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ALVARO MORATA’S transfer to Chelsea is casting a shadow over Real Madrid. That is the opinion of Sky Sports pundit Terry Gibson. Morata left Madrid in the summer and joined Chelsea after being unable to supplant Benzema as the main striker. But despite signing a new contract earlier this season, Benzema’s future is now in question after scoring just two goals in ...

Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe, who is widely assumed to have enriched himself and his family while his country suffered enormous economic hardships, is clinging to power as his country works to unseat him after 37 years of rule. It’s still not clear if he will step down willingly. According to CNN, the military has agreed to give the 93-year-old longtime ...

Beijing – A court in central China has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to two years in prison on the vague charge of inciting subversion of state power, the latest verdict to be handed down in a sweeping crackdown on activism. The Intermediate People’s Court in the city of Changsha handed down the verdict against activist Jiang Tianyong, who ...

St. Paul – A woman says Al Franken pulled her in tightly and put his hand on her buttocks in 2010 while posing for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair, the second allegation of improper conduct against the Democrat and first involving his time as a senator. Lindsay Menz told CNN last week for a report broadcast on Monday ...

THERESA May is facing a massive rebellion and resignations from her government if she tries to push through a Brexit deal with a £36 billion divorce bill. The angry backlash against a massive divorce bill was fueled by European Commission’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday, who said Britain could have no access to single market benefits and British banks could ...

What’s Gareth Bale worth these days? And how much higher than that figure is Manchester United willing to go? Those are the two main questions that arise from the idea that Tottenham Hotspur may have a contractual privilege to match any offer made to Real Madrid for the ex-Spurs star. Bale, 28, was worth $112 million in today’s dollars when Real bought him in 2013. He has 70 ...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Manchester United can catch runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City after he and Paul Pogba made a triumphant return from long-term injuries. The Swedish striker came on as a late substitute in the 4-1 victory over Newcastle on Saturday, his first action since suffering a career-threatening knee ligament injury in April. His return drew an emotional response from United manager ...

Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan has admonished Zimbabwe to solve their current leadership struggle through credible elections in 2018. According to Mr. Annan, a sustainable and legitimate election with integrity in 2018 is the only way to solve the current leadership impasse. “I believe, nevertheless, that this crisis offers a unique opening for democratic renewal based ...

MANCHESTER UNITED will allow Jose Mourinho to sign THREE Galacticos next summer as a sweetener to him signing a new contract, with Real Madrid and Barcelona set to be impacted. Manchester United are desperate for Mourinho to extend his stay at Old Trafford amid concerns he could quit for Paris Saint-Germain. PSG are said to be interested in appointing Mourinho ...

One takeaway which has been made 100 percent clear — in case the first four games of the season weren’t enough — is this: Manchester United are, in every way imaginable, a different team when Paul Pogba is on the field. Pogba returned to action on Saturday and paced Man United to a 4-1 thumping of Newcastle United. After the game, United manager ...