Di Maria was too wastful in possession- Carlo Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said Angel Di Maria was too wasteful in possession, one of the reasons why the club was happy to let him go in the summer.

Di Maria was controversially sold to Manchester United for 59.7 million pounds in August, with many Blancos fans and pundits unhappy at the loss of a player who had taken a key role in last season's Champions League and Copa del Rey wins.

Ancelotti told Al Primer Toque that Di Maria's all-action style had been useful at times in "breaking" tight games, but said the Argentina international could also misplace passes at important times.

"[James] and Di Maria are very different players," he explained. "Di Maria could break games with his energy, but also sometimes he lost control -- he lost the ball in important moments."

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America has been declared officially free from Ebola

America became officially free of the deadly virus Tuesday with the release of Dr. Craig Spencer, the New York doctor who fell ill with Ebola almost three weeks ago following a medical trip to Guinea, where the 33-year-old was treating the disease.

At a press conference announcing his recovery, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio dubbed him "a real hero" and said he's "come back really strong." Spencer gave the mayor and his wife a big hug to as the staff taking care of him erupted in applause.

"Today I am healthy and no longer infectious," Spencer said in a short statement, according to the New York Daily News. "Since I was admitted on Oct. 23, I have received an exceptional level of medical care, support and encouragement."

Clean bill of health: Spencer's release means it's been 41 days since the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in the U.S. 

The first patient diagnosed with the virus, Thomas Eric Duncan, died on Oct. 8 in a Dallas hospital. After that, two nurses who contracted it from him, Amber Vinson and Nina Pham, were treated. Thankfully, an experimental drug helped them survive the infection, and they have fully recovered. 

That was enough to plunge the country into panic. A joint Washington Post-ABC News survey conducted in late October revealed that more than two-thirds of Americans were worried about an Ebola outbreak spreading across the country.

With Spencer's clean bill of health plus the lack of any new cases in weeks, perhaps Americans will finally get a grip. And better yet, we can stop dressing like this:

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David Moyes named Real Sociedad new manager

David Moyes has been named as the new coach of La Liga side Real Sociedad on a year-and-a-half deal.

Moyes, who was axed by Manchester United in April following a dismal first season in charge at Old Trafford, has been handed a contract until June 2016 with the Spanish outfit.

"The Royal Society has reached an agreement with David Moyes to be the first team coach until 30 June 2016," a statement on Sociedad's official website read.

Moyes left United just 10 months into a six-year contract after being named as the successor to Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2013.

Moyes' first game in charge is set to be the trip to promoted Deportivo La Coruna after the international break.

Moyes becomes the fourth British manager of the San Sebastian-based outfit, following in the footsteps of Englishman Harry Lowe and Welsh duo John Toshack and Chris Coleman.

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