Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lionel Messi showed up at FC Barcelona’s training field on Monday for the first time since the 33-year-old forward announced his intention to leave the club 11 days ago. Messi failed to appear for routine PCR tests on August 20 ahead of Barca’s return to …
Read More »Everton sign Colombia’s Rodriguez from Real Madrid
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Everton have confirmed the signing of Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez from Real Madrid for 20 million pounds (26 million U.S. dollars). Rodriguez, 29, has signed a two-year deal and joins head coach Carlo Ancelotti for the third time, after having played under the Italian at …
Read More »Kenyan national champion Chelangat set for Ostrava meeting
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Kenya’s Sheila Chelangat is set for her first competition at the Ostrava Golden Continental Tour on Tuesday after starting the season with a commanding victory at the national cross country championships in February before COVID-19 halted her dreams. Chelangat, 22, announced her arrival …
Read More »Loew faces biggest challenge yet as German head coach
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Entering his 15th year as Germany’s head coach makes Joachim Loew the longest-serving national manager in international football. The 60-year-old’s anniversary might well turn into the most significant challenge the 2014 World Cup-winning coach has ever faced. Loew’s delicate task involves nothing less developing a …
Read More »Hertha furious at Polish Football Federation over Piatek performance in UEFA Nations League
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Hertha BSC general director Michael Preetz has criticized the Polish Football Federation (PZPN) as “they broke the mutual agreement concerning Krzysztof Piatek’s performance in the UEFA Nations League match in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday.” The German club was afraid that the striker would have …
Read More »US faces potential WADA sanctions over funding withdrawal
Montreal, Canada | XINHUA | The United States could face sanctions if they cut off funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). WADA said in a statement on Friday that several government representatives have expressed concerns “relative to threats from the United States Government to withdraw funding from the Agency …
Read More »Lionel Messi announces he will stay at Barcelona
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Messi has confirmed he will stay at Barcelona for the 2020-21 season. Messi had been linked with a move to Manchester City, and had informed Barcelona of his desire to leave via an official note last week. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Bundesliga trendsetter in coaching and club football, says league CEO
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The CEO of Bundesliga International Robert Klein called the German league a trendsetter in European football after RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich reached the final four of the 2019-20 Champions League, with the Bavarians winning this season’s treble. German football can be a role model …
Read More »Spain snatch late draw against Germany in UEFA Nations League
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Jose Luis Gaya’s injury-time equalizer canceled out Timo Werner’s opener and helped Spain snatch a last-gasp 1-1 draw with Germany in Group 4 of the UEFA Nations League on Thursday. Germany started brightly on home soil and created the first chance of the game as …
Read More »Bale: Real Madrid blocks my attempts to move
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Real Madrid’s Welsh international forward Gareth Bale says he would be open to returning to the Premier League but insists that so far Real Madrid have blocked his attempts to leave. Speaking to Sky Sports while on international duty with Wales, Bale was asked about …
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