Paris FC replaced manager Stéphane Gilli with Antoine Kombouaré after the team won only one of its last 11 games, according to reports. Players were informed of Gilli's departure in the dressing room following a 1-1 draw against Toulouse on Saturday, sources said. The Paris FC coach expressed dissatisfaction with Moses Simon's offensive performance and lack of consistency, media reports indicate.
In Major League Soccer, CF Montréal fired head coach Marco Donadel and some assistants on Sunday after the team lost 2-1 to the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, according to reports. It remains unclear who will be the permanent replacement for Donadel.
Of course it puts pressure on. It puts me and the club under pressure. We're not winning footy games and I understand that. It's a business of winning and we're not winning. I get to work every day and all I can do is do my best to prepare the players the best I can, and if it doesn't work and they decide to make another decision, well I've just got to live with it.
In the NRL, St George Illawarra Dragons have ended Shane Flanagan's tenure as coach after the team lost 11 consecutive games dating back to 2025, sources said. General Manager of Football Ben Haran has also departed, with Dean Young appointed as interim coach, according to reports. Young fired assistant coach Michael Ennis as part of changes, media reports indicate. The permanent replacement for Flanagan has not been announced.
In Ligue 2, Amiens Sporting Club fired head coach Omar Daf as the team sits in 16th place, a relegation playoff position, according to reports. Interim coaches Julien Ielsch and Serge Costa will lead the club, sources said, but a permanent successor to Daf is yet to be named.
I care deeply about this club and the playing group, and after discussions with the club, we agreed this was the right time for a change. I'd like to thank the players, staff, members and fans for their support and I wish the club well for the future.
FC Nantes has dismissed head coach Ahmed Kantari and is considering hiring Vahid Halilhodzic as its new coach, according to reports, though no final decision has been made on Kantari's replacement.
In a surprising mid-season move, major media reports that Xabi Alonso was fired as Real Madrid head coach on January 12, with Álvaro Arbeloa replacing him. The specific reasons for Alonso's firing after only about seven months remain unclear.
In the Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf has fired coach Markus Anfang and hired Alexander Ende for the last five games of the season, according to major media reports. The club is one point above the relegation zone, and Anfang won six of 22 games during his six-month stint, sources said.