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Arsenal will not use the government’s furlough scheme and will continue paying employees and casual workers their full salaries until the end of May, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The top-flight season has been suspended until at least April 30 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the north London club had initially committed to paying employees’ salaries ...

West Ham United manager David Moyes has named former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien as one of his biggest transfer regrets. During his coaching stint at Everton, Moyes followed the 37-year-old midfield star when he was playing in Ligue 1 with Bastia and Lyon. The Goodison Park outfit was unable to complete a move for him, with Essien joining Chelsea for ...

The nascence of club football in Ghana has led to the discoveries of great and talented footballers who in their respective careers etched their names in football folklore. Discussions at football concourses can’t end without the mentioning of stalwarts like Mohammed Polo, Abdul Razak, Peter Lamptey, Dogo Moro George Alhassan, Baba Yara, Anas Seidu, Opoku Afriyie, Opoku Nti just to ...

The German coach considered bringing the Senegal star to Borussia Dortmund but decided against it because of his appearance Jurgen Klopp says he was not impressed when he first met Sadio Mane because the Liverpool star “looked like a rapper”. Mane arrived at Liverpool just a year into Klopp’s tenure and has become a pivotal player for the Champions League ...

The Red Devils have made a number of key decisions during Covid-19 pandemic to benefit staff, supporters and the local community The last few weeks have been strange. If we’re being honest, nobody really knows how best to deal with the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak, aside from staying inside and following government guidelines. Businesses across the world are already ...

Tottenham Hotspur have reminded players of their responsibilities during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown after pictures and video on social media emerged of manager Jose Mourinho and several members of his squad that appeared to show them flouting social-distancing rules. Portuguese boss Mourinho was pictured training with Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common, while Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon were seen running side ...

Qatar has called the allegations that it bribed FIFA officials for the right to host the 2022 World Cup “baseless” adding that they “will be fiercely contested”. According to US Justice Department documents released Monday, FIFA officials received bribes to vote in favour of awarding the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. The Kremlin has ...

UEFA has denied president Aleksander Ceferin set a deadline of August 3 for the Champions League and Europa League finals to be completed. Ceferin was widely reported as telling German broadcaster ZDF on Saturday that the competitions, which have been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, needed to be completed by that date. With the majority of European leagues ...

The Greater Accra Regional Football Association (GARFA ) has postponed their Congress. With reference to our earlier notice to all affiliated clubs of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association (GARFA) about the 2019/20 Congress which was slated to be held on Tuesday 7th April 2020. The Executive Council of the GARFA regret to inform you through this circular that the ...

Sixteen years after scoring ‘that Mallam goal’, former Hearts midfielder Adjah Tetteh says he is reaping the benefits of that goal. The game looked like a done deal for Kotoko who were up by a goal until Adjah Tetteh scored a late goal from the edge of penalty box to draw parity. With an aggregate of 2-2 the game had ...