Koura Live extended the contract of Argentine Hector Cuper with the Syrian national team until the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The Syrian Arab Football Federation announced, this evening, Wednesday, the extension of the contract of Argentine Hector Cuper, the coach of the Syrian first team, and his coaching staff, despite the team’s exit from the 2023 Asian Nations Cup Qatar.

Cooper's contract with the Syrian national team is renewed

The Syrian Arab Football Federation, in a statement on its official account on the social networking site “Facebook,” explained that it had extended Cuper and his supporting staff until the end of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals.

The Syrian Federation published a group of photos while Cuper signed the new contract, and commented: “From the contract renewal ceremony of the coach of our first national team, the Argentine Hector Cuper, with Mr. Salah al-Din Ramadan, President of the Syrian Arab Football Federation.”

The Syrian national team, led by Cuper, succeeded in qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup, among the best three in the groups, with 4 points, by losing a match, winning a similar match, and drawing a match.

The Syrian national team bid farewell to the 2023 Asian Cup Qatar, in the round of 16, after losing to the Iranian national team on penalties, in the match that was held at the Qatari Lekhwiya Stadium.

Live football: Thiago Motta between Juventus and Milan in the summer

Corriere dello Sport newspaper said that Milan manager Giorgio Forlani believes that Thiago Motta is the ideal replacement for current coach Stefano Pioli, while Cristiano Giuntoli is angry about rumors linking the former Italian international player to the Juventus job.

Bologna are surprisingly in the race for the top four in Serie A, and with the former midfielder's contract expiring in June, several clubs are said to be interested in securing his services.

According to the Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport, Thiago Motta is Forlani’s most prominent candidate to succeed Pioli as Milan coach at the end of the season, although Antonio Conte is also a strong candidate for this role.

Milan places Motta as a priority, and Juventus does not deny the connection

The newspaper stated in its report that Giuntoli, the sporting director of Juventus, also indirectly admitted that Juventus was searching for Motta’s availability, because the Bianconeri’s executive director did not deny the rumours, but rather felt angry when he was asked to confirm the talks with the 41-year-old coach.

The newspaper claimed in its report that Giuntoli does not want to destabilize Juventus with coach Allegri, who has a contract until 2025 at Allianz Stadium.