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The Black Stars of Ghana have completed their first training session in Dubai, as preparations began in earnest for the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Kwasi Appiah had 23 players present to take part in the training session at the Jeber Ali Training Complex with the remaining 6 players expected to join camp later tonight. The second batch of ...

Deontay Wilder wasted no time in giving his opinion on Anthony Joshua’s shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jnr in New York. The British heavyweight lost his WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF title belts to the unfancied Mexican inside Madison Square Garden and bitter rival Wilder insisted Joshua’s career ‘consisted of lies, contradictions and gifts.’ Taking to Twitter following Joshua’s unexpected ...

A former Red Devils winger weighed in on his old club and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during an in-depth interview over the weekend Manchester United need to sign more world-class players if they want to compete in the Premier League and Europe, according to Nani. United are facing a big off-season after failing to qualify for the Champions League, having finished ...

The Bianconeri are reportedly keen to appoint the Blues coach, but the midfielder would be disappointed to see him leave Jorginho feels it would be “sad” were Maurizio Sarri to leave Chelsea after just a single season in charge and warns the Napoli fan base could feel “betrayed” if he moves to Juventus. Sarri led the Blues to a third-place ...

The PSG forward’s Instagram video was pulled down after he shared intimate messages without consent, but his father says his son is a blackmail victim Neymar’s father launched an explosive defence of his son following a backlash against Neymar Jr for sharing private content between him and a woman who reportedly alleges he raped her in May. The Paris Saint-Germain ...

The Spanish giants are keen to have the Belgian put pen to paper sooner rather than later Real Madrid are sending a representative to London to meet with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia as Los Blancos commit to a final push to get a transfer deal for Eden Hazard over the line, Goal understands. Negotiations over the Belgian’s future at the ...

The former Manchester United manager said the midfielder’s quality was clear but was shocked by his success in front of goal Jose Mourinho has come away impressed with midfielder Bruno Fernandes, declaring his countryman “has it all”, though he admits surprise over the Sporting star’s success in front of goal. The 24-year-old Fernandes has shown impressive growth in recent seasons ...

The 16-year-old is on his way to Old Trafford after rejecting a professional contract offer from the Amsterdam giants Ajax attacker Dillon Hoogewerf has confirmed he will join Manchester United this summer. The Eredivisie champions confirmed last week that the 16-year-old striker, who also plays as a winger, had rejected their offer of a professional contract to pursue a move ...

The referee’s decision to penalise Moussa Sissoko for handball seemed harsh as it struck his chest before touching his arm The Champions League final between got off to a controversial start as Liverpool were awarded a penalty for a handball by Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko in the very first minute. Sadio Mane’s attempted cross was blocked when the ball struck ...

One year on from his traumatic experience against Real Madrid, the Egyptian opened the scoring in a 2-0 victory over Spurs in Madrid The mentality giants are the Kings of Europe. On the biggest stage of all, Liverpool delivered. Their superb season got its special conclusion. After 14 years, the Champions League trophy is heading back to Anfield after Jurgen ...