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Several of Belgium’s top football clubs have been raided as part of a police investigation into alleged fraud involving the transfer of players. Agents, referees and officials from top clubs including Anderlecht, Club Bruges and Standard Liege are being investigated, Belgian media report. Club Bruges’ manager, Ivan Leko, is being questioned, along with prominent Belgian-Iranian agent Mogi Bayat. More than ...

Monaco are set to name former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry as their new manager after deciding to sack Leonardo Jardim, sources have told ESPN FC. Jardim will lose his job with Monaco after a dismal start to the season that sees them marooned in 18th place in Ligue 1 nine games into the season, one point off the ...

PAUL POGBA appeared to aim another dig at Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, insisting: ‘I don’t need to be captain’. The United midfielder is on international duty with France but found time to take aim at his boss in the latest show of animosity between the pair. He was asked if he would like to be captain of the French ...

US Open tennis champ Naomi Osaka is the kind of female success story that knocks down gender stereotypes crucial to opening more doors for women in the workplace, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday. Women’s tennis lived in the shadow of the men’s game in Japan before Osaka’s shock victory over Serena Williams last month, the head of the International ...

The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) announces that the media accreditation process for the official draw and final tournament of the Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2018 will be as follows; *Official draw: 21 October 2018 in Accra, Ghana Accreditation window: 8 – 16 October 2018 *Final tournament: 17 November -1 December 2018 Accreditation window: 8 – 26 ...

The FIFA/CAF normalization committee are yet to receive a confirmation from Sierra Leone as to whether they will honour the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Black Stars which is slated for October 10, Sierra Leone were slapped with an indefinite ban by FIFA over government interference last Friday/ FIFA banned the West African side from football related ...

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon d’Or. The 30 candidates for the annual prize, presented by France Football magazine, are being unveiled periodically on Monday – and the Reds stopper was among the first five nominees to be revealed. No goalkeeper has won the prestigious prize, which has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel ...

Former Ghana International Michael Essien has sent a goodwill message to his former Chelsea playmate John Terry after the latter announced his retirement from football. Terry officially bid goodbye to active football after 23 years in the game. The former England skipper who also captained Chelsea retired at age 37 amid links to English Championship side Aston Villa where he ...

Arsenal legend and former France international Thierry Henry is set to finally realise his ambition of calling the shots as a club manage after he impressed the owners of English Championship side Aston Villa in an interview for their top job. Daily Mail reports that Henry has been found good enough to replace Steve Bruce as Villa manager, while Chelsea ...

The boss is under increasing pressure at Old Trafford after a poor start to the season. The Red Devils have taken just ten points from seven Premier League games and also been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Championship outfit Derby. Manchester United were then held to a goalless draw by Valencia in the Champions League to pile the ...