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Lionel Messi struck his 500th Barcelona goal with the last kick of the game to blow the La Liga title race wide open with a thrilling 3-2 win at Real Madrid on Sunday. Messi had broken a three-year goalless drought against Madrid to cancel out Casemiro’s opener for Madrid in the first-half. Ivan Rakitic’s stunning strike and a red card ...

N’Golo Kante has been named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year after a formidable debut season at Chelsea, while Dele Alli of Tottenham has retained the Young Player of the Year award. France international Kante has enjoyed an incredible rise in English football after joining Leicester City from Caen in 2015. Having played a key role in Leicester’s remarkable ...

Inter Allies have suspended head Coach Prince Owusu for one official match due to negative rhetoric he directed towards Management of the Club during the league match against Ashantigold at the El Wak Stadium on Sunday. Assistant Coach Wilson Asare is hereby directed to Head the Technical Team in the MTN FA Cup R64 match against Liberty Professionals on Saturday ...

Only two games separate Jose Mourinho’s men from the competition decider in Sweden, but the Spanish side stand in their way Manchester United have drawn Celta Vigo and Ajax have drawn Lyon in the Europa League semi-finals. Jose Mourinho’s men battled past Anderlecht in extra-time thanks to a winner from young striker Marcus Rashford on Thursday, winning 3-2 on aggregate. ...

At least seven Manchester United fans were killed and several more injured in a mass electrocution in Nigeria on Thursday night while watching their team’s 2-1 Europa League victory over Anderlecht. Police said seven supporters at a viewing centre in the port city of Calabar in Cross River State when a electrical cable fell on the structure. 10 more are being treated in a local hospital ...

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation has terminated its sponsorship agreement with the Black Stars. The state-owned oil exploration firm say it’s not financially viable to continue its financial obligation to the national team. GNPC’s decision to pump a staggering $3million into the Black Stars annually sparked controversy in the West African nation. However, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader ...

Newly appointed Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah arrived at the K0t0ka International Airport on Friday to a rousing welcome ahead of his unveiling on April 26 at the Alisa Hotel. The former national defender was met on arrival by officials of the Ghana Football Association, lots of journalists and supporter groups amidst of dancing and drumming The Kotoko legend has ...

Former Ghana international Abukari Damba has expressed his desire to work under Kwesi Appiah as goalkeepers’ trainer if given the opportunity. Damba,49, was the goalkeepers’ trainer for the Black Meteors ten years ago under the late coach Jones Attuquaye’s tenure but was sacked following his involvement in an alleged match fixing in a friendly against Iran but the claim was ...

Asante Kotoko first choice goalkeeper Felix Annan is set for some time on the sideline after suffering a shoulder injury. According to a club report, Annan broke his shoulder at training last week Tuesday. An x-ray conducted on him revealed he had a contusion at his left shoulder and had his arm wrapped in an arm-sling. “He played with some ...

Reigning European champions Real Madrid will play neighbours Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. Eleven-time European champions Real, who eliminated Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals, could become the first club in the Champions League era to win the competition in successive seasons. The Madrid clubs have met in the Champions League final in two of the last three years, ...