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Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed a deal to sign for Manchester City this summer but the clubs have a couple of stumbling blocks to overcome before the transfer can be confirmed. Reports emerged on Tuesday which insisted Ronaldo was ‘seeking to engineer’ a move to Man City this summer as he looked […]
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has said that he plans to leave the club in 2023 when his current contract runs out. The Spaniard, who joined the club in 2016, feels he will need a rest after seven years at the helm. “After seven years at this team, I think I’m going to have […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has requested the British Government to grant an exemption to African players for the international window. “CAF has noted the current circumstances in place in Britain regarding the lack of sporting exemptions for players returning from several African countries after the international window next week. “CAF, acting on […]
Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has said the club will have a female president in the next 10 years. The Laliga club elect a new president every six years. Laporta was elected in March to return for a second spell in the role. All the 41 people who have presided over the club since it […]
As Barcelona continues adjusting to life without Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann gets his best chance yet to take a leading role at the Catalan club. Griezmann will be making his 101st appearance with Barcelona when the club visits Athletic Bilbao in the second round of the Spanish league on Saturday. The French striker finally […]
Tammy Abraham has joined Roma from Chelsea on a five-year contract for £34m. The 23-year-old England striker was Chelsea’s joint-top goalscorer with 12 in all competitions last season but found first-team opportunities limited following the arrival of head coach Thomas Tuchel in January. Champions League winners Chelsea re-signed Romelu Lukaku for a club-record £97.5m […]
Chelsea have won the UEFA Super Cup after a 6-5 penalty victory over Villareal. The game ended with penalties after the score ended 1-1 after 120 minutes. Chelsea, winner of last season’s Champions League, started as the better side with about 70 per cent ball possession in the first half. Hakim Ziyech scored for […]
Lionel Messi finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract on Tuesday night to complete the move that confirms the end of a career-long association with Barcelona and sends PSG into a new era. The French club said in a statement that the 34-year-old Argentina star signed a two-year deal with the option for […]
Lionel Messi has left Barcelona after the La Liga club were unable to fulfil a new contract that had been agreed with the player. The Argentina star, who joined the club as a kid in 2000, left on Thursday. Barcelona announced on its website that the contract talks between both parties have gone south, […]
Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan produced three perfect-10 dives in a dazzling display to win the Olympic women’s 10m platform gold medal on Thursday. Quan, at 14 years old the youngest Chinese athlete in Tokyo, beat teammate Chen Yuxi into second with a remarkable overall score of 466.20 points. But Quan insisted that she should […]
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