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Sergio Aguero’s father Leonel del Castillo has said the tears shed by Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola while speaking about his son were insincere and only for the cameras. Aguero, 33, joined Barcelona as a free agent this week after his contract with City was not renewed. Guardiola broke down in tears when talking about Aguero after the striker scored ...

Tottenham have held initial talks with Antonio Conte about their vacant head coach position, with the Italian emerging as a strong contender for the role. Spurs are still without a manager despite sacking Jose Mourinho on April 19, having missed out on appointing their top two targets Julian Nagelsmann and Brendan Rodgers. It is understood initial contact between former Chelsea ...

Speculation continues to rage regarding a big-money move for Spurs’ prolific frontman, but a club colleague will not be drawn on gossip Heung-min Son has snapped back at the speculation suggesting that Harry Kane is destined to secure a big-money transfer away from Tottenham this summer. The prolific frontman is said to be pushing for a switch away from Spurs ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko has with immediate effect terminated their construct with Brazilian footballer Micheal Vinicius. A statement by the Porcupine Warriors explained that Kotoko and Vinicius have had a collaborative agreement to part ways. The Brazilian player, who scored twice in 75 minutes of action, is reported to have requested a three months break without payment from the management of ...

Accra Hearts of Oak SC continued their impressive run of form this season when they sent Liberty Professionals to Dansoman with a defeat. The Phobians recorded another enviable result in their MTN FA Cup round of 64 clash with a 3-0 victory over Liberty Professionals at the Accra Sports Stadium. Afriyie Barnie scored a brace for the Ghana Premier League ...

The Black Meteors have arrived in Tokyo, Japan for the International friendly games against the Olympic team of Japan and South Korea. The team departed Accra on Tuesday, June 1, through Addis Ababa and arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon. General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association Prosper Harrison Addo (Esq.) is the leader of delegation. Executive Council Member Frederick ...

Brazil’s president has defended its hosting of the Copa America tournament despite the raging Covid pandemic. There has been widespread criticism after the South American Football Association (Conmebol) announced on Monday that Brazil would be hosting the event, due to start next week. A Supreme Court judge has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to provide more information on the decision. Brazil ...

Ghana captain Andre Ayew has been handed Swansea City FC topscorers award for the 2020/2021 Championship season. The 31-year-old had an explosive campaign in the English second-tier where he scored 17 goals in 46 matches for the Swans. Ayew’s goals helped Swansea to secure a play-off berth but they lost to Brentford FC 2-0 in the final at the Wembley ...

Ghana winger Christian Atsu has claimed that he played his best under Rafael Benitez at Newcastle United. Atsu arrived at Newcastle on an initial loan deal from Chelsea as Benitez looked to build a promotion winning side and the winger didn’t take long to settle down. The 29-year-old is in the last month of his contract, and is set to ...

Ghanaian youngster Benjamin Acquah has signed for Swedish side Helsingborgs IF, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. Ghana’s leading football website reported on the move by the talented midfielder in March 2021 which was finalized yesterday. The 20-year-old arrived in Sweden with his agent on Wednesday 2 June to sign the deal. The talented midfielder is joining the club on a one-year loan ...