Berlin (AFP) – Danish rising star Jesper Lindstrom picked up his first Bundesliga goal on Sunday as Eintracht Frankfurt pulled further away from the relegation fight with a 2-0 win at Freiburg. Lindstrom, 21, struck midway through the first half to send Frankfurt on their way to a much-needed third win of the season and […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham needed a second-half fightback to launch Antonio Conte's reign in charge with a 2-1 win over Leeds, while Manchester City swept aside Everton 3-0 on Sunday to go second in the Premier League. A severely depleted Leeds remain just two points above the relegation zone after threatening to spoil […]

Paris (AFP) – Nice battled back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Clermont on Sunday and move second in Ligue 1, after Lens were thrashed by Brest. Christophe Galtier's side are now 11 points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain as they bid to qualify for the Champions League. The visitors were facing a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he hopes to have left Manchester United in a better state than he inherited them three years ago after the Norwegian was sacked by the club on Sunday. A 4-1 thrashing at the hands of lowly Watford finally saw the axe fall on Solskjaer's position after […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney has said the club's current players needed to take responsibility for the sacking of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwegian's three-year reign in charge at Old Trafford came to an end on Sunday, with Saturday's 4-1 loss to Watford the final straw for the United board, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Vinicius Junior scored his 10th goal of the season as Real Madrid thrashed Granada 4-1 on Sunday to shoot back to the top of La Liga. Marco Asensio and Nacho Fernandez put Madrid two up inside the opening 30 minutes at Los Carmenes, where Granada briefly made a game of it when […]

Berlin (AFP) – Danish rising star Jesper Lindstrom picked up his first Bundesliga goal on Sunday as Eintracht Frankfurt pulled further away from the relegation fight with a 2-0 win at Freiburg. Lindstrom, 21, struck midway through the first half to send Frankfurt on their way to a much-needed third win of the season and […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United ended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's three-year reign as manager at Old Trafford on Sunday, but plan to wait until the end of the season to name the Norwegian's permanent successor. Saturday's 4-1 embarrassment at the hands of struggling Watford was the final straw for the United board, who had […]

London (AFP) – Wayne Rooney saw his Derby County side wipe out their total points deduction with a 3-2 win at home to Bournemouth on Sunday that prevented the Cherries from returning to the top of English football's second-tier. Tom Lawrence scored twice in the second half after Bournemouth had responded to falling behind to […]

Paris (AFP) – Lens failed to retake second place in Ligue 1 on Sunday as they slipped to a surprise 4-0 hammering at struggling Brest. Franck Haise's Lens, only in their second season back in the French top flight, were looking to move back within 10 points of league leaders Paris Saint-Germain. But a nightmare […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday, bringing to an end the Norwegian's trophyless three years in charge at Old Trafford. AFP Sport picks out the best of social media reaction to Solskjaer's long-awaited departure. "Thank you Ole. You did us proud. The last two months were tough but […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United once again have to press the reset button after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer became the fourth manager to be shown the door since Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013. United have fallen a long way in those eight years, watching from the sidelines as their fiercest rivals, Manchester City and Liverpool, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United ended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's three-year reign as manager at Old Trafford on Sunday following a run of one win in seven Premier League games. Saturday's 4-1 embarrassment at the hands of struggling Watford was the final straw for the United board, who had stuck by Solskjaer in recent […]

London (AFP) – As Ole Gunnar Solskjaer trudged forlornly towards Manchester United's fans at Vicarage Road, the merciless booing that greeted the ashen-faced Norwegian served as a bitter coda to his failed reign. United had just suffered a 4-1 thrashing against lowly Watford, the latest in a long list of calamitous defeats during Solskjaer's three […]

Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia's launch of its first women's football league on Monday will clear the way for girls who dream of turning professional — and maybe even playing in a World Cup. Long condemned for harsh restrictions on women, Saudi Arabia lifted a decades-old ban on female footballers only a few years ago, […]