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The Union of European Football Associations, on Thursday said that the Russian club Rubin Kazan has been banned from European competition for one season. The ban is for breaching restrictions placed on the club under break-even rules known as financial fair play. The European soccer body said in a statement that the ban would come into effect if the club ...

Usain Bolt has turned down a two-year deal from Maltese champions Valletta FC, as he continues his pursuit to become a professional footballer. The winner of eight Olympic sprinting titles, who retired from athletics in 2017, is currently on trial at Australia’s Central Coast Mariners. Bolt, 32, scored two goals in a recent pre-season friendly but has not been offered ...

Nigeria’s women’s team Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby has invited a total of 29 home –based and 19 overseas –based professionals for the first phase of camping of Super Falcons, ahead of next month’s 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Ghana. In all, there will be 48 players in camp. They are enough to compose four football teams ...

Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has assured defender Chris Odoi-Atsem of the support of DC United as he begins treatment for cancer. DC United revealed Tuesday that right back Odoi-Atsem has been diagnosed with Stage Two Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will soon begin four months of chemotherapy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. The shock revelation about the 23-year-old who has ...

Football Kenya Federation (FKFF) has announced the Harambee Starlets have replaced Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The eight-team tournaments is set to kick off in Ghana on 17 November. Two-time winners Equatorial Guinea beat Kenya 3-2 on aggregate in the final round of qualifying before the Kenyans protested over the eligibility of six players. The ...

Ghana’s Normalization Committee leader, Dr. Kofi Amoah together with his team are waiting for FIFA’s response concerning Ghana’s suspended Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone. Ghana’s Nations Cup qualifier against their West African neighbours was called off after Sierra Leone were slapped with an indefinite ban by FIFA for “government interference”. The government of Sierra Leone decided to remove ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho must start Juan Mata against Chelsea this weekend. That is the verdict of former Red Devils star Wes Brown, who says the playmaker will be eager to feature against his old club. Mata has experienced mixed fortunes since joining United from Chelsea during David Moyes’ failed stint as manager. But he is a firm fans’ ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has been backed to continue to stand up for himself amid the criticism he’s received in recent weeks. Jose Mourinho’s third season at Manchester United has got off to a shaky start with the club eighth in the league, seven points behind joint-leaders Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. The Portuguese boss reportedly risked facing the ...

There was drama at a news conference organized by the Normalization Committee of the Ghana Football Association after a member of the committee engaged a journalist in a heated verbal tirade. A freelance journalist Ekow Asmah queried why the  journalists were asked to clap for Lawyer Duah Adonteng – a member of the committee – when he arrived late, more ...

MANCHESTER UNITED hero Paul Scholes has launched an attack at Jose Mourinho once again. The former Red Devils and England ace has often slammed the Special One for United’s dour performances under him at Old Trafford. Mourinho was on the brink of being sacked as Manchester United boss, only for the Red Devils to come from behind against Newcastle before ...