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David Moyes apologizes for threatening to slap a female journalist

David Moyes has found himself at the centre of controversy after threatening to slap a female journalist.
After Sunderland’s 0-0 draw with Burnley on March 18, BBC Newcastle and Radio Five Live reporter Vicki Sparks asked Moyes if the presence of owner Ellis Short had put him under some sort of pressure, infuriated by the question, the former Manchester United coach told Sparks “she might get a slap even though you are a woman”. The sexist comment sparked outrage on social media with many calling for his ban or sack.
 


When asked to explain the slap remark, Moyes during a press conference on Monday apologized to Sparks acknowledging that the words were deeply regretted.
“In the heat of the moment, I made a mistake in my comment to a BBC reporter which I profoundly regret. I was disappointed with myself for it. I subsequently phoned the reporter and apologized, which she accepted. It’s not my character, it’s not my type, as most people know. Once again, I apologized for it. I think people who know me would say what I’m about. In the heat of the moment, I used the wrong words.”
Meanwhile, the FA are said to be “seeking observations” from both Moyes and the Premier League club before deciding whether to take any further action.

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David Moyes charged by the FA

Sunderland manager, David Moyes has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) over his behaviour in Wednesday’s 1-0 EFL Cup fourth-round defeat at Southampton.

The former Manchester United boss was sent to the stands after contesting referee Chris Kavanagh’s decision not to award a penalty when Maya Yoshida appeared to have brought down Victor Anichebe in the 18 yard box. He was said to have sworn at fourth official James Adcock.

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David Moyes named Sunderland coach

David Moyes is back in the EPL! 
Two years after he was sacked as Real Sociedad coach, former Manchester United coach, David Moyes has been appointed the new Sunderland manager on a four-year-deal. He replaces Sam Allardyce who was recently appointed the new England coach.
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David Moyes sacked!

A year after penning an 18-month contract with Spanish club, Real Sociedad, former Manchester United boss, David Moyes has been shown the exit door. It is not unlikely that the club which currently sits at the 18th position on La Liga standings axed the Scot following it’s dismal performance in Friday night’s 2-0 defeat against Las Palmas.
The news was confirmed by the club in a statement today.
“Real Sociedad would like to thank David Moyes and his assistant, also departing Billy McKinlay for the professional conduct, commitment and dedication which they showed during their roles in the running of the first team. At the same time, we would like to wish them all the best in their future ventures, both professional and personal.”
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Former Manchester United Manager, David Moyes named Real Sociedad coach.

Goodbye England, welcome Spain. We hope former Manchester United Manager, David Moyes gets his acts right in his new club.10 months after he was axed in Old Trafford , the 51 year-old has signed a 2 year  contract with Spanish club Real Sociedad.
“Real Sociedad have reached an agreement with David Moyes. Details about the official presentation of Real Sociedad’s new coach and who will form part of his technical team will be published tomorrow [Tuesday] morning.” The club announced on its website.‎
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The Scot will take charge for the first time when Real Sociedad takes on Deportivo on 22 November .
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Rio Ferdinand slams David Moyes in his autobiography.

Still on Former Manchester United player, Rio Ferdinand’s Autobiography titled 2sides. He isn’t done on opening a can of worms. Yesterday we learnt about how he branded John Terry an idiot over a racial issue that involved his brother Anton and the Chelsea captain in 2011, this time around it’s Manchester United’s former manager, David Moyes.

Ferdinand who left the Red Devils for QPR after 12 years also spoke on David Moyes’ reign at Old Trafford. He described the Scott as embarrassing and his tactics negative and confusing.

Excerpts from his book which is being serialised by the Sun reads.

“He tried to impose a vision, but never seemed to be completely clear what that vision should be. Unintentionally, he created a negative vibe where, with Fergie, it had always been positive. He’d slowly lost us. I didn’t enjoy playing under him.

“Sometimes our main tactic was the long, high, diagonal cross. It was embarrassing. In one home game against Fulham we had 81 crosses! I was thinking, why are we doing this? Andy Carroll doesn’t play for us!

Moyes’ innovations led to negativity and confusion. It was always how to stop the other side. Moyes set us up not to lose. We’d been accustomed to playing to win.”

The worst single moment of his career at the clun was when Moyes dropped him for last season’s Champions League quarterfinal clash against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

Ferdinand added. “It killed me. Inside I wanted to scream and grab him. I’m a team player, so I just had to bite my tongue and stand there. It was probably the worst single moment I ever had at United. I’d never been dropped for a big game like that – and to drop that on me in front of everybody.”

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Former Manchester United coach, David Moyes allegedly attacks man who taunted him in a wine bar.

2014 has not been a good year for former Manchester United coach, David Moyes. Less than a month, after he was relieved of his job at Old Trafford, the 51 is to be interrogated by the police for allegedly beating up a man who taunted him in a wine bar at Lancashire yesterday. Hell hath no fury like an ex-Manager scorned!

According to eye-witnesses; Moyes and his friends walked into a wine bar around 10pm, a couple of drinkers saw him and hurled insults at him. He reportedly lost his cool when a guy named Joshua Gillibrand told him he was shit and has never won anything. A scuffle ensued afterwards, Moyes reportedly threw him across the table, grabbed a bottle from a table and hit him on one side of the head. He was later restrained and taken away by his friends.

The 23 year-old victim spoke to The Sun: ‘He grabbed me around the neck and struck me on the back of the head. I ended up face down on the floor. I felt I was going to die. There were tables flying everywhere and glass all over the place.’

Another eye-witness confirmed that, “Moyes had completely lost it and was bright purple in the face and quite clearly out of control. No one could quite believe what had happened. We were stunned. He’s obviously had enough of all the abuse he’s been getting after his miserable season.”

Josh’s friend also added, “He was quite drunk and went up and said something to him like, “What are you doing around here? It didn’t go down at all well with Moyes who started swearing at him, so Josh said something like, “Well get out of town then”, and turned his back on him, which is when Moyes hit him in the back of the head.”

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David Moyes' Sack: Arsene Wenger condemns spate of sackings in England

Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger, in the wake of the David Moyes’ exit as Manchester United coach has voiced his concerns over the spate of sackings of coaches in England. The 64 year-old frenchman believes the quality of coaching is under threat because managers are not given enough time to develop and prove their worth.
“If you want quality people in any job, you need to give them time to develop and to become good, or people with the quality will not come into our job any more. The average (job life) expectancy of an English professional club at the moment is 11 months, and that is quite unstable. Every guy who is married, has a family, will have a big hesitancy before he goes into that game. That means the quality of the coaching and the quality of the managing is under threat.”
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It's over! David Moyes axed as Manchester United coach

You all asked for it; via your tweets, (#Moyesout hashtag) facebook posts, placards, banners, comments etc. It wasn’t all about the fans, the club owners/Executives were fed up! The final straw which seemed to have broken the camel’s back was Red Devils’ 2-0 loss to Everton last weekend. 10 months after taking the reins from Sir Alex Ferguson as Manager of Manchester United club, David Moyes has been axed. He was sacked at a meeting with Executive Vice-Chairman Ed Woodward at the club’s Carrington training ground today.
The 50 year-old who signed a 6-year deal with the club last year will be compensated with a whooping 30m pounds. Moyes who was in charge for 348 days lost 15 games and won just over half at Man United; giving him a win rate of 53%. Like I mentioned yesterday, Ryan Giggs is to take over as interim coach during their next game at home against Norwich on Saturday.
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