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Manchester City have assembled the first billion-euro squad, a report by the CIES Football Observatory announced yesterday. City, who have benefitted hugely since the Abu Dhabi group takeover in 2008, spent 1.014bn euros on their current players with Paris St-Germain (913m euros) and Real Madrid (902m euros) in second and third respectively. The Premier League champions’ squad is worth 32 ...

In the wake of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, A Ghanaian footballer caught in the attacks, Jacob Adu Twum is appealing to the government of Ghana to speed up processes in rescuing Ghanaians who are becoming victims of the attacks. According to reports, one Ghanaian footballer known as Arthur had been shot in both legs by the South African ...

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi could leave Camp Nou for MLS, according to Mundo Deportivo. Messi has an annual exit option in his deal and the five-time Ballon d’Or winner could swap Spain for the United States. It comes as the Catalan giants look to offer Messi – who has been linked to David Beckham’s Inter Miami franchise – a lifetime ...

Premier League clubs have reportedly helped to foil a proposal to make revolutionary changes to the Champions League. UEFA has been working with the European Club Association (ECA) to make significant changes to Europe’s top club competitions from 2024 onwards. The initial proposal looked at the introduction of a three-tiered system featuring 128 teams as well as promotion and relegation ...

Ghana superstar Thomas Partey has proven to be an astute football businessman as he has splashed out to buy Spanish third division club Alcobendas Sport, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The midfielder, who plays for Spanish top-flight club Atletico Madrid, silently acquired a stake in the club with the mission of getting them promoted to the top leagues of the fiercely ...

Former World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is currently serving an indefinite medical suspension by the Arizona Department of Gaming. The ADG in an e-mailed response to the Graphic Online stated that Dogboe was suspended following his last bout against the hard-hitting Emanuel Navarrette in Tucson, Arizona on May 11, 2019. The suspension will be in effect until ...

Junior Agogo is the latest Ghanaian football personality to die untimely after battling with stroke for years. Following the death of Junior Manuel Agogo whose death has broken Ghanaians hearts, Pulse Sports has compiled a list of sports personalities whose passing were very saddening and premature. Baba Yara Sudden death of football personalities The man arguably rated as the finest ...

Ghana’s Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah is set to incur the wrath of FIFA as he is neck-deep in masterminding the banning of candidates for the Ghana FA presidential elections in favour of Nana Yaw Amponsah, insiders close to the government official have told Ghanasoccernet.com. Sources say a government-leaning candidate Cudjoe Fianoo has been told by the Minister to fold his ...

Red Star Belgrade fans stirred controversy after parking an army tank outside their stadium ahead of their Champions League play-off second leg against Swiss side Young Boys. The tank, a refurbished T-55 purchased from an army depot, was parked outside the stadium as an “attraction”, the Serbian club said on their Facebook page. However, the move divided fans and drew ...

Two-time Olympic champion David Rudisha has thanked “the Almighty God for the gift of life” after surviving a car accident in his native Kenya. The world 800m record holder, 30, was driving his SUV on the Nairobi-Kisumu highway when a tyre burst and the vehicle collided head-on with a bus. Rudisha was treated for minor soft-tissue injuries and police confirmed ...