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The Manchester United midfielder’s representative has responded to the sanction, which seemingly applies only to domestic football in Italy Football agent Mino Raiola has reassured his clients that they will not be impacted by the three-month ban he has been given by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Raiola represents some of the leading players in the game, including Manchester United ...

Teams from England, Spain, Italy and Germany have enjoyed spells of dominance in UEFA’s flagship club competitions The Champions League and Europa League have been dominated in recent years by teams hailing from the same handful of countries. Spain, England, Italy and Germany are all guaranteed at least four teams in the Champions League group stage which, of course, helps. ...

A minimum of four Premier League teams play in the Champions League each season, but that can increase The 2019 Champions League final will be an all-Premier League affair with Liverpool and Tottenham set to face off in Madrid, while two English teams could also potentially meet in the final of the Europa League, with Arsenal and Chelsea in opposite ...

What do the continent’s top stars still have to play for in Europe’s biggest leagues? Premier League The relegation battle has all been wrapped up, and Victor Wanyama’s Tottenham Hotspur will join Chelsea in the Champions League barring defeat for Spurs at home against Everton, a win for Arsenal against Burnley, and an eight-goal-difference swing. The primary focus on the final day will be on the title race, where Riyad ...

The Spanish giants are set to continue their partnership with the company through 2028 as part of a new sponsorship agreement Real Madrid has reportedly inked a massive new €1.1 billion (£946m/$1.2bn) sponsorship deal with Adidas. The German sportswear giant and the Spanish club have been working together since 1998, and Adidas confirmed that a new deal was in place ...

The Argentine superstar receives most of the praise for his team’s triumphs and should be assigned blame for their failures, believes the Brazil great Lionel Messi should be assigned as much blame for Barcelona’s failures as he is praised for their success, according to Brazil legend Ronaldo. The Argentine was near his brilliant best in the first leg of the ...

HARRY KANE’S “mental” half-time rant has emerged as the secret weapon that sparked Tottenham’s remarkable turnaround against Ajax on Wednesday. The injured England captain travelled with the squad despite his ankle ligament problem being several weeks away, and was in and around the dressing-room throughout the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Ajax. And when he saw his ...

Officials of Fitcom, a Turkish giant kit manufacturers paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah on Wednesday. The delegation led by Ghana Football Association’s presidential hopeful, Nana Yaw Amponsah, included Demirkaya Tunahan, General Manager of Fitcom and Ertemcoz Serdar, Fitcom Agent to Africa. The visit precedes the signing ceremony and launch of kit sponsorship ...

Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura is the latest high-profile personality to endorse the upcoming Africa Women’s Sports Summit. Samoura posted on her official Twitter handle Tuesday: “[Glad] to [hear] about Africa Women’s Sports Summit in Accra [Ghana] on May 15. This year’s focus on sports journalism & theme of ‘Take Your Place’ is [correct] for so many reasons. Best of ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Bechem United played out a 1-1 drawn encounter at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in a week 10 Normalisation Committee special competition game yesterday at the Baba Yara Stadium, yesterday. Bechem United scored the fastest goal of the tournament when Yaw Wadie Darkwa fired in the opener just 50 seconds into the game. But just three ...