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Four players have been banned for life for match-fixing at the AFC Cup, the Asian Football Confederation said Friday. Kursanbek Sheratov from Kyrgyzstan was found guilty of fixing a match involving his club Dordoi FC in the 2017 AFC Cup, Asia’s second-tier continental competition. He also supported betting activity related to the game, the AFC added. Kyrgyz players Vladimir Verevkin ...

Seoul police are allegedly investigating whether Cristiano Ronaldo broke South Korean law by not playing in Juventus’ clash with K League All-Stars. TheFasta, which organised the glamour friendly, threatened to sue Juve for not playing Ronaldo, despite being contractually obliged to do so. South Korean fans then followed up with their own legal action – their claim for compensation possibly ...

Neymar has told Paris Saint-Germain that he will no longer play for them as he tries to force through a move back to Barcelona, according to reports. The 27-year-old has been linked with a sensational summer return to the Nou Camp but the Parisian club have told him that he won’t be going anywhere before the transfer window closes. According ...

You would be mistaken for thinking that Cristiano Ronaldo had won all the personal awards and plaudits there were to be won. The Juve star was not done yet as he was the proud recipient of the self-proclaimed “prestigious MARCA Legend award” An award as recognition for all he has achieved in his footballing career so far, and his status ...

Cameroonian striker, Clinton N’Jie, 25, posted a sex tape live stream of himself via his Snapchat. The former Tottenham forward accidentally broadcast himself and a female partner in a compromising position. He later confirmed that he had been out, drinking to celebrating a new contract after agreeing to join Dynamo from Marseille. He claimed that he had been trying to ...

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter resigned on Friday, saying he felt the time was right to move on with a new cycle of Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers looming. His decision comes just weeks after South Africa reached the quarter-finals of the Cup of Nations in Egypt, bundling out the hosts in the last 16. It was ...

Jose Mourinho opened up on how his public persona differs to his personal life, and insists his successes at Manchester United were not fully appreciated. In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, Mourinho spoke candidly about his time at Old Trafford, and believes winning the Europa League in 2017 and finishing second to 100-point Manchester City in 2018 constituted ...

Ghanaian attacker, Kwabena Owusu has stated categorically that none of his teammates received $80,000 as appearance fee at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament but rather $20,000. One of the stories that came up during the AFCON in Egypt was that the Stars were paid an amount of $80,000 as appearance fee but the player who was speaking ...

Ghanaian striker Jordan Ayew has joined Palace from Swansea City on a three-year deal subject to international clearance, following the forward’s season-long loan spell with the south London club last season. The 27-year-old, who made 20 appearances (including 14 starts) in the Premier League for Roy Hodgson’s side, returns to Palace off the back of an impressive Africa Cup of ...

FIFA has banned Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee Member Musa Bility for 10 years and fined him $500,000 for breaching its code of ethics. Football’s world governing body found the former Liberia FA (LFA) president “guilty of having misappropriated FIFA funds, as well as having received benefits and found himself in situations of conflict of interest”. FIFA said ...