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Arsenal face a tricky Europa League group stage with ties against Cologne and Red Star Belgrade as Arsene Wenger’s side play in Europe’s second-tier competition for the first time since 1997. The Gunners were also paired with Belarus club Bate Borisov in Friday’s draw, but it was kinder to another European giant, AC Milan, who face Austria Vienna, AEK Athens ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has lauded Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for their fine starts to the season. Manchester United boss Mourinho was accused of treating both players harshly last season. But the duo look better off this time out, scoring twice and registering five assists between them from their opening two Premier League games. Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been ...

REAL MADRID star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly demanded the La Liga giants increase his salary to the same as what Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain stars Lionel Messi and Neymar earn. Ronaldo scored 42 goals from 46 games as Real Madrid conquered Spanish and European football last season. But the 32-year-old has endured a rocky summer, threatening to leave Los Blancos ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Paul Pogba has fended off competition from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to win the Europa League player of the season award. Manchester United won the Europa League last year with Pogba playing a starring role. The France international was criticised by many for his inconsistent displays after arriving from Juventus for a then world-record fee of ...

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN must sell Barcelona target Angel Di Maria before the end of the transfer window to avoid breaking Financial Fair Play rules, according to reports. Angel Di Maria is Barcelona’s top alternative target if they cannot sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool. Barca are furious with PSG for their hostile £200million signing of Neymar this summer. But the transfer means ...

Ghana’s World Cup qualifier opponents, Uganda depart for the North East region of Bukedea to tour as more foreign based players have joined the team. Left back Joseph Ochaya, who features at Zambian side Lusaka Dynamos was the early bird to join the rest of the players. He took part in the friendly match against SC Villa (ended 0-0) on ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hailed Henrikh Mkhitaryan and believes he is set to make a big impact at Manchester United in the 2017-18 campaign. The 35-year-old completed a return to Old Trafford on August 24, less than two months after it was announced that he was released after not having been offered a new contract by the club. Mkhitaryan 5/4 to ...

TOTTENHAM face Burnley in their quest to break the Wembley gloom. Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate for Tottenham to shake the negativity swirling around his team’s form at Wembley when Burnley make the trip south. Spurs will also hope Harry Kane can end his August barren spell, but will Pochettino be making changes to his team and formation this Sunday? ...

Emmanuel Macron spent €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months as president of France, it has emerged. In potentially damaging news for the 39-year old centrist leader, whose popularity is waning, Le Point reported that his personal makeup artist – referred to only as Natacha M – put in two bills, one for €10,000 and another for €16,000. ...

Conor McGregor is going to have one dapper-looking fan in the audience when he fights Floyd Mayweather — his baby son. On Thursday the fighter released photos of his son’s fight-night attire, and it’s something else. My mini-me! Conor McGregor gets his son suited up before Floyd Mayweather mega-fight https://t.co/tDQVG0LTel pic.twitter.com/CIc7Z1IjWv — Mirror Fighting (@MirrorFighting) August 24, 2017 At the ...