Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been given the Champions League goal of the season award for his unique header against Chelsea. It was a glorious move from Los Blancos, with Benzema playing a superb first time pass with the outside of his foot to Vinicius, and then getting on the end of the Brazilian’s …
There’s been plenty of mockery of La Liga president Javier Tebas around Europe since he unleashed a stinging criticism of PSG, and it’s easy to understand why. Of course, the trigger is sour grapes over Kylian Mbappe accepting insane money from the Parisians, but that doesn’t make his whole point baseless – and in fact …
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Now we’ve reached the end of the season in La Liga, we can look at the stats from the campaign and get some interesting insights. The most surprising one we’ve come across so far has to be this one: the expected goals (xG) stats from the season so far (according to FBRef) Who is top? …
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The Super Eagles will hold their final training session inside the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. Nigerian time) ahead of their international friendly match against Ecuador. Babafemi Raji, the Super Eagles’ media officer, confirmed this. According to Raji, Peseiro will hold a press conference at 6 p.m. before …
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Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas snubbed Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema when naming his favourite for Ballon d’Or 2022. The French star has had a mind-blowing 2021/22 as he ended top scorer in La Liga Real Madrid won and UEFA Champions league they clinched last Saturday against Liverpool in Stade de France. The 34-year old …
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Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Croatian player Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan. Perisic joined Spurs as a free agent and will team up with his former manager, Antonio Conte who guided Tottenham back to the UEFA Champions League. The club in a statement on its website confirmed the signing. “We are delighted to announce …
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Ghana Black Stars will be missing a player in their first AFCON 2023 qualifying game against Madagascar on Wednesday, at the Cape Coast Stadium (19:00 GMT). Ghana Football Association announced that Celta Vigo defender Joseph Aidoo is ruled out of the game due to an ankle injury. “Defender Joseph Aidoo has been ruled out of …
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The stand-out fixture of the eighth round of the Hollywoodbets Super League will see Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies square off against Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies FC at the Groenkloof Tuks Stadium on Wednesday. The Brazilians head into this tasty clash in fine form, with six wins registered out of seven games played, and are top of the …
The head coach of the male national team of Ghana, Otto Addo has disclosed that he changes his style depending on the opponent his team faces. The German-trained tactician will tomorrow chase a first win as the head coach of the Black Stars when his team takes on Madagascar in the qualifiers to the 2023 …
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Emmanuel Dennis has arrived in New Jersey to join his Super Eagles colleagues ahead of their second friendly match in the United States against Ecuador. Dennis’ arrival was revealed on Tuesday by the Super Eagles’ verified Twitter account. After a 2-1 loss to Mexico in the early hours of Sunday in Dallas, Dennis will look …
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It’s very easy to be classy when you’re winning – and it’s even easier to be classy when you’ve just won. That’s what Real Madrid fans have proved this week. Their disgust at Gareth Bale has been pretty consistent for more than a year now, but when the Welshman’s name was called by the announcers …
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Ghana coach Otto Addo has revealed the reason why he included free-agent Mubarak Wakaso in the Black Stars squad for the 2023 AFCON qualifiers. The Black Stars will start their journey en route to Côte d’Ivoire tomorrow Wednesday with a home clash against Madagascar (19:00). Speaking in press conference ahead of the game, Addo was …
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The Ministry in charge of Youth and Sports in Ghana has entreated Ghanaians to support and pray for the Black Stars to win its first two matches in the qualifiers for the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. Ghana on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, takes on Madagascar in the first of the two …
The head coach of the Ghana national team, Otto Addo has said it is sad that midfielder Alfred Duncan has retired from international football. The Fiorentina midfielder over the past weekend through his club announced that he will no longer be available for the Black Stars for any international assignment. Addressing the press on Tuesday, …
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Real Madrid fans should already know what they’re getting in Antonio Rudiger. The defender has been one of the best in his position in the Premier League for 18 months, and was a key part of the Chelsea team that knocked Los Blancos out of the Champions League last season. This year, Carlo Ancelotti got revenge …
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The head coach of the Ghana national team, Otto Addo has disclosed that the two local players drafted into the Black Stars team have made good impressions in training. In his latest squad assembled for the first phase of the qualifiers for the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, Coach Otto Addo handed …
Barcelona are in a better situation financially than they were a year ago – but they aren’t out of the woods yet. ESPN are reporting that the Catalan club are going to ask their members for a cash injection of “up to €700m” to help with the continuing reconstruction of the playing squad this summer. …
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Ghana international, Alexander Djiku is closer than ever to moving to Spain for the next chapter of his career. The highly-rated defender had a fantastic season with Racing Strasbourg during the 2021/22 football season in France. After a consecutive campaign with the club which has seen him establish himself as one of the top defenders …
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2021-2022 season of Togo’s first division national football championship ended up on Sunday. And ASKO of Kara are winners of the title for the third consecutive season and the seventh time in their history. ASKO finished as they started. The Kozah-based club won the title of Togo champion after the 10th and last day of …
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Ghana international Razak Brimah believes the right things are not done at the Black Stars. The 34-year-old who plies his trade for Deportivo Linares has been consistently overlooked by the technical handlers of the national team despite his impressive performance. In an interview, the former first choice shot stopper for Ghana took a swipe at …
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Ghana international Razak Brimah has taken a swipe at the Ghana Football Association for discrimination in Black Stars call ups. Brimah was Ghana’s number goalkeeper at the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. However, he has not played for Ghana in five years. The 34-year-old believes he is good enough to be the …
Jurgen Klopps side set new benchmarks this season as they took each of the four competitions to the final day, winning two and falling agonisingly short in the next two. It made for a remarkable, yet relentless campaign that demanded everything the players had to offer, and then some. But for 22 first-team members, the …
Ghana head coach, Otto Addo will be chasing his first win as the head coach for the Black Stars when the team takes on Madagascar in the qualifiers of the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The German-trained tactician was appointed on the interim in March to lead the Black Stars into the …
The head coach of the Ghana national team, Otto Addo is set to wrap up training with his Black Stars players today ahead of the clash against Madagascar in the qualifiers for the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The West African giants will kick off the campaign in the qualifiers for the …
Lionel Messi trained with the Argentine national team at Athletic Club’s San Mames yesterday afternoon ahead of their clash with Italy at Wembley Stadium tomorrow evening. The clash has been labelled The 2022 Finalissima and will pit the champions of Europe against the champions of South America. Italy qualified by virtue of their victory at …
The Amavubi of Rwanda were supposed to host the Teranga Lions of Senegal on Tuesday, June 7, at Huye Stadium in Butare, Rwanda. But an inspection report from CAF officials indicated that the venue proved not ready yet to host the June qualifying fixtures. Consequently, Rwanda need to find alternate solution. And they will play …
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Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Technical Director Benjamin Kumwenda has hailed the ongoing FIFA New Standard Technical Directors workshop for English and French speaking countries. Speaking to FAM website, Kumwenda said the three-day workshop underway at CAF headquarters was an eye-opener. “One element of the workshop is knowledge sharing where each one of us will present …
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Simba SC have sacked their Spanish coach Pablo Franco Martin citing poor performance of the Tanzanian side under his watch. A statement from Simba CEO Barbara Gonzalez says Martin has left his post alongside fitness coach Daniel De Castro Reyes and midfielder Daniel Castro. “The club’s management has reached an agreement to break the contract …
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Silver Strikers FC have suspended Zambian coach Daniel Kabwe due to uninspiring results in Malawi’s elite TNM Super League. The former Zanaco mentor was suspended days after a heavy 3-1 loss to Nyasa Big Bullets undermined his team’s prospects of winning the Super League for the first time in over seven seasons. Kabwe joined Silver …
Mamelodi Sundowns will celebrate securing the unprecedented domestic clean sweep with an open-top bus parade through Mamelodi and surrounding areas before the Yellow Party begins in Church Square at 15H00! Masandawana! The 2021/22 seas are over and the Brazilians have been crowned treble champions after ending the 14-year drought to lift the MTN8, successfully defending …
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