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Mauricio Pochettino is ‘still Manchester United‘s No 1 choice’ to take the manager’s position should they eventually sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The United manager has never been under more pressure following their humiliating 5-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday. Pochettino has been linked with the job in the past but has been managing Paris Saint-Germain since January. The Daily Star ...

Barcelona have appointed Sergi Barjuan as their interim coach following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. Barjuan, who is currently in charge of the club’s B team, will be introduced to the senior squad on Thursday by club president Joan Laporta. “His interim position as first-team head coach will end as soon as the club has hired a full-time head coach,” ...

Anthony Joshua has said he is “done with losing” as he considers a coaching shake-up following his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua, who lost the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles to Ukrainian Usyk, told iFL TV he was ready for “war” as he prepares for a potential rematch. “I’m done with losing. I’m done with trying to learn the ...

Ronald Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after 14 months in charge at the Nou Camp. Barca have picked up just 15 points from 10 games in La Liga and have already lost twice in the group stage of this season’s Champions League. They are ninth in the table, six points adrift of the joint leaders after ...

Ghana Premier League debutants Bibiani Gold Stars FC have received a brand new bus from Chirano Gold Mines in an effort to boost the team’s performance in the top-flight league. Gold Stars are one of the three sides which gained promotion from the Division One League. They take on former champions Berekum Chelsea in their debut game on Sunday, October ...

Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu said ‘it’s unfortunate we couldn’t get more goals’ after his side’s 1-0 win over Wydad Casablanca in Accra on Sunday. Attacker Isaac Mensah scored from close range to give the Phobians a slim advantage in the CAF Champions League play-offs tie. “It is unfortunate we couldn’t get more goals because we had some good ...

Black Queens Head Coach, Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo has named a squad of 22 players to lock horns with Nigeria in the first leg of the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifiers. Four foreign-based players have been included in the list. Blessing Shine Agbomadzi, Portia Boakye, Princella Adubea and Grace Asantewaa are the foreign players. Ghana will take on the ...

Andre Ayew continued his impressive scoring form in Qatar by netting his fifth goal of the season on Sunday night. The Ghana captain’s close range finish helped Al Sadd secure victory in the thrilling contest against Al-Gharafa. Ayew tapped home a rebound in the 89th minute for the last goal of the match as Al Sadd won 6-4 at Al-Gharafah ...

Forward Charles-Jesaja Hermann has declared his readiness to play for Ghana ahead of Germany where he was born and raised. Herman is the son of former Ghana coach and captain Charles Akonnor. He grew up playing in Germany and has represented the European country from U-15 to U-19. “There’s no doubt that I’ll like to play for Ghana. I’ll go ...

Leon Balogun atoned for his role in Nigeria’s shock World Cup qualifying home loss to Central African Republic three days ago by opening the scoring as the Super Eagles beat CAR 2-0 on Sunday. Victor Osimhen netted the second in first-half stoppage time in Douala, as the Cameroonian city staged the game owing to stadiums in CAR having been deemed unfit to host by ...