Barcelona defender Gerard Pique was close to putting together a deal to buy English club Notts County this summer, sources have told ESPN FC.

Sources have confirmed to ESPN FC that Pique was "close" to adding County -- who play in the National League, the fifth tier of English football -- to his growing number of businesses away from Barca.

Pique's Kosmos Global Holding group held talks with County's former owner Alan Hardy in London earlier this year. However, with a court date pending over an...

Former Australia international Harry Kewell has been sacked as manager of English fourth tier side Notts County.

The ex-Leeds and Liverpool forward, who was only appointed at County on Aug. 31 following an impressive stint at Crawley, was axed on Tuesday with his side sitting just outside the League Two relegation zone.

The 40-year-old, who had signed a three-year contract to replace Kevin Nolan at Meadow Lane, won just three of his 14 matches in charge and departs the club along with assistant...

Former Australia international Harry Kewell has left Crawley Town to become manager of Notts County.

The ex-Liverpool winger replaces Kevin Nolan at Meadow Lane after he was sacked last week.

Notts County lie at the foot of the Football League after picking up one point from their opening five games.

They reached the League Two playoffs last season, but were knocked out by eventual winners Coventry City.

Kewell joins from Crawley Town, his first job in senior management, having guided them to a...

Former West Ham and Newcastle midfielder Kevin Nolan has been sacked as manager of Notts County with the club bottom of League Two.

Nolan initially joined as player-manager in January 2017, but a 3-1 loss to Lincoln on Saturday signals the end of his career at the Magpies.

A statement from Notts County confirmed Nolan, as well as assistant manager Richard Thomas, had been dismissed.

"This is a decision we've made with the best interests of Notts County at heart," owner and chairman Alan Hardy said....