London (AFP) – Louis Van Gaal's time as manager of Manchester United appeared to be nearing its end on Monday, amid reports that agreement on a severance package was all that stood in the way of his exit from Old Trafford. Both Van Gaal and leading employment lawyer Paul Gilroy were seen entering United's Carrington […]

London (AFP) – Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United, several British media outlets reported Monday, amid speculation he will be replaced by Jose Mourinho. Both van Gaal and leading employment lawyer Paul Gilroy were seen entering United's Carrington training ground at around 8:45 am local time (0745 GMT) on Monday. […]

London (AFP) – Louis van Gaal was seen arriving at Manchester United's training ground on Monday, amid intense speculation he was about to be sacked and replaced by Jose Mourinho. British media have been awash with reports of van Gaal's demise, after a leak from an unknown source spread as Manchester United lifted the FA […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy is to skip England's final friendly before manager Roy Hodgson puts the finishing touches to his Euro 2016 squad in order to get married. The 29-year-old striker, who enjoyed a remarkable campaign for Leicester City, inspiring their run to the Premier League title, was on the mark for his country […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho was widely reported to be close to joining Manchester United on Monday as The Times said his agent was due in England for talks on replacing embattled manager Louis van Gaal. British media have been awash with reports of van Gaal's demise, after a leak from an unknown source spread […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is a doubt for next month's Copa America after hobbling off in tears midway through the Copa del Rey final win over Sevilla with a muscle injury. The Uruguayan departed just before the hour mark of a bad-tempered final which saw three players sent off as goals in […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Fatai Alashe headed a late equalizer as the San Jose Earthquakes snatched a 1-1 draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer's "California Clasico". Alashe glanced in a Chad Barrett cross on 87 minutes to give San Jose a share of the points at the StubHub Center in Carson […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jordi Alba and Neymar struck in extra-time as Barcelona completed a league and Cup double by lifting the Copa del Rey for a 28th time after a 2-0 win over Sevilla in a fiery game that saw three red cards on Sunday. Javier Mascherano's dismissal just before half-time for pulling down Kevin […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says winning his 21st title as a coach was not a bad way to sign off at Bayern Munich after his tearful farewell in the German Cup final. Bayern won Guardiola's final game in charge on Saturday night at Berlin's Olympic Stadium by beating Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on penalties after […]

Madrid (AFP) – The Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Sevilla went to extra-time on Sunday as neither side could score a goal in 90 minutes despite both teams being reduced to 10 men. Barca's Javier Mascherano was first to see red for bringing down Kevin Gameiro nine minutes before half-time. The La Liga […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona striker Luis Suarez left the pitch in tears as he pulled up with a muscle injury just short of an hour into the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla on Sunday. Suarez is now a major doubt for Uruguay's Copa America campaign in the United States next month. The former Liverpool […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jamie Vardy spared Harry Kane's blushes with a late winner as England edged Turkey 2-1 in their first Euro 2016 warm-up match at Manchester's Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Kane opened the scoring in the third minute, but then clipped the post with a 72nd-minute penalty, won by Vardy, after Hakan […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Braga won the Portuguese Cup for the second time in the club's history on Sunday after beating Porto 4-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw in Lisbon. Braga capitalised on defensive errors from Porto to take a two-goal lead courtesy of Rui Fonte and Josue, but Andre Silva scored twice — including […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sections of supporters of Catalan giants Barcelona whistled the Spanish national anthem at the Copa del Rey final in Madrid on Sunday, just days after authorities tried to ban Catalan seperatist flags from the match. An initial ban on the "Estelada" flag was lifted on appeal after a judge concluded it could […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers on Sunday slammed the Scottish FA and Hibernian for failing to condemn the fans whose violent behaviour overshadowed the Scottish Cup final. Several Rangers players were assaulted as thousands of Hibernian supporters flooded onto the pitch following the Edinburgh club's dramatic 3-2 triumph at Hampden Park in Saturday. Footage showed Lee […]