The future of Chelsea was shrouded in uncertainty on Thursday night after a day of stunning revelations — as Laurent Blanc emerged as a serious candidate for the managerial job. Less than a fortnight after winning the FA Cup and what was their 15th major trophy under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, the club halted work on their new […]
Peru captain Paolo Guerrero has been cleared by a Swiss supreme court judge to play at the World Cup despite a doping ban. Switzerland’s supreme court granted an interim order to freeze Guerrero’s 14-month ban for a positive doping test at a World Cup qualifying game. ‘As a result, Paolo Guerrero can take part in the next […]
Real Madrid want Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager but know they face fierce resistance from Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy. Zinedine Zidane stunned Real on Thursday by resigning as coach five days after winning his third Champions League title. Coincidentally, Pochettino is in Spain on Friday to attend the launch of his book, and Spurs chiefs will be anxiously awaiting his […]
Marco Silva vowed to bring entertainment back to Goodison Park after he was finally confirmed as Everton’s new manager on Thursday. The Portuguese has signed a three-year deal to succeed Sam Allardyce, believed to be worth £5million a season. He was the first choice of Farhad Moshiri, Everton’s major shareholder, when Ronald Koeman was fired after […]
Chelsea are aiming to finally have their managerial situation settled next week in order to press ahead with their summer recruitment plans. Antonio Conte is expected to be dismissed before the start of next season, but the club are yet to end his employment. Maurizio Sarri is a strong contender to replace Conte, while Laurent Blanc – who […]
Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted enjoying a romantic night out with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez as the Real Madrid star continued to celebrate his team’s Champions League final success on Saturday. The forward played the full 90 minutes as Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win the tournament for the third year in a row and has been given a few days to […]
A new angle of footage seems to suggest that it was in fact Mohamed Salah who had a hold of Sergio Ramos before he fell to the ground and suffered a shoulder injury that forced him off during Saturday’s Champions League final. Salah suffered what Jurgen Klopp described as ‘a really serious injury,’ after falling awkwardly as he contested for the ball with […]
Turkish police are investigating the deaths of two British holidaymakers after they were found dead in their tent during their camping holiday in the Turkish Riviera. The bodies of Natasha Amanda-Jane Layman, 45, and James Samuel Bryers, 50, were discovered on Monday by camp workers after they grew suspicious when the couple hadn’t been seen for […]
African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has cleared the air on the postponement of the Uganda National Journalism Awards (UJNA) for 2018 to Sept 30. In a press release issued, the executive director of ACME Dr Peter Mwesige said, “The delay has been caused by funding challenges following the expiry on funds in December 2017 of […]