All eyes will be on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Africa Cup of Nations gets underway on Saturday with hosts Gabon facing debutants Guinea-Bissau.
The Panthers are hosting their second edition of the tournament after co-hosting with Equatorial Guinea in 2012, and will hope to do better than their quarter-final appearance five years ago.
Aubameyang s form will be key to their success but the Borussia Dortmund striker is confident the whole squad, rather than just himself, have the quality to go all the way.
I think it is a really important challenge, he told CNN. I think it is an opportunity for our country to win this trophy for the first time.
I think we have a good team, young players but talented players, we know it will be hard but we are at ho…
After once more impressing for Arsenal at Manchester City, Santi Cazorla has been labelled as the ideal role model by Arsene Wenger.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has heralded Santi Cazorla as the perfect role model for young players aspiring to impress at the top level.
Spain international Cazorla was in impressive form as Arsenal triumphed 2-0 at Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday, scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot.
Wenger believes the attacking midfielder is reaping the rewards for his versatility and feels the young players in his squad can learn from the way he plays the game.
Cazorla has started playing centrally he played wide a lot and now he s at a level of his career where he can have more influence centrally, Wenge…
Sebastian Giovinco has made the move from Toronto to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, the MLS club confirmed on Wednesday.
Giovinco, 32, joined Toronto from Juventus in 2015 and starred for the club, scoring 83 goals and providing 64 assists in 142 games in all competitions.
The Italian led the club to the Supporters Shield and MLS Cup in 2017, while he was named the MLS MVP in 2015.
I d like to thank the fans and my team-mates for four special years playing for Toronto FC, Giovinco said in a statement.
I d also like to thank the club for helping me as I transition into the next phase of my career.
| Welcome GIOVINCO
— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN)
Toronto president Bill Manning paid tribute to Giovinco, labelling the for…
Raheem Sterling should move on from frustrations with referees and opponents and follow the example of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
England winger Sterling has proved a key figure in a triumphant campaign for City, with Guardiola s men picking up the Premier League title and EFL Cup.
A rampaging performance in a 4-1 win at West Ham last weekend returned three assists, taking Sterling s overall Premier League tally this season to 11 alongside 18 goals.
The 23-year-old was also bafflingly denied a clear penalty when he was brought down by West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell during the second half and, as his team-mates celebrated at full-time, he remonstrated with referee Neil Swarbrick.
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Manchester United have signed full-back Diogo Dalot from Portuguese champions Porto.
Dalot only made his first-team debut in February but the 19-year-old has moved to Manchester on a five-year deal, with an option for a further year, after Premier League runners-up United activated his release clause.
With out-of-favour Italian Matteo Darmian expected to leave Old Trafford and manager Jose Mourinho desperate to provide veteran right-back Antonio Valencia with more competition, United have turned to the Portugal Under-21 international.
Joining Manchester United is an unbelievable opportunity for me, Dalot said in a statement on United s website.
I have grown up in Porto s Academy and I am so thankful for everything they have done for me. But the chance o…
Manchester United are in talks with Eric Bailly over a new contract, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.
The centre-back, who played in his 100th game in all competitions for the Red Devils as they drew 1-1 with Milan in the Europa League last-16 first leg on Thursday, sees his deal expire next year.
Bailly joined for a reported £30million from Villarreal in 2016, making him the club s first signing under Jose Mourinho, but persistent injury troubles mean he has started just 27 league matches in the past four seasons.
The Ivory Coast international, who turns 27 next month, has largely impressed when called upon this season, with United keeping eight clean sheets and conceding 12 goals in the 15 matches Bailly has played.
Indeed, since his debut …
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge sees his future at Anfield and is prepared to fight for his place in Jurgen Klopp s team week in, week out .
Sturridge scored two goals in nine Premier League appearances for the Reds in 2017-18 before being loaned out to West Brom for the second half of the season.
The 28-year-old England international failed to find the net for the Baggies in his six appearances and again struggled with a hamstring injury while at The Hawthorns.
However, Sturridge says pre-season is going to plan and he hopes to force his way back into Klopp s plans.
I see myself staying at Liverpool, hopefully being part of the team week in, week out, he told the club s website.
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Chelsea will attempt to get back on track when welcoming Watford in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
Jose Mourinho s team suffered their lowest point of the campaign by falling to a surprise second league defeat on Thursday
Tottenham were their conquerors, putting in a dominant display to earn a 5-3 triumph as Chelsea began 2015 in dreadful fashion.
The result left Mourinho s side, considered as certainties by many for the Premier League title just a few weeks ago, level on points with champions Manchester City at the top of the table.
The Portuguese will be determined to ensure that does not represent the start of a rut, even if he seems certain to significantly shuffle his pack having not made too many alterations during an extremely busy festi…
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is not concerned by the prospect of Robert Lewandowski being Bayern Munich s only recognised out-and-out striker for the remainder of the season.
Bayern sanctioned the sale of Sandro Wagner on Wednesday, just a year on from his arrival from Hoffenheim, after the Germany international received a lucrative offer from Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda.
With Bayern trailing leaders Borussia Dortmund by six points in the Bundesliga table, and still competing in the DFB-Pokal and Champions League, the decision to sell without drafting in a replacement came as a surprise to some.
But Bayern chairman Rummenigge is confident the likes of Thomas Muller or Serge Gnabry could fill the void should something happen to Lewandowski.
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Joey Barton has branded Neymar the Kim Kardashian of football and insists he could train former club Marseille without any problem .
The outspoken Barton criticised Neymar in an interview with L Equipe, insisting the Brazil international does not deserve to be considered on the same level as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
He also weighed in on the Paris Saint-Germain forward s performances at the World Cup, where he came in for criticism for his on-field behaviour as Brazil were knocked out in the quarter-finals.
However, the Fleetwood Town boss did call a Neymar a phenomenon in one respect promoting his brand!
I think he is the Kim Kardashian of football, Barton who won a solitary cap for England during his playing career claimed.
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