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Tributes paid to Uriah Rennie, first black Premier League referee, after death

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Portugal wins Nations League title after thrilling penalty shootout victory vs Spain

Shane Lowry’s strong start falls flat as Ryan Fox takes Canadian Open title

Limerick-Cork’s timekeeping was perfect, says Brendan Cummins

Finlay Bealham called up to British & Irish Lions squad to replace Zander Fagerson

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Hearts of Oak sack Coach Martinus Koopman after four months in charge

by Francis Owusu Castar

Coach Martinus Koopman has been sacked as Head Coach of premier league side Accra Hearts of Oak following a poor...

Lautaro Martinez Inter Milan and Argentina forward joining Erling Haaland & Harry Kane as striking great

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Record-breaker Martinez joining striking greats

Once upon a time, European football boasted a plethora of strikers to admire, who finished with relentless consistency. Lautaro Martinez...

Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill have withdrawn from the England squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia. Both Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham and Chelsea defender Colwill have shoulder injuries. Five players have now pulled out of Gareth Southgate's initial squad for the games on 17 and 20 November. On Monday, Cole Palmer, Ezri Konsa and Rico Lewis replaced the injured James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Lewis Dunk. Meanwhile, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips will meet up with the squad later this week for personal reasons. Manager Southgate will not add to the squad for Malta's visit to Wembley on Friday and the trip to North Macedonia on Monday. England have already qualified for next summer's European Championship and one more win will assure them of top spot in Group C and being one of the top seeds in Germany.

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Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill latest players to withdraw from England squad

Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill have withdrawn from the England squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North...

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Hughton faces World Cup litmus test

by Stanley Kwesi Dagadu

Coach Chris Hughton and his coaching staff will come under pressure to get Ghana's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off...

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More Man Utd misery as Rasmus Hojlund and Christian Eriksen confirmed injured

by Stanley Kwesi Dagadu

In Saturday's 1-0 Premier League victory over Luton at Old Trafford, both players were substituted off early, leaving manager Erik...

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Ghanaian defender Maxwell Woledzi wins Norwegian First Division with Fredrikstad FK

by Stanley Kwesi Dagadu

Maxwell Woledzi, a Ghanaian youth international, celebrated Fredrikstad FK's league victory over the weekend as they won the Norwegian First...

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Coach Ocloo: We’re worried by our performance

The assistant coach of Asante Kotoko, David Ocloo, has admitted that the club is facing difficult times following their string...

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out for "a few weeks" with a knee injury.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold: Liverpool defender says he is embracing ‘hybrid’ role

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold says he is continuing to learn his "hybrid" role by watching videos of England team-mate John Stones....

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen says he made the decision which was "good for his career" after being linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in the summer. Reports suggested the 24-year-old - valued by Napoli at £173m - would join Al-Hilal, who had already signed Wolves captain Ruben Neves and Neymar. The Nigeria forward scored 31 goals in all competitions last season to help Napoli win the Serie A title. "The more I said no to them, the more they increased it," Osimhen said. "That week was a huge decision for me to make but I put everything in God's hands. "It was literally like 'wow, this is surreal'. I spoke with the people in charge and spoke about it with the club." Speaking on The Obi One Podcast, he added: "They never gave up until the end of their own transfer window. I said before I played the first game of the season I really don't want to go back thinking that it was going to change my life. "But I had to make the decision what is good for my career, as much as we play football for the money." 'Idol' Drogba provides extra motivation Osimhen finished last season as fifth-highest scorer in Europe, which also attracted interest from Premier League clubs Manchester United and Chelsea. The striker fired Napoli to a first league title since Diego Maradona's side in 1990, with the Italian club also reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. He described former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba as one of his football idols, reflecting on a message he sent him last season that helped provide "double motivation". "I am still learning and watching a lot of Drogba's highlights as well as some other amazing strikers," the 24-year-old said. "Last season he texted me on Instagram. When it is someone you like and idolise so much, and when you see Didier Drogba with the verified page - at first I went on to his page to see if it was the real one. "I took a screenshot of it a few times and then replied. The message was really inspiring and encouraging to me. "That he is watching and rooting for me, I got motivation. Then getting your idol texting you motivation, that is a huge one for me also. It is like double motivation." Osimhen denied there was any substance in the links to Chelsea and Manchester United over the summer, but said that growing up he admired the Premier League because of the "exciting" and "high-intensity" football. He added: "I don't have a boyhood Premier League team but I have two jerseys from my brother because I played grassroots football. "I had one with Chelsea and one with Manchester United - the one with Vodafone on it. "A lot of my friends were Chelsea fans and a few Manchester United, but in Nigeria everyone watches Premier League."

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Victor Osimhen: Napoli striker chose what was ‘good for career’ over Saudi Arabia move

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen says he made the decision which was "good for his career" after being linked with a...

Cole Palmer, Ezri Konsa and Rico Lewis are called up to England squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers

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Palmer, Konsa, and Lewis are called up to England squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers