After winning a Champions League and La Liga title already in Madrid, the France legend is already being earmarked for the Bleus job Former international Frank Leboeuf expects Real Madrid boss and countryman Zinedine Zidane to eventually succeed Didier Deschamps as France coach. Fresh off claiming La Liga for the first time as Madrid coach, … Read more
Ex-Ghana international George Alhassan reckons Asamoah Gyan must win a trophy with the Black Stars to be considered all-time great. The iconic striker enjoys the crucible record as the country’s all-time leading scorer with 49 goals from 102 appearances. The on loan Al Ahli forward has been magnanimous at balking at the judgment of being … Read more
India has promised that this year’s U17 football World Cup will avoid the errors of New Delhi’s 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were notorious for shoddy facilities and corruption. Subrata Dutta, a vice-president of the All India Football Federation, said the tournament in October — the biggest football competition ever held in India — would make … Read more
Asia has overtaken Africa and now looks the more likely continent to produce a World Cup-winning team, according to the former England goalkeeper David James. Speaking at the World Football Forum in Changsha, James said Asia’s financial clout and passion would propel it to the forefront of the game in the coming decades. “I genuinely … Read more
Dutch-based youngster Ajdin Hrustic was a surprise pick in Ange Postecoglou’s 30-man squad named Monday for Australia’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia followed by the Confederations Cup. The 20-year-old Melbourne-born Groningen winger could make his debut in a squad that contains 24 overseas-based players and just six from the domestic A-League for the … Read more
Kojo Addae Mensah, Managing Director of DataBank Group has given a scathing review of the Ghana Under-17 team stating that there are too many frailties in the team. According to the financial guru who is also a staunch football enthusiast, the touting of the team as not impervious is a fallacy because there are several … Read more
Ghana’s U-17 men’s soccer team, the Black Starlets, drew 0-0 with Guinea on Saturday, May 20 in the final Group A game of the ongoing Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The result sees both sides qualifying to the semi-final stage of the tournament with the Ghanaians topping the group with seven points. The two-time champions … Read more
Four changes have been made to the Black Starlets team facing Guinea Ghana coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has made four changes in his side to face Guinea in the last group game in the ongoing 2017 U17 Afcon in Gabon. Gideon Acquah, John Out, Patmos Arhin and Isaac Ansah have been handed starting roles for … Read more
Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, believes that the Black Starlets must eschew complacency in the ongoing CAF U-17 Tournament in Gabon. The two-time African champions are through to the semi-finals after winning two straight games, they have also qualified for the 2017 World Cup. “At this moment don’t [Players] be swollen headed, this is … Read more
Neymar and several other top Brazilian players have been left out of the national squad for friendlies next month against Argentina and Australia, coach Tite said on Friday, giving them a long summer break for the first time since 2010. The Barcelona striker has played a major tournament every summer since the World Cup in … Read more
A dramatic last minute winner gave Al Sadd, skippered by Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez, victory in the Emir Cup final on Friday, Qatar’s biggest domestic cup competition. The match was played in the newly refurbished Khalifa International Stadium, the first 2022 World Cup venue to be completed. Among those watching on in the 40,000-seater air-conditioned … Read more
A senior official called for “good order” between the Chinese Super League’s foreign and domestic players after allegations of racism and violence among a number of flare-ups involving top stars. Zhang Jian, senior vice-president and general secretary of the Chinese Football Association, said the league needed balance between home-grown players and the highly paid foreigners, … Read more
South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken his game to the “next level” in the Indian Premier League but stressed the tournament had improved many of his players too. The Proteas are set to come up against Stokes in a three-match one-day international series starting next week that will … Read more
Up to 1.3 million fans will visit Qatar during the 2022 World Cup, an official said Thursday, equivalent to half the Gulf country’s population. Nasser Al-Khater, a senior figure with the body organising Qatar’s World Cup, also said that for the first time in tournament history many of the fans would come from outside Europe … Read more
With a little under 2,022 days until the Qatar World Cup kicks-off, the tiny yet hugely ambitious Gulf state will officially unveil the tournament’s first completed venue on Friday. The Khalifa International Stadium — complete with the much-talked-about cooling technology that was central to Qatar’s controversial bid for the World Cup — will host the … Read more
A member of the management team of the Black Stars, Ernest Thomson said targets set for Kwesi Appiah are realistic and achievable. The former Al Khartoum manager had been tasked to qualify and win AFCON 2019 in Cameroon and employ his possible best to qualify the team for the 2019 World Cup in Russia and … Read more
Construction work has been completed at this iconic stadium which only highlights the speed at which Qatar is working towards delivering the World Cup Qatar is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the 2022 World Cup, which will also be only the second time that the continent of Asia will host the mega footballing … Read more
Casey Laulala believes Dan Carter’s drink-drive shame has helped forge a strong bond of friendship between the New Zealand teammates which can help Racing 92 end a troubled season with a successful Top 14 title defence. All Blacks fly-half superstar Carter was pulled over for drink-driving in Paris in February and has since been stripped … Read more
The Technical handlers of Ghana’s U-17 side ,the Black Starlets, have made two changes ahead of this evening AFCON U-17 match against the host nation Gabon in Port Gentile . Defender Rashid Alhassan who is suffering from malaria is being replaced by Gideon Acquah at the full back position while Bismark Terry Owusu replaces Iddriss … Read more
15 days after officially beginning his second spell as Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah met the press who had made loud calls for the former captain to be introduced. His plans were certainly top on the priority list but the yardstick to judge him could also not missed out. Appiah will take charge of the … Read more