Paulo Fonseca

(CNN) — They were woken in the early hours by the sound of bombs landing within earshot of their apartment in Kyiv. Like many others, they fled Ukraine, setting off on a perilous journey to safety. Paulo Fonseca, the former Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma football manager, and his...

The former Roma manager Paulo Fonseca has relived his harrowing experience of escaping the war in Ukraine with his family.Fonseca, who has also managed Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and was linked to Tottenham in the summer, lives in Kyiv with his Ukrainian wife and children, and they were woken in the early hours when Russia’s bombing started.The Fonseca family immediately fled their apartment and tried to escape by car, but when they hit the main road west they were met by a wall of traffic. Instead they traveled east after a call from the sporting director of Shakhtar, Dario Srna,...

He seems to be a man very much in demand, but Paulo Fonseca has yet to secure a managerial position in the Premier League despite now being linked with an appointment at a third English top-flight club. Newcastle United are still considering their options it seems, and as of now...

Tottenham are looking for a new manager again after sacking Nuno Espirito SantoNuno was only hired in the summer after a drawn out managerial search saw the Premier League club fail to land a number of candidates.Here, we look at who club chairman Daniel Levy and managing director Fabio Paratici might target this time.Paulo FonsecaThe former Roma boss was heavily linked with Spurs in the summer and his wife suggested on Instagram that the family were ready to move to London. Despite that falling through, the north London club could go back for the Portuguese, who has also managed Shakhtar...

Newcastle United will consider Frank Lampard and Paulo Fonseca as the next permanent manager at St. James' Park, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, after the club's new owners confirmed the departure of Steve Bruce by mutual consent. Bruce, who took charge of his 1,000th competitive game as a manager during...

Newcastle are in advanced talks with the former Roma manager Paulo Fonseca after Steve Bruce departed by mutual consent

Newcastle have narrowed their managerial shortlist down to three names, according to reports. Steve Bruce took charge of his 1000th game as a manager against Tottenham on Sunday, but he was dismissed on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) completed its controversial takeover of the club earlier this month,...

Paulo Fonseca is one of the managers Newcastle United’s new owners have already held talks over as they seek a long-term successor to Steve Bruce. Telegraph Sport can reveal that Fonseca was first approached by representatives of the new Newcastle regime during the summer, when they were considering what they would do if they got control of the club, and discussions have now reopened.

Newcastle United's new owners are set for talks with Paulo Fonseca over their head coach role after sacking Steve Bruce on Wednesday. The 60-year-old was expected to be replaced by the new Saudi Arabian-backed consortium last week after they completed their £305m takeover, but he remained in charge for his 1000th game as manager - a 3-2 defeat to Tottenham.

Former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca has emerged as a contender for the Newcastle United managerial role, with talks expected this week. Newcastle sacked head coach Steve Bruce on Wednesday morning. Fonseca came close to being appointed as Tottenham's head coach in the summer and remains keen on taking on a...

It's the announcement all Newcastle United supporters have been waiting for: Comunicado Oficial - Steve Bruce's shadow will no longer darken the St James' Park entrance. The extremely unpopular Magpies coach left the club by mutual consent on Wednesday morning to the surprise of absolutely no one. The ambitious new...

Paulo Fonseca has revealed he started pre-season plans at Tottenham before his move was torpedoed by managing director Fabio Paratici's demands for more defensive football. In a wide-ranging interview with Telegraph Sport, Fonseca outlined how close he was to joining Spurs, saying “the agreement was done”, but that the move collapsed due to Paratici wanting a less attack-minded coach.

Paulo Fonseca says Tottenham agreed to appoint him as head coach this summer before new managing director Fabio Paratici pulled out of the deal amid concerns over his attacking style of football. Tottenham spent several months searching for a successor to Jose Mourinho following his sacking in April and held...