Chelsea’s plans to build a new £500 million ($610mn, 580mn euros) 60,000-seat stadium cleared another major hurdle on Monday when they received approval from London Mayor Sadiq Khan. “London is one of the world’s greatest sporting cities and I’m delighted that we will soon add Chelsea’s new stadium to the already fantastic array of sporting … Read more
The Arsenal No.11 will not play any part in the club’s attempt to complete a shock comeback in their midweek Champions League tie Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg with Bayern Munich due to illness. The Germany international missed Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Liverpool having … Read more
Ghanaian youth defender Lumor Agbenyenu scored the opener for Munich 1860 as the Lions succumbed to a 2-1 home loss against St Pauli in the German Bundesliga II on Saturday afternoon. The 20-year-old former FC Porto starlet struck in the 27th minute to open the scoring at the Allianz Arena. However, the home side stayed … Read more
Bayern Munich’s superstar forward line allowed two less glamorous team-mates a rare share of the spotlight on Saturday, as Spanish defenders Javi Martinez and Juan Bernat scored in a 3-0 win to end Cologne’s long unbeaten run at home and move the champions seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. The hosts had … Read more
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has urged Arsenal to develop a “hatred of losing”, insisting it will take more than technical ability to beat their rivals to trophies. Arsene Wenger is under increasing pressure from Arsenal fans having failed to claim a Premier League title for over a decade, and is on the verge of guiding … Read more
Arsène Wenger paved the way for his departure from Arsenal for the first time on Friday after announcing plans to manage elsewhere if he quit this summer. Wenger alerted clubs and countries across the globe – including Barcelona – to his potential availability by revealing he was ready to take his first new job for … Read more
Bayern Munich went in for the kill after seeing Arsenal’s heads go down in the Champions League, according to Arjen Robben. The Gunners came from behind at the Allianz Arena to go into the break level at 1-1 in the first leg of the round-of-16 tie, but ended the match on the wrong end of … Read more
Bayern Munich and Arsenal are facing each other in the Champions League for the fourth time in the last five seasons (Last 16 2012/13, Last 16 2013/14, Group Stage 2015/16, Last 16 2016/17). Bayern Munich have eliminated Arsenal in their three previous Champions League knockout encounters, all in the Last 16 (2004/05, 2012/13, 2013/14). This … Read more
US businesses added 227,000 jobs in January, way above economists’ forecasts of about 175,000. The figure, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, compares with December’s rise of 157,000, revised up slightly from last month’s first estimate. However, average pay barely rose, and the number of people working part-time but looking for full-time work rose. Even … Read more
Philipp Lahm insists he is not playing his final campaign with Bayern Munich, as Carlo Ancelotti’s team continue their preparations for the second half of the season. The Bavarian giants are in Qatar for a warm weather training camp ahead of a trip to Freiburg on January 20, when the 2016-17 Bundesliga resumes. Having turned … Read more
Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that he hopes midfielder Thiago Alcantara will be fully fit to face Arsenal in the Champions League. The Spain international picked up a thigh injury during the club’s winter training camp in Qatar, and has been ruled out of Bayern’s first game after the mid-season break against Freiburg … Read more
Since 2015, the trade relations between France and Ghana have increased substantially, exceeding €1 billion. This is due to the sharp increase in French exports. Also, about 40 French companies are currently investing in the country, with an investment stock of about €1 billion. Mr. Patrick Prado, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana … Read more
Ghanaian starlet Emmanuel Adjei-Sowah made his full debut in the Europa League with Anderlecht after getting a start in their 1-1 draw with Mainz 05 on Thursday night. The 18-year-old former Dreams FC player was handed a maiden start in the competition by Anderlecht manager Rene Weiler and he impressed in the 83 minutes he … Read more
On-loan Baba Rahman’s first goal for Schalke 04 on his Europa League debut gave the Royal Blues a 1-0 win over Mario Balotelli’s OGC Nice away on Thursday night. The 22-year-old slotted home after receiving an assist from Max Meyer with a quarter of an hour left for play. Rahman fed Meyer on the left … Read more