Title favourites Akwa United, Plateau United and Kano Pillars maintained their early season lead by scoring a combined 11 goals in a frantic match-day seven in the Nigeria Professional Football League.
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Former Brazil star Ronaldo believes Neymar has "everything to be happy" at Paris Saint-Germain and told SFR Sport his countryman is close to winning the Ballon d'Or.
Since Neymar's world-record €222 million transfer from Barcelona to PS…
Monaco's clash with Lyon last Sunday evening offered another breathtaking Ligue 1 encounter.
There were goals, emotion, intensity, twists, drama with Lopes (Rony) scoring against Lopes (Anthony) in the dying moments to win the match for…
The Tunisian Football Federation have revealed that they are no longer pursuing a naturalisation bid for Ivorian-born midfielder Fousseny Coulibaly.
The 28-year-old had been identified as a target by the national side ahead of their Wor…
Philippe Coutinho was delighted to score his first Barcelona goal as the Catalans beat Valencia to set up a Copa del Rey final against Sevilla in April and thanked Luis Suarez for once again setting up his first goal at a new club.
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Reports linking Isco with a Bernabeu exit are nothing new. In fact, it seems the Real Madrid midfielder has been on his way out of the club practically since he arrived in the summer of 2013 in something of a coup for Florentino Perez.
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Hosting the 2026 World Cup could bring more than $5 billion in economic activity to North America, the committee hoping to win the tournament's rights says.
The United Bid Committee -- made up of the soccer federations of the U.S., Mexi…
Deportivo La Coruna says veteran Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari will start a trial period with the Spanish club from Friday.
The 33-year-old Muntari will be evaluated by new coach Clarence Seedorf.
Muntari played alongside Seedor…
Brighton boss Chris Hughton has warned recent signings Jurgen Locadia and Leonardo Ulloa that they may be restricted to peripheral roles if Glenn Murray continues his red-hot form.
Seagulls 10-goal top-scorer Murray has seen his startin…
A difficult start to 2018 for Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe has continued after the France international was handed an additional match suspension for his red card in a 3-2 Coupe de la Ligue semifinal win away at Rennes last week.
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Paris Saint-Germain will host Marseille in the Coupe de France quarterfinals in a matchup of the top two sides in Ligue 1.
PSG beat Sochaux this week to advance in their pursuit of a fourth consecutive cup triump, while Marseille put ni…
Record signing Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to score his first goal for Barcelona as they reached the Copa del Rey final with a 2-0 win at Valencia, progressing 3-0 on aggregate.
Coutinho was brought off the bench at half-time f…
Las Vegas Lights FC are steadily preparing for their maiden season in the U.S.'s second-tier United Soccer League.
The nascent team revealed their club crest back in October and have now followed up by unveiling their first-ever kit, in…
Roy Hodgson revealed Sam Allardyce has never apologised to him for mocking the way he speaks -- and says it is too late now.
Allardyce was filmed referring to Hodgson as "Woy'' during the meeting with undercover reporters posing as busi…
The Ghana Football Association and the Premier League Board (PLB) wishes to extend a message of goodwill to Aduana Stars and Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Ghana's representatives in this year's CAF Inter-club competitions.
While Premier League …
Mr. Isaac Asiamah, Minster of Youth and Sports, has cut sod for a ?10.5m renovation works at the Accra Sports Stadium in Accra.
The renovation works, which would be in phases, would see the first phase of the renovation ending by Septem…
Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, Minister of Youth and Sports would meet stakeholders of the Accra sports stadium on Friday, over the usage of the facility and the alternatives available.
The Accra Sports Stadium, is billed for a total closure,…
Theo Walcott admitted points are now the priority as Everton bid to stave off relegation.
Manager Sam Allardyce's first month in charge appeared to have been successful as he guided the club away from the bottom three, but a run of just…
On-loan Chelsea defender Matt Miazga has been fined by Vitesse Arnhem after grabbing the groin area of an opposing player in the Eredivisie.
The incident occurred during Vitesse's 1-1 draw with Heerenveen on Jan. 20, as Miazga clashed w…
Watford striker Troy Deeney will avoid a formal punishment from the Football Association over his goal celebration in the 4-1 victory over Chelsea on Monday night.
Deeney broke the deadlock from the penalty spot but courted controversy …
Incidents of football-related anti-gay sentiment and racism are becoming "more virulent and targeted'' on social media, Kick It Out chief executive Roisin Wood has warned.
Speaking to Press Association Sport on the day the equality and …
Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has apologised to the club's supporters over his "mistake'' of hiring Thomas Christiansen as manager and suggested the job was "too big" for the Dane.
Christiansen, 44, was sacked on Sunday after overseeing…
Bernard Joe Sam of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) booked a place at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast after upstaging top seeds Felix Lartey and Emmanuel Asante in a table tennis selection competition …
Gerard Pique has been included in Barcelona's squad for Thursday's Copa del Rey semifinal second leg at Valencia despite injuring his knee during the weekend's draw with Espanyol.
Initial fears were that the defender would be out for a …
Marcelino has urged Valencia to play with their heads as well as their hearts as they attempt to edge past Barcelona into the Copa del Rey final.
The sides meet in the second leg of their semifinal showdown at the Mestalla on Thursday e…
Sevilla have ended Leganes' surprising run in the Copa del Rey.
Sevilla scored early and late through Joaquin Correa and Franco Vazquez to defeat the Madrid club 2-0 on Wednesday, advancing to their second Copa final in three seasons wi…
With Antonio Conte's days at Chelsea looking increasingly numbered, speculation is swirling over who could replace the Italian in the Stamford Bridge dugout.
According to the Telegraph, former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is the favou…
Liverpool will return for Thomas Lemar in the summer despite failing with a £78m bid for the midfielder last year, claims the Independent.
The 22-year-old France international recently rejected a new contract at Monaco, and seems destin…
Messi wanted in China
Lionel Messi is a target for big-spending Hebei China Fortune in what would be a landmark transfer for the Chinese Super League, reports Mundo Deportivo.
Despite Messi's initial refusal to entertain a move to th…
The family of the late Alhaji Sulemana Braimah, popularly known as Alhaji Hearts, a Board member of Accra Hearts of Oak and also an Executive Member of the Ghana Football Association called on former President Jerry John Rawlings on Wednes…
Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez has been handed a 16-month prison sentence in Spain but he will not serve any time in jail.
Sanchez was accused of defrauding the treasury of €1 million between 2012 and 2013, relating to in…
Two-time African champions, Asante Kotoko S/C, is determined to dominate the continent’s football – rediscover its once all-conquering and fearsome form as it begins its CAF Confederation Cup campaign on Sunday, at the Baba Yara Stadium, K…
Accra Great Olympics has served the Ghana Football Association (GFA) with a court injunction, restraining them from commencing with the 2017/18 Ghana Premier League (GPL).
Mr. Olloboi Commodore, General Manager of Great Olympics told th…
Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Champions League campaigners, Aduana Stars has named an 18-man squad to travel to Egypt to face Libyan side Al-Tahaddi.
The match would be the Aduana’s first eliminator in this year's Champions Lea…
Six boxers and four officials of the Junior National Boxing team, Black Bombers B, have departed Accra to Hungary to participate in the Bocskai Istvan Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary.
The tournament, which …
The Appeals Committee of the Ghana football association (GFA), has thrown out an appeal by Accra great Olympics against a decision made by the disciplinary committee and slapped the Accra based club with a fine of GHS 3,000.00.
Accord…
The Management of the National Sports Authority (NSA) has cautioned Mr. Joshua Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Director of the NSA over pronouncements he made on the usage of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi.
The decision was taken a…
Liverpool's Loris Karius is determined to prove to manager Jurgen Klopp he does not need to buy a goalkeeper in the summer.
The German has been installed as number one at Anfield ahead of Simon Mignolet over the last month.
Liverpool…
Dejan Lovren's nightmare day came against Tottenham at Wembley in October. Having been culpable for two goals, the centre-back was substituted after just 31 minutes after a calamitous performance in what would ultimately be a 4-1 defeat fo…
With all the debate over dives, offsides, penalties and the numerous other contentious issues that came out of Liverpool's dramatic 2-2 draw with Tottenham last Sunday, very little seems to have been said and written about the game itself …
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has reiterated that his "heart is in Madrid" despite talks set to begin over a contract renewal at Stamford Bridge.
Courtois, 25, also hinted at a return to Spain -- where he played with Atletico Madr…
Former Everton manager Ronald Koeman has been named as the new Netherlands coach.
The appointment of the ex-Netherlands international was announced by the country's football association (KNVB) on Tuesday.
In a statement, the KNVB sai…
When Nigeria striker Victor Obinna was signed by Cape Town City at the start of the season it was viewed as quite the coup for the South African Premier Soccer League club - and a chance to perhaps bring the player back into World Cup reck…
Antonio Conte is in no immediate danger of being sacked in the wake of Chelsea's humiliating 4-1 defeat against Watford on Monday, sources have told ESPN FC.
A second limp performance and lopsided scoreline at Vicarage Road, following a…
West Ham insist they are not making plans to change manager in the summer and will hold talks with David Moyes at the end of the season.
A report in The Telegraph claimed that Moyes is unlikely to extend his stay at West Ham past the en…
Kingsley Coman had a goal and an assist and Arjen Robbed added a late brace as Bayern Munich cruised into the semifinals of the DFB Pokal with a 6-0 win away to Paderborn on Tuesday.
Robert Lewandowski, Joshua Kimmich and Corentin Tolis…
Paris Saint-Germain are into the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France after beating Sochaux 4-1 on Tuesday night at the Stade Bonal.
Angel Di Maria had the three-time defending champions ahead in the first minute, heading a Kylian Mbapp…
Swansea recorded their biggest-ever FA Cup win as Notts County were demolished 8-1 at the Liberty Stadium.
First-half braces from Tammy Abraham and Nathan Dyer, as well as second-half efforts from Kyle Naughton, Wayne Routledge, Tom Car…
Monaco captain Radamel Falcao is expected to be sidelined for up to a month because of a thigh injury, according to reports.
The Colombia international striker limped off 10 minutes into the second half after scoring in Monaco's 3-2 Lig…
Ryan Giggs has said he believes Manchester United can win next season's Premier League title, with Paul Pogba a key part of the challenge.
Old Trafford legend Giggs said he would like to see Manchester United use Pogba on the left of a …