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African National Teams Set To Resume Playing In October

African National Teams Set To Resume Playing In October

August 25, 2020 1:54 pm

African national teams are set to resume playing this October, according to CAF, with a nine-day window available for friendly matches ahead of 2022 Cup of Nations qualifiers one month later.

No international matches have been possible in the continent this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to new dates for both Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup eliminators.

Clubs have also been badly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak with the semi-finals and finals of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, originally set for May, yet to be played.

Here, AFP Sport updates the positions regarding …

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FIFA Intervenes In Ivorian Election Squabble

August 23, 2020 4:31 pm

FIFA has ordered the cancellation of a general assembly of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) which had been called to vote on replacing the commission handling a presidential election, AFP learned on Sunday.

The vote has turned into a soap opera marred by incessant infighting, attracting international attention because FIF had appeared to be trying to freeze out Didier Drogba as a potential candidate.

A FIF emergency committee ruled the electoral commission was “suspended for serious shortcomings” and scheduled an extraordinary general meeting on August 29 to install another commission.

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Luis Suarez Wants To Talk With Barcelona’s Bartomeu Over Future

Luis Suarez Wants To Talk With Barcelona’s Bartomeu Over Future

August 22, 2020 4:00 pm

Barcelona striker, Luis Suarez, has called on the club’s president, Josep Bartomeu, to provide him clarity over his future at Camp Nou.

Suarez’s future at Barcelona is uncertain, following the club’s disastrous 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week.

Barcelona had put the Uruguay international up for sale with some other senior players after their exit from the Champions League.

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Speaking on the development, Suarez, who has just 12 months left on his current contract, demanded to speak with Bartomeu directly,adding that he has …

Lyon Shares Surge On Stock Market After Thrashing Man City

Lyon Shares Surge On Stock Market After Thrashing Man City

August 17, 2020 7:57 am

Shares in the French soccer club, Olympique Lyonnais (OL), surged on Monday, following Lyon’s surprise victory over Manchester City in Europe’s top-flight Champions League tournament.

Lyon shares were up 6.9 percent in early session trading.

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Lyon stunned pre-tournament favorite Manchester City with a 3-1 victory on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of the Champions League.

 

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Lyon Surprise Means New Champions League Format

Lyon Surprise Means New Champions League Format

August 16, 2020 3:28 pm

Lyon were not supposed to make it to Lisbon at all for the Champions League ‘Final Eight’, but now they are through to one of two Franco-German semi-finals against Bayern Munich while the giants of England, Spain and Italy watch from the sidelines.

It is an unlikely last-four line-up in this unprecedented finale to the competition, reduced to a straight knockout tournament from the quarter-finals onwards after the long delay to the season caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Among those celebrating this shared Franco-German success on Saturday night was the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

“In Brussels and on the football …

Chicago Bulls Sack Coach Jim Boylen

Chicago Bulls Sack Coach Jim Boylen

August 14, 2020 11:43 am

NBA team Chicago Bulls have fired head coach Jim Boylen, according to a statement released Friday.

The organisation said a formal coaching search will begin immediately.

“After doing a comprehensive evaluation and giving the process the time it deserved, I ultimately decided that a fresh approach and evolution in leadership was necessary,” Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Arturas Karnisovas said in the statement.

“This was a very difficult decision, but it is time for our franchise to take that next step as we move in a new direction and era of Chicago Bulls basketball. Jim is a great human

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American Fans Boo Players Who Took A Knee During Anthem

American Fans Boo Players Who Took A Knee During Anthem

August 13, 2020 11:25 am

FC Dallas defender Reggie Cannon has condemned the “disgusting” booing of players kneeling during the national anthem by some home fans before their match against Nashville on Wednesday.

Almost 3,000 fans were inside the Toyota Stadium, with supporters permitted at some Major League Soccer (MLS) games if local rules allow.

Some boos could be heard as players from both teams took a knee in protest against racial injustice.

“How disgraceful is that?” said Cannon.

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“You got fans booing you for people taking a stand for what they believe in. Millions of …

Bayern Boss Praises Messi Ahead Of Crunch Match With Barcelona

Bayern Boss Praises Messi Ahead Of Crunch Match With Barcelona

August 12, 2020 3:50 pm

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has expressed his big admiration for FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi ahead of their 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League duel.

The Argentina captain is playing against the Bavarians in a match which could however condemn the Catalans to a season without titles.

The sides meet in a knock-out quarter-final on Friday.

“I have a lot of respect for this player. He has something that possibly no one else on this planet has. He can decide a game on his own,” Rummenigge told reporters.

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Super Eagles Match-Fixing Allegation: Westerhof Defeats Bonfrere

Super Eagles Match-Fixing Allegation: Westerhof Defeats Bonfrere

August 12, 2020 12:46 pm

Dutchman Clemens Westerhof has emerged victorious in the defamation of character case filed against his former assistant in the Super Eagles, Johannes Bonfere.

The Rechtbank Gelderland Hight Court, Arnhem on Tuesday found Bonfere guilty of the charge brought against him by Westerhof.

Bonfrere was widely quoted by the Nigerian media of having said in an interview with Lagos-based sports radio station, Brila FM in April, that his former boss sold Nigeria’s 1994 FIFA World Cup Second Round match against Italy.

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Bonfrere was also quoted as having accused Westerhof of selling the match …

Juventus Name Andrea Pirlo New Manager

Juventus Name Andrea Pirlo New Manager

August 9, 2020 12:01 pm

Serie A champions Juventus have named their former player and World Cup-winning midfielder Andrea Pirlo as manager on a two-year contract.

The appointment has come even in spite of the fact that their former player has no previous experience in the role.

Pirlo, 41, was promoted to the senior job one week after being named coach of Juve’s under-23 side, who play in the Italian third tier.

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He has not taken charge of a match.

The decision came hours after the Turin club sacked coach Maurizio Sarri following their …

Willian says emotional goodbye to Chelsea fans

Willian Says Emotional Goodbye To Chelsea Fans

August 9, 2020 12:00 pm

Brazilian winger Willian has said an emotional goodbye to Chelsea fans, in an open letter posted on Twitter Sunday.

The winger, whose full name is Willian Borges da Silva, joined Chelsea in 2013 and is now on the way to join Arsenal, on a three-year contract and £100,000 in weekly wages.

He is joining the Gunners on a free transfer.

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The 32 year-old playmaker rejected a two-year extension to his contract at Stamford Bridge.

He told fans on Sunday in the letter, written in English and Spanish: “The time …

Ronaldinho closer to freedom in Paraguay

Ronaldinho Closer To Freedom In Paraguay

August 8, 2020 11:07 am

Former World Cup winner Ronaldinho Gaucho moved a step closer to ending his Paraguayan ordeal on Friday.

This came about when prosecutors said they would not oppose a “conditional suspension” of the case that would allow him to return to Brazil.

The twice World Player of the Year was arrested on March 6 along with his brother and business manager Roberto Assis after they tried to enter Paraguay with adulterated Paraguayan passports.

They were held in jail for 32 days before being conditionally released on April 7 after paying 1.6 million dollars in bail.

Ronaldinho, the former FC Barcelona, Paris …

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