The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) will introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for the first time in a CAF competition at the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) Morocco 2018. The usage of the latest technology was accepted …
Neymar's father has said it is too early to discuss the prospect of his son joining Real Madrid but stressed that there are no current plans to leave Paris Saint-Germain.
Neymar Jr. joined PSG from Barcelona in a €222 million deal in th…
The Gulf's diplomatic crisis is not hurting Qatar 2022's preparations, a senior Qatari official has claimed, as the organising committee revealed the design for the first demountable World Cup stadium.
The Ras Abu Aboud Stadium is the s…
Obafemi Martins could have a chance to play at another World Cup if he maintains his scoring form, Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has told KweséESPN.
The 33-year-old, who plays in China for Shanghai Shenhua, has scored 16 goals in 39 appeara…
Dani Alves has admitted he left Juventus in the summer because he was not enjoying his football in Italy, where he feels he was misunderstood.
Speaking after being named in the Italian Professional Footballers' Association (AIC) Team of…
Chapecoense have sued the insurance company hired by LaMia airline, and several Bolivian government entities over damages caused by the air crash that killed 71 people a year ago in Colombia, the Brazilian club said on Wednesday.
The cl…
MADRID -- Spanish prosecutors have accused Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric of defrauding tax authorities of €870,728 ($1 million) in 2013 and 2014.
Modric's wife, Vanja, is also being accused of tax irregularities.
Prosecutors sai…
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has said that Premier League Clubs who prevent TV Rights Holder, Startimes, from telecasting their matches will suffer points deduction. The move he said will be applied…
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has acknowledged that he is hopeful that Vincent Enyeama will return to the Super Eagles setup, but has hinted that the keeper's club situation will need to improve before he could retake the No. 1 spot.
Having…
Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt has told Sport Bild that returning to Bayern Munich is "like coming back to a family."
Muller-Wohlfahrt, 75, left the club in April 2015 after 38 years, along with his staff, after disagreements with fo…
With Alan Pardew back in management at West Bromwich Albion, the Premier League's old boys' network has found another placement for one of its members.
Back after almost a year out of the game following his sacking by Crystal Palace on …
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is a doubt for Saturday's La Liga trip to Athletic Bilbao after the Wales international sat out training the morning after his impressive return from injury as a substitute in Tuesday's 2-2 Copa del Rey draw at…
Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku is struggling to deal with the added pressure of competing with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Lukaku began his United career with 11 goals in his first 10 games following a £75 millio…
It's time to give Ivan Gazidis some credit.
The Arsenal CEO has backed up his talk about bringing change to the club with this month's hires of Raul Sanllehi and Sven Mislintat, two heavy hitters who have proven to be among the best in …
Jose Mourinho's transfer thinking has changed, according to the Independent -- and that's due to the form of Anthony Martial.
The Manchester United boss seemed likely to sell Martial in the summer after not playing him regularly last se…
Victor Lindelof almost became a Manchester United player in January.
After losing Eric Bailly and Chris Smalling to injury, Jose Mourinho briefly thought about fast-tracking a deal for the Swedish defender. In the end, though, it was pu…
He was within a whisker of joining Real Madrid in 2015 -- and now it seems as though it's next summer or never if Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is to move to the Bernabeu.
The Mirror, citing reports in Spain, says Madrid pre…
Wayne Rooney marked the return of David Moyes and the grand entrance of Sam Allardyce with the first hat trick of his Everton career... and to think it all began with a missed penalty.
Rooney's night in the 4-0 win against West Ham ende…
Gennaro Gattuso says he is aware of the level of responsibility after being appointed as AC Milan's new coach and intends to do the role justice.
Former Rangers and Milan midfielder Gattuso has replaced Vincenzo Montella, who was dismis…
Tottenham's 2-1 defeat at Leicester was their fourth failure to win in the last five Premier League games and they could finish Wednesday closer to the bottom of the table than the top.
Forget the title; Spurs are now among the teams fi…
For many, qualifying for the 2018 World Cup has been a procession -- going through the motions toward the inevitable. For others, there has been suffering and insecurity right down to the final whistle of the final playoff game. And for ot…
Africa's teams will be hoping for a favourable World Cup draw on Friday at the Kremlin in Moscow as they go into the hat to be split into eight groups of four teams each.
Egypt, Senegal and Tunisia are in Pot 3 for the draw, while Moroc…
Arsenal strengthened their position in the Premier League top four as they made light work of Huddersfield to maintain their healthy home form.
The Gunners have now won their last 12 games at the Emirates Stadium and they eased to a 5-0…
PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery declared his happiness at his team's performance from an organisational point of view in the 2-0 home win over Troyes in Ligue 1 on Wednesday.
The French capital outfit left it late but Neym…
Oriol Busquets says he's grateful for the advice he's been given by his namesake, Sergio, after making his Barcelona debut in Wednesday's 5-0 Copa del Rey win against Real Murcia.
The younger Busquets, 18, is no relation to the Spain in…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed Fernando Torres' "quality" after the veteran's double strike helped secure progress to the Copa del Rey last 16 with Wednesday's evening's 3-0 victory over third-tier Elche at the Wanda Metropolit…
Jurgen Klopp has backed Liverpool to show their top-four credentials, saying they have become "stronger" after facing difficulties this season.
Liverpool have picked up 10 points from 12 since a 4-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wemble…
It took a 96th-minute goal from Raheem Sterling, but Man City saw off Southampton on Wednesday night to extend their imperious winning streak to 18 games.
As you might imagine, Sterling's dramatic winner sparked mass delirium within the…
MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola said he couldn't control his emotions after jumping on the pitch to celebrate Raheem Sterling's 96th-minute winner in the victory over Southampton on Wednesday, and then explained his chat with Nathan Redmond af…
Ahead of Friday's draw at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, KweséESPN examine the World Cup pedigrees of Africa's five representatives for next summer's showpiece.
None of Africa's five qualifiers are new to the top table, but some ha…
Barcelona mutually agreed to part company with Raul Sanllehi earlier this year, and he will join Arsenal in February 2018.
His relationship with Txiki Begiristain -- who he worked with at Barca -- made Manchester City the obvious choice…
David Silva is close to signing a contract extension with Manchester City, sources have told ESPN FC, with Pep Guardiola saying he can have a big impact on the club's future.
ESPN FC has been told that Silva, 31, has agreed a new deal t…
Swansea boss Paul Clement faces a reunion with Alvaro Morata delighted that the Chelsea striker has proved his early-season critics wrong.
The pair worked together at Real Madrid when Clement was Carlo Ancelotti's assistant and Morata w…
Richarlison is not for sale. That's the message coming out of Watford this week as Premier League rivals Tottenham and Chelsea pay close attention to the Brazilian's progress.
The 20-year-old forward has been in fine form since joining …
David Luiz's disagreement with Chelsea boss Antonio Conte could see the defender leave Stamford Bridge for a second time, on this occasion to Real Madrid.
Luiz and Conte fell out following the Blues' 3-0 defeat…
PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has said he informed peripheral figures including Lucas Moura of their situation during preseason.
Amid speculation that Lucas could leave in January, Emery said the Brazilian had been told …
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane refused to criticise his players after a back-up Blancos side struggled to a 2-2 draw with third-tier Fuenlabrada in Tuesday evening's Copa del Rey last-32 second leg to 4-2 progress to the next round.
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Things can change quickly in the world of football. It is almost a month ago to the day that Atletico Madrid's season reached a nadir as they fell behind at home to Qarabag in the Champions League. Truth be told they were lucky to come awa…
Football is a game of opinions. And as long as the sport exists there will be players who divide them. At Chelsea this season, the latest to spark the debate is Tiemoue Bakayoko with supporters split over whether he has been a smart acquis…
Michael Emenalo became the latest Nigerian to join AS Monaco when the former international defender was appointed as the club's technical director on Monday.
The 52-year-old comes into his new role having enjoyed a seven-year stint at C…
Jose Mourinho fears Nemanja Matic could have suffered an "important" injury against Watford, while Marouane Fellaini is also battling to overcome a knee injury.
Matic was replaced after 54 minutes of Manchester United's 4-2 win at Vicar…
Mauricio Pochettino accused his Tottenham players of lacking fight in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Leicester in the Premier League.
Leicester duo Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez scored brilliant first-half goals before Harry Kane halved the def…
Jose Mourinho said his team should have been "smoking cigars" before Watford fought back to give Manchester United a scare at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night.
United won 4-2, but not before Watford had come back from from 3-0 down to mak…
The former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuiye, has raised concerns over the whereabouts of the prize money for Ghana’s participation in the 2017 African Cup on Nations (AFCON) in Gabon. The former minister who d…
Uncharacteristic of many traditional rulers, Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II, the Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area, has assumed the role of a supervisor of the on-going renovation works at the Nana Agyemang Badu I Sports Stadi…
The National Weightlifting Team, Black Cranes are set to participate in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championship slated for California, USA. The Championship, which would run from 28th November to 6th December wo…
Black Starlets captain Eric Ayiah has been nominated for the 2017 Confederation of African Football (CAF) award slated for Ghana on 4th January, 2018. Ayiah, who plays for Division two side, Charity Stars FC and captained the Starlets at t…
The visiting Ada Take Heart FC at the weekend beat Gbawe Tulip FC 4-1 to lift the trophy of this year’s Kings Football Competition (KFC) in their final match at Gbawe in Accra.
David Kumador and Emmanuel Tokoli scored two goals each for…
Felix Anthonio returned a net score of 146 to win the Giti Tire Celebrity Open Golf Championship, which ended at the Celebrity Golf Course at Sakumono, near Tema on Sunday.
Sampson Asorgba took the second position with 148 net, beating …
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) 2018, is to inspect the Cape Coast stadium on Tuesday 28th November.
The team, which would be led by the National Sports Authority (NSA) Board Chairman Mr…