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Man United make shock U-turn on director of football decision
Man United ‘no longer want’ to appoint a director of football despite links with a number of potential targets, according to reports. Manchester United were reportedly hoping to appoint their first-ever director of football before the end of last season – although it is yet to be seen what they would want from the personRead More
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McIlroy, Johnson to feature in virus relief charity match
Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson will face off against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a skins match to raise money for the coronavirus relief effort, organisers announced on Monday. The TaylorMade Driving Relief event will take place on May 17 at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida, a joint statement said. The PGARead More
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Hungarian football season to restart May 23 behind closed doors
Hungarian football will return behind closed doors later this month with the semi-finals of the cup, the country’s football federation (MLSZ) said on Monday. The last four of the competition will take place on May 23 with the top flight, which had been on hold since mid-March, restarting a week later. “The Hungarian football seasonRead More
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Ronaldo returns to Turin after coronavirus lockdown
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo flew back to Italy on Monday after almost two months in coronavirus lockdown in his native Portugal. Ronaldo and his family landed in Turin Airport just after 10.20pm local time, according to media reports in Italy. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived by private jet from the Portuguese island of MadeiraRead More
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Ex-Chelsea forward Kalou suspended for handshake video
Former Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou has been suspended by German club Hertha Berlin after posting a video showing him flaunting coronavirus social distancing rules by shaking hands with teammates. The Facebook video of Kalou, 34, greeting Hertha players and club employees with handshakes was condemned by the German league, which has put in place stringentRead More
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Evra recounts death threats after Suarez racism row
Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has said he received death threats following a racism row involving then-Liverpool forward Luis Suarez in 2011. Uruguay striker Suarez was banned for eight matches by the English Football Association after being found guilty of misconduct for insulting comments to Evra, which included a reference to the left-back’s skinRead More
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Ronaldo awaited as Serie A gets back training amid doubts
Cristiano Ronaldo has been recalled from Portugal as Serie A clubs get back to individual training on Monday after a two-month coronavirus lockdown, but doubts remain over whether the championship can return. The interior ministry’s go-ahead for players to return to club training facilities two weeks ahead of schedule has offered fans hope that theRead More
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English FA bracing for long spell without fans
English Football Association chairman Greg Clarke does not believe fans will be allowed into stadiums “any time soon” and has warned that the coronavirus crisis could cost the governing body £300 million ($373 million). Football across England has been indefinitely suspended, with the 2019/20 season in all leagues below the top four divisions already declaredRead More
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Breaking: Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman hospitalised with heart problems
Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman is in hospital in Amsterdam with heart problems, his agent has confirmed. READ ALSO: Pogba using lockdown to prepare for return after injury woes According to Goal, Koeman’s representative Rob Jansen said the former Dutch international defender is in a stable condition after requiring medical treatment. More details shortly… VANGUARD
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Westerhof turns 80 today
Then NFA chairman, pa Chuba Ikpeazu, invited him to his office one day in 1989 and said these words: ‘We have been playing in the Nations Cup finals and we have even won it once when we hosted it in 1980. We will aporeciate you win the African Nations Cup but we are more interested in qualifying for the World Cup finals.
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I left Liverpool to join Real Madrid because of Jamie Carragher – Michael Owen
Former Liverpool striker, Michael Owen, has disclosed that he left Anfield in 2004 to join Real Madrid because of a former teammate, Jamie Carragher. According to Owen, he left the Reds to join the Los Blancos in order to prove Carragher wrong. The former England international claimed that Carragher tried to persuade him not to …
I left Liverpool to join Real Madrid because of Jamie Carragher – Michael Owen
Transfer: Man Utd contact Konate’s agent
English Premier League giant, Manchester United, have contacted the agent of RB Leipzig defender, Ibrahima Konate. Konate is regarded as one of the brightest prospects in the German Bundesliga so far this season. According to the French newspaper, Le10Sport, the Red Devils have contacted Konate’s representative to clarify his situation at Leipzig and establish his …
Transfer: Man Utd contact Konate’s agent
Coronavirus: Ronaldo missing as Serie A players begin training
Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, is yet to resume training even as Serie A players returned on Monday, SportsMail reports. The Italian league has been suspended for two months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But the Interior Ministry has given the go-ahead, for players to return to club training. Ronaldo arrived from the Portuguese island of …
Coronavirus: Ronaldo missing as Serie A players begin training
Coronavirus: La Liga gives latest update on when season will resume
The La Liga on Monday disclosed that the football clubs in Spain’s top two divisions would resume training for the first time this week in a bid to restart the season in June. DAILY POST had reported that La Liga, including other major leagues in Europe, were suspended due to the spread of coronavirus across …
Coronavirus: La Liga gives latest update on when season will resume
10 players test positive to COVID-19 in Bundesliga 1, 2
Authorities of the German Football League (DFL) on Monday disclosed that ten players from the country’s top two divisions (Bundesliga 1, 2) have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Sky Sports. The ten people tested positive after a total of 1,724 COVID-19 tests were carried out on players from 36 clubs in Bundesliga 1 …
10 players test positive to COVID-19 in Bundesliga 1, 2
EPL: Thierry Henry names Nigerian player who made playing for Arsenal easy
Thierry Henry has revealed that it was easier to play for Arsenal than Barcelona, because of former Super Eagles captain, Kanu Nwankwo. Henry, speaking with PUMA Football, said Kanu and Dennis Bergkamp gave him more freedom on the pitch. The 42-year-old racked up 228 goals in 376 appearances across two spells for the Gunners, winning …
EPL: Thierry Henry names Nigerian player who made playing for Arsenal easy
Thierry Henry hits back at De Bruyne over EPL record
Former Arsenal captain, Thierry Henry, has hit back at Kevin De Bruyne after the Manchester City playmaker warned him he was coming for his Premier League assists record. De Bruyne was just four behind Henry’s tally of 20 assists before the coronavirus crisis saw English football take a break. The Belgium midfielder has made no …
Thierry Henry hits back at De Bruyne over EPL record
Lampard identifies ideal signing for Chelsea this summer
Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has identified his ‘ideal signing’ for the club this summer transfer window. Lampard is eager to bolster his squad this summer after Chelsea failed to sign any player in the January transfer window. One of the major areas the Blues coach is looking to improve in the transfer window is the …
Lampard identifies ideal signing for Chelsea this summer
Transfer: Liverpool offers German striker, Timo Werner five-year contract
RB Leipzig striker, Timo Werner, has been offered a five-year contract by Liverpool that will keep him at Anfield until 2025. This was made known by respected transfer expert and sports journalist, Nicolo Schira. Schira made this known in a tweet on his official Twitter page over the weekend. According to him, Liverpool is already …
Transfer: Liverpool offers German striker, Timo Werner five-year contract
Transfer: Arsenal in swap deal with AS Roma on Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Arsenal are negotiating a swap deal with AS Roma about the possibility of attacking midfielder, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, joining the Serie A giants permanently this summer transfer window. According to the Daily Mirror, Arsenal is ready to cut ties with the Armenian international to raise funds for coach Mikel Arteta to make his own signings this …
Transfer: Arsenal in swap deal with AS Roma on Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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