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Alexander Nubel’s decision to move to Munich is causing uproar at both his current club and his future team The Bundesliga returned at the weekend behind closed doors with players adjusting to a new football world during the coronavirus pandemic. The Revierderby – Borussia Dortmund versus Schalke – kicked things off on Saturday with footballers experiencing their new life for ...

The individuals will now go into quarantine for a period of seven days as the English top flight looks to resume next month The Premier League has confirmed that there were six positive Covid-19 results returned from a total of ​748 tests administered to players and club staff on Sunday and Monday. The positive cases came from a total of ...

The Ghana Football Association is demanding for a staggering $12 million from the government for “re-branding and development” after the Coronavirus pandemic. The FA has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Youth and Sports requesting for a share of the Coronavirus stimulus package. The proposed $12 million is meant for ” re-branding and development” of local football post Coronavirus. ...

Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has hinted that he would have loved to play alongside in-demand Thomas Teye Partey. Essien is regarded as one of the best box-to-box midfielders to have graced the green turf. The 37-year-old was one of the main reasons for Chelsea’s success between 2005 and 2010. His ability to exert energy in supporting offensive and defensive ...

Former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko midfielder Emmanuel Osei Kuffour has labelled himself as the Ghana Premier League’s Greatest Of All Time. The 44-year-old, who represented Ebusua Dwarfs, Hearts of Oak, AshantiGold, Asante Kotoko and Power FC, won the CAF Champions League with Hearts of Oak in 2000 and went ahead to play an instrumental role in the club’s ...

Former Ghana international Michael Essien has revealed that he went to Real Madrid with only a pair of jeans and a shirt. Essien left Chelsea to sign for Spanish giants Real Madrid on a loan deal in 2012. The Sabail FK midfielder made these revelations in an interview with South African sports journalist Carol Tshabalala. “I was with Chelsea in ...

The Chairman of the Ghana FA Beach Soccer Committee has debunked reports that beach soccer clubs have been promised a financial package from the GFA. This follows the earlier disclosure by GFA President Kurt Okraku that FIFA will give every member association financial support dubbed “Emergency Fund” in the coming days. Further, according to Mr Okraku, the moment the funds ...

Former Marseille and Guingamp star Didier Drogba has been crowned Ligue 1’s greatest striker of the past 20 years, ahead of PSG legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Drogba was recognised by Ligue 1 on Saturday after collecting 51 per cent of the 40,094 votes cast by fans on social media. He spent two-and-a-half years in the French top-flight and played for Guingamp ...

Former Accra Hearts of Oak Board Secretary Ernest Thompson has called on the club to review their recruitment policy. According to him, the recruitment policy of the club has to be changed as the club currently lacks quality players to compete. Speaking to Nhyira FM Sports on the club’s policies, Thompson advised the management of the club to buy three ...

Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku, the Ghana Football Association President has not chalked six months in office, but has received a commendation from top international sports personalities and Ghanaians. Leslie Koroma, CEO of African Sports Ventures Group in the USA has hailed the GFA President and invited him to an online sports conference on May 25. He said the young Ghanaian ...