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Defender Gerard Pique has signed a contract extension with Barcelona until 2022. The new contract also includes a 500m euro (£440m) buy-out clause. The Spain international, 30, has played 422 games for the Catalan club since rejoining from Manchester United in 2008. Pique has won more than 20 honours at Barca, including six La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues, ...

ALEXIS SANCHEZ will likely join Manchester United within the next 24 hours, says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Speaking after Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth, Wenger claimed Sanchez’s situation would be resolved within 48 hours but four days later there remains no agreement between Arsenal and Manchester United. Sanchez has agreed a £500,000-a-week contract with United, which will make him the ...

Jordan Ayew opened the scoring for Swansea City who beat Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in the FA Cup third-round replay. Ayew, who is in the best form of his Swans career, was a threat from the start, and almost took advantage in the first few minutes after Wolves centre-back Kortney Hause slipped outside his own area. Ayew was snuffed ...

ALEXIS SANCHEZ is on the brink of joining Manchester United – and Adidas’ official store is already printing his shirts! Alexis Sanchez was at Arsenal training today for perhaps the last time before he moves to Manchester United. Arsene Wenger says the deal could be done within the next 24 hours. United will send Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal in return ...

On Thursday, Adom TV’s Patrick Osei Agyeman, popularly called Countryman Songo, was one of the journalists who had the rare opportunity to question President Akufo-Addo over his one-year stewardship. The award-winning broadcaster, noted for his highly opinionated and controversial stance on issues, “fired” the President with a three-in-one question. Watch the video below:   Source:Adomonline.com Share on: WhatsApp

Zambia will hope to maintain their status as Group B leaders of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) when they come up against Ivory Coast at Stade de Marrakech on Thursday evening for matchday two. The Chipolopolo showed their class with a 3-1 win over Uganda thanks to Lazarous Kambole, Augustine Mulenga and Fackson Kapumbu goals. The victory can only but ...

Six-time champion Novak Djokovic came back from a set down to beat Gael Monfils as the temperature hit 39C at the Australian Open. Monfils took the first set but began to suffer in the second, complaining of feeling dizzy and leaving the court with a doctor. The Frenchman returned to Rod Laver Arena but could not stop Djokovic coming through ...

Brazilian superstar Neymar scored four goals as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Dijon 8-0 in the French Ligue 1 on Wednesday night. Argentina forward Angel Di Maria bagged a brace while Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani each scored a goal. Cavani’s goal against Dijon means he has now equalled Zlatan Ibrahimovic as PSG’s all-time leading scorer in all competitions on 156 goals. ...

The FIFA Professional Football Department has launched a series of ‘FIFA Professional Football Case Studies’ to promote professional football stakeholders around the world. The case studies aim to showcase successful leagues, clubs, players’ associations and other organisations. It is in this respect that FIFA is sending a delegation to South Africa to undertake part of a series of such studies ...

Chelsea beat Norwich on penalties in the FA Cup third-round replay as English football had its first video refereeing controversy. Blues keeper Willy Caballero saved the Canaries’ first penalty from Nelson Oliveira – the only missed kick of the shootout. Michy Batshuayi had given Chelsea the lead in the 55th minute when he tapped home Kenedy’s cross from close range. ...