Kwesi Appiah has left his role as Ghana head coach by mutual consent.
The news comes just two months after the Ghana Football Association (GFA) offered their backing to Appiah following a tumultuous World Cup campaign.
The African nation were eliminated from the group stages after taking just one point amid reports of a row over appearance fees, while Kevin Prince-Boateng and Sulley Muntari were suspended by the GFA for breaches of discipline.
Appiah was handed a stay of execution, but Ghana drew their opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 1-1 with Uganda on September 6 and not even a 3-2 victory at Togo four days later was enough for him to keep his job.
The Ghana Football Association and Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah have agreed to mutually pa…
Lionel Messi scored for the first time against Chelsea as Barcelona came from behind to take a vital away goal into the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie.
Willian hit the post twice but finally found the net with what looked to be the winning goal, only for Messi to score for the first time in six games to earn a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, leaving the clash finely balanced.
Chelsea and Barca were facing each other for the 13th time in the Champions League, renewing their rivalry after a classic semi-
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final clash in 2012, and for much of the contest there was nothing between the sides despite Barca s inevitable dominance of the ball.
Barcelona had 75 per cent possession in the first half but the Catalans were perhaps f…
Former winners TP Mazembe and Zamalek were paired together in Group A of the CAF Champions League in Tuesday s draw.
Mazembe, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010 and were placed in the same pool as five-time winners Zamalek, who last tasted success in 2002.
With the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals, the pair will go up against Al Hilal Omdurman and AS Vita Club for a place in the last four.
Group B contains another former winner in ES Tunis, who were last in the final two years ago when they lost to Al Ahly, 12 months after claiming glory with a 1-0 aggregate success over Wydad Casablanca.
They also made the final in 2010, but were beaten by Mazembe, and will now face fellow Tunisian side CS Sfaxien, a…
FIFA vice-president Issa Hayatou has labelled claims he received bribes to vote for Qatar s 2022 World Cup bid as ridiculous allegations .
Hayatou was named in an article by The Sunday Times on June 1 as one of the football officials that received gifts from former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed bin Hamman to vote for Qatar in 2010.
But the Cameroonian president of the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) denied categorically those claims in a statement on Sunday and revealed he had been given less than 24 hours to respond to The Sunday Times via email.
The email expressed fanciful allegations that Mr Hayatou would have received valuable gifts from Mr Bin Hammam and would have also been greatly pampered during a tour in Doha in December 2009…
Timo Werner will become a Chelsea star but it could still take time before the goal-starved striker lights up the Premier League, according to Frank Lampard.
Blues boss Lampard has seen Werner fail to score in any of his last nine league games, which means he is mired in his longest drought in top-flight football since 2016 when he went 11 successive matches without finding the net.
On Saturday, Chelsea make the short trip to Fulham, and a Werner goal in the west London derby would come as a major relief to the German forward, his coach and Chelsea fans who may be questioning the investment in the former RB Leipzig man.
Werner struck 28 goals in 34 Bundesliga games last season, finishing second only to Robert Lewandowski (34 goals) in the scoring stakes.
UEFA has warned it is prepared to reopen closed cases relating to Financial Fair Play if new information suggests such action is needed.
European football s governing body insists FFP has without question been successful in helping clubs avoid spiralling debts since its inception seven years ago.
However, UEFA has confirmed it would be prepared to examine former cases if it decides there was a clear abuse of the system, as shown by new evidence.
In a statement, it said: FFP has led to a step change in the health of the finances in European club football. Seven years ago, European clubs had a cumulative debt of €1.7billion. Last year it was a profit of €600million. Without question, it has been a success for the game across Europe.
FFP is a framework …
From Champions League exit to gunning down the Gunners – Atletico Madrid´s road to the Europa League
Atletico Madrid head to Lyon this week aiming to claim their third Europa League title when they take on Marseille in the final.
Coach Diego Simeone has enjoyed a remarkable European record in his time at the club, guiding his team to a continental final every other season.
After winning this competition in 2012, Simeone oversaw two Champions League final defeats to city rivals Real Madrid in 2014 and 2016.
Two years on from that latest loss, Atleti find themselves preparing for another European showpiece this time after dropping out of the Champions League following a disappointing group-stage showing.
Here, we take a look back at Atletico Madrid s route to Lyon.
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Rafael Benitez has insisted Everton have no intention to sell Richarlison, as speculation over a move to Paris Saint-Germain mounts.
The Brazilian is reportedly being targeted by PSG as a replacement for Kylian Mbappe should the France star seal a sensational transfer to Real Madrid.
Richarlison has played in both of Everton s Premier League matches this season, scoring and providing an assist in the 3-1 win over Southampton.
In last week s 2-2 draw with Leeds United, no Everton player had more shots (five) or created more chances (three) than the former Watford forward, who has scored 43 goals in all competitions since his arrival in 2018.
Benitez, however, was adamant Everton will not be selling the 24-year-old, who helped Brazil claim Olympic g…
According to Marca, Atletico Madrid are going to do everything in their power to ensure Lucas Hernandez remains at the club until at least the end of the campaign – meaning a move away in the January transfer window is particularly unlikely. Bayern Munich are the club who are said to be really pushing the idea of a move, with the German champions being prepared to fork out the necessary €80 million that would be required to trigger his release clause.
Atletico and Bayern representatives have recently held talks with the aim of postponing any potential deal until beyond January, which would allow Hernandez to play out the rest of the season with Atletico.
The 22 year old has been with the club since the age of 11 and turned professional with the B team in 2014, and e…
Well-traveled Ivory Coast forward Seydou Doumbia looks set to finalize a move to Portugal giants Sporting CP.
Former CSKA Moscow, and Newcastle United forward is thought to have already arrived in Portugal where he will go through mandatory medical tests before he signs a deal with Leoes, according to Portugal media outlet Ojogo.
Officially an AS Roma player, Doumbia has spent the last year on loans at his former club CSKA Moscow, Newcastle United and Basel.
He scored 21 goals in 34 competitive matches for the Swiss club, which was enough to convince Sporting CP to bring him to Estadio Jose Alvalade.
Best known for his five-year stint at CSKA Moscow between 2010 and 2015 when he scored 61 goals in 95 league appearances, the 29-year-old forward has excha…