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The above fictitious quote is merely the exaggerated response of brand new West Ham United manager David Moyes when asked whether or not Javier Hernandez has a future at the club, considering each of their struggles at Man United during the 2013-14 season (Moyes was fired before the end of his first season; Hernandez scored just four Premier League goals). ...

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has announced that he is retiring from playing football. The 39-year-old striker, who is playing for Phoenix Rising in America’s USL, has revealed that he is to hang up his boots at the end of the current campaign. Drogba made 381 appearances for Chelsea in two spells, scoring 164 times in the process. He won four ...

Jason Pettigrove on how the much-maligned Belgian has won over the Old Trafford faithful by sheer determination and grit Football might well be the ‘beautiful game,’ but sometimes winning ugly is the way to go, and no one typifies the more rudimentary side of the modern game better than Marouane Fellaini. That’s not to level criticism at the Belgian, far ...

The rumors surrounding Antoine Griezmann potentially moving to Barcelona are starting to grow a little louder, maybe it’s the international break, or maybe there is actually something to it. The latest update comes from France, where Le10 Sport reckon Griezmann is definitely off in the summer and Camp Nou is the most likely destination. They also report that Barcelona and Griezmann have been in contact for ...

The owners of Leicester City Football Club are reportedly being sued for £323m over money owed to the Thai government. A criminal court in Bangkok accepted the case against King Power International on Monday, according to Reuters news agency. The case is also being brought against executives of state-owned Airports of Thailand (AOT), Reuters says. The BBC has contacted Leicester ...

Zimbabwe’s army chief has warned those responsible for “purging” the country’s ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will step in. The rare intervention comes just a week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa. General Constantino Chiwenga, who appeared at a news conference with another 90 senior army officers, did not refer to anyone by name. ...

After years of qualifiers for the FIFA Russia 2018 World Cup, five countries have booked their tickets to represent Africa for the Mundial. The representatives-Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia emerged tops from their respective groups. Morocco stunned Ivory Coast 2-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, while Tunisia also booked their ticket to Russia on Saturday. Marc Wilmots’ ...

PSG forward Neymar broke down in tears after he was defended by Brazil boss Tite following his country’s victory over on Friday. French publication L’Equipe recently reported that relations between PSG boss Unai Emery and Neymar had turned sour in recent times, just months after his record-breaking £198million move from Barcelona in the summer. However, Neymar emphatically denied these claims ...

Mogadishu – US forces say they have carried out three drone strikes within 24 hours in Somalia, stepping up their campaign against the Islamic extremist rebels of al-Shabaab and the Islamic State group. The strikes by unmanned drones killed several extremist fighters, a spokeswoman for the US military command in Africa told The Associated Press Sunday. With these three attacks, ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have held talks with Portuguese youngster Umaro Embalo, according to his agent. United were reported to have agreed a deal for the Benfica youngster last week. And while his agent says that is not quit the case he admits talks have been held. Speaking to A Bola he said: “Nothing is done, and the conversation, nobody communicated anything ...