Besiktas sacks Solskjaer after LausanneSport exit

Besiktas sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Thursday, hours after a 1-0 home defeat to Swiss side LausanneSport that eliminated the Turkish club from the Europa Conference League playoff and ended their bid to play European football this season. The club confirmed the termination in a brief statement issued after an emergency board meeting.

LausanneSport won the second leg in Istanbul courtesy of a first half goal by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, securing a 2-1 aggregate victory over Besiktas after the sides had drawn 1-1 in Switzerland last week. Besiktas were reduced to 10 men early in the second half when defender Felix Uduokhai received a straight red card for a foul on Brandon Soppy, leaving the hosts unable to overturn the deficit.

"Our contract with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been terminated following a decision made at the board meeting," the club said. "Following the meeting, our chairman, Serdal Adalı, thanked Solskjaer for his services to date. We respectfully submit this for the public's information." The club did not immediately name an interim or permanent replacement.

Solskjaer, 52, was appointed in January on an 18-month deal, marking his first managerial role...