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ANTONIO CONTE has no regrets over his war of words with Jose Mourinho and insists that the row is purely personal. Chelsea manager Conte, whose side face Arsenal in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge, has traded an increasingly bitter series of insults with Mourinho over the past few days. Conte first responded when Manchester ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have announced the signing of Aliou Traore – but who is he? It was revealed on Tuesday that Traore has penned his first pro contract at the club, a month after officially joining the Academy. Traore is a midfielder who only celebrated his 17th birthday on Monday. He has been training with the Reds since the pre-season trip ...

A MANCHESTER UNITED fan has turned to a popular fans’ forum to ask one very valid question following Philippe Coutinho’s sale to Barcelona. Liverpool have made a £134million profit on the player after signing Coutinho for just £8.5m from Inter Milan in 2013. That comes three-and-a-half years after making £53m on Luis Suarez, who they bought for £22m and sold ...

MANCHESTER UNITED’s warm weather training trip to Dubai got off to the worst possible start – but Jose Mourinho saw the funny side. United jetted out to the middle east yesterday to take a break from the cold in Manchester. And they were hoping to get some sunshine to help them train and prepare for the rest of the season. ...

ALEXIS SANCHEZ isn’t the only high-profile star set for a January transfer between Premier League clubs. Premier League teams have swung into action in the January transfer window, with big deals pressing closer to completion during the FA Cup break. Intense speculation has followed Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez for months, but his long-awaited move to Manchester City appears to be ...

DAVID DE GEA has instructed his agent Jorge Mendes to begin working on a deal to join Real Madrid in the summer, according to reports in Spain. David de Gea has long been linked with Real Madrid ever since his transfer to the Bernabeu collapsed on deadline day in 2015. A move looked unlikely this summer with Real said to ...

The Ghana Football Association’s Executive Committee has approved a calendar for all competitions in Ghana football for the next three seasons. The calendar includes upcoming CAF Inter-Club matches, the Ghana Premier League, the MTN FA Cup, Division One League and GHALCA tournament. Upcoming international matches for respective national teams have been included in the calendar. However, with CAF restructuring its ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are the frontrunners in the race to sign Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil but Juventus are reportedly waiting in the wings. Ozil has six months left on his Arsenal contract and is yet to reach an agreement with the club over a renewal. Should the German tell the Gunners that his future lies away from the Emirates, they face having ...

WBO top fighter Isaac Dogboe (18-0, 12 KOs) believes referee Tony Weeks stopped the bout in the fifth round against his opponent Cesar Juarez to prevent excessive damage on the Mexican’s face in the fight which took place on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. According to Dogboe, Juarez started bleeding from round three and so he ...

LIVERPOOL midfielder Gini Wijnaldum has hailed Philippe Coutinho, becoming the first player to react to his move to Barcelona. Since Liverpool and Barcelona reached an agreement over a £142million deal, no player from Anfield has given their response to the move. The Liverpool squad has since flown to Dubai for some warm-weather training ahead of their clash with Manchester City ...