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…
Ghana Rugby Club Championship (GRCC 2017/18) kicked off in Cape Coast on Saturday November 25, with the first official Women’s Sevens GRCC in the history of Ghana Rugby. Four women’s teams, Conquerors Ladies, Cosmos Buffalos Ladies, Griffo…
Congress, the highest decision making body of the Ghana League Club Association (GHALCA), has given its support for the Association to go under reconstruction in a bid to reclaim its lost glory. This was a subject of serious discussion at …
The annual fun games of the “Face of Madina” – an NGO, were at the weekend held at the Madina Number One School in the La Nkwantanang Municipality. On hand to participate were teams representing the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Madi…
On the night of Monday, 28 November last year I did a radio report on Chapecoense, a club from a small town in southern Brazil who had made remarkable progress.
Inside a decade they had progressed from outside Brazil's four national div…
LeBron James showed the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers just how high the bar is to compete with the Eastern Conference’s best.
James had 30 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over the 76ers 113-91 on M…
The National Director of Special Olympics Ghana, Ms Phyllis Biney, has announced that plans are underway to send athletes to participate in the 2019 Special Olympics World Games being hosted in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
She…
Accra Hearts of Oak defender, Inusah Musah, says the current player exodus which has hit the club will have no significant negative effect on their performance next season, tagging the situation as a regular phenomenon.
The Phobians are…
Andre Drummond scored 26 points with 22 rebounds – both season highs – and Tobias Harris scored 31 to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 118-108 victory on Monday night and send the Celtics to their first loss in Boston since their home opener.…
Pep Guardiola inherited a fractured dressing room when he took charge of Manchester City in the summer of 2016.
It had become one of the unspoken truths of Manuel Pellegrini's final season in charge, both within the club and outside of …
The fact that the football culture war between stat aficionados and obstinate traditionalists continues to rage is proof it has not been won by either side. Those who adopt a more balanced view acknowledge that statistics can shed light, b…
Having secured a deserved point from Saturday's enthralling encounter with Liverpool at Anfield, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has every reason to feel positive about the Blues' upcoming, if somewhat cluttered, fixture schedule.
In the …
Lionel Messi has sought the positives from Neymar's shock summer departure to Paris Saint-Germain, despite the initial disappointment at seeing the Brazilian leave the club.
Along with Luis Suarez, Messi and Neymar led a Barcelona attac…
Rafael Benitez has warned Newcastle fans things could get worse before they get better as the January transfer window looms with takeover talk rumbling on.
The Toon Army have been hoping for progress in Amanda Staveley's attempts on beh…
Even without a Premier League winners' medal, there are few who can match Juan Mata's trophy haul.
The Manchester United midfielder has won the Champions League with Chelsea, the Europa League with United, as well as the World Cup and E…
Mauricio Pochettino has lauded Erik Lamela as one of the first Tottenham players to adopt his methods after the winger declared himself ready to return to competitive action.
Lamela, who joined Spurs four years ago for a then club recor…
Jose Mourinho believes Marco Silva's Watford are a far better side than the one that gave Manchester United a bloody nose last season.
The Red Devils were condemned to their third defeat in a week in September 2016 as late goals from Ju…
Ligue 1 side AS Monaco have appointed former Chelsea technical director, chief scout and assistant manager Michael Emenalo as their new sporting director.
Emenalo, one of Roman Abramovich's most trusted advisors, resigned on Nov. 6 afte…
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