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Louis van Gaal left Manchester United’s London hotel on Sunday without being told by the club that Jose Mourinho is set to succeed him as manager. The BBC understands that Saturday’s FA Cup final win over Crystal Palace was Van Gaal’s last game in charge. The 64-year-old has now travelled back to Manchester along with his squad. However, it is ...

Wayne Rooney admitted Manchester United have fallen short of expectations despite winning the FA Cup as rumours swirled that Louis van Gaal is set to be replaced by Jose Mourinho. United manager Van Gaal was in defiant mood on Saturday as he celebrated United’s 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace by parading the FA Cup in front of the media while ...

Bibiani Gold Stars are unhappy with the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association for what they say is unfairness. The Division One side were handed a ban of 10 home matches as well as a fine of 15,000 cedis ($3,900) for beating a referee in their clash with Elmina Sharks on match day three and are yet to get ...

Jesse Lingard’s extra-time thunderbolt earned Manchester United a record-equalling 12th FA Cup as Louis van Gaal’s side came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 in Saturday’s final at Wembley. In a rematch of the 1990 final, which United won after a replay, underdogs Palace took the lead in the 78th minute when Jason Puncheon slammed home, only for Juan ...

Bayern Munich’s attacking midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday’s German Cup final against former club Borussia Dortmund having suffered a broken rib in their final league game, the German champions said on Friday. Goetze, who was selected in Germany’s preliminary Euro 2016 squad, scored twice but also broke a rib and fractured another in their 3-1 season-ending league win over ...

David Beckham believes Real Madrid should give his former teammate at the club, Zinedine Zidane, time to succeed even if the French great fails to inspire them to victory in the Champions League final later this month.Zidane fell just short of steering the club to La Liga glory, with Real finishing one point behind Barcelona, but can claim his first ...

The Executive Committee of the Football Association of Zambia (Faz) on Thursday appointed Ponga Liwewe as its General Secretary and Lombe Mbalashi as his deputy. President Andrew Kamanga announced the appointments at Football House on Thursday evening. “Looking at all possibilities, we have finally settled on Mr Ponga Liwewe as the new General Secretary of Faz subject to acceptance and ...

Rory McIlroy has led calls from top golfers urging Muirfield to “see sense” after the club was stopped from hosting future Open Championships for refusing to accept women members. The Scottish club’s vote to change its rules and allow women fell short of the required two-thirds majority. Governing body the R&A responded with its ban on Muirfield hosting The Open ...

Liverpool suffered a dramatic second-half collapse as Sevilla claimed the Europa League for the third season in succession with a superb comeback. Jurgen Klopp’s side looked on course to secure the prize of Champions League football – on offer to the winners of the competition – when Daniel Sturridge’s magnificent strike with the outside of his left foot gave them ...

Zesco United will battle to end their four-match winless drought, when they visit Nchanga Rangers in Chingola on Wednesday. The defending FAZ Super League champions have failed to pick up a single win since April 30, when they beat bottom place Mufulira Blackpool 5-0 at home in Ndola. Since then, Zesco have gathered three points from four matches that included ...