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ALVARO MORATA is having a “bad time” at Chelsea but has received the backing from Diego Costa to turn the situation around. Morata was left out of the Spain squad for their international friendlies this week. The £60million striker joined Chelsea from Real Madrid last summer as a replacement for Costa, who went on strike in an effort to force ...

Black Stars assistant coach Maxwell Konadu is not surprised that Algerian side ES Setif are closing in on Aduana Stars winger Zakaria Mumuni revealing ‘I knew they will come after the boy.’ The Algerian side, ES Setif, is believed to have expressed interest in the 20-year old winger after impressing in their CAF Champions League clash on both legs. The ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Alexis Sanchez has admitted he needs to improve, seven weeks on from his move from Arsenal. Manchester United signed Sanchez from Arsenal during the January transfer window with hopes he could be the final piece of their jigsaw. However, the 29-year-old has managed to find the net just once and was dropped for the Red Devils’ 2-0 ...

Former UK High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin has thrown shades at the Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi. On Monday, the nation’s football governing body had told the media that the English and Scottish FA wrote to the Ghana FA to learn how their flawless registration works. The CAF 1st vice president has not had it easy as football ...

Ghana’s Aduana Stars will slug it out with Fosa Juniors of Madagascar in the Caf Confederation Cup playoffs. The Dormaa-based club dropped to Caf’s second-tier competition after being bundled out of the Champions League this past weekend by ES Setif of Algeria. However, they will be expected to make amends by eliminating the relatively unknown Fosa Juniors and advance to ...

ANTHONY MARTIAL looks increasingly likely to join Manchester United’s summer exodus but the advice to under-fire defender Luke Shaw is to knuckle down. Much has been read into Jose Mourinho’s decision to haul off Shaw at half-time of the 2-0 win at Brighton on Sunday, with the United boss subsequently accusing his side of “lacking, class, personality and desire”. It ...

Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso is facing a possible five-year jail sentence over alleged tax fraud. The provincial prosecutor’s office of Madrid said in a statement on Wednesday that it is seeking a conviction against the 36-year-old ex-Spain international for alleged offences between 2010 and 2012. Alonso, who retired at the end of last season, is accused ...

MOHAMED SALAH has missed more big chances than anyone else in the Premier League. Liverpool hero Mohamed Salah has taken the Premier League by storm in 2017/18 with a stunning 28-goal haul in his return to English football so far. The Egyptian star has been a menacing presence in almost every game for the Reds this season, but the latest ...

Reading have sacked manager Jaap Stam with just eight games of the Championship season remaining. The club sit only three points away from the relegation zone following Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Norwich and have not won since January 30. The former Manchester United and Holland defender led the Royals to the Sky Bet Championship play-off final in his first season ...

MANCHESTER UNITED’s crisis is one of the big talking points during the international break. How can a manager such as Jose Mourinho be failing to get the best out of Alexis Sanchez, Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw? January was a positive time to be a Manchester United fan. Sure, at that point, the Premier League title was already well on ...