Arsenal legend Ian Wright has slammed the club for letting the contracts of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil run out, calling it "disgusting business."
Sanchez and Ozil can both leave for free next summer unless they are sold in January, m…
Paul Clement has been sacked as manager of Swansea, with his assistant managers Nigel Gibbs and Karl Halabi also leaving the club.
Clement, 45, had been under increasing pressure and the Swans confirmed his departure after Monday night'…
PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has praised birthday boy Kylian Mbappe after he scored one goal and assisted another as the French capital outfit closed 2017 with a 3-1 home win over Caen in Ligue 1 on Wednesday.
The Franc…
Peter Stoger slammed his team's timid first-half showing after Borussia Dortmund were eliminated from the German cup, losing 2-1 to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
"I'm satisfied with our reaction in the second half. But the way we pr…
Jose Mourinho said some of his players "did not come to the office" after Manchester United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Championship side Bristol City.
United were beaten 2-1 at Ashton Gate after Korey Smith scored in the thir…
Bristol City were rewarded for dumping holders Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup with a semifinal against Manchester City.
The high-flying Championship side upset the odds on Wednesday night as Korey Smith's last-gasp goal stunne…
Three thoughts from Stamford Bridge on Chelsea's dramatic 2-1 over Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup.
1. Cup runs give Chelsea's season fresh meaning
Manchester City's historic run in the Premier League has done more than kill the title…
BRISTOL, England -- Here are three quick thoughts on Bristol City's last-gasp 2-1 win over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals.
1. Bristol City stun holders United
Bristol City stunned Manchester United by knocking the…
Ghana has acquired its first racing chair for a female athlete for specialised sporting disciplines. The GCB Bank Limited, following an appeal from the Go-Get-Them Racing Club, donated funds for the acquisition of the specialised equipment…
John Terry says that Jose Mourinho's first great Chelsea team would beat the current Manchester City side running away with the Premier League title under Pep Guardiola.
City are yet to taste defeat in the Premier League this season, ha…
There are certain footballing topics that appear to become a major issue every few years and considering the nature of the word, "rotation" seems a perfect example.
It's currently a hot topic in the aftermath of Jurgen Klopp's decision …
How exactly did Chelsea star Victor Moses not get onto the Confederation of African Football's three-man shortlist for their Player of the Year award?
The Nigerian was one of the most outstanding African players of the last season, winn…
Jorge Valdano usually chooses his words carefully. He grew up in the Argentine pampas and devoured the works of Jorge Luis Borges as a young man. Valdano won the 1986 World Cup as a player, and managed Real Madrid after retirement.
In 2…
There must be times when Jose Mourinho feels that criticisms of Manchester United are fake news.
Look at the facts of their performances on paper. In the Premier League they are averaging over two goals a game (39 in 18), have defeated …
Manchester United fans are set to complain to UEFA after Sevilla hiked ticket prices for their Champions League knockout clash.
Supporters could be forced to pay as much as £133 for a ticket for the round-of-16 tie in Spain in February.…
LEICESTER -- Pep Guardiola dismissed suggestions that Manchester City could win four trophies this season as unrealistic after his side reached the semifinals of the Carabao Cup.
City needed a penalty shootout -- for the second round ru…
Jurgen Klopp says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has so much potential that it is "unbelievable" after the midfielder impressed for Liverpool on the weekend.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was named the broadcasters' Man of the Match following Liverpool's…
WEST BROMWICH -- Jose Mourinho insists Manchester United are not ready to concede the Premier League title to Manchester City and "go on holiday."
United cut City's lead at the top to 11 points after beating West Brom 2-1 at The Hawthor…
The Confederation of African Football have unveiled Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the three finalists for this year's African Player of the Year award, with the winner set to be announced at a ceremony in Accra…
From Arjen Robben to Mario Balotelli, a raft of star names can leave their clubs for free transfers next summer, as things stand. Beginning Jan. 1, they'll be able to discuss terms with foreign sides. Here are 10 who look certain to attrac…
Several of the leading names in the Premier League will enter the final six months of their contracts on Jan. 1, raising the prospect of cut-price moves during the transfer window or a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club.
So what…
Luis Suarez says Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann and Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho would be welcome at Barcelona as the Catalan club continue to be linked with both players.
Barca failed with three bids for Coutinho in the summer bu…
Before the reign of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, there was Kaka.
The Brazilian, who announced his retirement on Sunday, was the last man to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award (in 2007) before it became the exclusive prop…
It looked as if Manchester City's title was going to be derailed -- if it was going to be derailed -- on consecutive December weekends. Manchester United away and Tottenham at home, if it was going to happen, this was it.
Nope. Neither …
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) , Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi will lead a delegation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), to tour pay television StarTimes Ghana OB van on Monday 18th December, 2018, at the Kempis…
Former Ghana Boxing Association (GBA) President, Mr. Moses Foe Amoaning, has proposed the establishment of National Sports Associations’ league, as a measure of accessing the proposed sports fund. The proposed sports fund would help privat…
Accra Hearts of Oak’s Scottish coach, Frank Nuttal, says the Phobians can do without four key stars whose contract extension negotiations have stirred controversy in the club in the past weeks.
Despite reports that Hearts board chairman…
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, has revealed that renovation works at the Accra Sports Stadium would begin early next month in preparation for next year's Africa Women’s Championship (AWC) to be staged in Ghana.
Mr Asia…
After over a decade of continental club title drought, Ghana's hopes could be revived when Aduana Stars and Kumasi Asante Kotoko begin the continental campaigns next year.
For the Dormaa-Ahenkro-based side, the experience gathered durin…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is expected to engage the Premier League Board (PLB) in an emergency meeting to decide on a new date for the commencement of the Premier League.
The meeting, scheduled for next week, is expected to, …
Liverpool's last two drawn games have sparked some annoyance among supporters.
The one major concern before this season began was that European football would create fixture congestion too tough for an inadequate squad to overcome.
T…
LONDON -- Arsene Wenger is struggling to understand why his Arsenal team are not scoring more goals, but says Premier League teams are increasingly content to sit back and play for 0-0 draws.
Arsenal were held to a scoreless stalemate a…
Chelsea's lacklustre display last Saturday against West Ham culminated in a deserved defeat and led to Blues boss Antonio Conte commenting that retaining the Premier League title was "impossible" given the loss to the Hammers was his side'…
For the first time since Mauricio Pochettino took charge of Tottenham in 2014, the club is enduring something of a slump. Their Champions League performances this season have been superb -- they have more points than any other in the compe…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan is battling to save his Manchester United career after being dropped by Jose Mourinho following a row between the two men during a video analysis session at the club's Carrington training ground last month, sources have …
This might sound like 2 + 2 = 5, but Zinedine Zidane has been impressed with Mohamed Salah's displays for Liverpool and could try to bring the forward to Real Madrid, according to the Sun.
Salah has been in fine form since moving to Anf…
Eric Bailly's ankle injury, which could sideline him for three months, is a major problem for Jose Mourinho and Manchester United.
After being without his best player, Paul Pogba, for two months, this long-term injury to another key mem…
Newly-signed Aduana Stars defender Hafiz Adams has said he had no difficulty in settling on the Premier League champions as the best place to continue his career after taking the decision to leave Wa All Stars.
Adams officially signed a…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola is the most "immature" person he has ever worked under.
Ibrahimovic linked up with Guardiola at Barcelona in 2009, joining the Catalan club from Inter Milan in exchange for Sam…
It is shaping up to be a season to forget for many of Ghana's contingent in the Premier League as we approach the halfway point of the campaign.
The biggest contingent of Ghanaian players since 2010-11, in a league hugely popular in Gha…
Cristiano Ronaldo has added yet another record to his collection by becoming the leading goalscorer in Club World Cup history, thanks to his equalising strike in Wednesday's 2-1 semifinal victory over Al Jazira.
Ronaldo had at least six…
LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino hopes Tottenham Hotspur's relaxed festive schedule will give him the chance to introduce "new concepts" to his summer signings and spark a successful second half of the season.
Spurs host Brighton on Wednes…
Alexandre Lacazette says Arsenal need a "miracle" if they are to win the Premier League this season, but added a return to the Champions League was always the club's main aim this term.
Arsenal have taken just one point from their last …
Manchester City surpassed Arsenal's record winning run in English top-flight football with Wednesday night's 4-0 victory at Swansea City to make it 15 wins in a row.
A David Silva brace -- with one coming either side of half-time -- and…
Manchester City maintained their 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League and set a new division record for consecutive wins as they made light work of Swansea, running out 4-0 winners.
Pep Guardiola shuffled his pack after the Ma…
Paris Saint-Germain's finances have been given a clean bill of health by French football's financial watchdog despite their massive summer spending spree on Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Neymar signed for PSG after the French club triggered…
Arsenal have problems on the road in the Premier League, so after dropping two points to Southampton at St Mary's on Sunday, Arsene Wenger will be keen for his team to make up for that when they face West Ham away on Wednesday night.
Th…
MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola has apologised to Manchester United if the club were offended by his team's celebrations following Man City's 2-1 derby win on Sunday, but insisted his side did nothing out of the ordinary.
Sources told ESPN …
Newly appointed Borussia Dortmund manager Peter Stoger described the work of predecessor Peter Bosz as a big reason for his team's first Bundesliga win since September.
Dortmund returned to winning ways on Tuesday, defeating Mainz 2-0 o…
There is a scene in the iconic 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia in which the protagonist -- T.E. Lawrence -- lights a cigarette and proceeds to nonchalantly extinguish the match between his thumb and his forefinger. Corporal William Potter loo…