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Top Sierra Leone FA officials indicted

Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP | Sierra Leone’s anti-graft agency indicted the country’s football federation president Isha Johansen and secretary general Chris Kamara on six counts of abuse of office and corruption on Thursday, following a year of investigations. The indictment was issued in Freetown by Anti-Corruption Commission chief Ade Macauley, …

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Manchester United post record profits

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United announced record revenues and operating profits on Thursday despite missing out on the riches of the Champions League last season. The Old Trafford club earned revenues of £581.2 million ($783 million, 659 million euros) in the 12 months to the end of June …

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Costa to return to Atletico from Chelsea

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Chelsea and Atletico Madrid announced Thursday that they had reached an initial agreement that would see Diego Costa return to the Spanish club. “Atletico de Madrid and Chelsea have reached an initial agreement for the transfer of Diego Costa,” the Spanish side said in a statement. …

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FIFA investigate Chelsea over youth recruitment

Paris, France | AFP | Premier League champions Chelsea are the subject of a FIFA investigation, reportedly for possible breaches over the signing of foreign youth players, world football’s governing said on Wednesday. “We can confirm that an investigation is ongoing,” a FIFA spokesperson told AFP. “However please note that we …

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Basena given another term as stand-in Cranes coach

UGANDA SENIOR TEAM (Uganda Cranes): Head coach: Moses Basena Assistant Coach: Mathias Lule Goalkeeping coach: Fred Kajoba *Ibrahim Ssekajja to join panel of coaches Kampala, Uganda| FUFA CO UG |  The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has maintained the Cranes technical team for the next World Cup qualifier against Ghana due October …

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Micho’s Orlando Pirates on top after disputed win

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Resurgent Orlando Pirates controversially edged Cape Town City 1-0 in Soweto on Tuesday to take a three-point lead in the South African Premiership. Thabo Qalinge scored the winner eight minutes from time and although City coach Benni McCarthy queried whether the ball crossed the …

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Rio Ferdinand launches bid to become pro boxer

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former England football captain Rio Ferdinand confirmed Tuesday he will train to become a professional boxer with the ultimate aim of challenging for a title belt. The 38-year-old former Manchester United star, who retired from football in May 2015, is taking part in online betting …

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Neymar-Cavani penalty spat a ‘war of egos’

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Brazil’s media on Monday dubbed the spat between Paris Saint-Germain stars Neymar and Edinson Cavani over who should take a penalty kick during their victory against Lyon “a war of egos.” Newspapers in Brazil, always hungry for Neymar news, dived into the tussle in …

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Rooney banned from driving after drink-drive guilty plea

Stockport, United Kingdom | AFP |  Former England captain Wayne Rooney was Monday banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to drink driving. Rooney was charged after being stopped by police while driving a black Volkswagen Beetle at 2:00 …

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