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The Borussia Dortmund playmaker is said to be attracting serious interest from Chelsea, but the Blues boss will not be drawn on the speculation Maurizio Sarri is unwilling to address speculation linking Chelsea with Borussia Dortmund star Christian Pulisic, believing discussing another club’s player to be unprofessional. Goal revealed on Saturday that Chelsea have been in talks with Dortmund over the United States ...

The outspoken Senegalese star has conceded that he made the wrong Premier League call in moving to Anfield ahead of the 2002 World Cup El Hadji Diouf has reiterated his regrets at having signed for Liverpool and admitted that he should have headed for Manchester United instead. The former Senegal international was hot property back in 2002, with Gerard Houllier ...

The Portuguese has failed to add a sixth Golden Ball to his collection in 2018, with former Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric taking the prize Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Elma, has reacted angrily to her brother’s Ballon d’Or snub, with “the mafia” blamed for the Juventus star being overlooked in a bizarre rant. The Portuguese had been hoping to land a ...

PAUL POGBA was spotted acting up to the cameras as he left Manchester United training on Tuesday. Paul Pogba had some fun with the waiting photographers as he left Manchester United training earlier today. The French midfielder was spotted making a bizarre gesture as he was driven out of the Carrington complex in his Rolls Royce. Pogba had been hard ...

Cobalt and coltan, used in electric vehicle and renewable energy technology have been classified as strategic minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala and Minister of Mines, Martin Kabwelulu signed a decree to this effect late November. According to a Reuters report in March, this means the Central African nation will earn higher royalties. Kinshasa ...

Nigeria’s main anti corruption body has issued an international arrest warrant for its former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The authorities accuse her of misappropriating public funds worth several millions of US dollars. Alison-Madueke is currently being investigated in the United Kingdom but Nigeria wants her to face trial in her country for an alleged act of illegal acceptance and giving ...

The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI has met with Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba who is currently in the country for medical recovery. The royal palace on Monday shared a photo of the two leaders reportedly at the facility where he is convalescing after being flown in last Thursday. Bongo was hospitalized in the King Fahd hospital in the Saudi ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says it will be a “miracle” if his side finish in the Premier League top four. They are seventh and eight points off a Champions League place after Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Southampton. United, whose last league win was on 3 November, host fourth-placed Arsenal on Wednesday. Before the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on ...

Norwegian soccer player Ada Hegerberg, a vocal advocate for respecting women athletes, broke a major barrier Monday when she became the first female recipient of the Ballon d’Or, an award honoring the world’s best soccer players. But the 23-year-old’s moment as a trailblazer was momentarily soured by a bizarre question from the award ceremony’s host, DJ Martin Solveig: But can ...

Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in Paris ahead of Ronaldo and French World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann. ...