Manchester City reached the Carabao Cup final after completing a 10-0 aggregate win over League One Burton in their semi-final. The tie was already over after City’s remarkable 9-0 first-leg win but Pep Guardiola still named several first-team stars in a weakened line-up. Sergio Aguero scored the only goal of the night from Riyad Mahrez’s […]
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Collective negligence led to racial profiling at youth-team level inside Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, French league authorities said Tuesday when fining the club 100,000 euros ($114,000). The affair began when French investigative website Mediapart revealed racial profiling by talent scouts since 2013 where potential youth signings were identified by their ethnicity. The Qatari-owned club […]
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Defender Ashley Cole has joined former Chelsea teammate and current Derby boss Frank Lampard at the Championship club until the end of the season. Cole, who won 107 England caps, was a free agent after his recent departure from LA Galaxy, and Lampard is confident the 38-year-old will boost Derby’s promotion drive. The club are […]
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Manchester City have closed the gap on Liverpool to four points following their comfortable 3-0 away win against bottom team Huddersfield Town in Sunday’s Premier League game. City needed to win against Huddersfield to keep the pressure on league leaders Liverpool who managed to beat Crystal Palace 4-3 on Saturday, as the title race hots […]
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Liverpool moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah’s double inspired a dramatic 4-3 victory over Crystal Palace, while Arsenal ignited their top-four bid by beating Chelsea on Saturday. With second-placed Manchester City travelling to bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield on Sunday, Liverpool seized the chance to tighten their grip on the […]
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One of the most exciting secondary school football tournaments in Africa, the GTBank Masters Cup, is set to return for its 8th season, following its opening draws, which was held on Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Victoria Island, Lagos. The tournament will feature over 30 schools and more than 40 teams who will compete for […]
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Larissa Drohobyczer, a lawyer to Kathryn Mayorga, who accused Cristiano Ronaldo of rape, has revealed that they will meet a former girlfriend of the Portuguese star over the allegation. Larissa said Leslie Stovall, a member of Mayorga’s legal team, has spoken to Jasmine Lennard, a British model and reality TV star, who claimed she dated the Juventus’ […]
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Manchester United proved on Sunday that their recovery under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is no flash in the pan, with Marcus Rashford pouncing to seal a 1-0 win in a thrilling contest against Tottenham. The two sides went toe-to-toe in an open game but while both teams had multiple chances, United goalkeeper David de Gea proved […]
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Jose Mourinho has secured his first job since being sacked as Manchester United coach after joining BeIN Sports as a pundit, the broadcaster announced on Thursday. ‘The Special One’ will be an analyst for Chelsea’s Premier League trip to Arsenal on January 19 as well as Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s Asian Cup group-stage tie on […]
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Barcelona midfielder, Denis Suarez, has reportedly had a verbal agreement with Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, over a transfer to the Emirates Stadium this January. The Spain international has struggled first-team football at the Camp Nou, but could fill a role in Emery’s side, who could create space for the player a in the midfield. Suarez […]
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