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Former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has retired at the age of 37. Cole, who came through West Ham’s youth system before spells at Liverpool, Lille, Aston Villa and Coventry City, has played for United Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies since 2016. He scored 10 goals in 56 …

In a bid to deal with Brexit and boost the number of homegrown players, the English Football Association is planning to reduce the number of overseas players in Premier League squads to 12 from 17. The Times newspaper reported the development on Tuesday. The proposal, to be put to the …

The Black Stars could start their training today(Wednesday) in Kenya with just ten players reporting to camp ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. The team was expected to start  training on Tuesday night but with just half of the squad invited turned up, So coach Kwesi Appiah …

Former Black Stars defender John Painstil has called on Ghanaians to stop fabricating stories of a rift between the Ayew brothers and Kwadwo Asamoah. According to the ex-Fulham player, the Ayews and Kwadwo Asamoah have a very good relationship and has urged football loving fans to desists from manufacturing tension …

Ghana scored two goals in the first half en route to a 5-0 victory over hosts Uruguay on the opening day at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2018, with captain Mukarama Abdulai claiming a hat-trick in the Group A contest. Despite a partisan Uruguay crowd spurring on the hosts …

Liverpool winger Sadio Mane is one of the best players in the world, says his Senegal coach Aliou Cisse. Senegal will play their first World Cup match since 2002 when 26-year-old Mane and his countrymen take on Poland in Moscow on Tuesday. Cisse captained the 2002 team to the quarter-finals, …

A three member delegation is to travel to Switzerland to meet the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) officials over the recent attempt by the government to dissolve the Ghana Football Association (GFA), after the controversial Anas Expose, which highlighted on corrupt practices within the local football controlling body. The …

Argentina legend Diego Maradona says the team’s draw with Iceland was a “disgrace” and warned manager Jorge Sampaoli “he can’t come back to Argentina” playing like that. Lionel Messi missed a penalty as his side were surprisingly held by debutants Iceland in their opening Group D game on Saturday. Maradona, …

Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has revealed the provisional list of 23 players in his squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. An as yet unnamed additional seven players will join the 23 for their pre-tournament preparations in the coming days. In a list which contains few shocks, Chelsea’s Alvaro …

Former Ghana Youth Olympic gold medallist Martha Bissah has been adjudged Norfolk State University’s Female Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. Martha was honoured alongside some student athletes of the Norfolk State University at the Spartan Choice Awards held on Monday night. She made history by becoming …