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How Man Utd have shown English football the way to tackle coronavirus

The Red Devils have made a number of key decisions during Covid-19 pandemic to benefit staff, supporters and the local community The last few weeks have been strange. If we’re being honest, nobody really knows how best to deal with the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak, aside from staying inside and following government guidelines. Businesses across the world are already ...

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Tottenham issue warning after Mourinho and players seen training

Tottenham Hotspur have reminded players of their responsibilities during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown after pictures and video on social media emerged of manager Jose Mourinho and several members of his squad that appeared to show them flouting social-distancing rules. Portuguese boss Mourinho was pictured training with Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common, while Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon were seen running side ...

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Qatar denies bribing FIFA officials to host 2022 World Cup

Qatar has called the allegations that it bribed FIFA officials for the right to host the 2022 World Cup “baseless” adding that they “will be fiercely contested”. According to US Justice Department documents released Monday, FIFA officials received bribes to vote in favour of awarding the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. The Kremlin has ...

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UEFA refutes August 3 deadline for Champions League, Europa qualifiers

UEFA has denied president Aleksander Ceferin set a deadline of August 3 for the Champions League and Europa League finals to be completed. Ceferin was widely reported as telling German broadcaster ZDF on Saturday that the competitions, which have been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, needed to be completed by that date. With the majority of European leagues ...

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GARFA Postponed Congress Indefinitely

The Greater Accra Regional Football Association (GARFA ) has postponed their Congress. With reference to our earlier notice to all affiliated clubs of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association (GARFA) about the 2019/20 Congress which was slated to be held on Tuesday 7th April 2020. The Executive Council of the GARFA regret to inform you through this circular that the ...

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Christian Atsu rubbishes retirement reports

On Friday, reports emerged that the former Chelsea and FC Porto winger has communicated to the head coach of the team, CK Akonnor that he is no more interested in playing for the country. According to the reports, Atsu was not impressed with the support of the country offered to him when he got injured during the 2019 Africa Cup ...

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Premier League 30 April restart date to be pushed back

The restart date for the Premier League will be pushed back on Friday. All 20 Premier League clubs will meet via video and it is accepted by all that there is no hope of professional games being played immediately after the current 30 April deadline. The Premier League could shift the date back into May or opt to follow Spain ...

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‘Africa is no laboratory’ – Players slam ‘racist’ coronavirus test claims

Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba have hit back angrily at “racist and contemptuous” comments made by two doctors on French television suggesting studies on drugs to combat coronavirus should be tested in Africa. Former Chelsea and Senegal forward Demba Ba posted a video of the exchange on Twitter. Ba commented: “Welcome to the West, where white people believe themselves to ...

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Consistency will open door to home-based players – Akonnor

Black Stars Head Coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor is challenging home-based players to be consistent to command regular place in the national team. He said this during an interview with the Communications Department in an exclusive chat dubbed “Time with C.K Akonnor”. Home-based players are often overlooked or given limited space in the Black Stars in recent years, unlike the past ...

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