Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Former Barcelona stars Patrick Kluivert and Edgar Davids joined Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on stage at a weekend political rally, drawing sharp criticism from government opponents. Davids and Kluivert were pictured on Saturday alongside Mugabe, 93, at a youth rally for the ruling ZANU-PF party in …
Read More »CHAN: Uganda Cranes too good for Rwanda’s Amavubi Stars
CHAN QUALIFIERS FINAL ROUND Uganda Cranes ?? 3-0 ?? Rwanda Amavubi Stars Kampala, Uganda | FUFA.CO.UG | Uganda Cranes convincingly overcame Rwanda Amavubi Stars 3-0 in a 2018 Total CHAN first leg qualifier at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Saturday Midfielder Muzamiru Mutyaba scored a brace in the 14th and 25th minutes before …
Read More »Powered by record sprees, Premier League ready for landmark season
Friday Arsenal v Leicester (9.45 PM) London, United Kingdom | AFP | Fuelled by an historically lavish spending spree, the Premier League returns on Friday when Arsenal host Leicester in the opening game of the hotly-anticipated new season. Taking advantage of astronomical broadcast contracts and lucrative sponsorship deals, England’s superpowers …
Read More »MAGOGO: End the football wars
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly re-elected Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Eng. Moses Magogo has called for an end in-fighting withing the sports community. “Those fighting the persons are fighting the game and sowing seeds instability for long periods. Let us not take for granted what we …
Read More »Wenger calls for united front as Arsenal make Shield statement
nger London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger pleaded with Arsenal fans to stay united after his side made a statement of intent with their Community Shield victory over Chelsea on Sunday. After spending much of last season under fire from supporters frustrated by Arsenal’s travails, Gunners boss Wenger …
Read More »Arsenal beat Chelsea in Community Shield
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and star signing Alvaro Morata were the Chelsea fall guys as Arsenal won the Community Shield 4-1 on penalties at Wembley on Sunday. Goals from Chelsea’s Victor Moses and Arsenal new boy Sead Kolasinac sent the game to a shootout and …
Read More »Neymar deal makes financial sense – PSG chief
Paris, France | AFP | Neymar’s world record 222 million euro ($264 million) transfer fee may look expensive, but it will end up earning a great deal of money for Paris Saint-Germain, club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi insisted Saturday. Neymar, 25, is among the world’s finest players and will help the …
Read More »Five Barcelona targets who could replace Neymar
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Stung by Neymar’s decision to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world record 222 million euros ($263.5 million), Barcelona need to act fast to find a replacement with less than four weeks to go until the transfer window closes. Here, AFP Sports looks at five of …
Read More »Conte tells Barca to forget Hazard move
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has told Barcelona there is no chance he will allow Eden Hazard to join the Spanish club as a replacement for Neymar. Neymar completed his world record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday, when the Brazil striker signed a five-year …
Read More »Annoyed Barca won’t pay Neymar bonus
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Barcelona won’t pay a 26 million euro ($30.8 million) bonus to Neymar for renewing his contract with the Catalan giants in 2016, a club spokesman said on Friday after his decision to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer fee. Josep Vives admitted Barca …
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