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Juventus have confirmed they will release right-back Dani Alves from the final year of his contract. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is known to be interested in the 34-year-old, whom he knows from their time together at Barcelona. Speaking to Italian media on Wednesday, Juventus chief executive Beppe Marotta said that Alves had “expressed a desire to try a new ...

Bayern Munich have have sent Robert Lewandowski’s potential suitors a warning amid reports linking the striker with a transfer to Chelsea and Manchester United. The Bundesliga giants were adamant Lewandowski would be staying and suggested any club seeking to negotiate directly with the player first would be reported to Fifa. The Poland striker was on Wednesday the subject of speculation ...

  Life of most professional footballers has always been; get a good agent, play for the giant clubs in the world, get a good winning bonus or salary, ride the latest sports car, buy a dream house and think about settling down with “the one”, and probably retire with some good investment. Arguably, only few players think about what they ...

(Reuters) – Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic could be a key player for the club next season as he returns from loan spell at Mainz 05, the Premier League club’s chief executive Tony Scholes has said. The 26-year-old left the bet365 Stadium in January in search of regular first-team football but struggled to find form at Mainz, scoring just once ...

  Life of most professional footballers has always been; get a good agent, play for the giant clubs in the world, get a good winning bonus or salary, ride the latest sports car, buy a dream house and think about settling down with “the one”, and probably retire with some good investment.   Arguably, only few players think about what ...

Manchester United has not won the Premier League since 2012-13, an eternity for one of England’s biggest and most successful football clubs. That could be about to change. United was lackluster in the league in 2016-17, its first campaign under Jose Mourinho. Now, with new signings and players from last season properly settled in, Mourinho’s team looks primed for a ...

The head coach of Ghana’s National Boxing Team Ofori Asare has said the sport is experiencing a downward turn as a result of substandard managers. The underwhelming performance of today’s Ghanaian boxers is fast washing off the hard earned reputation made by some legends of this land, a situation Asare puts at the doorstep of managers. “We are having too ...

Former Chelsea attacker Oscar has been banned by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) for inciting a brawl in Shanghai SIPG’s 1-1 draw on Sunday. The Brazilian kicked the ball violently and purposefully against two Guangzhou R&F players, resulting in a fight on the pitch between both sets of teams. Oscar will now not be eligible to play in the Chinese ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half opener proved to be the winner for Portugal who moved top of Group A following a 1-0 win over hosts Russia at the Otkrytie Arena. The 32-year-old put any rumours about his Real Madrid future to the back of his mind, as he broke the deadlock after only eight minutes with a back-post header for his 74th ...

Elmina Sharks have asked head coach Kobina Amissah to proceed on a two match leave after disappointing results in the Ghana Premier League. The league debutants lie 12th on the league log and a point above relegation, a situation which has left owner Paa Kwesi Nduom worried.. Ndoum is keen to remain in the elite division and has asked the ...