Kelechi Iheanacho has told The Players' Tribune that he had to save up around 15p ($0.18) to watch Sergio Aguero's famous goal that secured the Premier League title for Manchester City in 2012.
Iheanacho was a 15-year-old in his native …
Manchester United are back on top of the Deloitte Football Money League for the first time since 2005 but the pound's fall against the euro means they may struggle to beat Barcelona and Real Madrid again next year.
Now in its 20th year,…
Manchester United have agreed a deal to sell Memphis Depay to French club Lyon.
It is thought the fee is £16m rising to £21.7m, with the add-ons including Lyon qualifying for the Champions League and Depay getting a new contract.
Uni…
Lucas Leiva scored his first goal in seven years to send Liverpool into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of League Two Plymouth.
Jurgen Klopp's side had to make the 293-mile trip to Home Park after they were held to a frust…
Britain's Johanna Konta eased through to the Australian Open third round but Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund both lost in the second round in Melbourne.
Ninth seed Konta, 25, produced a confident display to beat 19-year-old Naomi Osaka o…
Four-time champions Cameroon moved top of Group A as they fought back to deny debutants Guinea-Bissau a historic first win at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Shock qualifiers Guinea-Bissau, making their debut at this year's tournament, led t…
Real Madrid lost back-to-back games for the first time since November 2015 as Celta Vigo edged the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final.
Madrid, whose 40-game unbeaten run was ended by Sevilla on Sunday, fell behind when ex-Liv…
The oldest Africa Cup of Nations player Essam El Hadary is Egypt's only fit goalkeeper in Gabon after injuries to Ahmed El Shenawy and Sherif Ekramy.
El Hadary, who has just turned 44, came off the bench in Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Mali …
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his second goal of the Africa Cup of Nations to earn hosts Gabon a point from their match with Burkina Faso.
The Borussia Dortmund striker scored a 38th-minute penalty to secure his side's second 1-1 dra…
MATCH PREVIEW
Cameroon have been boosted by the return to fitness of key striker Vincent Aboubakar for Wednesday's Group A match against Guinea-Bissau.
The Besiktas forward missed his side's opening 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso because…
MATCH PREVIEW
Hosts Gabon will be looking for a vastly improved performance when they take on Burkina Faso in their second Group A game on Wednesday.
Giving away a late equaliser to minnows Guinea Bissau in Saturday's opener at the S…
Embattled Premier League referee Mike Dean has been assigned to oversee the Championship clash between Barnsley and Leeds on Saturday.
Dean has been the target of widespread criticism after a series of debatable decisions over the festi…
Chinese football is set for a significant funding boost after the Chinese Football Association announced it would spend nearly double its 2016 budget on the game over the next 12 months.
The CFA revealed plans at a news conference in Be…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is satisfied with Keylor Navas this season and has defended the Costa Rica international from recent criticism over his performances.
The 30-year-old goalkeeper came under scrutiny for conceding two lat…
Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore expects fellow Africa Cup of Nations stars in Gabon will follow Nigeria captain Jon Obi Mikel and Brazilian Oscar in joining clubs in the Chinese Super League.
Mikel signed for Tianjin TEDA and Oscar…
Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary became the oldest player at an Africa Cup of Nations tournament as he kept a clean sheet in their draw against Mali.
El-Hadary turned 44 on Sunday and came on in the first half after an injury to Ahmed E…
Ghana's Andre Ayew surpassed his father's record by scoring the goal that beat Uganda 1-0 in their Group D match at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The West Ham winger slotted in a penalty on 32 minutes after captain Asamoah Gyan had been pu…
Jeison Murillo scored with a spectacular bicycle kick and Antonio Candreva got the winner in extra time as Inter Milan beat Bologna 3-2 on Tuesday to advance to the Coppa Italia quarterfinals.
Gabigol got his first start for Inter and t…
Jurgen Klopp has said Liverpool still do not know if they are able to field Joel Matip without breaking FIFA rules.
Matip was omitted from Liverpool's squad for the Premier League draw against Manchester United on Sunday because of a di…
Diego Costa returned to Chelsea first-team training on Tuesday and could be in contention to face Hull City this weekend.
The 28-year-old trained alone at Cobham on Sunday and Monday with coach Antonio Conte giving the rest of the Chels…
Joe Hart believes he has played his last game for Manchester City and expects to be sold once his loan spell with Torino concludes at the end of this season, sources have told ESPN FC.
Sources familiar with the England goalkeeper's loan…
Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary will become the oldest player to compete at the African Nations Cup finals if he plays against Mali.
But El Hadary, who turned 44 on Sunday, is not certain of his place as Egypt insist a choice has yet t…
Ghana and coach Avram Grant want to go one better than in 2015 when they lost the final to Ivory Coast on penalties.
Striker Asamoah Gyan and West Ham midfielder Andre Ayew were part of the team two years ago, and their experience and q…
Club officials in the Eastern Region, have been advised to desist from hooliganism at match venues, in order to bring sanity and respect to the game in the region.
Addressing Division Two Clubs, at a stakeholders meeting, Mr Abdul La…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his support for the senior national team as they take on Uganda today at the 2017 AFCON in Gabon.
The Black Stars will begin their campaign at 4pm against the Cranes in the opening fixt…
A former president of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), George Haldane Lutterodt, has tasked the Minister for Youth and Sports designate, Mr Isaac Asiamah, to redevelop the tartan tracks at the Accra Sports Stadium.
He said it was …
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of almost €1 million by concealing part of what he earned from image rights during his time at Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
Europa …
Ghana coach Avram Grant wants his players to be in the moment at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and not be distracted by the past.
The Black Stars lost the final on penalties to Ivory Coast two years ago, denying them a first title sinc…
Chinese Super League clubs' player recruitment plans for the coming season were thrown into disarray on Monday morning as the Chinese Football Association confirmed last week's reports it would limit the number of foreign players permitted…
Remember when Manchester was billed as the capital of football? When United and City shared four Premier League titles in successive seasons between 2011 and 2014, it seemed as though the city's dream was close to coming true. If anyone ha…
Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez admitted his side were not at their best as they were held 2-2 by Zimbabwe in their Africa Cup of Nations opener.
The Leicester winger scored both his side's goals - the second an 82nd-minute equaliser that p…
DR Congo put their difficult Africa Cup of Nations build-up behind them to beat Morocco in their Group C opening fixture, despite finishing with 10 men.
Florent Ibenge's side, who went on strike over unpaid bonuses on Friday, almost tra…
Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris has been named in the French Ligue 1 team of the week after he scored a brace in Lorient’s 3-1 win over Guingamp at the weekend.
The attacker who was dropped by Avram Grant for the 2017 AFCON, was in bri…
Defending champions Ivory Coast and Togo drew 0-0 in their opening Group C match at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Jonathan Kodjia came close for Ivory Coast but his toe-poke was well saved by goalkeeper Kossi Agassa.
At the oth…
The Ghana’s Fastest Human was launched with the promise to unearth more talents to represent the country in international competitions.
At the launch last week, Reks Brobby, Secretary General of the Ghana’s Fastest Human Programme prais…
DR Congo's preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations have been hindered by a row over unpaid bonuses that goes back to the last edition of the tournament.
Players went on strike on Friday and refused to train and although they have sin…
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha is set to make his competitive debut for Ivory Coast as they begin their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title.
Zaha switched international allegiance from England ahead of the tournament and alr…
It appears young Ghanaian track star, Martha Bissah is finally on her way to fulfilling her potential, three years after winning a gold medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjin, China.
Martha last Saturday made her debut …
Total Petroleum Ghana Limited launched its nationwide activities to kick off the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated to begin on 14th January 2017 in Gabon, of which they are the proud official title sponsor.
The Managing Director Oli…
On 8 February 2015, Samuel Osei Kuffour was shaved as he vowed on live TV within the Supersports studios following the Black Stars failure to win the AFCON 2015 as he had predicted. He’s back once again joining a list of top flight African…
Pep Guardiola has effectively ruled Manchester City out of the Premier League title race following their 4-0 defeat to Everton on Sunday.
The City boss suffered the biggest ever league defeat of his career to leave his side 10 points be…
Jose Mourinho explained a touchline argument with Jurgen Klopp, late on during the sides' 1-1 draw on Sunday, by saying that the Liverpool manager thought the Manchester United boss wanted one of his players to be sent off.
Mourinho app…
Real Madrid's Spanish record unbeaten streak ended at 40 matches after a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla in La Liga action on Sunday.
Los Blancos, who achieved the milestone in a Copa del Rey match with Los Nervionenses on Thursday, now sit just …
Fiorentina put a dent in Juventus' title charge with a 2-1 win at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Nikola Kalinic and Federico Chiesa fired Fiorentina in front with goals in either half and, although Gonzalo Higuain got Juve back into it, th…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late equaliser earned Manchester United a point they fully deserved after a typically thunderous encounter with Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Liverpool led through James Milner's 27th-minute penalty, awarded after Paul…
Senegal began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with victory over Tunisia in Group B.
Tunisia almost took the lead in the opening two minutes, but Ahmed Akaichi's header skimmed the post and he smashed a shot narrowly wide.
In bet…
Telkom Orange defeated Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) 2-0 to win the women's Africa Cup of Club Championship hockey title on Sunday at the City Park Stadium, Nairobi.
GRA recorded their fifth straight loss against 19-time Kenyan women's …
Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Leicester winger put his side ahead with a curling shot in off the post.
But Kudakwashe Mahachi's low shot into the …
Senegal go into the tournament off the back of a 100% qualifying record and with a squad packed with quality.
Up front they have Liverpool striker Sadio Mane - Africa's most expensive player - as well as Lazio's Keita Balde. Napoli's Ka…
Antonio Conte insisted that Diego Costa's absence from Chelsea's 3-0 win over Leicester City was due to a back injury, but refused to confirm whether the striker has a future at Stamford Bridge.
Sources told ESPN FC on Friday that Cost…