Daniel Amartey will be in action for the Foxes tonight Ghana defender Daniel Amartey is expected to profit from a massive shake set to hit Leicester City ahead of their FA Cup tie against Millwall. Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri is examining drastic measure to turn around their dwindling fortunes. Last season’s defensive pair Wes Morgan … Read more
Ghana international defender, Daniel Amartey played 90 minutes in Leicester City’s 3-1 win over Championship side Derby County in the Emirates Cup at the King Power Stadium. The 22-year-old versatile defender was given a quick start by manager Claudio Ranieri after featuring in all of Ghana’s six games at the just ended Africa Cup of … Read more
Leicester City have given their “unwavering support” to manager Claudio Ranieri despite the reigning Premier League champions being just one point above the relegation zone. The Italian had been under pressure after a run of just two wins in their last 15 Premier Leagues games. However, the Foxes said in a statement that “the entire … Read more
Claudio has the full support of Leicester City Leicester City have declared their “unwavering support” for manager Claudio Ranieri despite the Premier League champions’s poor form. “In light of recent speculation, Leicester City Football Club would like to make absolutely clear its unwavering support for its First Team Manager, Claudio Ranieri,” a club statement read. … Read more
Claudio Ranieri insists Leicester City’s players remain happy with his management despite the club’s Premier League relegation battle. The reigning champions were beaten 3-0 at home by Manchester United on Sunday, leaving Ranieri’s men only a point clear of the drop zone. While Leicester have impressed in a maiden Champions League campaign, their league results … Read more
Focusing upon the Champions League may have been an acceptable excuse for Leicester City’s poor form at the start of the season, but things are starting to look bleak for Claudio Ranieri at the where he worked miracles last season. A listless 3-0 defeat to Manchester United leaves the Foxes just one above the relegation … Read more
One would be certainly bold to believe Riyad Mahrez and Algeria would struggle at this year’s AFCON tournament. With Mahrez scooping up two titles (BBC and CAF African Footballer of the Year Awards) after a brilliant 2015-2016 season, a few would have predicted the lackluster showing the Desert Foxes have displayed thus far in the … Read more
One would be certainly bold to believe Riyad Mahrez and Algeria would struggle at this year’s AFCON tournament. With Mahrez scooping up two titles (BBC and CAF African Footballer of the Year Awards) after a brilliant 2015-2016 season, a few would have predicted the lackluster showing the Desert Foxes have displayed thus far in the … Read more
Black Stars winger Jeffrey Schlupp is eligible to play for his new club Crystal Palace as they travel to London to play West Ham United Saturday. Schlupp over the week completed a four-and-a-half year transfer deal from champions Leicester City to Crystal Palace. The free transfer was hailed by the Eagles’ manager Sam Allardyce. “I … Read more
Black Stars winger Jeffrey Schlupp is eligible to play for his new club Crystal Palace as they travel to London to play West Ham United Saturday. Schlupp over the week completed a four-and-a-half year transfer deal from champions Leicester City to Crystal Palace. The free transfer was hailed by the Eagles’ manager Sam Allardyce. “I … Read more
Roberto Carlos has backed former Real Madrid team-mate Zinedine Zidane to soon be recognised as the best coach in the world. After taking over from Rafael Benitez at the Santiago Bernabeu in January 2016, Zidane led the club to its 11th European Cup triumph with victory over city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Champions League … Read more
Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year 2016. At an awards ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland on Monday, January 9, Ronaldo beat off competition from nemesis Lionel Messi and Frenchman Antoine Griezmann to scoop the award. The year saw the Portuguese talisman lead his national … Read more
Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year 2016. At an awards ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland on Monday, January 9, Ronaldo beat off competition from nemesis Lionel Messi and Frenchman Antoine Griezmann to scoop the award. The year saw the Portuguese talisman lead his national … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann to the prize. Ronaldo also won the Ballon d’Or in December, with both honours recognition for success in the Champions League with … Read more
Claudio Ranieri has been named FIFA Coach of the Year for 2016 after guiding Leicester City to their remarkable Premier League triumph. The Italian led the Foxes to their maiden top-flight crown in his first season in charge of the club last term, in one of the greatest shocks in sporting history. Leicester’s incredible consistency … Read more
Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and their Barcelona team-mates will NOT be attending Monday’s FIFA’s ‘The Best’ awards ceremony. Messi is one of three finalists for the ‘Best Player’ award, joining Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and favourite and current Ballon d’Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo on the shortlist. Neymar, Suarez and Andres Iniesta were named among … Read more
When the top stars of the great African nations converge in Gabon in a fortnight, Ghana will boast of its own after head coach Avram Grant named a full list of players to fly out to compete for the Africa Cup of Nations trophy. From Asamoah Gyan through Andre Ayew to Jonathan Mensah, his reliable … Read more
Leicester City will have their Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey available today when they travel to face Middlesbrough in their English Premier League game after being cleared by the Ghana Football Association. Amartey, who is part of Ghana’s squad for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations, was expected to have been released by the Foxes to … Read more
Chelsea sealed a 13th consecutive league as they stretched their lead at the top of the table to nine points. Two goals from Willian and strikes from Gary Cahill and Diego Costa helped the maintain their title momentum ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Manchester City on Saturday evening. Stoke levelled the scores on two separate … Read more
Leicester coach Claudio Ranieri is determined to keep Ghana winger Jeffrey Schlupp at the club because the versatile winger is still a valuable part of his squad. West Brom are believed to be still interested in a January move for Schlupp, despite having had multiple bids rejected by City in the summer, the highest of … Read more