsbooks, as well as individual sports bettors, who were all unaware that the defendants had corruptly manipulated the outcome of these games that should have been decided fairly, based on genuine competition and the best efforts of the players,” the indictment said.
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USAA on Thursday announced the three finalists for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award, and a dynasty in San Francisco could be on the rise.
After 49ers star George Kittle took home the award last year, Christian McCaffrey is among three finalists for the league’s award, along with Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson and Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones as the finalists — Jones was a finalist last year, as well.
“The finalists for the 15th Annual Salute to Service Award presented by USAA have used their platforms to be exceptional advocates for the military community, reminding us that service doesn’t stop when the uniform comes off,” Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bob Whittle, Senior Vice President and Head of Military Affairs at USAA, said in a release.
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Christian McCaffrey, Jake Ferguson and Aaron Jones are this year’s Salute to Service Award finalists. (, G Fiume, and John Fisher/Getty Images)
“The NFL and USAA applaud Jake Ferguson, Aaron Jones, and Christian McCaffrey as deserving finalists who have demonstrated exactly what the award stands for — using the power of football to connect with, empower, appreciate and uplift our service members, veterans and their families.”
McCaffrey launched 23 and Troops in 2021 to focus on post-traumatic stress and athlete-level care for veterans. The foundation has raised $700,000 for military support and paid off holiday layaway for 515 military families.
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) celebrates his touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Ferguson has partnered with USAA to visit local military bases and supported the National Medal of Honor Museum, including an event in 2024 in which 900 students joined in person and thousands more virtually.
Jones grew up in a military household. His father, Alvin, served 29 years in the Army, while his mother, Vurgess, served for 27. Jones’ older brother, Xavier, serves in the Air Force. Jones and his twin brother, Alvin Jr., founded the A&A All the Way Foundation in 2020 to support the youth of military families.
The winner will be announced at NFL Honors in San Francisco on Feb. 5, the same night the MVP, Offensive and Defensive Players and Rookies, and Coach of the Year will be crowned.
George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after a touchdown with Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers during the fourth quarter in the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium on Dec. 10, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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Whittle and Kittle will be among those on the judging panel for the award.
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