How much do you know about Arsenal's new signing Alexandre Lacazette?
The France international has joined the Gunners on a reported five-year deal from Lyon for an initial fee believed to be 53m Euros.
Brush up on your knowledge of t…
The quadrennial congress of the Referees Association of Ghana (RFA) is scheduled for the Central regional capital of Cape Coast at the end of November this year. For various reasons, many referees look forward with great interest when the …
Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi has agreed a three-year contract extension, committing his future to the club until 2021.
Messi, whose current deal was due to expire in 12 months, sees his release clause rise to €300 million …
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon should consider rule changes after both their first-round opponents retired with injuries.
Third seed Federer led 6-3 3-0 when Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov quit with an ankle injury after…
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says he is open to a move to Major League Soccer should the opportunity present itself.
The 31-year-old is currently contracted to Chinese club Shanghai SIPG, but is on loan to Al Ahli in the UAE.
"There is…
South African junior international right-back Ntuthuko Radebe has been killed in a car accident, his Belgian top-flight club AS Eupen have confirmed.
Details of the accident have not been provided, bar that it happened while the 23-year…
Lionel Messi is on the brink of signing a new contract at Barcelona, according multiple media reports in Spain.
With the 30-year-old's current deal set to expire in June 2018, Cadena Cope says that an announcement will be made by the cl…
Pep Guardiola says it could take up to 10 years for Manchester City to be on the same level as Europe's biggest clubs.
Guardiola failed to reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time in his managerial career last sea…
A Ghanaian policeman who had been a security guard for the national football team has told the BBC that making his international debut was "a dream come true".
Samuel Sarfo made his debut for the Black Stars on Saturday, coming on as a …
Portugal defender Pepe has joined Turkish champions Besiktas on a free transfer.
The former Real Madrid centre-back, who was released by the Champions League winners last month, is believed to have signed a three-year deal.
Pepe, 34,…
Alexandre Lacazette has completed a medical at Arsenal's training ground on Tuesday ahead of a move from Lyon, Sky sources understand.
Lacazette is expected to sign a five-year deal at the Emirates Stadium after Arsenal agreed a club-re…
Teenage cycling sensation Frank Akuffo won a sprint finish to clinch the 84-kilometre Cowbell Cycling Challenge which was held on Monday in Accra.
Akuffo, 19, along with his Velo Stars teammate Isaac Sackey led a chasing pack of 98 ride…
Former Great Olympics player-cum-trainer, Godwin Attram, has insisted that management is part of the reason the club is struggling in the ongoing Ghana Premier League.
Attram, who guided the team from Division One was relieved of his du…
A Technical Instructor of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Anthony Adusei, has called for a second look at the video assistant refereeing (VAR) system.
The technology, experimented by FIFA, the world’s football governing bod…
Asante Kotoko F/C outclassed its archrival, Accra Hearts of Oak, in a penalty shoot-out to win the 2017 UBA President’s Cup at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, on Monday.
The Porcupine Warriors drew 0-0 with the Phobians in regulation tim…
Finally, after years of trying, Arsenal are on the verge of signing a top striker. Alexandre Lacazette is expected to complete a move from Lyon to the Emirates in the coming days, with Arsenal set to break their transfer record to the tune…
The proverbial honeymoon period didn't last long for Ghana boss Kwesi Appiah. A thrilling 5-0 win on his first major task back as Black Stars coach followed by two losses on the bounce in friendlies.
Ghana's tour of the USA for games ag…
The 2017 Confederations Cup is over and Germany are the champions. But who were the standout performers in the tournament? Here is our best XI.
Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo (Chile)
It was no fault of Bravo's that he ended up on the losi…
New Aston Villa defender John Terry says he has discussed the prospect of managing Chelsea with Frank Lampard.
The 36-year-old, who made over 700 appearances and won 15 major honours with the Blues, signed a one-year deal with Villa on …
Olivier Giroud has told the Arsenal Weekly podcast he wants to continue his "good journey" at the Emirates Stadium despite speculation over his future.
Giroud, 30, has been linked with clubs including Marseille, Lyon, West Ham and Evert…
Neymar has said that he was too shy to speak to Lionel Messi after arriving at Barcelona in 2013.
The Brazil international star now shares top billing at Camp Nou alongside Messi, but making the step from Santos to Barcelona was harder …
Chelsea's new kits were unveiled on Saturday, as the reigning Premier League champions launched their new relationship with Nike in some style.
The Blues announced a 15-year kit deal with the German sportswear manufacturers in October, …
June 30 brought with it the end of contract for a host of African players around the world, many of whom have been released onto the market and have no idea where they'll be plying their trade next term.
In this feature, KweséESPN profi…
After bumping into Jesse Lingard in Miami on Saturday night, Ronaldinho managed to tick another big one off his bucket list this week.
The Brazil legend scored a chance meeting with Lingard's Manchester United teammate, Marcus Rashford,…
Bertrand Traore has said that he decided to leave Chelsea for Lyon because he knew he would never be given a chance to shine at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea confirmed on Monday that they had agreed a deal reportedly worth around £8.8 millio…
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner has signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2019.
Wagner has been rewarded for guiding Huddersfield to promotion to the Premier League last season for the first time in their history.
…
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe has completed a free transfer to Bournemouth on a three-year deal, the Cherries have announced.
Defoe, 34, scored 15 goals in 37 Premier League appearances last season but could not prevent Sunderland fr…
This summer could be a very long one for Alvaro Morata. The Real Madrid striker is positioning himself for a Bernabeu exit but the list of suitors for his services is not extensive; Manchester United the only club that have been seriously …
Ghana midfielder, Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu says he has received and is considering offers from a number of Chinese clubs for the Chinese Super Liga.
Having played for Udinese for seven seasons, the midfielder believes it’s time for a chang…
Bournemouth have completed the signing of Nathan Ake from Chelsea in a club-record transfer.
Ake, 22, spent time on loan with the club last season and becomes their third major signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Asmir Bego…
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has insisted that the club are "looking for top-quality players" this summer and defended the Gunners' decision to stick with manager Arsene Wenger.
The longtime Arsenal boss came under fire from sup…
Abdoulaye Keita has signed a two-year deal with SC Bastia after having come to the end of his previous contract.
The 23-year-old midfielder was formed at the club, and having played 21 times in the French top flight last season during a…
Just as James Bond always seems to run into his nemesis at a casino, the U.S. men's national team always seems to encounter Ghana at the World Cup.
The Americans and the Black Stars have squared off in each of the past three editions of…
Ghana will be without the Columbus Crew SC pair of Harrison Afful and Jonathan Mensah for Saturday's friendly against the United States in Connecticut, after they were recalled by their club.
Afful captained Ghana and Mensah started the…
Three-time winners Angola crashed out of the Cosafa Cup on Thursday after failing to score for a second successive match and being pipped to top place in Group A by guest team Tanzania.
Angola and Tanzania started the last round of grou…
Joris Gnagnon's breakout season at Stade Rennais looks to have caught the eye of Marseille, with the Ligue 1 heavyweights understood to be keen on the defender.
20-year-old Gnagnon only made his debut in the French top flight in January…
SOCHI, Russia -- Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio called the 4-1 scoreline of El Tri's defeat to Germany "unfair" after his side fell in the Confederations Cup semifinals on Thursday.
Leon Goretzka netted twice inside the first eight min…
SOCHI, Russia -- Germany defeated Mexico 4-1 in Fisht Stadium on Thursday to advance to the final of the Confederations Cup against Chile on Sunday.
Here are three points from the match:
1. Germany cruise past toothless Mexico
Whi…
Liverpool not put off by Keita's price tag
Liverpool are not put off by Naby Keita's £70 million valuation and are willing to break their transfer record in order to land the RB Leipzig midfielder, the Mirror reports.
The 22-year-old…
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah believes his side’s 1-0 defeat to Mexico at the NRG Stadium in Houston did not tell the whole story.
The Black Stars tested El Tri all match long – outshooting their opponent 19-8 – but fell to a controversial p…
Hearts of Oak coach Frank Nuttall says his side’s 1-0 defeat to AshantiGold at home is only a blip and not a portent of things to come.
Daniel Gozar’s 11th minute strike was enough to hand the Phobians their first home defeat of the sea…
Bristol City have broken their transfer record to sign Senegal international striker Famara Diedhiou for £5.3m from French top flight club Angers.
The 24-year-old has agreed a four-year deal at Ashton Gate.
The Robins' previous trans…
Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield faces 95 charges of manslaughter and five other senior figures will be prosecuted over the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
Mr Duckenfield was match commander at the FA Cup semi-final when 96 Liverpool fans w…
In the 25-year history of the Premier League, few footballers have offered an impact as sudden and as crucial as Chelsea's N'Golo Kante.
Plucked from relative obscurity two summers ago, Kante became the first footballer to play a signif…
Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma has told France Football he is committed to fighting for a first-team place despite speculation linking him with a loan move.
The Premier League champions are pursuing several high-profile transfer targets as…
LONDON -- Nathan Ake is on the verge of joining Bournemouth from Chelsea in a £20 million transfer expected to be finalised within the next 48 hours, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe registered his inter…
Manchester United striker Anthony Martial appears to have dismissed speculation that he wants to leave the club this summer.
Martial has been linked with a move after it was reported that he had asked Jose Mourinho if he could leave and…
Police and tax inspectors have carried out a court-ordered search at a casino attached to the hotel that is preparing to host the wedding of Lionel Messi, authorities said, though they denied any connection with the coming nuptials.
The…
Nemanja Matic has enjoyed a roller-coaster of a career at Chelsea. Arriving in the summer of 2009, the gangly 21-year-old was unable to make an impression on the first team and was eventually included as a makeweight in the £21 million dea…
Alexis wants Pep reunion
Alexis Sanchez's desire to play for Pep Guardiola has given Manchester City hope of striking a £50 million deal for the Arsenal forward, against Arsene Wenger's wishes, the Guardian reports.
Wenger would pref…