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Woodward offers explanation after claims TV cameras caught him telling Phil Jones to ‘stop’

The club’s executive vice-chairman says he was not even speaking to the England defender in a moment caught on camera that caused controversy Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has sought to defuse the controversy surrounding an exchange he had with centre-back Phil Jones during a Premier League match with West Ham earlier this season. Social media was rife with claims that ...

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Carragher admits Liverpool made ‘massive mistake’ in wearing Suarez shirts following Evra racism incident

The former Reds defender says he should have taken a leadership role and prevented the show of support Jamie Carragher has admitted Liverpool made a “massive mistake” by supporting Luis Suarez in wearing t-shirts depicting the former Reds forward after he was accused of racism against Manchester United‘s Patrice Evra. Suarez was charged with racially abusing Evra following an October 2011 clash between Liverpool and ...

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Arsenal captain Xhaka hits out at ‘bullsh*t’ Evra babies claim: A lot of people speak too much

The 27-year-old has suggested the former Manchester United defender has taken a cheap shot at the Gunners following their latest setback Granit Xhaka has said that claims Arsenal are mentally weak – such as those made by Patrice Evra, who branded them “babies” – are “bullsh*t”. The Arsenal captain was speaking in the wake of a 1-0 away loss against Sheffield United, in ...

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GFA Elections: Kotoko’s George Amoako stripped of voting rights

Ghanaian powerhouse Asante Kotoko have stripped its chief executive George Amoako of his voting rights in the Ghana FA election over “mistrust”, Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM has reported. The club’s operation manager and a trusted aide to the Executive chairman Isaac Donkor has replaced the embattled CEO and will vote alongside Nana Gyambibi Coker. Kotoko boss Dr Kwame Kyei is believed ...

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Financial hardships cause of LGBT activities – Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said the spread of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activities in the country can be traced to financial hardships. He said population increase, coupled with the inability of the economy to sustain life in many ways, had led to hardships, as a result of which people tended to care more about survival than ...

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GFA Elections: NC responds to CAS over Palmer disqualification

The Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee has responded to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concerning their decision to disqualify Wilfred Osei Kwaku popularly known as Palmer from the upcoming elections. The NC acting as the Elections Committee sent their response before the deadline given by CAS which is Monday, October 21, 2019 (12:00 GMT). Palmer, who was disqualified ...

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GFA Elections: Full list of newly-elected RFA chairmen

The Ghana FA held elections on Friday to elect the various leaders of the ten regions with all the chairmen retaining their seats in the highly anticipated polls. Below is the full list of the new chairmen of the Regional FAs for the next four years: Greater Accra Region = Samuel Aboabire Ashanti Region = Osei Tutu Agyemang Eastern Region  ...

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Council of State member Mogtar Shahanun dies at 74

A Member of the Council of State, Mogtar Shahanun has died, aged 74. JoyNews’ Upper West regional correspondent, Rafiq Salam reports he suddenly took ill and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead by doctors. He is expected to be buried Tuesday under strict Islamic tradition, the reporter said. The veteran statesman served as the first Regional ...

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