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Xavi believes he is ready to manage Barcelona but insists there cannot be any “toxicity” in the dressing room. The midfielder spent the majority of his playing career with Barcelona, from 1998 to 2015, playing more than 700 matches. During his time at the club he won eight La Liga titles and lifted four Champions League trophies and also played ...

Jose Mourinho and his Tottenham Hotspur camp have decided to conduct live training video sessions with the players, as social distancing has been advised by the Premier League during the coronavirus pandemic. The league is set to resume on April 30 and clubs are trying to ensure that all players stay fit while home. The players have been working from ...

Communications Director of Asante Kotoko, Kennedy Boakye Ansah has accused former captain of the club Yussif Alhassan Chibsah of seeking public sympathy from the tussle surrounding Kwame Bonsu’s deal to Esperance. Chibsah, who is the agent that brooked the deal for Kwame Bonsu’s transfer to Esperance Sportive de Tunis has denied any wrongdoing for the refusal of the Tunisian club ...

Asante Kotoko have agreed to settle the $180,000 fine slapped on Emmanuel Clottey by FIFA for a breach of contract with Esperance. Kotoko communicated the latest development on Emmanuel Clottey’s saga to Esperance through Offside Oku Consult, managed by renowned football administrator Ashford Tetteh Oku whom they hired to help them retrieve the transfer fee regarding the sale of Kwame ...

Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor’s hopes of arriving in Ghana this week have been dashed after being quarantined in Benin. The Togo international was put in quarantine on his way to Lome before the journey to Accra and will be locked up for 14 days as fight against the global pandemic coronavirus intensifies. Even though the former Manchester City ...

Former Ghanaian footballer, Charles Taylor has mentioned Stephen Appiah as the best player he played with in his career. The Ghanaian footballer who played for Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko said this when speaking on a interview on Tru 92.5fm eastern region based radio station. He said Stephen Appiah was not only good on the pitch but his ...

Enugu Rangers goalkeeper Nana Bonsu has disclosed that Ghanaian duo Sadiq Abubakar and Seidu Mutawakilu would have travelled with the recently deceased teammate George Ifeanyi had it not been the lockdown in Ghana due to the coronavirus outbreak. On Sunday, Enugu Rangers forward Ifeanyi George passed away in a gory accident on Onitsha-Agbor-Benin expressway after his car bumped into a ...

Arsenal have advised their players, who were to resume training on Tuesday, to stay at home even though they completed their 14-day isolation period after manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for the Coronavirus. Arteta’s positive test forced the team to go into self-isolation, while the Premier League has suspended the soccer season until April 30. “As a result of the ...

Two footballers – Super Eagles forward Dayo Ojo and Abia Comets’ Benjamin Iluyomade – have been kidnapped while driving on the Benin-Owo expressway in Nigeria. The pair were travelling from Akure on a break, as the Nigerian league is currently suspended amidst the coronavirus pandemic. A team-mate of Ojo’s from his club side Enyimba, Emmanuel James, was also in the ...

Ashanti Gold skipper Shafiu Mumuni has expressed his readiness to play for regional rivals Asante Kotoko in the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League. Mumuni has been linked with a move to the Porcupine Warriors as coach Maxwell Konadu is keen on strengthening his front-line for the second round of the league which is currently suspended due to the outbreak of coronavirus. ...