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Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been selected alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the three-man final shortlist for the 2016/17 UEFA Player of the Year award. The three finalists were selected after votes from 80 coaches of the clubs which participated in the group stage of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, as well as input ...

Premier League clubs are set to discuss a landmark change to the transfer window which could end domestic player movement before the start of the season. Representatives from the 20 top-flight clubs will attend next month’s shareholders’ meeting with a majority believed to be in favour of a new deadline which would stop managers bringing players in once a season ...

Mamelodi Sundowns have added Thela Ngobeni to their CAF Champions League squad after they missed out on registering new goalkeeper Razak Brimah because they could not get his international transfer certificate (ITC) on time. Following the departure of Wayne Sandilands to Orlando Pirates, coach Pitso Mosimane added Ghana’s number one goalkeeper Brimah to his squad, but he won’t be able ...

DIEGO COSTA has been ordered home by Chelsea – and told to get fit before the club will consider selling him to Atletico Madrid. The stayaway Spain striker has been given an ultimatum by the Stamford Bridge club to return to this country, start training, get himself fit – and make himself available for selection. Costa has been absent from ...

Black Stars ‘B’ assistant coach, Maxwell Konadu, says he is not satisfied with his team’s 2-2 draw game against the home-based Stallions of Burkina Faso in the first leg of their 2018 CHAN play-offs in Ouagadougou on Sunday. Ilasse Sawadogo scored 84th minute goal for Burkina Faso to hold Ghana Black Stars ‘B’ to a pulsating 2-2 drawn in a ...

BARCELONA will sign Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele in a stunning £200million-plus double deal in the next few days, it has sensationally been claimed today. Barcelona have £200m burning a hole in their pocket following Neymar’s shock move to Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish giants have landed Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande for £36.5m. And Spanish ...

Asamoah Gyan’s debut League game for Kayserispor was dented by a heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of giants Galatasaray as he suffered an injury scare ahead of his much-anticipated game. Gyan failure to score in the game was due to a slight injury he sustained during warm-up which made him not find the back of the net after lasting ...

JAMIE CARRAGHER reckons Chelsea need two more signings this summer in order to retain their Premier League title. Chelsea have already spent in excess of £135million on new recruits, with Alvaro Morata, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Antonio Rudiger and Willy Caballero arriving at Stamford Bridge. But the Blues have got off to a terrible start this term, losing the Community Shield to ...

Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) in May, according to a toxicology report. A urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and THC, which is a chemical component of marijuana. The former world number one, 41, sought “professional help” after ...

ANDER HERRERA celebrated his 28th birthday with family and friends yesterday, but the Spaniard and several of his Manchester United team-mates were caught out by a vigilant parking warden. Spanish midfielder Herrera marked his 28th birthday with a meal out at Tapeo and Wine Restaurant in central Manchester yesterday, celebrating turning a year older with a group of close family ...