News about Fabio Grosso

Following Lyon's miserable start to the season, global pop star Taylor Swift could give the Ligue 1 strugglers a huge headache at the end of the season. The seven-time French champions, who have ex-Premier League players Alexandre Lacazette and Dejan Lovren in their ranks, have won just one of their first 13 league games and currently sits last place in France's top division. They fired former World Cup winner Fabio Grosso last week and are now looking for their third manager of the season after replacing Pierre Sage in interim charge after having parted ways with Laurent Blanc in September.

Fabio Grosso, Lyon's new manager, has finally spoken out about the injuries he sustained while en route to Marseille on the team bus. The two football clubs are well-known competitors in French football, and Lyon's team bus went through a barrage of stones and bricks before he escorting to the Velodrome stadium. Grosso sustained serious injury and eye damage as shards of glass broke his face.

GREE CONTENT WARNING: After hooligans caused last week's match between Marseille and Lyon to be called off, French club Lille said on Friday that their supporters had been barred from travelling to Marseille this weekend due to crowd trouble. If the authorities eventually decided that they would not be able to guarantee the wellbeing of the 250 Lille supporters who had intended to fly to Marseille, Lille will have to alert its supporters from any potential danger,' said Lille in a tweet. On Saturday evening at Stade Velodrome, Marseille defeated Lille, but last Sunday's match between Marseille and Lyon, two of the country's most popular clubs, had to be called off after some of the worst football violence in France in recent years.

CONTENT WARNING & HARVIVING FA BIOGRADE A bloodied Lyon boss Fabio Grosso appeared on a tense front page in Marseille on Monday after being injured in a manhunt by hooligans. After a barrage of rocks and bottles smashed the vehicle's windows as it arrived in Marseille for Sunday night's Ligue 1 fixture, Grosso was left with shards of glass embedded in his face. On his arrival at the Stade Velodrome, the Italian coach and his assistant Raffaele Longo were both injured and required medical attention, and the match was postponed.

The two football clubs are well-known in French football, and Lyon's team bus was pounded with stones and bricks as it arrived at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille. Grosso, a former World Cup winner from Italy, sustained serious injuries and was bleeding profusely due to shards of glass striking his face. Grosso needed immediate medical attention on arrival at the stadium to stop the bleeding. The incident sparked debate over whether or not the match should go on, but no decision had been made at the time.

After sacking Laurent Blanc earlier this month, Lyon has named former Inter Milan and Juventus fullback Fabio Grosso as manager. After one point from their opening four games, Blanc departed with the French side at the bottom of Ligue 1 for a single point. Blanc suggested that the club should 'change the manager' before he was fired.

Sampdoria is expected to appoint Andrea Pirlo as their new boss immediately, as the club seeks a return to Serie A. Sampdoria's new owners, according to Sky Sport, dejan Stankovic, who left the club following their demotion to Serie B. Pirlo was the second option for the role, with fellow 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Fabio Grosso turning down the job.

All attention will be on Qatar on Sunday, not only are they making their debut at the World Cup finals, but they will be doing it as the host nation. The home team's progress has always been a subpoena to any tournament, and this one will be no different as they face Holland, Senegal, and Ecuador in a competitive league. Other World Cup hosts have varying over the years, from being left out on the first stage to winning the tournament, as Sportsmail examines how every country has fared when being on the home team.

This year's showpiece in Qatar may only be Australia's fifth appearance at a World Cup, but they have carved out a number of memorable moments from which the entire world has been watching. The Socceroos may not have the football experience of other nations at the tournament, but they have unquestionably brought up a few key moments at the tournament that should be proud of. Sportsmail takes a look at the five best scenes from Australia's previous appearances at the World Cup.

The Socceroos hosted their first match in 1922, and there have been many kit variations in the 100 years since, from the bizarre to the spectacular. Australia has experimented a lot with colour and style, from the sky blue rugby-style jersey to the iconic 'Spew jerseys' from the early 1990s to the coveted gold numbers of recent times. So which ones got it right, and which ones got it way wrong?