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A European court has ruled that Lionel Messi, the world’s top-earning footballer, can trademark his own name. The Barcelona and Argentina striker fought a seven-year fight to be able to use his name on sports goods. His original application was challenged by the Spanish cycling brand, Massi, which argued that the names were too similar and would cause confusion. But ...

President of the Ghana Football Association President, Kwesi Nyatakyi has on three separate platforms -Joy News, Graphic Sports and Vision 1 FM- openly declared his readiness to hand over to a credible successor. Nyantakyi has led Ghana football for the past 13 years, and his comments not to vie for another term were greeted with much delight. But the recent ...

Egypt have been boosted by the news that Arsenal midfielder Mohammed Elneny should be fit for their World Cup campaign. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the ankle ligament damage he suffered in Sunday’s 4-1 win over West Ham means he will miss the rest of club’s season. “Mohamed Elneny is out for the rest of the season,” Wenger said. “I ...

President of the Confederation of African Football, (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad has admonished President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi to seek re-election at next year’s polls. Nyantakyi has been president of the GFA for over 13 years. Reports had indicated that he was not willing to seek re-election during next year’s elections. Some pundits had praised the GFA president ...

LIVERPOOL sensation Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world on current form, claims BT Sport pundits Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard. Salah scored twice and assisted another two in Liverpool’s 5-2 Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Roma tonight. The Egyptian has now scored 43 goals in all competitions for the Reds, second behind Ian Rush’s all-time record ...

LIVERPOOL sizzled against Roma in the Champions League semi-finals – but what did we learn? The Champions League final is firmly in Liverpool’s sights after a monster display against Roma, but with the tie at 5-2, they still have work to do. Mohamed Salah dazzled for the Reds with a string of mazy runs wreaking havoc against the visitors’ backline. ...

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been named in a 20-man squad to fly to England for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg at Arsenal. Boss Diego Simeone said at the weekend the Spain forward had “no chance” of being fit for the game at Emirates Stadium because of a hamstring injury. He has missed three games since limping out ...

MOHAMED SALAH barely celebrated when he fired Liverpool in front against Roma in the Champions League this evening.   That can’t be said for the Liverpool fans watching the Champions League semi-final in his native Egypt however. Mohamed Salah gave the Reds the lead on 35 minutes with a stunning strike after picking the ball up on the edge of ...

Udinese haven’t made an official announcement, but Massimo Oddo has confirmed he’s been sacked by the club. The Zebrette have lost 11 Serie A matches in a row, and Igor Tudor will replace the former Italian international later today. “I took the opportunity to coach a historic club like Udinese with the enthusiasm of a child,” Oddo wrote on Instagram. ...

Former Cameroon Coach Henri Michel has died aged 70. The former French midfielder died on Tuesday after a short illness. He played 58 times for France and coached them from 1984 to 1988. Michel led France, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia and Ivory Coast at the World Cup, and also had spells in charge of the United Arab Emirates, Equatorial Guinea and ...