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Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez has been released after being held by the Court of Domestic Abuse after he violated his conditions on a restraining order that was put in place after a fight with his partner. The 21-year-old was forbidden from going within 500 metres of Amelia de la O.L, and was also not allowed to maintain communications with ...

Former Ghana striker, Matthew Amoah, believes unity in the Black Stars can revive the fortunes of the Black Stars. Ghana has seen a slump which has been visible in the FIFA rankings as well as a potential failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The team failed to win the 2017 AFCON in a tournament marked by drab displays, ...

Manchester United is nearing a deal for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, according to a report. Inter had reportedly been demanding £50 million for the Croatia attacker with United unwilling to meet that price. But the Manchester Evening News claims Perisic’s advisers are now confident he will move to Old Trafford this summer, with the opportunity of playing Champions League ...

Alvaro Morata’s agent has revealed that Manchester United has made a “very important offer” for his client, according to reports. Jose Mourinho gave United’s CEO Ed Woodward a list of players he wanted the club to sign this summer, with a striker likely to be high on the list after releasing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Real Madrid forward Morata, 24, looks to ...

Madam Akosua Attaa, mother of jailed Ghanaian footballer in Sweden, Kwame Bonsu has claimed that her son was framed up by the embittered Swedish ex-wife. In a heart-wrenching interview with Atinka TV’s Sport Court show, the 66-year-old woman broke down in tears when narrating the incident. The Gefle IF midfielder was sentenced to two years in prison by the district ...

Southampton are looking for a manager with a shared “long-term vision” after sacking Claude Puel. Frenchman Puel, 55, took over at St Mary’s last summer and guided Saints to the EFL Cup final, where they lost to Manchester United, and an eighth-placed finish in last season’s Premier League. But the board has opted to make a change, dismissing the former ...

Former Black Stars striker Matthew Amoah has called for Unity in the Black Stars ahead of the Russia 2018 qualifiers. The former Vitesse Anhem striker believes the only way to get the nation’s slim World Cup chance back on track is for the players to be united. “Football is all about team work and if the Black Stars come together ...

An Accra High Court has ordered Gloria Appiah, former wife of ex Black Stars midfielder, Nii Odartey Lamptey, to vacate the East Legon residence of the former Coventry City player. Ms Appiah failed in an attempt to gain 50% share of his assets after the Court presided by Justice Cecilia Don-Chebe Agbevey ruled that having three children out of wedlock ...

Former boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC champion Conor McGregor in a light-middleweight boxing match in Las Vegas on 26 August. American Mayweather, 40, posted a video on Twitter confirming the fight details with the message: “It’s official.” Irish UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 28, said: “The fight is on.” It is reported each fighter could earn as much as $100m (£78.4m) from the ...

Victor Lindelof has arrived at Manchester United for a medical as part of his transfer from Benfica. The 22-year-old was due to undergo the examination at the club’s Carrington training base after flying into Manchester on Wednesday morning. The Portuguese club have confirmed United will pay £30.7m (€35m) to sign the Sweden international, with a further £8.8m (€10m) payable based ...