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The Chief Executive Officer of Wembley Sports Construction Company Limited, Robert Tetteh Coleman, has lauded President Nana Akufo Addo for promising to revamp Colts football by constructing pitches across the country. Speaking at the CAF Awards 2017 at the Accra International Conference Centre on Thursday, the president said colts football has been the channel through which major stars in Ghana ...

Marouane Fellaini could return for Manchester United in their FA Cup third round tie at home to Derby County on Friday night. Fellaini has not played since November 25 due to a recurring knee injury and speculation is mounting over his future. The 30-year-old rejected United’s offer of a new contract in September and has entered the last six months ...

Eden Hazard has offered hope to Chelsea supporters that a new contract may be close, but he will not be revealing his “secret”. The Belgium international currently finds himself at the centre of another transfer storm, with his future at Stamford Bridge once again being called into question. Chelsea have their star playmaker tied to a contract through to 2020 ...

Barcelona appear to have made their first January signing in Yerry Mina from Palmeiras. The Colombia international was welcomed to the Blaugrana by former Newcastle star Faustino Asprilla. One of the stars in the Brazilian Serie A with Palmeiras, Barcelona look set to sign the 23-year-old centre-back as cover with Javier Mascherano on the way out. “Benvingut [welcome] Yerry Mina ...

Antonio Conte has hit back at Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in an extraordinary double blast. Conte accused bitter rival Mourinho of suffering from “demenza senile” and obsessing about his former club after the Manchester United manager yesterday aimed a swipe at his Chelsea rival. And Conte also had a pop at “old” coach Wenger after the Arsenal boss branded ...

Luke Shaw expects to stay at Manchester United until at least the summer after assuring Jose Mourinho he is fit enough. Shaw, 22, has endured an unsettled season at Old Trafford where he has struggled for game time since returning from a foot operation last spring. But he is now back in the first team and being embraced by Mourinho, ...

Manchester United have held extensive talks with Jose Mourinho over an extension to his contract at Old Trafford. Mourinho will enter the final 12 months of his existing £12 million-a-year deal this summer but Telegraph Sport understands that detailed discussions have taken place with the Portuguese and his representatives over extending that contract. It is thought talks accelerated last month, and will continue, ...

Sadio Mane is with the Liverpool squad ahead of Friday night’s FA Cup clash against Everton, after his 6,000 mile round trip to Ghana. There were fears that the Senegalese star would miss the Merseyside derby after he jetted off to Accra to attend the African Footballer of the Year awards on Thursday night – where he finished second to ...

NEYMAR has threatened to the quit PSG if they sign Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports. The Brazilian sensation swapped Barcelona for the Parc des Princes for a world record £198million fee in the summer. He has become the star of the show in the French capital while maintaining his dazzling form as PSG top the league table. Neymar has scored ...

PAUL POGBA arrived at the Lowry Hotel wearing a pair of bizarre trainers while carrying a recovery boot. Manchester United star Paul Pogba arrived at the Lowry Hotel to meet his team-mates wearing a bizarre pair of spray-painted shoes. The Frenchman’s eye-catching trainers sported the letters ‘AFC’ scrawled across the side – the initials of Arsenal. He also held a ...