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The Wales boss is a big admirer of the Ballon d’Or contenders but believes that a player of the Argentine’s talent comes around once in a generation Ryan Giggs has given his verdict over who is better between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, insisting that while he would always back his former team-mate, the Barcelona star is a “once-in-a-lifetime” player. ...

The Ghana Football Association presidential election will go ahead as scheduled as Wilfred Osei Kwaku’s application for provisional and conservatory request to put an injunction on the election has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). Palmer, a bankroller for Tema Youth Football Club, was seeking for an injunction or ‘interim measures’ to be put on today’s ...

Delegates obvious choice, Randy Abbey and two others, have been voted as representatives of Division One League on the GFA Executive Council. The Kpando Hearts of Lions owner will be joined by Mark Addo and Samuel Anim Addo on the executive committee of the next Ghana Football Association. The former Communications Director of the GFA pulled 26 votes, followed by ...

Neymar’s absence from the list of 30 Ballon d’Or candidates was explained Tuesday by France Football magazine which organizes the prestigious award. The magazine said events in what it called Neymar’s “année noire” (black year) justified his failure to be nominated for the first time since 2010. It said, “On the field, Neymar was injured and missed many key games, ...

The Normalization Committee’s Lawyer, Naa Odofoley Nortey and staff of the Ghana FA have gone into hibernation to avoid being served with injunction notice which threatens the polls on Thursday and Friday as a bailiff waits at the entrance of the secretariat. According to sources close to GFA, since Odofoley Nortey and Dr Kofi Amoah have since Monday ordered the ...

Real Madrid finally got their first win in the UEFA Champions League this season at the third time of asking after seeing off Galatasaray 1-0 with Toni Kroos getting the all-important goal. Looking to win their first Champions League game this season, Real Madrid started on the front foot with one eye on a precious early lead. Galatasaray who lost ...

Manchester CIty are preparing a mammoth £450,000-a-week deal for Raheem Sterling to fend off transfer interest from Real Madrid, according to reports. The in-form England winger is quickly cementing his reputation as one of the world’s best following another sensational start to the season. Pep Guardiola and the club are keen to reward him with a lucrative extension to his ...

Leading presidential aspirant Kurt E S Okraku showed style and class with practical steps to change the face of Ghana football with a stellar performance on Monday night as we witnessed the first ever Ghana Football Association Presidential Debate ahead of its elective congress on Friday October 25, 2019. Five of the six aspiring candidates made themselves available for an ...

The 23-year-old came through La Masia but did not feel the moment was right for him to go back “home” Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has said that he rejected the chance to move back to Barcelona over the summer, while he also admitted there was interest from Paris Saint-Germain. Although a firm approach from the Ligue 1 champions never materialised, with PSG ultimately moving for Real Madrid shot-stopper Keylor ...

Mohamed Salah has returned to Liverpool training ahead of their Champions League meeting with Genk on Wednesday. The Egypt international star missed Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United due to an ankle injury sustained before the international break but is now poised to feature in the midweek encounter. Divock Origi took his place at Old Trafford, where a late Adam Lallana strike was sufficient to preserve the Reds’ undefeated record ...