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In-form Lukaku will play his 12th match of the season for club and country when he faces pointless and goalless Crystal Palace at Old Trafford today – and that figure will rise to 14 by the time he returns from duty with Belgium in the forthcoming international break. The heavy schedule raises concerns the £75m striker could suffer a similar ...

PAUL POGBA’s injury is as bad as those suffered by long-term absentees by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo, claims Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Pogba is out with hamstring and thigh problems picked up in the 3-0 win over Basel earlier this month. United have endured a number of long-term injury lay offs in recent months, with Ibrahimovic and Rojo ...

Jose Mourinho has been summoned to appear in a Madrid court on November 3rd — two days before he takes his Manchester United side to his old team Chelsea in the Premier League. The Spanish authorities opened a case against the 54-year-old in June for alleged tax evasion during his time as Real Madrid boss. It is claimed he did ...

Data from ride-hailing app Uber says South Africa, Kenya and Ghana are its most lucrative markets in Africa, Kenya’s Business Daily reports. In Ghana Uber has provided employment for 3000 drivers with 140, 000 active riders. South Africa ranks first with 969,000 active riders, while Kenya in second place, has 363,000 active users. Both countries have experienced violent protests against ...

Germany will be without Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira of Juventus as they chase a perfect World Cup qualifying record. Joachim Low’s side travel to Northern Ireland, where a draw will guarantee them a place in Russia, before hosting Azerbaijan. They have won all eight of their qualifying matches so far but Northern Ireland could still mathematically beat ...

BARCELONA star Gerard Pique will report for Spain duty on Monday regardless of the Catalan independence referendum result, insists manager Julen Lopetegui. Pique is a vocal advocate of Catalan independence, a stance that has put him at odds with many Spanish football fans. The centre-back is regularly jeered at Spain games, especially when they play in Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium. Sunday ...

Jose Mourinho claims Liverpool are “luckier” than his Manchester United side when it comes to the Premier League fixture list. The Red Devils have enjoyed a positive opening to the 2017-18 campaign, with nine games negotiated in all competitions without defeat. Their efforts in the Premier League have delivered 16 points – five more than Liverpool – while they have ...

The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has disclosed he would have resigned from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) had Issa Hayatou succeeded in retaining power. Mr Hayatou’s 29 years reign as President of CAF was ended by Ahmad Ahmad. Ahmad polled 34 votes to win the CAF presidential election with Mr Hayatou losing with 20. ...

Neymar believes Paris Saint-Germain prodigy Kylian Mbappe ought to be a contender for the Ballon d’Or. The Brazil star left Barcelona to join PSG in a world-record €222 million deal – a switch reportedly fuelled by Neymar’s desire to escape Lionel Messi’s shadow in his pursuit of football’s ultimate individual honour. Neymar has made a stunning start to life in ...

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho’s men battered CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, and this time it was less fanciful. At least according to him. Two goals from Romelu Lukaku and a fine performance from Anthony Martial kept United atop Group A in the UEFA Champions League following a 4-1 win. Mourinho rued “Playstation football” from his men in the group stage ...