Promising fullback Seamus Coleman has signed a new five-year contract with English Premier League club Everton.

Republic of Ireland international Coleman, who joined Everton from Sligo Rovers in 2009, is now contracted to the Goodison Park outfit until 2018.

The 24-year-old has made 85 first-team appearances to date, although he has missed Everton s last three matches through injury.

Signing a contract here is fantastic and I m really looking forward to the next couple of years, Coleman told EvertonTV.

I m glad to get it all done and to sign for so long at a club like Everton is a great achievement I want to be here for as long as possible.

I m going to keep working as hard as I have done since day one and keep improving every day in training…

Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome says the club hopes to have a new head coach in place within six weeks.

Applications for the job vacated by Ricki Herbert at the end of February close on Friday with Dome saying close to 200 people had applied for the position.

We are keen to complete the process in the next six weeks or so, so we can move on. But we are also very focused on finding the right person for the job and will take the time necessary to do this, said Dome.

While we are getting some well-known names come through, the most important thing for us is to get a head coach who understands and will execute the club s vision.

Former Real Madrid and Mexico striker Hugo Sanchez is the most high-profile person to be linked with the job.

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West Brom boss Tony Pulis is enjoying a fantastic season and could etch his name in the club s history.

West Bromwich Albion enjoyed a surprise 3-1 win over Arsenal in Saturday’s Premier League clash to end their run of consecutive defeats and see them go level with Arsenal for home wins in the league this season (9).

Tony Pulis’ men have already matched last season’s points tally (43) with nine games still to go and the Baggies look set to break their current record (49 points in 2012/13) as things stand, to cap a fantastic campaign.

Albion not settling for mere consolidation

Many felt West Bromwich Albion would take their foot off the gas after reaching 40 points in the Premier League this season following defeats to Crystal Palace and Everton, b…

Goals from Angel Di Maria, Edinson Cavani and Blaise Matuidi ensured Paris Saint-Germain kept the pressure on Ligue 1 leaders Monaco with a 4-0 win over Guingamp at Parc des Princes.

After victories for Monaco and Nice on Saturday and Friday respectively, the champions were third in the table going into the game and they laboured for the best part of an hour against a Guingamp side coached by former PSG boss Antoine Kombouare.

The introduction of Javier Pastore as a second-half substitute seemed to turn the game and Di Maria opened the scoring three minutes after his Argentine compatriot came on.

Cavani provided the assist for the opener and spent the rest of the game tormenting the Guingamp defence, taking his tally for the league season to 29 with a well-take…

Marcelo Bielsa has suggested he wants to coach Australia in the future.

The Leeds United boss was reportedly a contender to succeed Ange Postecoglou in 2017.

Football Federation Australia (FFA) instead appointed Bert van Marwijk to lead the Socceroos into the World Cup, with Graham Arnold now in charge.

Bielsa, who has coached Argentina and Chile, has committed to staying at Leeds for the 2019-20 campaign but the 63-year-old indicated he would be interested in being approached by the FFA in the future as he rates Australia s footballing potential highly.

Always I had the illusion that this could be an option or at a minimum to talk with them, to know what they want, Bielsa told a news conference after Leeds beat A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers…

Juventus have completed the signing of former loanee and Italy Under-21 international Andrea Favilli from Ascoli for an initial €7.5million.

Having impressed at Livorno, Favilli spent the 2015-16 campaign on loan at Juve, making one first-team appearance against Frosinone as a replacement for Alvaro Morata.

Favilli also scored 22 goals for Juve s youth side during his season-long loan before returning to Livorno.

The 21-year-old was loaned to Ascoli in 2016 and made his move permanent 12 months later, Favilli netting five times in 12 Serie B appearances in 2017-18.

He returns to Juve having signed a five-year contract with the Bianconeri that will see Ascoli receive a hefty initial payment, with €1.25m in add-ons should certain conditions be met befor…

Juventus reached their sixth Coppa Italia in the last seven seasons as a 0-0 draw against Inter Milan helped them to a 2-1 aggregate success on Tuesday evening.

The visitors possibly had the better of the game, which is understandable having sustained defeat last time out and needing two goals to book their progression. Juve remained dangerous but it was their defence that saw them secure a useful result and book their place in yet another final.

Here are three things we learned from the Juventus Stadium:

Juventus now the favourites?

It s fair to say that Juventus dominance of Italian football during the past decade has been built on their affection for the Coppa Italia. The Old Lady have won four out of the last six titles before this season, becoming the club…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vowed Manchester United will conduct their transfer business in the right way as he refused to discuss a possible move for Erling Haaland.

Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland is a player coveted by a host of European giants, with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City thought to have looked at the 20-year-old Norway international.

His father, former Leeds United and Manchester City player Alf-Inge Haaland, and agent Mino Raiola arrived in Spain on Thursday and reportedly headed for talks with new Barcelona president Joan Laporta.

There were also claims that Haaland senior and Raiola held discussions with senior Real Madrid officials on the same day. Dortmund director Michael Zorc said the Bundesliga club had m…

Gabriel Jesus wants to kick on and get his rhythm back after the Arsenal striker scored for the first time since overcoming a nagging, frustrating knee issue.

The 26-year-old impressed after joining from Manchester City last summer but was laid low in December with an injury sustained in Brazil’s World Cup group game against Cameroon.

Jesus did not return to action for Arsenal until mid-March and had to go back under the knife last month due to irritation with the original knee problem.

Toda a glória a Deus

— Gabriel Jesus (@gabrieljesus9)

The striker made his second substitute appearance since then on Sunday, when he completed a memorable late 3-1 Premier League comeback win against Manchester United.

“I’m feeling good,” Jesu…

FIFA will display anti-discrimination messages at the World Cup quarter-final matches on Friday and Saturday to mark International Human Rights Day.

FIFA is collaborating with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to show the #NoDiscrimination hashtag on the giant screens and LED boards within the stadiums.

The World Cup in Qatar has come under intense scrutiny for the standards of human rights within the host nation, particularly the views on same-sex marriage and the treatment of migrant workers used to build the tournament s infrastructure.

On Wednesday, The Athletic reported a Filipino man in his early 40s died while working at the base of Saudi Arabia during the group stage.

When questioned on the incident the chief executive of Qatar 2022, Nasser Al K…