London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment as the permanent manager of Manchester United is set to leave Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk looking for a new home. Solskjaer has revealed he and his family plan to live in the house he started building 12 years ago after signing a three-year contract as Old Trafford […]

London (AFP) – Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuettl has compared the habit of spending excessive amounts of time playing video games to alcoholism and drug addiction, saying footballers need protection. The Austrian was speaking after an anonymous English Football League player revealed lengthy gaming sessions were threatening to ruin his career. Hasenhuettl admitted to blocking hotel […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer immediately targeted the Premier League title after being confirmed as Manchester United's new full-time manager on Thursday, saying the club "can't wait for too many years". The Norwegian, 46, has been rewarded with a three-year deal after dramatically reviving United's fortunes since taking caretaker charge in December with a […]

London (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers says Leicester will do all they can to ensure the club's best players remain at the King Power Stadium this summer. Harry Maguire has again been linked with a move to Manchester United while there have been rumours about Manchester City and Arsenal interest in fellow England international Ben Chilwell. […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer immediately targeted the Premier League title after being confirmed as Manchester United's new full-time manager on Thursday, saying the club "can't wait for too many years". The Norwegian, 46, has been rewarded with a three-year deal after reviving United's fortunes since taking caretaker charge in December with a run […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United "can't wait for too many years" before winning the Premier League title again after being confirmed as the club's manager on a permanent basis. Solskjaer was rewarded with a three-year deal on Thursday after reviving United's fortunes since taking caretaker charge in December with a run […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane spoke Thursday of his pride at how his teammates dealt with being racially abused in Montenegro as he collected an award for "services to football" after leading England to the World Cup semi-finals. Racist chanting was directed at several black England players, including Danny Rose, during Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier […]

London (AFP) – West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini admitted England international Declan Rice could be lured away from the London club this summer should a "good deal" come along. Rice, 20, has been linked with Manchester City and Manchester United after a stellar season that saw him earn his first two England caps in the […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made his name as a player at Manchester United for his impact off the bench and his ability to work the same magic from the dugout has earned him the full-time manager's job at Old Trafford. Few expected Solskjaer to remain beyond his caretaker spell to the end of […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's new record signing Lucas Hernandez may not be fit to start training when he officially joins the club on July 1, coach Niko Kovac has said. French international Hernandez will become the most expensive Bundesliga player in history when he makes the 80 million euro switch from Atletico Madrid this […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he was "beyond excited" to be handed the Manchester United manager's job on a full-time basis as the club announced on Thursday he had signed a three-year deal. The Norwegian, 46, has inspired a dramatic revival of United's fortunes since taking over from the sacked Jose Mourinho in […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's confirmation of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their next permanent manager caps a remarkable rise over the past three months for the Norwegian. Solskjaer was seen as a stop-gap option when recruited as a caretaker in December, with United scrambling for a solution following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. However, a […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been rewarded by Manchester United for engineering a remarkable turnaround in the club's fortunes since he took over from the sacked Jose Mourinho in December. As well as famously guiding the Red Devils to the Champions League quarter-finals after an astonishing comeback against Paris Saint-Germain, Solskjaer has hauled […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's veteran Dutch winger Arjen Robben has admitted he is unlikely to make a fairy-tale return from injury in the Bundesliga club's top-of-the-table clash against Borussia Dortmund next week. Robben, 35, has been out of action for several months and is set to leave Bayern after a decade of service at […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the club's permanent manager on a three-year contract on Thursday following a highly successful caretaker spell in charge. The Norwegian, 46, has inspired a dramatic revival of United's fortunes since taking over from the sacked Jose Mourinho in December, winning 14 of his 19 games […]