Avram Grant could be taking charge of Ghana for the last time when they play Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off in Port-Gentil on Saturday.
The former Chelsea boss has strongly hinted this tournament would be his last in charge of the Black Stars with his contract nearing expiry and he may not even get the chance to decide for himself due to criticism he is receiving in Ghana.
The likely end of Grant s tenure comes after he failed to end their 35-year wait for AFCON glory following the 2-0 semi-final defeat to Cameroon, two years on from their heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Ivory Coast in the final.
I am more than unhappy, said Grant. We wanted so much to be in the final.
We did everything to be there and in the …
Juventus veteran Gianluigi Buffon is still haunted by Paris Saint-Germain s Champions League defeat to Manchester United in 2018-19.
United recorded a famous comeback in their Champions League last-16 tie in March last year, winning 3-1 at Parc des Princes to progress on away goals.
PSG had taken control of the tie with a 2-0 first-leg victory at Old Trafford and were expected to progress comfortably, particularly given the Red Devils were missing nine senior players through injury and Paul Pogba due to suspension.
United took the lead after 111 seconds through Romelu Lukaku and, after Juan Bernat equalised, Lukaku made it 2-1 when goalkeeper Buffon parried a Marcus Rashford shot into his path.
Rashford proved the match-winner in the 94th minute, converti…
Wolves substitute Sasa Kalajdzic scored a late winner two minutes after coming off the bench as Everton manager Sean Dyche’s decision to turn to some new faces produced a depressingly-familiar outcome.
The Toffees dominated this Premier League match – having 15 shots – but remain goalless and pointless in the 270 minutes they have played so far this season as the visitors scored with their only effort on target in the 87th minute.
Fans streaming out of Goodison had seen it all before as recently as a fortnight ago when a similar performance against Fulham also saw them lose 1-0 as they endured their worst start to a season since 1990-91.
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Cote d Ivoire international defender Kolo Toure has revealed he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season, .
Toure, 32, joined Manchester City from Arsenal for £16million in July 2009.
The 32-year-old has become a squad player this term following the arrival of Serbia international centre-back Matija Nastasić from ACF Fiorentina in the summer.
Toure, whose current contract expires at the end of the season, has not been offered a new deal by City.
I have been here for nearly four years, and two fantastic years when I have been playing a lot and I hear my songs with Yaya and I will miss those things, for me my family is here, my kids are at school and they like the area but in two months nothing has come from the club and I am thi…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will be looking for his team to bounce back from consecutive defeat s
With Arsenal having lost two crucial games in a week, it’s a bad time to be facing your Premier League bogey team three days later. However, that’s the reality for the much-maligned Gunners, who can’t afford anything less than a win against Swansea City to stand a chance in the title-race.
Arsenal once again in poor form approaching Spring
Arsenal were comfortably beaten 2-0 at home by Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 last Tuesday, and followed up the poor result with a 3-2 defeat against an injury-hit Manchester United side in the Premier League. Supporters and pundits have since been critical of the club and manager, and Arsenal desp…
Mauricio Pochettino insists he is determined to win silverware with Tottenham and is not satisfied merely with securing regular Champions League qualification.
Spurs have finished third or second in each of the previous three Premier League seasons, leaving the team increasingly familiar with UEFA s elite continental competition.
The north London side were runners-up behind Chelsea in 2016-17 and pushed Leicester City throughout much of the Foxes surprise title-winning campaign in 2015-16, before falling away in the final weeks.
And former Espanyol and Southampton boss Pochettino has rejected suggestions the club is content to retain a place in the top four.
If some people believe the manager of Tottenham doesn t want to win they are not right in their m…
According to reports in Italy, Miralem Pjanic has reached an agreement to join Barcelona from Juventus this summer in a swap deal.
A midfielder capable of performing in any role between the back four and the attacking line, the 30-year-old arrived to Turin from AS Roma in 2016 for just over €30 million. Since then, he has made a total of 167 appearances in the black-and white shirt, scoring 22 goals and laying on 36 assists. He has also helped them win the Serie A three times, as well as the Coppa Italia twice.
With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic causing extreme financial uncertainty for all clubs across Europe, Corriere dello Sport claim Barcelona are looking for a swap deal with Juventus, rather than paying a considerable transfer fee. Players tipped to move in the o…
Barcelona won the Women s Champions League for the first time as a freak early own goal helped them to a 4-0 win over Chelsea.
Melanie Leupolz inadvertently put the ball past her own goalkeeper after just 35 seconds, and a penalty from Alexia Putellas followed by strikes from Aitana Bonmati and Caroline Graham Hansen had Barcelona four goals clear before half-time.
English champions Chelsea were expected to pose a major threat to the Barcelona goal, but key forwards Fran Kirby and Sam Kerr had an off night in Gothenburg.
Barcelona were able to cruise through the second half and become Spain s first winners of the competition, putting a 4-1 defeat to Lyon in the 2019 final firmly behind them.
Introducing the new champions
Congratulations, Barce…
Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford ended personal goal droughts with second-half strikes as Manchester United put wasteful Brentford to the sword in a 3-1 Premier League win on Wednesday.
Ralf Rangnick s men threw away a two-goal lead away to Aston Villa on Sunday but they managed to avoid repeating the feat in what was their first league meeting with Brentford since 1947.
United were indebted to David de Gea – and Brentford s unimpressive finishing – in a first half that the home side largely dominated, but the Red Devils improved significantly after the interval.
Two goals seven minutes apart left Brentford deflated and Rashford added to their misery, with Ivan Toney s late strike a mere consolation.
Amid an early Brentford flurry, De Gea cruciall…
Western Sydney Wanderers ended their long derby drought and moved three points clear atop the A-League with a controversial 1-0 win over Sydney FC on Saturday.
Mitchell Duke s thumping 19th-minute header from Daniel Georgievski s cross proved enough for the Wanderers to claim their first victory over the Sky Blues since February 2017.
Markus Babbel s men attempted half the number of shots as their rivals and briefly looked to have succumbed to an equaliser in the second half.
Kosta Barbarouses met Brandon O Neill s corner with a glancing header that bounced off the right post and appeared to dribble over the line, but the match officials waved play on and VAR decided against overruling the decision due to inconclusive replays.
Barbarouses let two chance…