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MANCHESTER UNITED were going to replace Sir Alex Ferguson with Ryan Giggs, according to former Old Trafford No 2 Rene Meulensteen. Manchester United saw Ferguson depart five years ago today, with the Red Devils then handing the job to David Moyes. Moyes left Everton for Old Trafford after Ferguson tipped him to bring stability to the club. However, United axed ...

Ghanaian forward Nicholas Gyan has picked his first career league title with Tanzanian side Simba FC. Gyan joined Simba FC midway through last season from Ghana Premier League side Ebusua Dwarfs and quickly cemented his place in the team with impressive performances. The 28-year-old kept up his great form for the Reds as they inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Ndanda ...

ASHLEY YOUNG insists he still has a winning mentality despite his age. Left-back Young extended his stay at Old Trafford in March after Manchester United triggered a clause in his contract to extend his deal for another year. Young has made 28 Premier League appearances under Jose Mourinho this season, scoring twice. And while he admits he’s “getting on a ...

Jurgen Klopp is confident Liverpool will recover from a disappointing Premier League run to seal qualification for next season’s Champions League in their final game against Brighton. Defeat to Chelsea on Sunday, following damaging draws against Stoke and West Brom, has taken the race for Champions League football next season into the final week of the season. Unless Huddersfield can ...

Accra Hearts of Oak will play Nkawkaw-based Division Two side Kaakyire FC in a friendly at the Nkawkaw Park on Sunday as the Premier League Board postpones Week 13 and 14 fixtures. Hearts will use the friendly to feature fringe players who have failed to play in all 11matches already played. The postponement the Week 13 and 14 fixtures is ...

Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Fred Pappoe, has described as preposterous, any suggestion that his administration paid bribes before Ghana qualified to the three previous World Cups. According to Pappoe who was the second-in-command at the GFA from 2005 to 2011, and was instrumental when Ghana qualified for the 2006 and 2010 World Cup, it took a ...

As part of efforts to help unearth budding soccer talents, Nestle Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Education Service and the Ghana Football Association has launched the 2018 edition of the Milo under-13 champion league competition. The 2018 edition which was launched at the headquarters of Nestle Ghana Limited in Accra on Friday, May 4, saw representatives from Nestle Ghana, ...

Zinedine Zidane believes Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to play for Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Zidane also said on Tuesday that Mohamed Salah deserves great credit for Liverpool’s surprise run in Europe but insisted the match in Kiev will not be a contest of the Egyptian against Ronaldo. Ronaldo was forced off at half-time of Sunday’s Clasico ...

The sign put up to commemorate Ferguson’s time at United, near Old Trafford, has disappeared and is presumed stolen with the council moving to order a replacement. The legendary Manchester United boss had a street opened in his honour five years ago today. But the sign has gone missing. Neither Manchester United or Trafford Council where aware when contacted by ...

Sir Alex Ferguson was often described as a bully and a tyrant during his time in charge of Manchester United, but you would have to go a long way to find one of his players supporting those accusations. Ferguson was tough and demanding and there are countless examples of his players being on the wrong end of his temper — ...