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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident that Paul Pogba will still be at Manchester United next season but admits he cannot guarantee the French World Cup winner will stay. Pogba fuelled speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid last month, suggesting Real were “a dream club for any player”, although he declared at the time he was happy at ...

Burundi and former Wits player Papy Faty has died after collapsing during a soccer match in Swaziland. Faty, who was playing for Malanti Chiefs, was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Faty (28), had formed part of the Wits team in the Absa Premiership but was released by the club in 2016 when he was found to ...

The Premier League has drawn up plans to have two trophies and two sets of medals on standby if the title race between Liverpool and Manchester City goes to the final day of the season on May 12, sources have told ESPN FC. Defending champions City moved one point clear of Liverpool with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is lining up a friendly match with either Burkina Faso or Benin Republic for the Super Eagles ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, to make up for the Black Stars of Ghana which have pulled out. NFF has already confirmed the Eagles will face Africa’s highest ranked country, Senegal in Egypt, before the start ...

Evangelist of the gospel, Chibuikem Eromose has predicted that Liverpool F.C would emerge winner of the ongoing premiership match this season. In a statement, Evangelist Eromose enjoins LiverPool fans to be joyful as the spirit of God showed him in a vision victory for Liverpool at last: “In the vision about premiership, I had a vision of Liverpool. They were ...

The Atlas Lions gaffer was reported to be among the candidates to succeed Bruno Genesio at the Groupama Stadium Morocco coach Herve Renard has responded to reports about a potential move to Lyon. He looks forward to preparing the North African country for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) and has underlined his focus. Last Saturday, Bruno Genesio confirmed ...

The Clarets may find themselves in trouble with the Football Association as the Blues manager was “offended” by them during the 2-2 draw Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was allegedly called a “sh*t Italian” by a member of Burnley’s backroom team, with Gianfranco Zola suggesting that the club are considering reporting their Premier League rivals to the FA. Monday night’s game ...

The current head coach of Partizan Belgrade considers an in-demand frontman currently shining at Eintracht Frankfurt to be an “incredible” talent Barcelona and Real Madrid target Luka Jovic is a “natural-born killer” who will undoubtedly become one of the best strikers in the world, according to Savo Milosevic. Jovic has been linked with La Liga giants Barca and Madrid after ...

The Mahami Family in Dagbon, a defunct royal gate in the Yendi chieftaincy rotation system, has renewed its longstanding protest against the continued exclusion of the family from presenting candidates for the position of Ya-Naa (Overlord of Dagbon State), despite occupying one of the three mandatory royal gate skins eligible for the post. The Mahami Family are descendants of the ...

The Argentine has been the biggest victim of Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival in Turin and should seek a transfer if Massimiliano Allegri stays on as coach First came the frustration. As Cristiano Ronaldo realised that his dream of a fourth consecutive Champions League was dying, he lashed out at Joel Veltman, chopping the Ajax defender down in the dying seconds of ...