A number of factors are in Barcelona’s favour in the 2016/17 Champions League with UEFA putting them forward as the most likely team to lift the trophy. The last-16 gets underway on Tuesday with the Catalans facing Ligue 1 champions Paris-Saint Germain but that tough tie isn’t expected to prevent them from reaching Cardiff for … Read more
Paul Pogba has completed a cut-price transfer… for his new £2.9million Cheshire home. The Manchester United midfielder has secured himself a new base within a 20-minute drive of the club’s training ground – and at £600,000 under the asking price. The five-bedroom property boasts luxuries including a heated indoor swimming pool, saunas, and his own … Read more
Hamburg have bolstered their ranks ahead of the second half of the season with the addition of defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos. The 24-year-old joins the Bundesliga outfit on a six-month loan deal from Bayer Leverkusen. Papadopoulos moved to RB Leipzig on a season-long loan in the summer, but made only one appearance for the title challengers … Read more
Arsenal have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League, with Man City to face Monaco and Leicester to play Sevilla. The Gunners would have been hoping for an easier tie after winning their group for the first time in five seasons, but will face one of Europe’s top clubs … Read more
African trio Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting , Nabil Bentaleb and Abdul Rahman Baba all featured as their Bundesliga side Schalke suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday. Ten-man Schalke were stunned by a late Stefan Kiessling header at home after long periods of sustained pressure. This was Schalke’s third consecutive defeat after losses to RB … Read more
Tottenham secured a place in the Europa League knockout stage as their Champions League campaign ended with a convincing victory over CSKA Moscow. Spurs, who needed to avoid defeat to secure third in Group E, went behind when Alan Dzagoev scored from Zoran Tosic’s headed flick-on. But Dele Alli, who had already missed two good … Read more
The Germany defender struggled against Rostov and was singled out for criticism by the Bayern Munich chairman, who believes his growing celebrity status is affecting his form Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has singled Jerome Boateng out for criticism after the German champions suffered back-to-back defeats. Bayern followed up a 1-0 Bundesliga loss at the … Read more
Tottenham’s hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16 were ended by Monaco, who will progress as Group E winners following a 2-1 victory at Stade Louis II on Tuesday. Following the 1-1 draw between CSKA Moscow and Bayer Leverkusen earlier on matchday five, Spurs knew a win would keep their qualification in their own … Read more
Tottenham know they must take all three points when they travel to Monaco on Tuesday if they are to remain in the Champions League, says Mauricio Pochettino. Only one victory from their opening four games in Group E has left Tottenham third on four points, two adrift of Bayer Leverkusen and four behind leaders Monaco. … Read more
Investors resumed the post-U. S. election trade of selling bonds and buying stocks on Wednesday after a pause earlier this week, albeit less aggressively, with Japan’s 10-year bond yield hitting its highest since February. The dollar was in demand again too, rising to a one year-high against a basket of currencies as the euro hit … Read more
The Gabon international failed to find the net to add to his five goals already scored this season Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed to inspire Borussia Dortmund as they suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon. The Gabon international failed to find the net to add to his … Read more
Ghanaian-born Eunice Beckmann has earned her debut call-up to the Black Queens team ahead of the 2016 Africa Women Championship. Beckmann was named in the Black Queens 34-man squad for camping in Prampram. The 24-year-old is however expected to join her colleagues in camp next month to prepare for the tournament which will be played … Read more