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Jose Mourinho has explained why Liverpool superstar Mo Salah didn’t fit into his plans at Chelsea. Mourinho brought Salah to Stamford Bridge from Swiss side Basel in 2014 during his second spell as the Blues manager. The Egyptian, who was 21 at the time, only managed 19 appearances for the west London side before he was shipped out on loan ...

Italian striker Mario Balotelli is rarely out of the headlines, and this weekend was no exception. Balotelli scored the opening goal of the Ligue 1 match against Saint-Etienne with a spectacular overhead kick, but his celebration eclipsed the strike immediately. The much-maligned Olympic Marseille striker took celebrating with the fans to a new level by using his phone to post ...

Maxwell Baakoh will be out for roughly three to six months after aggravating a shin injury prior to Sunday’s 2018/19 Caf Confederation Cup home game with Nkana FC, Asante Kotoko head coach CK Akonnor has revealed. The attacking midfielder was conspicuously out of the Porcupines’ squad as they thrashed the Zambians 3-0 at Baba Yara Stadium to go second in ...

Former Hearts of Oak player, Bernard Dong Bortey has stated that he is not ready to render an apologize to John Paintsil for accusing him of destroying his career. This comes after the former Ghana defender, Paintsil had given a three-day ultimatum to Bortey to retract and apologize for wrongfully accusing him of destroying his career or he will be ...

Liberty Professionals will host fellow Ghana Premier League side Dreams FC in a friendly on Saturday as part of preparations for the impending Special Competition. Both sides are meeting for the first time since the Ghana Premier League was truncated. Liberty Professionals have been enjoying some good off-season friendlies but suffered a 3-2 to defeat to a rejuvenated Hearts of ...

Manchester City have agreed the second biggest kit deal in Premier League history – only behind neighbours Manchester United – after announcing a new long-term deal with Puma covering the Premier League champions and four of its sister clubs. Although the details of the deal have been kept secret, sources told ESPN FC that they have agreed a 10-year deal ...

Rafael Nadal accused Nick Kyrgios of lacking respect “for the public, the opponent and himself” after a stormy defeat to the Australian firebrand at the Mexico Open. Kyrgios survived three match points to beat top-seeded Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (8/6) on Wednesday and reach the quarter-finals. However, 17-time major winner Nadal was furious with Kyrgios who at one stage ...

MANCHESTER UNITED want to snap up Ivan Rakitic, Kalidou Koulibaly AND Aaron Wan-Bissaka as they seek to bolster their squad this summer, it has been reported. United are currently riding the crest of the wave generated by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replacing the sacked Jose Mourinho at the helm. And they will be desperate to maintain their impressive form under the ...

Inexperience in the Kotoko set up must be blamed for their defeat to Nkana in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday, according to former skipper of the side Joe Hendricks. According to the former defender, playing in the domestic league is different from playing in the continental competition and that has resulted in the club struggle in the competition. “The ...

Maurizio Sarri says Kepa Arrizabalaga has “paid to the team” after he was dropped for Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Tottenham, but insists he is still his No 1 goalkeeper. Arrizabalaga was left on the bench after his show of dissent to the manager during Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat against Manchester City, where he refused to be subbed off, with ...