Ex-Man United boss Mourinho said to be plotting to spirit Red Devils defender Eric Bailly to Roma
Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is attracting interest from Jose Mourinho at Roma. But Bailly has told United he wants to fight for his place after Napoli enquired earlier in the window. However, United are open to offers as they look to offset their summer spend, including the £46 million...
Ex-Man United boss Mourinho said to be plotting to spirit Red Devils defender Eric Bailly to Roma Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is attracting interest from Jose Mourinho at Roma. But Bailly has told United he wants to fight for his place after Napoli enquired earlier in the window. However,...
Chelsea and Barcelona scrap for France stopper Jules Kounde’s signature as Sevilla targets huge profit
Jules Kounde has taken to Instagram to share a cryptic post about ‘achieving your dreams’ as Chelsea and Barcelona continue to scrap for his signature. The Sevilla centre-back is the subject of strong interest from both clubs, although the Blues are currently the highest bidders at £55 million. Once again,...
Cristiano Ronaldo: From hot cake to unwanted brand, iconic player may have overstayed his welcome
Cristiano Ronaldo is all about the mythology building. It’s explicit in that relentless demand for betterment and in the endless chase for records and trophies. This has always been a player who’s given the impression of having one eye on his legacy. He never just wanted to be the greatest....
Doctors in US say President Biden may have contracted highly contagious variant of Covid
President Joe Biden may have contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat since his positive test, according to an update from his doctor on Saturday. The variant, known as BA.5, is an offshoot of...
Black market arms traffickers said to be plotting divert Western weapon shipments to Ukraine
Criminal gangs are plotting to intercept Western weapons supplies sent to Ukraine to sell on the black market, a security source has claimed. Approximately £7 billion ($8.4 billion) of military aid has been sent to the country to help fight off the Russian invasion, including hi-tech British anti-tank rockets. Higher-grade...
Senegal’s Sadio Mane win of African Player of Year cements his credentials as a national icon
After an exceptional season, the writing was on the wall that Sadio Mané was going to win the African Player of the Year award, his second in history. And on Thursday he did. Mané is more of a national symbol for the Senegalese whom he led to their first African...
Chelsea risks losing out to Barcelona again as transfer target Jules Kounde jets off to Portugal
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel could be in danger of losing out to Barcelona for the second time this summer, with Jules Kounde jetting off to Portugal instead of arriving in London to complete his medical. The Blues came close to signing Raphinha from Leeds United earlier this month before La...
He’s not at sell-by date, why Arsenal loan returnee Saliba has Gunners’ fans cooing over the centre-back
Living in the north, we largely have to judge Arsenal fans on what we see on Twitter. And that leaves us with the impression that Arsenal fans are fickle, prone to extremes of giddiness and glumness, argumentative and entirely split on whether Mikel Arteta and his process should be trusted...
Population of forcibly displaced people in Africa hits record 36 million as conflict and intolerance rise
The number of forcibly displaced people (internally displaced, refugees, asylum seekers) in Africa continued its uninterrupted escalation over the past decade – expanding by 12 per cent (3.7 million people) in the past year. The record 36 million people currently displaced is triple the figure of a decade earlier. Forced...
