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Leicester have dropped into the Europa Conference League but manager Brendan Rodgers admitted he does not even know what the competition is.The Foxes were beaten 3-2 at Napoli, and coupled with Spartak Moscow’s 1-0 win at Legia Warsaw in the other game in Group C, Leicester finished in third place.Leicester …

The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has said betting is not a bad thing as perceived by critics. He said this at the media launch of the new sponsorship deal signed between the club and betting giants Betika Ghana. The two-year sealed deal was initially …

The Selecao players have forged a tight friendship having also competed together at club level Thiago Silva has offered his emotional support to Neymar, his close friend and Brazil team-mate who earlier this week admitted he doesn’t know if he has the “strength of mind to deal with football” much longer. Silva …

Brazil dropped points for the first time in their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 0-0 draw in Colombia. The Copa America runners-up had won all of their previous nine qualifiers for Qatar but were nowhere near their best in Barranquilla on Sunday. Brazil had the best chances but efforts …

Kylian Mbappe fired a contentious winner as France came from behind to beat Spain and become the second team to win the Nations League. Mbappe was adjudged to be onside when he slid the ball under Unai Simon after Karim Benzema’s stunning equaliser at Milan’s San Siro. Spain had taken …

Alexander Cofie started playing colts football with Black Stars great Laryea Kingston and several others who went on to play in major leagues in Europe. Today, he is a barber, working from a tiny kiosk made of plywood in Bukom, where he was born and has lived his entire life. …

Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams, who was born to Ghanaian parents, has been on the lips of Ghanaians for a long while now. Following a dip in form by long-serving striker Asamoah Gyan, many have long-hoped the GFA could tap the Spanish striker to switch allegiance to Ghana. Indeed, there …

Serbian trainer, Milovan Rajevac has been named as the new head coach of the Black Stars. This is the second time the Serbian has been given the nod to lead the Black Stars of Ghana, having initially been appointed in 2008, succeeding French manager, Claude Le Roy. After the dismissal …

The European League and World League forums, which include the Premier League, have confirmed their opposition to FIFA’s plan for a World Cup every two years. They are members of the European League and World League forums, which have issued statements saying they “firmly and unanimously opposed” reducing the tournament …