There was something curious about Asamoah Gyan during Ghana’s camping period in Al Ain ahead of the 2017 Nation Cup. A few times he would be out in front of the Rotana Hotel alone, fiddling with his phone as most players do. Then a taxi pulls over, he gets in with Black Stars physical trainer … Read more
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says he is “honoured” to be level with Sir Bobby Charlton as the club’s all-time leading goalscorer – but wants to break the record soon. His FA Cup strike against Reading took Rooney, 31, to 249 goals in 543 games, reaching the landmark 215 matches and four seasons quicker than … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview Sunday that his executives would run his business empire alongside his children, pushing back against charges that his vast real estate holdings would pose a conflict of interest for him in the White House. Trump has said he will leave day-to-day control of his business but has not … Read more
Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has tipped his former teammate at Al Ain Omar Abdulrahman for a transfer to Europe after the playmaker was named the 2016 AFC Player of the Year. Abdulrahman, 25, beat another teammate of Gyan’s at Shanghai SIPG China winger Wu Lei and Iraq striker Hammadi Ahmed to the honour at … Read more
Diouf in a confrontation with Steven Gerrard during their days in the EPL El Hadji Diouf again slammed former team-mate Steven Gerrard after the Liverpool great confirmed his retirement. The 36-year-old Champions League and FA Cup winner announced on Thursday he was retiring from professional football. Diouf, who spent two seasons at Liverpool and has … Read more
Denis Suarez and Sergi Roberto are in no doubt that Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. Messi shone once again at the weekend as Barca came from a goal behind to beat Sevilla 2-1 in La Liga, the Argentina international scoring one and creating the other. His 43rd-minute equaliser was … Read more
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic says fit-again attacker Andre Ayew needs time to regain top form. Having been in the treatment room since August, the Ghanaian started his first league game in three months in Saturday’s 1-1 home stalemate with Stoke City in the Premier League. The 26-year-old was deployed as a lone striker, … Read more
The Black Stars and Ghana’s future in football Often times our players have confidently told us they are going to win games and often times they have barely won if they won at all. Before the game against Uganda, we had it in the bag if you listened to the players. In the end, we … Read more