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JOSE MOURINHO has told Gareth Southgate if he trusts Marcus Rashford he should pick him for England’s World Cup regardless of his limited game-time with Manchester United. Southgate has expressed concerns that Rashford is not starting enough games for United and the 20-year-old’s minutes on the pitch have decreased following the arrival of Alexis Sanchez in January to improve Mourinho’s ...

Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairman Kudjoe Fianoo has lauded the Ghana Football Association for engaging Great Olympics to resolve the issues that has halted the start of the Ghana league. The 2017/18 Ghana Premier League which was due to kick-start this weekend has been postponed after Great Olympics served the Ghana Football Association with a court injunction in a ...

The Ghana FA Executive Committee has agreed to give Aduana Stars an amount of US$30,000 to boost their preparations for their upcoming CAF Champions League match against ES Setif. The Ghanaian League Champions will host their Algerian opponents in the first of the two-legged games at the the Nana Agyeman Badu I Park in Dormaa on Wednesday March 7. The ...

Former Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, Randy Abbey says the verbal altercation that has ensued between the President of the FA and the Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Kudjoe Fianoo is unfortunate and gives credence to those who say there are deep cracks with the top brass of Ghana Football. Speaking on the Joy Sports ...

Video assistant referees are set to be used at this year’s World Cup in Russia after football’s lawmakers voted to approve the technology. VAR has been trialled in some domestic English cup games this season and has been used in Germany and Italy. The International Football Association Board (Ifab) “unanimously approved” its introduction on a permanent basis after a meeting ...

LIONEL MESSI has reportedly been left gobsmacked after Gerard Pique told him Samuel Umtiti is considering leaving Barcelona for Manchester United. Umtiti has established a reputation as one of Europe’s top centre-backs since moving to the Nou Camp from Lyon in 2016. And his form has attracted plenty of admiring glances from across the continent, with Jose Mourinho eyeing him ...

REAL MADRID need to make big changes to their squad this summer but selling Toni Kroos must not be one of them. Those are the thoughts of legendary Liverpool defender turned pundit Steve Nicol. Real Madrid have struggled under Zinedine Zidane this season in La Liga. They are 15 points behind leaders Barcelona having surprisingly lost 1-0 to Espanyol on ...

Antonio Conte slams Chelsea board for lack of ambition as war of words rumbles on Chelsea visit Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday struggling to capture a top four place less than a year after winning the title in Conte’s first season in English football. Conte pointed to Man City’s runaway success, with Pep Guardiola’s team going into the ...

A 99-year-old Australian swimmer appears to have smashed a world record for his age group in the 50m freestyle. George Corones clocked 56.12 seconds at an official event in Queensland – a new benchmark for the 100-104 age category. He eclipsed the previous mark, set in 2014, by 35 seconds. It will now be verified by the sport’s governing body. ...

Former Everton and Tottenham midfielder Steven Pienaar has announced his retirement from the game. The 35-year-old, who was capped 61 times by South Africa, had been playing for Bidvest Wits in his home country’s Premier Soccer League. Speaking to Sportsmail he said: ‘It’s time to close the book on what has been a great part of my life and open ...