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REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez has played down talk of the club signing David de Gea or Thibaut Courtois this summer. The duo have been linked with a move to the Spanish capital for a number of years, with Los Blancos famously missing out on the former due to a fax machine error in 2015. De Gea’s stunning form at ...

MOHAMED ELNENY could miss the rest of the season despite receiving an injury boost. Elneny was forced in the first half of Arsenal’s 4-1 win over West Brom after landing awkwardly following a challenge with Mark Noble. After the match, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger expressed his concern that the midfielder could be out for an extended period. “Unfortunately it doesn’t ...

Bayern Munich comes up against one of football’s all-time greats on Wednesday evening, with Jerome Boateng adamant that Bayern “can only stop Cristiano Ronaldo as a team”. Five-time Ballon d’Or Ronaldo has been in rip-roaring form Real in European competition this season, scoring in all ten of the Spanish side’s Champions League games this term, with a total goal tally ...

LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he plans to talk with Mohamed Salah ahead of the Reds’ Champions League match with Roma. Liverpool star Salah won the PFA Player of the Year award in London last night, pipping Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne to the prize. The Egypt international has taken the Premier League by storm this season, bagging a ...

The Court Of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has dismissed Techiman City FC’s appeal against the Ghana Football Association and has directed that the decision of the Appeals Committee of the FA must stand. This means the second tier side are to pay a huge fine to be determined by FIFA to cover the cost of the arbitration processes. In a ...

Fifa, football’s global governing body, will carry out an unexpected second inspection of Morocco as part of the bidding process for the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Moulay Hafid Elalamy, president of Morocco’s bid, said a group of Fifa experts would check out hotels and facilities for VIPs this week after the initial inspection team finished a three-day visit of stadia, ...

Sekondi Hasaacas have filed a protest against Samartex 1996 FC who allegedly tried to influence the outcome of their matchday six, Division One League game against them. Samartex 1996 FC won the game 2-1 at the Essipong but Sekondi Hasaacas claim their captain, Thomas Aboagye was bribed with GH?4,000 before the game hence their protest. Addressing the press on the ...

World soccer governing body, FIFA has given Ghana the green light to continue with the Ghana Premier League (GPL) and the Division One League during the Russia 2018 World Cup, which kicks off in June. This means all other domestic competitions can be played in the month of July and July. A publication on the FA’s website read: “Following the ...

Mohamed Salah has won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award for 2017-18. The Liverpool forward, 25, beat Kevin de Bruyne, Harry Kane, Leroy Sane, David Silva and David de Gea in the vote by his fellow players. Manchester City’s Sane won the young player prize, while Chelsea’s Fran Kirby won the Women’s Player of the Year award. ...

Two members of Ghana’s contingent to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia did not return. The Ghana Badminton Association have confirmed Stella Amassah and Gifty Mensah disappeared from team Ghana’s camp and have still not been found. This comes on the back of team captain Botsyo Nkegbe’s claims on the Joy Sports Link, Saturday, that he was sure ...