NEYMAR last night performed an incredible U-turn by insisting he wants to snub Chelsea and stay at Santos. The Brazil wonderkid, 19, struck two goals for the Samba Stars against Scotland on Sunday. He stayed in England after the game at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and during interviews claimed he was open to joining the Blues. [...]
The mum-to-be is Lauren Neal, 22 – from whom the Arsenal ace recently split after a three-year romance.England’s latest games against Wales and Ghana – may now try to rekindle their love.Jack was “shocked but delighted” when his ex told him she was expecting their child, pals said last night. He and Lauren have made [...]
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is determined not to become paranoid about refereeing decisions which have gone against his team in their recent clashes against Chelsea. Ferguson is currently serving a five-match touchline ban and a £30,000 fine by The Football Association following his verbal attack on referee Martin Atkinson following United’s defeat at [...]
Mario Balotelli insists he is enjoying life at Manchester City and wants to make history at the club. The controversial striker’s future has been the subject of intense speculation after an indifferent start to his City career. Balotelli has found himself attracting unwanted headlines off the pitch, while he was also sent-off in the recent [...]
Cole: Carroll like Drogba Liverpool’s Joe Cole thinks that £35 million striker Andy Carroll can have the same impact as Chelsea’s Didier Drogba. Carroll, 22, moved to Liverpool from Newcastle on the last day of the January transfer window after a very impressive start to life in the Premier League. Now, team-mate Cole, who has [...]
Capello: Next gen can be new Germany Fabio Capello is hoping his emerging England team can be spoken of in the same deferential tones as Germany were after last summer’s World Cup. Although Spain left South Africa with the World Cup, it was Germany who attracted the most plaudits for a vibrant, young team including [...]
Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew says he is bent on aiding the country’s 2012 London Olympic Games qualification if he is released by his club Olympique Marseille. Ayew is one of many foreign-based professional who have penciled down by the Ghana Under-23 technical team to overturn a 0-1 deficit for the return leg on April 9 [...]
Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Francis Akwaffo is hoping peace return to troubled Libya quickly so he can resume his footballing career. Akwaffo, on a six month deal with Bengazi-based Al Tahadi, is back home due to the uprising in the North African country. Football activities in the country have grinded to a halt following months [...]
Striker Danny Welbeck says he would consider snubbing England to play for Ghana as he has not been completely tied by the Three Lions. The 20-year-old made his senior England debut against the Black Stars when the two sides clashed in Tuesday’s friendly at Wembley. But Fifa regulations make it possible for him to play [...]
Dirk Kuyt fired a late double to help Holland maintain their 100% record at the top of Euro 2012 qualifying Group E with a dramatic 5-3 win over Hungary in Amsterdam. The Dutch had to battle from behind after quick-fire goals from Gergely Rudolph and Zoltan Gera cancelled out Robin van Persie’s early opener in [...]
Gyan nets late leveller The friendly no-one wanted turned into the best of its kind since the new Wembley was opened in 2007 – and ended with gleeful Ghana racing to their fans in jubilation following Asamoah Gyan’s last-minute leveller. It was a goal the visitors deserved for their attacking approach and their willingness to [...]
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has left out key players Prince Tagoe and Andre Ayew in his starting line-up for Tuesday’s friendly against England. The Serbian boss looks to have responded directly to England coach Fabio Capello’s decision to drop his key players for the match. Starting line-up: Richard Kingson, John Paintsil, Lee Addy, John Mensah, [...]
Danny Welbeck gets England call for Ghana Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck has been called up to the England squad to face Ghana on Tuesday night. Welbeck, who is on loan at Sunderland this season and has scored six times in 22 Premier League games, has been told he will be recalled by Sir Alex [...]
Barry named skipper Gareth Barry will wear the captain’s armband when England take on Ghana at Wembley on Tuesday evening.Coach Fabio Capello released the five players who featured in the 2-0 win in Wales who also have Champions League duty next week, which means skipper John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, Wayne Rooney and Michael [...]
