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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 ...

Following reports and teasers that, ace international investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas in his impending exposé, will focus on football, the corridors of the Ghana Football Association, GFA, has come under intense pressure. The tension and suspense that have engulfed the impending premiering in the face of the huge media commentaries, many who are diversely related to Ghana football seem ...

The Ghana Football Association has sealed a mega five-year sponsorship deal with Zylofon Cash to become the headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League. Announcing the mouthwatering deal in Accra on Thursday Morning, Nana Appiah Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of Zylofon described his company’s decision to sponsor the Ghana Premier League as a “patriotic and mutually beneficial journey”; which will ...

Pep Guardiola is staying at Manchester City into the next decade. After a record-breaking season at the Etihad, Manchester City announced that the club had signed Guardiola to a new contract through 2021. If he stays for the duration of his contract, it will be the longest amount of time he’s spent at one club, after four years with FC ...

Premier League clubs raked in the cash during the 2017-2018 season as television revenues continue to grow. The Premier League released its financial figures on Thursday of how much every club received from the league this season, and the final amount totaled more than $3.2 billion. It’s no wonder so many folks are trying to invest in the Premier League. Despite finishing ...

Serena Williams’ father texted her about an hour before her wedding and told her he couldn’t walk her down the aisle, the tennis star revealed in Wednesday’s episode of the HBO docuseries “Being Serena.” “He was in New Orleans, he had a suit, and I know he was really excited,” Williams said in the third episode of the series, per Vogue. “But ...

Nathaniel Asamoah scored a last-gasp goal as Aduana Stars thrice came from behind to snatch a 3-3 draw with his former club Raja Casablanca on Wednesday afternoon in Group A of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. The Ghanaian champions were playing their first-ever CAF inter-clubs money zone match at the Nana Agyeman Badu II Park in Dormaa Ahenkro and ensured ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Romelu Lukaku will play against Chelsea in the FA Cup final even if he is not 100 per cent fit. That’s the verdict of Old Trafford great Andy Cole, who’s also hailed the goalscoring prowess the Belgian has displayed this season. Lukaku is a doubt for Saturday’s showdown with his old club Chelsea at Wembley due to ...

EDEN HAZARD has told Chelsea – sign some good new players for next season or I could be gone. The Belgian star, set to lead Chelsea’s attack in the FA Cup final against Manchester United on Saturday and a target for Real Madrid this summer, has still not signed the £300,000-a-week contract that has been offered to him. But he ...