Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund have signed teenage goalscoring sensation Erling Braut Haaland from RB Salzburg, the German Bundesliga outfit announced on Monday. In a statement, Dortmund revealed that the 19-year-old, who scored eight times in the group stage of this season's Champions League, had signed a contract until 2024 but did not mention a […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers ended a nine-year wait to beat Celtic away from home as goals from Ryan Kent and Nikola Katic earned a 2-1 win at Celtic Park to take control of the Scottish Premiership title race. Steven Gerrard's men still trail Celtic by two points, but have a game in hand on the […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – A stunning victory for Al Hilal of Sudan and an Ayoub el Kaabi hat-trick for Wydad Casablanca of Morocco were the CAF Champions League matchday three highlights on Saturday. Hilal won a group game in the elite African club competition for the first time after 22 failed attempts from 2007 by shocking […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A basement club Genoa have sacked coach Thiago Motta and appointed former player Davide Nicola in his place, the Serie A club announced on Friday. Motta, also a former Genoa player, took over two months ago, but was fired after the western port side lost 4-0 to Inter Milan in their […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford scored late in each half as Manchester United moved into fifth place in the Premier League with an impressive 2-0 win at Burnley. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have responded positively to disappointing 2-0 defeat to then bottom-of-the-table Watford less than a week ago to head […]

London (AFP) – A much-changed Leicester inflicted the final blow of Manuel Pellegrini's time in charge of West Ham with a 2-1 win on Saturday as Manchester United closed on the Premier League's top four with a 2-0 victory at Burnley. Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford struck late in each half to take United above […]

London (AFP) – A defeat by an under-strength Leicester City proved to be Manuel Pellegrini's last match in charge of West Ham, with the veteran manager sacked two hours after Saturday's 2-1 loss at the London Stadium. A fourth successive home defeat for the Hammers, who have won just twice in 14 matches, left them […]

London (AFP) – West Ham sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini after Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Leicester left the Hammers just one point above the Premier League's relegation zone. A run of just two wins in 14 games, including seven defeats in their last nine league matches, saw patience run out with the 66-year-old former Real […]

Norwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho bemoaned Tottenham's inability to keep clean sheets after twice having to come from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at bottom-of-the-table Norwich. Slack Spurs defending allowed Mario Vrancic to open the scoring and only a VAR review to harshly rule out Teemu Pukki's goal prevented Mourinho's men trailing […]

Paris (AFP) – Leonardo Jardim has been fired by Monaco just over a year since he was previously sent packing and replaced by former Spain coach Roberto Moreno, the club announced on Saturday To general surprise the 45-year-old was reappointed in January, just three months after he was sacked and replaced by Thierry Henry, who […]

London (AFP) – Demarai Gray atoned for a first-half penalty miss by scoring the winning goal as a second-string Leicester piled the pressure on West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini with a 2-1 victory at the London Stadium on Sunday. A fourth successive home defeat for the Hammers, who have won just twice in 14 matches, […]

London (AFP) – A much-changed Leicester bounced back from a Boxing Day thrashing by Liverpool to beat West Ham 2-1 on Saturday as Tottenham's charge towards the Premier League top four stalled in a 2-2 draw at Norwich. Leicester had taken just one point from their previous three games to realistically end an unlikely title […]

Norwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane's penalty eight minutes from time salvaged a point for Tottenham in a 2-2 thriller at Norwich on Saturday that exposed both sides' inability to defend. The bottom-of-the-table Canaries twice led through Mario Vrancic and a Serge Aurier own goal as they aimed to breath new life into their […]

Paris (AFP) – Leonardo Jardim has been fired by Monaco just over a year since he was previously sent packing, a source close to the club told AFP on Saturday. To general surprise the 45-year-old was reappointed in January, just three months after he was sacked and replaced by Thierry Henry, who oversaw a disastrous […]

London (AFP) – Everton's renaissance under Carlo Ancelotti continued as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's double earned a 2-1 win at Newcastle, whilst Brighton and Watford secured big wins in their battle to avoid relegation. Ancelotti's reign at Goodison Park got off to a flying start thanks Calvert-Lewin's winner against Burnley on Boxing Day and the in-form England […]