U-20 World Cup host New Zealand retains hopes of qualifying for the round of 16 as one of the third-place teams after its 5-1 thrashing of tiny Myanmar gave the island nation four points from threegames in Group A. In the other Group A clash, second-place USA lost 3-0 to group winner Ukraine. In Group […]
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Argentina close to U-20 World Cup crash
Argentina is in danger of crashing out of the U20 World Cup in the first round after suffering a 3-2 defeat against Ghana on Tuesday. The Albiceleste opened the tournament with a 2-2 draw againstPanama, and now has just one point from its first two games in Group B, which means game three against Austria […]
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Chicago is on Fire, Accam puts MLS on warning
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The hottest team in MLS is theChicago Fire. It took a gap of almost three weeks, but the Fire won its third game in a row with a 1-0 victory over New York City FC. View image | gettyimages.com MLS: Week 8 Results & Standings, Week 9 Schedule The Fire already […]
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Three takeaways from Africa Cup of Nations
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Ivory Coast came back from 2-0down in the shootout to beat Ghana, 9-8, and win the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. It came down to the 11th round when Ivory Coast goalkeeper Boubacar Barrystopped his opposite number, Razak Brimah, and he converted his own spot kick to give the Elephants […]
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Asamoah Gyan in Strange Murder Allegation
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan on Tuesday issued a statement to the media denying rumors that he participated in the ritual sacrifice of his missing friend, Ghanaian rapper Castro, andhis girlfriend in order to further his career. The pair went missing in late July while using jet skis during a vacation with Gyan’s family. Both were […]
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Shirtless Ayew forced out of Marseille match
[OFF THE POST] French club Marseille’s first game at the renovated Stade Velodrome did not go well. It lost to Montpellier, 2-0, in a match that had new Argentinecoach Marcelo Bielsa fuming with his equipment staff. Ghanaian star Andre Ayew had to be substituted early in the secondhalf because Marseille ran out of clean No. […]
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Altidore: 'I Had a Grade Two Tear'
In an interview with ESPN’s Mike & Mike radio show, USA striker Jozy Altidore revealed that he suffered a grade two tear to his hamstring in the USA’s opening World Cupgame against Ghana, and would only have been available to play in other games had the Americans reached the later stages of the tournament. “I […]
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Ghana Sends Boateng, Muntari Home
Ghana on Thursday confirmed that Coach Kwesi Appiah has sent home Schalke’s Kevin-Prince Boateng and AC Milan’s Sulley Muntari fordisciplinary reasons. The news comes just hours before Ghana faces Portugal in a key Group G match in which the Africans have a chance of qualifying for the round of 16 if Germany beats the USA […]
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Cash shipment called in to end Ghana strike threat
[BRAZIL 2014] Ghana lost its first game to the USA and could have been eliminated with a loss to Germany on Saturday, but the USA’s 2-2 tie with Portugal gave theBlack Stars new life. And brought to a head the matter of player bonuses that they hope to have settled when they receive their $75,000-$100,000 […]
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Ghanaian Government Airlifts Money to World Cup Squad
The Ghanaian government on Wednesday said it is sending more than $3 million in cash on a chartered plane to Brazil to pay appearance fees for its World Cup squad, who apparently demanded thepayment and rejected having the money wired to them. A statement from the Ghanaian soccer association (GFA) said President John Dramani Mahama […]