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Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months.

Ghana coach Otto Addo says the quality of Ghana Premier League matches varies as he continues to monitor local players ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Currently, only Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Benjamin Asare features regularly in the Black Stars squad from the domestic league."I think sometimes games are very, very high standard, and sometimes it’s low. So it varies really. But you see a lot of talent. I even wish I had more time to try even more," Addo told Sporty FM.He stressed that selection is based on performance rather than league affiliation. "This is the difficulty we have to get a team for the World Cup. For me, it’s not about local league or non-local league players. It’s just about performance. We’re observing them, and if we see that anyone can fit in, surely we’ll call them," he added.Addo’s comments highlight his continued focus on scouting promising players from the domestic league while preparing a competitive squad for Ghana’s fifth World Cup appearance.

Berekum Chelsea prepare for a stern challenge as they host unbeaten Hearts of Oak at Golden City Park on Sunday afternoon.The Blues earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw away to Karela United last weekend, their first league point at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium since 2018, and hope to use that result as a springboard for revival.Chelsea sit 13th on the table with four points, having scored three and conceded five, but still have a game in hand against Bibiani Gold Stars. Their record against Hearts at home, however, is concerning, having failed to score in their last five home meetings and last winning in April 2018.Hearts of Oak extended their unbeaten run to 16 matches in all competitions (W10, D6) after a goalless draw with Heart of Lions. The Phobians sit fifth with nine points, scoring just two goals but boasting the leagues best defensive record, remaining unbeaten in their last five visits to Berekum with clean sheets in all.Coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani stressed his sides focus: "We always try to control our opponent and the game, especially without the ball. Its definitely a problem not scoring goals, but we have our identity and were working towards that, home or away."The clash on Sunday promises to test Chelseas revival ambitions against a defensively solid Hearts side.

Italy’s victories over Estonia and Israel during the international break have helped push them one place higher in the latest FIFA World Ranking, moving up to ninth.

It promises to be a real spectacle on Sunday at 12:30: Como-Juventus means Nico Paz against Kenan Yildiz – the talent of two great artists worth the ticket alone.

Inter director Piero Ausilio has strongly denied rumours linking Neymar with a move to the Nerazzurri, describing the story as “a load of nonsense,” while also insisting he has no plans to leave for Saudi Arabia.

Leeds United have been linked with the move for Gustavo Hamer in the past, and they could rekindle their interest in the player in January.

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Liverpool have a tough test coming up in the Champions League on Wednesday night as they travel to take on Eintracht Frankfurt away from home.

Antonio Conte admits Scott McTominay’s status ‘has changed’ as he receives ‘completely different attention’ from opponents, but is confident that Billy Gilmour has what it takes to replace Stanislav Lobotka.

Fiorentina coach Stefano Pioli would have liked to meet his former club Milan ‘at another time’ and says a decision on Moise Kean’s availability will be made tomorrow: ‘He’s feeling good.’

Newcastle coach Eddie Howe is convinced that new sporting director Ross Wilson is already ‘looking into the contract length’ of several key players, including Sandro Tonali.

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Leon Bailey is still unavailable for Roma, but Gian Piero Gasperini hopes the Aston Villa loanee will return to action in one or two weeks: ‘The encouraging thing is that we are close now, after eight weeks.’

Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini reiterates that Inter and Napoli are the best teams in Serie A, but notes that ‘nobody talks about winning the Scudetto anymore.’