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MAURIZIO SARRI has declared he was happy with his side’s performance against Manchester United, after Ross Barkley’s last-gasp equaliser saved Chelsea from their first defeat of the season, but was disappointed with the final half an hour from his side. Chelsea topped the table after the draw against United, and are one of just three teams still unbeaten after nine ...

MARCO IANNI was at the centre of a spat with Jose Mourinho at the end of Chelsea’s draw with Manchester United. But who is he? Jose Mourinho was fuming on the Chelsea touchline after seeing his Manchester United side surrender a 2-1 lead late on today. Ross Barkley popped up with the equaliser to spark wild celebrations on the Chelsea ...

THIS is the moment Jose Mourinho was seen making a gesture towards supporters following Manchester United’s stalemate with Chelsea. After going 1-0 down in the first half, two goals from Anthony Martial put Manchester United in a great postition to take three points away from home. However, a late goal from Ross Barkley spoiled Manchester United’s afternoon in London as ...

Former Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has cast doubt on Usain Bolt’s hopes of re-inventing himself as a football player and earning a professional A-League contract at the age of 32. The Olympic champion sprinter is undergoing trials at Central Coast Mariners in Australia’s top-flight and scored two goals in a pre-season match a week ago. However, the Jamaican has yet ...

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has brushed off reports he was involved in the attempted kidnapping of an acquaintance who owes him 50,000 euros. “This must stop,” Benzema said on his Twitter page Friday following a report by the Mediapart website implicating the exiled France international in the attempted kidnap. Mediapart’s report, published late on Thursday, claimed Benzema was personally ...

CHELSEA’s over-reliance on Eden Hazard is one of three reasons why it would be a shock if they won the Premier League. That is the view of Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson. Chelsea are joint top of the Premier League with Manchester City and Liverpool after winning six of their opening eight league games. And on Saturday, they host Manchester ...

With 92 mayors and 18 regional councilors, the ruling party of Ivory Coast is ahead of Henri Konan Bédié‘s PDCI, which has obtained 56 municipal and 6 regional councilors. It was an election that saw the rise in the strength of independent candidates. After the final results, it is time for electoral litigation. Candidates still have a few days to ...

When hundreds of soldiers from Ethiopian army’s elite unit marched with arms to the National Palace, they were said to be demanding pay rise and better service conditions. They were disarmed and invited to meet with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who gave them assurances that their grievances were going to be looked into. A week on, PM Abiy has told lawmakers that ...

With jackets, hats, boas and shirts soaked with sweat, Belgian rapper, MC and hip hop artist, Baloji performs after returning to native Congo, a country that haunts his musical universe. The MC has to prove himself to young people from Kinshasa, who came mainly for an urban music festival featuring local rappers. The crowds go wild as he performs with ...

Arsene Wenger has indicated he will be back in football management at the start of 2019, but he did not disclose where it will be. I believe that I’ll start again on January 1,” he told the German newspaper Bild . “I don’t know yet where I’m headed. I am rested, and I am ready to work again.” “There are ...