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Arsenal plan to make 55 staff redundant because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Gunners’ first-team players and head coach Mikel Arteta agreed a 12.5% pay cut in April. Arsenal’s executive team also agreed to waive more than a third of their salaries over the next 12 months. However, the club say they now face “more significant ...

Wilfried Osei Kwaku Palmer, the man at the centre of the CAS’ impending ruling which has the potential of shaking the foundation of Ghana football has denied receiving the verdict from the sports adjudication body. Sense of apprehension and anxiety hit the roof yesterday as interested parties waited for the ruling which had been scheduled for August 4 by CAS. ...

Stephen Appiah took to his Instagram page to post a picture of his handsome son, Larry Appiah to mark his birthday which fell on 3rd August 2020. Stephen Appiah’s first child who is a teenager turned a year older on Monday and the former Black Stars took to his Instagram account to celebrate his ward on his new age. The ...

The Argentine has opened up on his “special rivalry” with the ex-Spain goalkeeper while describing him as one of the best players in La Liga history Lionel Messi has paid tribute to Real Madrid hero Iker Casillas following his retirement, insisting the shot stopper’s “status as a legend of the game was secured long ago.” Casillas called time on an ...

Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has joined a tall list of African stars to sympathise with victims of the Beirut blast on Tuesday. At least 100 people are reported dead in a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday evening, leaving dozens dead and thousands injured. The blast has been linked to a large supply of ...

The former head of recruitment played a key role in discovering the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Hector Bellerin and Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal’s senior scouting network has been left stunned after several key figures were told they would be losing their jobs on Wednesday morning. As reported by the Mail and since confirmed by Goal, one of those who will be ...

There has been another adjournment in the case involving the Ghana Football Association and Wilfried Osei Kwaku Palmer. The Court of Arbitration for Sports has rescheduled the ruling to September 1, 2020. “On behalf of the Deputy President of the CAS Arbitration Division, please be advised that the time limit to communicate the Arbitral Award to the parties, pursuant to ...

Owner of Phar Rangers Football Club, Nana Yaw Amponsah has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, footballghana.com can report. The writings have been on the wall for the past few months following the dissolving of the management team of the club by the new board of directors of the club. Though at a ...

Didier Drogba drew a large crowd on Saturday eager to watch him submit his candidacy before the deadline for next months Ivory Coast Football Federation elections. The 42-year-old former African Footballer of the Year is one of four candidates seeking the presidency of the West African country’s football association. But he is still not certain to be on the ballot ...

The future of Ghana FA boss Kurt Okraku could be thrown wide opened if Wilfred Osei Kweku “Palmer” wins his landmark case against the association at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday. If Palmer’s reliefs are granted by the world sport court on August 4, it will essentially collapse the 10-month presidency of the former Dreams FC Executive ...