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NEYMAR: Done deal

Neymar signs five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain  Paris, France | AFP |  Neymar completed his world record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday when he signed a five-year contract, the French club announced. The 25-year-old Brazilian earlier broke his contract with Barcelona by paying a 222 million-euro ($264 million, £201 …

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Klitschko’s retirement ends Joshua rematch hopes

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  Ukraine’s former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday to scupper any hopes of a November rematch against Britain’s Anthony Joshua. Hamburg-based Klitschko, 41, hangs up his gloves as one of the all-time greats of the ring after a nine-and-a-half …

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Court to rule on FUFA polls injunction Friday

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mujib Kasule is seeking an interim order restraining soccer governing body FUFA and president Moses Magogo from conducting elections on Saturday, pending the disposal of his application contesting why he was ruled out of the polls. High Court, Civil Division before the Lady Justice …

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Thousands of Rwandans in Uganda vote next President

Thousands of Rwandans in Uganda happy to vote next President Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE |  The queues started forming as early as 7am as thousands of Rwandan living in Uganda on Aug.03 thronged their embassy to vote in the presidential election. Many of them told The Independent that they …

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LIVE: Orlando Pirates unveil Micho at press conference

.@Orlando_Pirates fans, your coach has arrived. @KickOffMagazine pic.twitter.com/prClIi1FnX — Chad Klate (@CKlatey) August 3, 2017 Soweto, South Africa | AFP |   South African club Orlando Pirates have announced that former Uganda Cranes coach, Serb Milutin Sredojevic, will succeed Swede Kjell Jonevret as head coach. Dr Irvin Khoza, chairman of …

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Now, Spanish league stall Neymar move

Barcelona, Spain | AFP |  Spain’s football league refused to accept a 222 million euro ($260 million) cheque on Friday in a new twist to Neymar’s ‘transfer of the century’ from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. Representatives of the 25-year-old Brazilian were turned away from the Madrid headquarters of La Liga …

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FIFA, CAF sending officials for FUFA polls

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  CAF and FIFA officials will attend this Saturday’s Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) elections. Former President of Tanzania Football Federation Leodegar Tenga and Djibouti FA head Suleiman Hassan Waberi will represent the continental soccer governing body CAF and world body FIFA at the polls …

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Serb Micho set to succeed Swede as Pirates coach

Soweto, South Africa | AFP |  Serb Milutin Sredojevic is expected to succeed Swede Kjell Jonevret, who quit Wednesday, as coach of troubled South African club Orlando Pirates. Jonevret won only six of 18 matches in charge and his fate was effectively sealed during June when Pirates were thrashed 4-1 …

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Neymar world record PSG move imminent

Barcelona, Spain | AFP |  Neymar could be presented as a Paris Saint-Germain player as early as this weekend for a world record fee as Barcelona admitted defeat in convincing the Brazilian to stay at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. The player has travelled to Porto by private jet from …

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