It doesn't take a staunch football fan or analyst to see how the season has gone for the 9-time league champions. It has been a bad season. There's no other way to describe how the Red Eagles have faltered. Unfortunately, it was easy to see this coming, but no one
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A two-year undercover investigation into football in Africa has revealed footage of over 100 referees and officials taking cash before games. Watch the BBC video here.
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Ugandan Cranes Striker Derrick Nsibambi has completed his transfer from KCCA FC to Egyptian Premier League side Smouha Sporting Club at undisclosed fee. Smouha Sporting Club announced the signing on its official twitter handle. Reports suggest that Nsibambi who scored 9 goals in the just ended Uganda Premier League season
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Uganda captain Denis Onyango has said that the Cranes French coach Sebastien Desabre should be given time to find a winning formula. Onyango was talking on Ugandan TV after defeats to Niger and Central African Republic in recent friendlies. "The coach is trying to build his brand of football and
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Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has been left out of Germany's final 23-man World Cup squad. Sane, Bayer Leverkusen pair Bernd Leno and Jonathan Tah and Freiburg striker Nils Petersen were all dropped as Joachim Low cut the defending champions' 27-man provisional squad. Keeper Manuel Neuer, who came back after
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Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup has passed a Fifa inspection - but is deemed "high risk" in three areas, the BBC reports. The North African country will compete with a joint United States, Canada and Mexico bid in a vote on 13 June. Morocco scored 2.7 out
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The old cliché about the importance of getting off to a good start at a World Cup is perhaps truer in modern international football than it ever was. Most of Europe's top players have been through a grueling domestic season, and the fillip of getting off to a flyer could
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Here's every team profile for the World Cup in Russia this summer... France Manager: Didier Deschamps Star man: Antoine Griezmann - The Atletico Madrid striker will be expected to spearhead a star-studded attack for France in Russia. How they qualified: Group A winners in European qualifying, finishing four points clear
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With the World Cup edging closer, attention is now firmly fixed on football's greatest tournament. Here, Ben McAleer picks out five dark horses who are worth backing to qualify for the last-16... Egypt - Salah and Co can ensure progress Group A is arguably the weakest at the World Cup,
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Real Madrid might have won a 13th European Cup but they have been overtaken by rivals and La Liga victors Barcelona as the continent's top club, according to new data. In a Euro Club Index compiled by sports data company Gracenote, Liverpool - who were beaten by Real in Saturday's
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