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Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has announced that he is retiring from playing football. The 39-year-old striker, who is playing for Phoenix Rising in America’s USL, has revealed that he is to hang up his boots at the end of the current campaign. Drogba made 381 appearances for Chelsea in two spells, scoring 164 times in the process. He won four ...

Jason Pettigrove on how the much-maligned Belgian has won over the Old Trafford faithful by sheer determination and grit Football might well be the ‘beautiful game,’ but sometimes winning ugly is the way to go, and no one typifies the more rudimentary side of the modern game better than Marouane Fellaini. That’s not to level criticism at the Belgian, far ...

The rumors surrounding Antoine Griezmann potentially moving to Barcelona are starting to grow a little louder, maybe it’s the international break, or maybe there is actually something to it. The latest update comes from France, where Le10 Sport reckon Griezmann is definitely off in the summer and Camp Nou is the most likely destination. They also report that Barcelona and Griezmann have been in contact for ...

The immediate past protocol officer of premier league club, Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Joshua Acquah has sued the Club over alleged match-fixing claims. Also joined in the writ filed on November 10, 2017, the High Court in Accra is a former Management member of the club, Aziz Haruna Futa, who one of the sources claimed by the claimant ...

The owners of Leicester City Football Club are reportedly being sued for £323m over money owed to the Thai government. A criminal court in Bangkok accepted the case against King Power International on Monday, according to Reuters news agency. The case is also being brought against executives of state-owned Airports of Thailand (AOT), Reuters says. The BBC has contacted Leicester ...

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he was confident his side would be able to equalise after falling behind in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home to already-qualified Egypt in their final World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Speaking after the match, Appiah also said the Black Stars faced a challenge of fielding many new faces in their starting line-up. “I’m happy with ...

After years of qualifiers for the FIFA Russia 2018 World Cup, five countries have booked their tickets to represent Africa for the Mundial. The representatives-Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia emerged tops from their respective groups. Morocco stunned Ivory Coast 2-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, while Tunisia also booked their ticket to Russia on Saturday. Marc Wilmots’ ...

PSG forward Neymar broke down in tears after he was defended by Brazil boss Tite following his country’s victory over on Friday. French publication L’Equipe recently reported that relations between PSG boss Unai Emery and Neymar had turned sour in recent times, just months after his record-breaking £198million move from Barcelona in the summer. However, Neymar emphatically denied these claims ...

Run Energy Drink will partner the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) for a campaign dubbed “Run Labadi Beach Festival”. The campaign will see over 1000 individuals and organizations, including supporters unions, musicians, radio and TV personalities and traditional rulers embarking on a seven- kilometer Run/Walk from Accra Girls Senior High School to the Labadi Pleasure Beach for the Biggest Festival of ...

Ghana Football Association’s Disciplinary Committee has dismissed Great Olympics’s protest against Bechem United as another attempt to earn boardroom points has backfired. Also, the capital-based side had GH¢ 3,000 awarded against them and payable to the GFA within fourteen (14) days upon receipt of this ruling. Olympics FC lodged a protest against Bechem United FC for allegedly failing to respect ...