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Manchester City have approached Juventus over a move for Dani Alves, with Pep Guardiola prepared to offer the Brazil international a two-year contract as he steps up his recruitment drive for next season. City are searching for defensive options after allowing Bacary Sagna and Gaël Clichy to leave when their contracts expire at the end of this month. A move ...

In many ways, the news that Ronaldo is considering leaving Madrid amid accusations by Spanish prosecutors of multi-million euro tax evasion could not be more welcoming for United fans. At a time when their club have plenty of spending power and have a four-year Premier League title drought to address, the availability of the world’s best player comes at almost ...

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo is “upset” after being accused of tax fraud and wants to leave, a source close to the player told the BBC. Spanish prosecutors have accused Ronaldo, 32, of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax, which he has denied. “He feels he’s honest, has good character and did everything OK,” added the source. His ...

Florentino Perez will remain Real Madrid president until 2021 after no candidates ran against him. Perez, who first held the position in 2000, won uncontested, the Spanish and European champions announced on Monday. The 70-year-old has overseen a period of continued success at Madrid, who claimed their third Champions League in four seasons in 2016-17. Zinedine Zidane’s men also clinched ...

The rumors regarding Cristiano Ronaldo’s future are going to be inescapable and in many cases insufferable, but there’s little debating the juicy nature of this particular apple. Fueled by anger at more tax evasion talk in Spain, Ronaldo is reportedly trying to engineer an exit from Real Madrid. There are only so many clubs who can handle his contract and ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak have both progressed to the next stage of the MTN FA Cup after wins in their respective games. Hearts won by a goal to nil against second tier side Young Wise curtesy an own goal from Abdul Rahman Abdullah. Kotoko also won by the same score line at the Baba Yara stadium ...

Ghana’s World title hopeful Obodai Sai says he is ready to stop undefeated WBO African Champion, Walter Kautondokwa ahead of their Middleweight World Title bout. “Am prepared very well for this fight, I have been training hard for three-months now even my manager commended me for my efforts. “Am assuring Ghanaians of nothing less than winning the title and equally ...

Cheick Tiote’s body has been flown back to Ivory Coast where a private funeral for the Beijing Enterprises midfielder will take place. Tiote, 30, who was a member of the Elephants squad that won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, collapsed and died during a training session with his Chinese club last week. On Tuesday there was a memorial service ...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is reportedly frustrated with the Blues’ hierarchy over the strategy for the 2017/18 season and could be open to the idea of leaving the Premier League winners this summer. The Italian coach’s current deal will run down in 2019 and his employers earlier assured their manager will be tied down with a new deal in the ...