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CHELSEA have begun negotiations with Luis Enrique as they look to replace Antonio Conte, according to stunning reports in Spain. Antonio Conte has been given a stay of execution and is expected to be in charge next Monday when Chelsea face West Brom. But that could be his last game at the club with reports from Sport in Spain claiming ...

Man Utd star Alexis Sanchez has been handed a 16-month prison sentence over tax fraud by the Spanish authorities, although he won’t serve any time. As reported by the Metro, the Chilean international has admitted to the charges and repaid the money owed with interest to ensure that the sentence was reduced. In turn, given that he is a first-time ...

Luis Enrique has been offered a two-and-a-half year deal to replace Antonio Conte as Chelsea manager, according to reports in Spain. The former Barcelona boss has been out of work since leaving the Nou Camp last summer after a three-year stint in charge that saw him win two La Liga titles and a Champions League. Conte is attempting to save ...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi and wife Antonella Roccuzzo are expecting their third child together and they’ve now confirmed what his name will be. The pair already have two sons in Mateo and Thiago, Ciro will become the latest addition to the Messi family. The new baby is due around the end of this month or early March, and it promises ...

Neymar has demanded that PSG replace Edinson Cavani with Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata. The Brazilian arrived at the French giants last summer and is reportedly unhappy at the club after falling out with his Uruguayan strike partner. The pair famously clashed on the pitch in October over who was going to take a penalty and it seems Neymar still hasn’t ...

Ronald Koeman has been appointed the new manager of the Netherlands national team. The ex-Everton and Southampton manager has signed a four-year contract lasting until the end of the 2022 World Cup and replaces Dick Advocaat at the helm. Koeman takes over a side who failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the second successive tournament they ...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has indefinitely postponed the 24th Ordinary session of Congress which was scheduled to be held at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence (GSCE) in Prampram on Thursday February 8, 2018. This postponement is as a result of a legal action brought against the Association by Accra Great Olympics Football Club Limited. The GFA has also ...

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has threatened to clean out the current squad at the end of the season — unless results improve. “We need a squad adjustment in the summer, things will be clearer after the second half of the season,” Watzke told Frankfurt-based newspaper FAZ. “Michael Zorc (Dortmund’s director of sport) has the lead on this, he knows ...

The Black Stars will engage in two friendly games in the next international window against Africa giants, Ivory Coast and 2018 FIFA World Cup bound Iceland. The two matches will be played between March 19 and March 27 in the first major international window of the calendar year. Information reaching GHANAsoccernet.com indicate that the four-time AFCON champions will travel to ...

Senegalese footballer El Hadji Diouf could run for the presidency of his home country. Diouf, now 37, spent two seasons with Leeds United after signing under Neil Warnock in 2012. The Dakar-born star announced last year that he wanted to become and MP in Senegal – but after former fellow footballer George Weah became president of Liberia, he is setting ...