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Businessman Dr Kofi Amoah and a technical director of the Ghana FA Oti Akenteng have been mandated to manage football activities in the country. FIFA and the Government of Ghana have agreed for the duo to constitute an interim Liason Team in collaboration with CAF to run the beautiful game. Dr Amoah will head the Liason team with Mr. Akenteng ...

John Obi Mikel played in Nigeria’s World Cup defeat to Argentina despite having just been told his father was being held for ransom and would be shot “instantly” if he alerted the authorities. Mikel revealed on Tuesday he had received a call four hours before kick off in his country’s final Group D game from kidnappers demanding 10 million Nigerian ...

June 30th signaled the end of the road for my adored Cristiano Ronaldo and his nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Does this mean I’m going back to Ghana? In two words, “not yet”! In the early hours of July 1st, Portugal’s team bus left the Fisht Olympic Stadium and arrived at the Sochi International Airport. There was no ...

Jerome Boateng has no plans to quit international football despite coming in for criticism following Germany’s shock group-stage exit at the World Cup. Boateng, 29, was one of nine players from the squad that lifted the World Cup four years ago who made it to Russia but were dumped out after losing to both Mexico and South Korea. No player ...

Basketball star LeBron James has joined Los Angeles Lakers in a four-year deal worth $154m (£116m). The 33-year-old, who has played in eight consecutive NBA finals, moves to the Lakers from Cleveland Cavaliers. James, who became a free agent on 1 July, is widely considered the best basketball player in the world. “Thank you Northeast Ohio for an incredible four ...

ANDRES INIESTA has called time on his Spain career after their shock World Cup exit to Russia this afternoon. Spain captain Iniesta saw his final World Cup outing end in defeat as Russia stunned them to make the quarter-finals of the competition. Fernando Hierro’s team went in front early on when 38-year-old Sergei Ignashevich put the ball into his net. ...

JESSE LINGARD claims Gareth Southgate has staged a Russian Revolution and vowed that his Red Army have no plans to stop their march any time soon. The Three Lions will be in their crimson away strip for tomorrow night’s clash in the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, knowing a win will set them up with a quarter-final again Sweden or Switzerland ...

SERGIO RAMOS has suggested several Spain players could call time on their international career after they were knocked out of the 2018 World Cup by Russia in a penalty shoot-out earlier today. Spain were not all that convincing in the group stages but, with a squad which boasts several Champions League and top flight winners, they were still regarded as ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho will reportedly continue to rebuff Anthony Martial offers amid fears the Frenchman could emulate Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. Manchester United boss Mourinho has clashed repeatedly with Martial throughout his two years at Old Trafford. The 55-year-old angered his France superstar by stripping him of his No 9 shirt in 2016, handing it to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The ...

Spain’s continued reliance on tiki-taka has left Cesc Fabregas bemused, with the 2010 World Cup winner suggesting that pointless passing caused La Roja’s shock exit to Russia on Sunday. During an era of dominance which delivered two European Championships and a global crown, pass and move was very much the order of the day. Chelsea midfielder Fabregas formed part of ...