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The Bayer Leverkusen playmaker appears set to have his pick of Europe’s top clubs, with Stamford Bridge billed as a potentially perfect landing spot Kai Havertz has been advised by Dietmar Hamann that Chelsea would be the obvious transfer option for him if he faced a choice between the Blues and Manchester United. The Bayer Leverkusen starlet has emerged as ...

In a damning court affidavit, the police in Lesotho say they have evidence that former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife Maesaiah Thabane paid assassins to kill Mr Thabane’s estranged wife in 2017. Lipolelo Thabane was shot dead on the eve of Mr Thabane’s swearing in as prime minister. The police statement is one of the documents filed ...

Kanye West has made a $2 million donation to support the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, a representative for West told CNN. The donation includes funding for legal fees for Arbery and Taylor’s families, along with black-owned businesses in crisis in his native Chicago and other cities. West’s representative said he established a 529 education plan ...

George Floyd tested positive for the novel coronavirus in a test taken after his death, according to Hennepin County’s new autopsy report released earlier today. The post-mortem nasal swab was found to be “positive for 2019-nCoV RNA,” said the report, using another term for the type of coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker said the type ...

The 19-year-old has already started learning Spanish ahead of a potential move to Camp Nou, which his agent expects to be completed in June Barcelona will activate a purchase option on Sao Paulo teenager Gustavo Maia this June, according to the player’s agent. Maia’s performances in the Copa Sao Paulo – Brazil’s most prestigious youth tournament – at the start ...

The legendary Brazilian frontman considers a Barcelona icon to be the best player on the planet, with Neymar and Eden Hazard in the group behind him Former Barcelona star Ronaldo considers Lionel Messi to be the undisputed “number one” in modern football, with Cristiano Ronaldo overlooked in the Brazilian’s top five as Mohamed Salah, Eden Hazard, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe ...

Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga shared an image of the Blues squad during a session on Tuesday Chelsea have followed Liverpool’s lead in making a stand against racism by creating a symbol in training to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Footballers across Europe have used their online platforms to speak out amid ongoing protests in the United States over the ...

The death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been declared a homicide in an official post-mortem examination. The 46-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest while being restrained by Minneapolis police, the report found. It listed Mr Floyd’s cause of death as “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression”. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump vowed ...

Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo have decided to challenge the freezing of their assets in the context of an investigation for embezzlement of public funds, their lawyer said Tuesday. Daughter of former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos (1979-2017), the billionaire and her husband businessman are accused by the courts and the International Consortium of ...

The Red Devils have been praised for reaching out to their next generation of stars after their season was prematurely brought to an end Manchester United have praised the attitudes of their academy players for the way they have dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, insisting that they have been “overwhelmed” by their attitude and kindness in a letter sent to ...