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A fellow Dutchman of the Liverpool defender admits the centre-half is a “special” talent, but feels two modern-day icons continue to set the standard Virgil van Dijk is “not the best player in the world”, says fellow Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo considered to remain at the top of the global pecking order. Liverpool‘s ...

Joan Gaspart has been reading between the lines of comments made by Argentine since it emerged he has an exit clause in his current contract Lionel Messi has been sending warnings to Barcelona that he “doesn’t like how the club is going”, claims former president of the Liga giants Joan Gaspart. The Argentine superstar has been discussing his future plans ...

The Red Devils boss is set to be without two French stars against Leicester, but Jesse Lingard and Aaron Wan-Bissaka could come into contention Manchester United will be without Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial for their home date with Leicester, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed. The Red Devils have seen two French stars pick up untimely knocks . Martial sat ...

The France international midfielder spent a single season at the King Power Stadium but still made a big impression on the England striker Jamie Vardy says former Leicester team-mate N’Golo Kante was a “pleasure” to play alongside and revealed that the squad once had to convince the midfielder not to run to training. The France international spent one season with ...

The Chile attacker failed to impress at Old Trafford but his former manager hopes he can find happiness following a loan move to Serie A Jose Mourinho says he always had the impression that Alexis Sanchez was “a sad man” but hopes his former Manchester United player can regain his form at Inter. Sanchez joined United from Arsenal in January ...

Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka announced on Friday she was splitting with her coach, her second break-up this year as she battles for form and slips down the world rankings. On the eve of the Pan Pacific Open tournament in Osaka, western Japan, the 21-year-old announced she would no longer be working with Jermaine Jenkins, who joined her team after ...

Jordan Ayew has been voted as the club’s ManBetX Player of the Month for August, his first such award for Crystal Palace. The 28-year-old has two goals from his three appearances in the league so far, scoring the winner in the Eagles’ last league outing against Aston Villa, as well as bagging the crucial opener for the club’s historic victory ...

It will be a second opportunity for Egypt to showcase it’s ability in hosting a second continental trophy in 2019. In November they will host the 2019 edition of the U23 Afcon. As hosts, the Pharaohs secured automatic qualification for the tournament and will subsequently be the only Arab nation present. South Africa have also secured qualification after beating Zimbabwe ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the minimum capital for Mobile Money companies from GH¢5 million to GH¢20 million. This means an increase of about 300%. According to a statement from the BoG, “The emergence of new payment streams, institutions such as financial technology companies and the general acceptance of electronic money have necessitated the enactment of the Payment ...

One of the leading sportsbook makers in Africa, mybet.africa, strongly believes both Salah and Mane will score a goal in this weekend counter with Newcastle at Anfield to signify unity as the Burnley saga is water under the bridge. Mybet.africa is offering special odds of 3.0 to sports punter to place a bet on the match. Punters who bet 10GHs ...