FIFA Lifts Ban On Sudan
World football body FIFA said Thursday it had lifted a ban imposed on Sudan last week for government interference in the sport. The move follows the reinstatement of Mutasim Gaafar Sir Elkhatim as...
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We Are Not For Sale
North London Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has said that it is not in any discussions relating to a takeover offer. Media reports had said US firm Iconiq Capital was preparing an...
Rooney Rejoins Everton
Wayne Rooney has left Manchester United to rejoin Everton for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old has signed a two-year deal at Goodison Park after leaving Old Trafford. “Wayne has shown me that...
Wayne Rooney Seals Return To Everton
Everton confirm they have re-signed Wayne Rooney after 13 years at Manchester United. The 31-year-old England striker has signed a two-year deal to return to his boyhood club, for whom he made his...
Turkey Move the Proving Ground For Gyan
For many players, a move to a club that has struggled to avoid relegation for two straight seasons would be considered the beginning of the end, but for Asamoah Gyan, the move to Turkish side...
Ferroviario, Zesco Benefit From Sudan Football Ban
Ferroviario Beira of Mozambique and Zesco United of Zambia qualified for CAF club competition quarter-finals Friday after Sudan were banned from competing internationally. FIFA suspended the east...
FIFA Suspends Sudan For ‘government Interference’
FIFA said Friday it had suspended Sudan with immediate effect due to government interference in the Sudan Football Association (SFA). The decision bans the Sudanese national team from playing...
Nothing Can Stop Us, Insists Zanaco Coach
Coach Mumamba Numba insists "nothing can stop" Zanaco of Zambia reaching the CAF Champions League quarter-finals this weekend when they tackle Wydad Casablanca in Morocco. The Lusaka-based outfit top...
I’m Work In Progress- Agyemang Badu
Ghana’s international player Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has said that, there’s still more he could do for himself and has set his sight on more time with Ghana. “I’m one of the players Ghana can...
Lionel Messi Agrees New Barcelona Deal Until 2021
Lionel Messi has agreed terms on a new contract at Barcelona until 2021. The club say the deal will be signed in the coming weeks as Messi returns for pre-season training. “‘The club is very...
Capello To Skipper China’s Jiangsu Suning
Former England, Real Madrid and Russia manager Fabio Capello was named on Sunday to lead China's Jiangsu Suning, one of the biggest coaching signings yet in a spending binge by the Chinese domestic...
China Giants Set For Blockbuster AFC Champions League Quarter-Final
Two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande were drawn against Shanghai SIPG in a blockbuster, all-Chinese AFC Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. Evergrande, who won the Asian title in 2013 and...
1,000 Injured In Turin Stampede
About 1,000 people were injured in the Italian city of Turin after a firecracker provoked a stampede on Saturday night, police say. Thousands of football fans were watching a live relay of...
Yaya Toure Signs New Deal With Manchester City
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has signed a new one-year deal with the Premier League club. The 34-year-old has played 299 games for City, scoring 81 goals, since joining from Barcelona in...
Chinese Flops Jiangsu FC Part Ways With Coach
Chinese big-spenders Jiangsu Suning have parted ways with their coach Choi Yong-Soo after a disappointing season was compounded by elimination from the AFC Champions League. Jiangsu -- who share...
Yaya Toure Signs New Contract At Man City
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has signed a new one-year deal with the Premier League club. The 34-year-old has played 299 games for City, scoring 81 goals, since joining from Barcelona in...
The Blaugrana’s Complete Summer Tour and Schedule
Barcelona will make another appearance in the United States this summer as they prepare for a renewed assault on La Liga and the Champions League in 2017-18. With Ernesto Valverde replacing Luis...
Arsene Wenger Agrees Two-Year Extension With Arsenal
Arsene Wenger looks set to continue as Arsenal manager after reportedly agreeing on a new two-year contract in a meeting with club owner Stan Kroenke. With an official announcement expected on...
Wenger Agrees New Two-Year Contract
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed a new two-year contract, extending his 21-year reign at the club. Wenger and club owner Stan Kroenke met on Monday to determine the Frenchman’s future, with...
Arsenal Manager Agrees Two-Year Contract
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed a new two-year contract, extending his 21-year reign at the club. Wenger and club owner Stan Kroenke met on Monday to determine the Frenchman’s future, with...