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Leeds automatic promotion hopes dented by Wigan

Ekow Amoasi April 19, 2019 33 0

Marcelo Bielsa’s hopes of taking Leeds United back to the Premier League after a 15-year hiatus through automatic promotion suffered a huge blow on Friday with 10-man Wigan beating them 2-1. A Gavin Massey double – one in each half – saw the tier two strugglers come from behind to silence Read More

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Bolton players strike over unpaid wages

Ekow Amoasi April 2, 2019 36 0

Bolton Wanderers players have gone on strike over unpaid wages at the second-tier English club, the BBC and other British media reported on Monday. The Bolton News website said the players were refusing to report for training until they, coaches and the club’s non-football staff were paid March wages due last Friday. February wages were also paid […]Read More

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Former England boss McClaren sacked by QPR

Ekow Amoasi April 1, 2019 31 0

Former England manager Steve McClaren has been sacked by second-tier English club Queens Park Rangers, their director of football Les Ferdinand announced on Monday. The 57-year-old leaves with QPR 17th in the Championship and just eight points above the relegation zone. McClaren – whose post will be filled on an interim basis by his assistant […]Read More

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Birmingham handed nine-point deduction

Ekow Amoasi March 22, 2019 60 0

Birmingham City have been handed an immediate nine-point deduction by the EFL for breaching Profitability and Sustainability rules, Sky Sports News understands. Birmingham are understood to have exceeded the £39m allowable losses over a three-year period (up to the end of the financial year, 2018). The club’s accounts for the 2017/2018 campaign showed a loss of Read More

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Fan jailed 14 weeks for assault on Grealish

Ekow Amoasi March 12, 2019 52 0

A Birmingham City fan has been jailed for 14 weeks after pleading guilty to assaulting Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish during the derby between the sides on Sunday. Paul Mitchell, 27, swung a punch at Grealish when the player’s back was turned after Mitchell ran onto the pitch at Birmingham City’s St. Andrew’s stadium during […]Read More

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‘Spygate’ Leeds fined £200,000 but no points deduction

Ekow Amoasi February 19, 2019 60 0

Leeds United have escaped a points penalty in their quest to be promoted to the Premier League after it was announced Monday they had been fined £200,000 ($259,000, 229,000 euros) and reprimanded for spying on their opponents. Leeds faced an investigation by the English Football League after veteran manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted sending someone to […]Read More

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Oldham boss Scholes makes winning start

Ekow Amoasi February 13, 2019 61 0

Paul Scholes made a winning start as Oldham Athletic manager against Yeovil Town in League Two. The ex-Manchester United and England midfielder was appointed on Monday by the club he followed as a child. Jose Baxter curled in a shot to put Oldham ahead in first-half stoppage time and Callum Lang headed in a second just after […]Read More

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Paul Scholes takes on first managerial role at Oldham

Ekow Amoasi February 11, 2019 66 0

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has been appointed the new manager of League Two side Oldham, with the ex-England international taking his first steps into coaching. The 44-year-old has, outside of a brief spell working under Ryan Giggs in 2014 during the Welshman’s spell as caretaker manager at Old Trafford, focused on punditry work since […]Read More

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Obi Mikel completes Middlesbrough move

Ekow Amoasi January 24, 2019 112 0

Nigerian international midfielder John Obi Mikel has joined Boro on a short-term deal. The 32-year-old rose to prominence in an 11-year stint with Chelsea, making nearly 400 appearances for The Blues and winning a host of honours including two Premier League titles and the Champions League. After captaining his country in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, […]Read More

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Kiko Casilla: Leeds United sign Real Madrid goalkeeper on free transfer

Ekow Amoasi January 17, 2019 109 0

Championship leaders Leeds United have signed Real Madrid goalkeeper Kiko Casilla on a four-and-a-half-year deal. He has joined Leeds on a free transfer, having negotiated a deal to buy himself out of the remaining 18 months of his contract at the Bernabeu. The 32-year-old, who won one cap for Spain in 2014, started his career […]Read More

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Derby beat Southampton on penalties in FA Cup thriller

Ekow Amoasi January 16, 2019 130 0

Derby recovered from a two-goal deficit to edge past Southampton 5-3 on penalties in a thrilling FA Cup third-round replay at St Mary’s. Two goals in two minutes from Stuart Armstrong and Nathan Redmond had put the hosts on course for victory after the visitors had earlier had a Craig Bryson goal disallowed by VAR. […]Read More

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Martin O’Neill: Nottingham Forest name club legend as manager

Ekow Amoasi January 15, 2019 95 0

Nottingham Forest say club legend Martin O’Neill is “realising a lifelong dream” after he was appointed as manager of the Championship club. The 66-year-old, who played 371 games and helped Forest win back-to-back European Cups, left his role as Republic of Ireland boss in November. Forest are ninth in the table, four points outside the […]Read More

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Aitor Karanka: Nottingham Forest manager leaves Championship club

Ekow Amoasi January 11, 2019 120 0

Nottingham Forest have parted company with manager Aitor Karanka after just a year in the job. The 45-year-old Spaniard was appointed in January 2018 and has left the City Ground with Forest seventh in the Championship table. His final game in charge was Saturday’s FA Cup defeat by Chelsea, having beaten Leeds the previous week to move […]Read More

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Tammy Abraham: Wolves keen to sign Chelsea striker

Ekow Amoasi January 3, 2019 103 0

Wolves are keen to sign striker Tammy Abraham from Chelsea. The 21-year-old is on loan at Championship side Aston Villa, where he has scored 16 goals this season. Wolves are exploring the possibility of exploiting a break clause in that deal to sign Abraham on a permanent basis. Chelsea are assessing a number of their […]Read More

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Steve Bruce: Sheffield Wednesday appoint new manager

Ekow Amoasi January 3, 2019 105 0

Steve Bruce has been named as the new manager of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. Bruce will take charge from 1 February, with assistants Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence taking control until then. Dutchman Jos Luhukay was dismissed by Wednesday on 21 December after less than a year in charge. Bruce, 58, previously managed Wednesday’s local […]Read More

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Swansea City coach unhappy with Jordan Ayew’s decision not to train

Ekow Amoasi August 8, 2018 265 0

Graham Potter, Swansea City manager, has slammed Ghana international, Jordan Ayew after revealing the striker has refused to train with the first team amidst speculation over his future. The 26-year-old forward was top scorer last season and has attracted interest from Fulham and Crystal Palace this summer ahead of the new season but no deal […]Read More

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Ghana forward Jordan Ayew refuses to train with Swansea

Ekow Amoasi August 7, 2018 264 0

Ghana striker, Jordan Ayew has refused to train with Swansea City as he seek to leave to the Championship side before the window closes on Thursday. Ayew joined the Welsh-based side from Aston Villa in 2017 and, after a slow start at the Liberty Stadium, established himself in the first team last season. Ayew, 26, […]Read More

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Jordan will leave Swansea before the transfer window shuts down – Ayew’s spokesperson

Ekow Amoasi July 31, 2018 233 0

The Publis Relations Officer for the Ayew family, Fiifi Tackie has reiterated that Jordan Ayew will quit Swansea City before the summer transfer window comes to an end. The former Olympique Marseille star joined Swansea City eight months after being relegated with Aston Villa in the Championship. Jordan became a key figure for the Welsh-based […]Read More

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Financial Fair Play: QPR agree £42m settlement after breaking spending rules

Ekow Amoasi July 27, 2018 189 0

QPR have agreed a settlement of almost £42m with the English Football League after an arbitration panel dismissed the Championship club’s claims that Financial Fair Play rules are unlawful. The settlement includes a £17m fine, paying £3m of the EFL’s legal costs and the agreement from club shareholders to write off £22m of outstanding loans. […]Read More

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What next for Andre Ayew after a disappointing season

Ekow Amoasi July 25, 2018 218 0

It’s been a miserable few seasons for Andre Ayew, who appeared to have the world at his feet when he left Olympique de Marseille for  Swansea City in 2015 and then again when he joined West Ham United a year later. Injuries, managerial changes and overall instability in East London meant that he never truly […]Read More

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Fenerbahce begin talks with Swansea City over loan deal for Andre Ayew

Ekow Amoasi July 24, 2018 316 0

Turkish giants, Fenerbahce have begun talks with Swansea City over a loan deal for Andre Ayew, according to Sky Sports. Swansea suffered a relegation from the Premier League last season and it is believed talks between the clubs over the Ghanaian are ongoing. The Ghana international returned to the Welsh side on deadline day in January following […]Read More

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Celtic express interest in Andre Ayew

Ekow Amoasi July 24, 2018 219 0

According to reports, Celtic have emerged as the latest club to express their interest in signing Andre Ayew in the ongoing transfer window. The Ghana international is among the players expected to leave the Welsh side after suffering relegation. However, the 28 year old is closing in a move to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe, where he is […]Read More

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Andre Ayew agrees one year loan deal with Fernerbahce

Ekow Amoasi July 23, 2018 278 Post a comment

Black Stars deputy captain, Andre Ayew has agreed a deal to join Turkish side Fenerbahçe on a season-long loan according to reports. Ayew has been linked with a move away from Swansea City after failing to maintain the Premier League status. According to reports on Turkish web portal Turkcell Bip Spor, Ayew will join the side on […]Read More

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Besiktas to pip Newcastle to Andre Ayew signature

Ekow Amoasi July 16, 2018 307 Post a comment

Swansea City forward Andre Ayew is closing in on a move to Turkish giants Besiktas with Newcastle planning a late move for the Ghana international according to sources close to the club. Swansea are resigned to losing Ayew this summer following their relegation from the Premier League last season. A number of clubs from home and abroad […]Read More