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MIKEL ARTETA becoming Arsenal manager would be a huge surprise to former Gunners captain William Gallas. Arteta is the overwhelming favourite to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. The Spaniard held talks with the Gunners this week and reportedly agreed a deal to become boss on Friday. That is despite Arteta not having any previous managerial experience. Arteta has spent the ...

Jose Mourinho claims there is little possibility that Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Manchester United and has described any potential move as a “closed door”. The Portugal international is consistently linked with a move back to Old Trafford but Mourinho thinks he will stay at Real Madrid until he spends a year somewhere “he wants to enjoy”. “I believe that ...

Italian Serie A side Roma has come out to back Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia in a series of tweets. The club initially posted news of the Super Eagles squad and one of Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari’s personal assistants thanked Roma. In response the Italian club posted: “good luck to the squad at the @FIFAWorldCup in Russia. ...

Controversial Techiman Eleven Wonders Chief Executive Officer Takyi Arhin has commended ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas for his upcoming ‘exposé number 12 video’, which is set to uncover the corrupt practices in Ghana football. The highly anticipated exposé, which is due to be premiered on Wednesday, June 6, has created uneasiness amongst the Ghanaian football populace as many of ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be honoured with his own exhibit in the British Museum’s Egyptian collection. The Egypt international has impressed this season, winning the Premier League golden boot with a record 32 goals. His boots will go on display in the run up to Liverpool’s Champions League final match against Real Madrid. “The boots tell a story of ...

Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he will leave Juventus at the end of the 2017-18 season. Saturday’s Serie A clash with Verona will prove to be Buffon’s final match for the Italian giants, although the 40-year-old has not confirmed whether he will be retiring from professional football. “Saturday will be my last match with Juventus and I believe it will be the best ...

Didier Deschamps has left Premier League stars Anthony Martial and Alexandre Lacazette out of France’s squad for the World Cup, with Dimitri Payet, Adrien Rabiot and Kingsley Coman also omitted. Bayern Munich winger Coman is on the reserves list, along with Rabiot, Martial and Lacazette, but Payet is out entirely after the Marseille captain was injured in Thursday’s Europa League ...

West Ham is readying its successor to David Moyes, and making lofty claims about its work. With current Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez seemingly on the lips on anyone naming candidates for the gig, a press release which includes quotes from West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has described some handsome characteristics on their next boss. “West Ham United would ...

The 2018 World Cup is near. How do we know? Because preliminary squads and 23-man final squads are starting to roll in. As of Thursday afternoon, seven 23-man rosters and 18 other provisional squads had been announced. Teams were required to hand in a preliminary roster of up to 35 players on Monday, May 14, but did not have to make it public. They then ...

The alternates for France’s World Cup roster could put together a pretty good group stage, and underscores the possibilities of a French return to glory at this summer’s tournament in Russia. Amongst the players left out for France are Alexandre Lacazette, Anthony Martial, Lucas Digne, Kingsley Coman, Aymeric Laporte, Dimitri Payet, Karim Benzema, Adrien Rabiot, and Wissam Ben Yedder. So ...