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CRISTIANO RONALDO scored arguably one of the best goals of all time on Tuesday night – but Zinedine Zidane insists it doesn’t beat HIS effort in the 2002 Champions League final. Ronaldo crashed home a stunning overhead kick 64 minutes into Real Madrid’s 3-0 demolition of Juventus. The Portugal superstar appeared to have shocked himself after seeing the ball nestle ...

The journey to the Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2018 starts today(Wednesday) with the First Round matches of the qualifiers. Twenty (20) teams will be involved in action during the international break from 2-10 April for places at the ultimate round. The next eight days will witness the first and second leg matches of the First Round. One ...

LIONEL MESSI and Luis Suarez want Barcelona to land Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in a swap deal involving Ousmane Dembele, it has been claimed. Salah has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona as a result of his stunning form for Liverpool. According to Spanish publication Don Balon, Messi and Suarez believe the Egypt international would be a better ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have surged into contention to sign Real Madrid playmaker Isco, according to reports. Manchester United and Real Madrid have a strained transfer relationship after several incidents in recent years. The two teams used to regularly do business with each other, with the likes of David Beckham, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Angel Di Maria exchanging teams. However, the saga ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho reportedly has one concern about signing PSG bulldozer Marco Verratti. Manchester United want PSG star Verratti to help coax the best out of Paul Pogba next season. The Red Devils are losing Michael Carrick in the summer, with the England international retiring, and Mourinho is hunting reinforcements. The club are already well-stocked in midfield with ...

CHELSEA owner Roman Abramovich is locked in a stubborn £9.5million stand off with coach Antonio Conte. The Russian billionaire is unhappy with the way Chelsea’s season has plunged into disarray this season, with his club now set to miss out on the top four and the chance of Champions league football next season – and with only the FA Cup ...

Ebusua Dwarfs goalkeeper Frank Andoh says his side will bounce back despite their recent poor outings which has seen them lose two games consecutively and also conceded five goals. Dwarfs were beaten 2-0 by Hearts of Oak in midweek before being walloped 3-0 by Karela at Nzema over the weekend which has made lots of football pundits to raise eyebrows ...

Former Black Stars and Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong has blasted Samir Nasri as “an idiot” and told the Telegraph that Arsene Wenger is the best manager a young player can have. Frimpong, 26, also praised former teammate Cesc Fabregas as “a lovely guy,” revealed that Alex Song always ate KFC the day before a game and that Andrey Arshavin didn’t ...

The Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports has announced his country’s official support for Morocco’s bid to host the World Cup in 2026. El Hadi Ould Ali made the statement at the weekend on a working visit to the province of El Bayadh, south of Algeria. “The decision of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to support the candidacy of Morocco to host ...

Juventus and Real Madrid will go head to head again in the first leg of their quarter-final tie tonight. The two teams have a similar spirit and mentality, faced each other in the Cardiff final just ten months ago. Cristiano Ronaldo is on a hot streak, just to say the least (22 goals in his last 13 games) but Juve’s ...