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The Red Devils stuttered after an initially impressive spell under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but the Portuguese thinks there are still issues at the club Jose Mourinho says his struggles at Manchester United were down to the “players, organisation and ambition” of the club as he denied suggestions Paul Pogba was to blame for his sacking. The Portuguese coach was sacked ...

The Argentine has earned respect for the progress Tottenham have made but his former Manchester United rival feels he should have won a trophy Jose Mourinho has called out Mauricio Pochettino for his lack of silverware, even though he says he admires the Tottenham manager. The Argentine boss has not won any trophies with the three clubs he has coached, ...

FIFA says the final squad list of players for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup is complete with eight days before the kick-off. A statement issued by the FIFA Media Office said that 504 players would be representing the 24 teams to follow in the footsteps of global stars like Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba who were first ...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Michael Carrick, Kieran McKenna and Mark Dempsey will be staying on as part of his coaching staff at the club next season. Former player Carrick joined the coaching staff after retirement while McKenna from the U18s. “They are all going to stay. I think that’s important, that we keep that team ...

Mr. Isaac Asiamah, the Minister of Youth and Sports has called on traditional leaders in the country to take active roles in the sporting industry. He said this would improve community involvement and attention to certain sporting disciplines that traditional leaders will take up, adding that, this would o ensure proper development of sports in the country. “I humbly request ...

Group Head of Sports for the EIB network Henry Asante Twum will be in Paris this weekend to cover the penultimate round of games in the French Ligue 1 with the match between Champions Paris Saint-Germain and Dijon being the highlight of this weekend’s matches. The game, on Saturday, will see the astute journalist be among the Special guest at ...

Belgium-born Paul Put oversaw Burkina Faso qualify for their first ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final in 2013, losing 1-0 to Nigeria’s Super Eagles with a Sunday Mba goal 40 minutes into the game in Johannesburg. Six years on, and with his new employers Guinea pooled with Nigeria in Group B, Put who returned to West Africa after a ...

UEFA investigators want Manchester City to be banned from the Champions League for a season if they are found guilty of breaking financial rules. However, according to one well-placed source, a final decision is yet to be made by chief investigator Yves Leterme. The former Belgian prime minister, chairman of the investigatory panel of UEFA’s independent financial control board, is ...

The Swiss Ambassador-designate to Ghana, Mr Philipp Stalder has presented his open letters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey, to begin his role as the official representative and diplomatic liaison of Switzerland in the country. He replaces Markus Nicklaus Paul Dugly whose service to his country ended last year. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...

A famous follower of the Blues, who is revelling in another Premier League title triumph, believes arch-rivals have become stuck in a serious rut Manchester United are “in trouble”, says Noel Gallagher, with the former Oasis star seeing the struggles of Paul Pogba and Co set to continue as Manchester City go from strength to strength. The Red Devils once ...