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Sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract in Malta, reports said Tuesday, with the club saying it wanted to “write history” with the signing. Bolt, 32, has been on trial with A-League club the Central Coast Mariners since arriving in Australia in August in his bid to pursue ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have told Saudi Arabian investors that the club is not for sale. Crown prince Mohammad bin Salman was understood to be interested in buying a controlling stake in the Premier League giants for £3billion. Bin Salaman is one of the world’s richest men and was also reported to be interested in a full takeover. But his audacious bid ...

Raheem Sterling scored twice as England delivered one of their finest victories of the modern era by beating Spain 3-2 in Seville on Monday. Away from home, and against a Spanish side in scintillating form under their new coach Luis Enrique, this was certainly England’s best win under Gareth Southgate and, perhaps, their most impressive since thrashing Germany 5-1 in ...

According to the Express, Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has informed Jose Mourinho about a fourth signing this summer. The Red Devils have been able to sign just 3 players in the current transfer market, Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred being the most popular name among them. As per the report, Woodward was found speaking to the Portuguese manager briefly ...

Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho has told the club’s board that Serbia stars: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Nikola Milenkovic; and Croatian players: Ivan Perisic and Ante Rebic are his four transfer targets in January, According to Daily Mail. Sergej, 23, currently plays for Lazio as a midfielder, while Milenkovic, 21, plays for Fiorentina as a defender. Perisic, 29, plays for Inter ...

Italy immediately took the initiative and midfielder Jorginho curled a shot against the bar in the first minute. Lorenzo Insigne dinked the ball on to the roof of the net from Alessandro Florenzi’s pass and the Napoli forward also struck the woodwork on the half-hour after Federico Chiesa sent him clear. Jorginho then forced Wojciech Szczesny to make a difficult ...

MANCHESTER UNITED remain far from the finished product under Jose Mourinho. But what would Louis van Gaal’s third season have been like had he been given more time? Express Sport now looks at how things could have been over at Old Trafford. Manchester United thought Van Gaal was the man to steer them back to the summit of English football ...

MANCHESTER UNITED fans have taken aim at Paul Pogba for his training ground antics with France. Pogba is currently on international duty with France and, following their 2-2 draw with Iceland last week, the World Cup winners are preparing to face Germany tomorrow (7.45pm). And during a break in their latest training session, Pogba was seen showing off with the ...

The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the upcoming 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, wants authorities of Legon Presbyterian Senior High School to be sanctioned following the browning of portions of a training pitch for the tournament. Authorities of the Legon Presbytarian Senior High School allowed a playing field on the school’s campus earmarked as a training centre for this ...

MANCHESTER UNITED chief Ed Woodward has told Jose Mourinho there are no plans to sack him despite links to Zinedine Zidane intensifying. Manchester United boss Mourinho is under pressure amid claims that Zidane could succeed him in the Old Trafford dugout. The Red Devils have endured a nightmare start to the new Premier League season and, despite beating Newcastle 3-2 ...