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LIVERPOOL can challenge for the Premier League title after they kept Philippe Coutinho away from Barcelona, says Ryan Giggs. Barcelona had three bids turned down for Coutinho during the summer, with the Brazilian even handing in a transfer request to force through a move. But Liverpool stood firm and refused to sell the 25-year-old playmaker – and Giggs reckons keeping ...

WEST HAM fans have been told to seek the truth from the “Dildo Brothers” about the failed transfer of William Carvalho. The Hammers were strongly linked with a move for the Portuguese midfielder, who has been a transfer target for Arsenal in the past. But the deal failed to materialise and West Ham co-owner David Sullivan was called a “liar” ...

WAYNE ROONEY was given an hour-long disciplinary dressing down after his drink-driving antics. Ronald Koeman called Rooney in for talks after he was arrested last week. And he told him, in no uncertain terms, to clean up his act. Rooney will be fined two weeks wages – around £320,000 – if found guilty of drink-driving in court later this month. ...

The Black Stars of Ghana have expressed their disappointment with the government for failing to charter a flight for the team after their mauling of Congo by 5-1 in Brazzaville in the 2018 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The Sports Ministry had promised to airlift the 21-man contingent to Accra in a chartered flight to enable them get to their ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has opted to pay players and officials of the Super Eagles the full match bonus for Monday’s crunchy 2018 FIFA World Cup encounter against the Lions of Cameroon in Yaounde, even though the tie ended in a draw. NFF President Amaju Pinnick disclosed this to the team on board the ARIK Air Bombadier CRJ 1000 aircraft ...

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan wants to quit international football after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, according to his former coach JE Sarpong. The Kayserispor frontman is currently the Black Stars’ all-time top scorer with 51 goals in 106 matches. Coach Kwesi Appiah’s side’s current poor standing in 2018 World Cup qualifying, coupled with the 31-year-old’s injury predicaments, ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Juan Mata has wished team-mate Andreas Pereira luck for the forthcoming season. Manchester United are set for a busy September, with the Red Devils playing seven times in the space of just 22 days. Yet Jose Mourinho has stunned fans by allowing Pereira to spend the campaign away from Old Trafford. The 21-year-old impressed on loan in ...

NEYMAR needed to move to leave Barcelona and join Paris Saint-Germain as it gives him the platform to show what he is capable of. That is the view of Brazil legend Pele, who also reckons his transfer could be dangerous due to the level of responsibility he has been given. Neymar, 25, shocked the football world when he left Barcelona ...

A depleted Black Stars squad will fly out tonight to honour the second leg of the 2018 World Cup Qualifier against Congo at the Kintélé Stadium come Tuesday. The team will be without Captain Asamoah Gyan, Dede Ayew, Jordan Ayew and Harrison Afful for the encounter. Gyan and Dede had pulled out in Sunday’s training at the Accra Sports Stadium ...

Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has ordered for the postponement of the elections for the Rwandan Football Association (FERWAFA). This follows concerns raised by 14 FERWAFA General Assembly members. The incumbent Vincent Nzamwit is being challenged by Albert Mwanafunzi in the election that had been initially scheduled for on September 10. In a letter written in French, signed by ...