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Cristiano Ronaldo said he misses Manchester United after expressing his frustrations with being whistled at by Real Madrid supporters. Ronaldo’s 40 goals in all competitions have helped Madrid to their first LaLiga title since 2012, while the European titleholders are a win away from back-to-back Champions League crowns. Madrid’s all-time leading scorer, however, has still been targeted by boo-boys at ...

Accra Hearts of Oak have secured a lucrative sponsorship deal with FERO Mobile Phones. The Accra-based electronic company will be awarding their products to the club’s man of the match and player of the month winners. The club in a statement said ” Accra Hearts of Oak is delighted to announce FERO MOBILE PHONES as the club’s official Man-of-the-Match and ...

Spoiler alert: Tennis ace Serena Williams is having a baby girl. Unless her sister is mistaken. Venus Williams appears to have accidentally given the news away during a post-match television interview at the French Open. She referred to baby as “she”, and listed a series of potential female names. Serena’s baby, with fiancé and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is due ...

Vice-captain Andre Ayew is delighted with the new faces in the Black Stars camp after the team came through their initial training at the Accra Sports Stadium. 8 debutants trained under the orders of returning coach Kwesi Appiah keen to make an impression and cement a place in the squad. Seven of these eight were locally based players with Manchester ...

David De Gea has been “leaving” Manchester United and “headed” to Real Madrid for going on three years now, with the never-ending transfer saga climaxing on transfer deadline day, Aug. 2015, when one (or both, depending on who you ask) of the sides failed to submit the necessary paperwork for an agreed upon transfer in a timely manner. Fast forward ...

Benfica have confirmed that goalkeeper Ederson is set to join Manchester City in a deal worth €40 million (£34.9m). The Portuguese club announced via an official statement that they had accepted the offer for the 23-year-old, who becomes the second most expensive goalkeeper in the history of the game. Gianluigi Buffon set the world record back in 2001 when he ...

Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah held his first training session with the senior national team yesterday with sixteen players at the Accra Sports Stadium. The session was Appiah’s first with the Black Stars ahead of his first competitive game, an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia scheduled for Sunday, June 11 at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. The ...

Sergio Ramos hopes Manchester United lure Antoine Griezmann away from Atletico Madrid, as it would make things easier for Real Madrid in La Liga. Griezmann, 26, has been heavily linked with Manchester United in recent days after the player rated his chances of moving to Old Trafford ahead of the 2017-18 campaign at “six out of ten”. Trending: MMA’s rising ...

For a glorious while there it seemed Groundhog Summer in the transfer window could be averted. David De Gea didn’t play in the Europa League final against Ajax on May 24 in Stockholm, Manchester United’s most important game of the season. Amid strong reports of heavy interest from Real Madrid, one of the world’s top three goalkeepers seemed to be ...

Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has vehemently refuted growing reports that he spewed word on Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah for snubbing him in his call up. The 26-year-old has come under line of fire after reports claimed he has taken a stinging pot-shot over his surprised national team snub. Wakaso’s exclusion has split heads in the West African country largely due ...