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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was fined £45,000 ($59,000) by the Football Association on Thursday for suggesting referee Kevin Friend had favoured West Ham in his side’s 1-1 draw at the London Stadium earlier this month. Klopp, whose side are currently second on goal difference in the Premier League behind Manchester City, said he thought Friend realised he should have ruled ...

The 2019/20 English Premier League season will begin on Saturday, August 10, officials announced Thursday, with the transfer window closing two days earlier. The transfer window will shut at 5:00 pm local time (1600 GMT) on Thursday, August 8 — the second successive year where the summer window will close before a new season starts. The 2019/20 English Premier League ...

Paris St Germain forward Neymar will continue treatment on his foot injury in Brazil under the supervision of the club’s medical team, the French Ligue 1 side have said. Brazilian international Neymar was ruled out for 10 weeks in January after he injured a metatarsal in his right foot during a 2-0 French Cup win over Strasbourg on January 23. ...

President Akufo-Addo says sports infrastructure will be upgraded ahead of the 2023 All Africa Games. The Sporting industry will receive a hike in terms of facilities as the country prepares to host the rest of Africa for the first time in the competition. Ghana was given the rights to host the next edition of the multi-sports competition after winning a ...

Ronaldo responded to Juventus’ loss against Atletico Madrid by reminding everyone he had won the Champions League five times, while the Spaniards are yet to lift the trophy. The former Real Madrid forward experienced an unhappy return to the Spanish capital as Diego Simeone’s Atletico claimed a 2-0 first-leg lead in their round-of-16 tie on Wednesday. At one point during ...

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has apologised for any offence caused by his celebrations against Juventus, but said: “I did it from the heart.” Simeone turned towards fans and grabbed his crotch after Jose Maria Gimenez opened the scoring in a 2-0 win. “It’s not a nice gesture, I admit, but I felt the need to do it,” he said. ...

According to the captain of Aduana Stars, Yahaya Mohammed, it will be prudent for the GFA Normalization Committee to seek for the advice of former GFA Capo Kwesi Nyantakyi in their reformation of football in the country. FIFA banned the former GFA Boss for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both National and international level ...

Former Kotoko defender, Charles Boateng has urged the team to start picking points on the road ahead of their clash with Nkana FC on Sunday.  The Porcupine Warriors face the Nkana Red Devils in the third round of games in the CAF Confederations Cup group stages but are yet to pick a point away from home after losing their opener to ...

Sadio Mane’s house was reportedly broken into and things stolen on the night of Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 clash against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, Merseyside Police have confirmed. According to the police, no one was present at the 26-year-old’s house in Allerton and the thieves are understood to have made away with watches, mobile phones and car keys. “We are ...

Former Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Kalusha Bwalya has resumed his duties with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after world football governing body Fifa lifted his two-year ban on appeal. This means that Kalusha remains a CAF Executive Committee member until his tenure expires this year. Before the ban last year, Kalusha was President of the CAF Technical ...