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Moroccan side Wydad AC have commenced training in Accra ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup playoff first-leg encounter against Asante Kotoko on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium.The team trained on Thursday afternoon at the University of Ghana Stadium in Legon hours after arriving in the capital earlier in the day. The session focused on light physical work and tactical …

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Leicester City are hoping to improve their midfield unit with the signing of Glen Kamara from French outfit Stade Rennes. According to a report from French publication Foot Mercato, they will face competition from Ipswich Town as well. It will be interesting to see where the 29-year-old midfielder ends up eventually. Rennes signed the player for a fee of around …

Emanuel Dennis has been linked with a move to West Ham United in recent weeks. However, a report from Daily Mail claims that Nuno Espirito Santo has decided against signing the 27-year-old attacker who is currently a free agent. The player terminated his contract with Nottingham Forest during the summer transfer window. However, he has not been able to find …

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is currently on loan at Barcelona. The 27-year-old has done quite well since joining the Spanish club, and he believes that he could be hitting his top form with the Spanish outfit soon. He was on loan at Aston Villa last season, and he had a mixed spell with the West Midlands club. He seems …

Italian referee Maurizio Mariani and his assistants have been chosen by FIFA to officiate the Under-20 World Cup Final between Argentina and Morocco. The official has been given the honour of taking charge when the two youth teams go head-to-head at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos in Santiago de Chile on October 19 (October 20 at midnight UK time). …

Christian Fuchs has been linked with Newport County, and he is reportedly set to take over the managerial role. Speculation is growing that the former Premier League champion Christian Fuchs could join the Welsh club as their new manager after he was spotted watching Newport County’s recent away fixture from the stands, as per The Sun. The 39-year-old was a …

With fears Adrien Rabiot could be out of action for a month, AC Milan are looking towards Ruben Loftus-Cheek to replace him rather than Samuele Ricci. The midfielder returned from international duty with France suffering from a muscular problem. Today’s tests confirmed there is a lesion to the soleus muscle in the left leg and it will be re-evaluated in …

Fiorentina fans stepped up their protest against director of sport Daniele Pradè by placing insulting stickers around the stadium with his head on the body of a pig. The images were spotted by FirenzeViola around the Stadio Artemio Franchi ahead of this weekend’s Serie A match against Milan. They appear to feature a modified photograph of his face, with pointy …

Soccer Football – Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany – October 4, 2025 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO. Tottenham are preparing a sensational move to bring their former talisman Harry Kane back to north London …

Atalanta coach Ivan Juric hopes Ademola Lookman can ‘have a positive attitude’ going forward after accepting the failure of his desired transfer to Inter. The striker went AWOL from training in pre-season as a protest after the club turned down the €40m plus add-ons proposal from Inter, feeling that he was worth at least €50m. When nobody else came in …

Arsenal have seen many of their stars sold to European powerhouses and domestic rivals over the last couple of decades, but the Gunners haven’t always been able to receive big bucks for outgoing players. In fact, only 11 players in Arsenal’s history have departed for a fee of £25m or more – pretty low given the calibre of players at …

Elliot Anderson. (Reuters/Andrew Boyers) Chelsea’s 2025/26 campaign has been a rollercoaster of inconsistency, despite a summer of heavy investment and squad reshaping under Enzo Maresca. Seven games in, the Blues have picked up three wins, two draws, and two defeats — a mixed return that nonetheless included an impressive 2–1 victory over reigning champions Liverpool. Signs of progress are there, …

Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck in recent weeks. However, Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg has now confirmed that Liverpool have no concrete interest in signing the German International defender, and Dortmund are hoping to tie the ‘top defender’ down to a new contract. Schlotterbeck has been linked with the Reds in …

Romelu Lukaku has been out of action since pre-season and Napoli do not want to rush his recovery, so are reportedly aiming for a return in the Supercoppa Italiana on December 18. The centre-forward sustained a major lesion of the muscles in his left thigh during a pre-season friendly against Olympiacos on August 14. It was immediately clear that this …