Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari are in line to appear at their third FIFA World Cup after being named in Ghana s 26-man provisional squad.
All participating nations are required to submit provisional squad lists by Tuesday, with those groups being trimmed to 23 players by June 2.
The duo represented the African nation in both 2006 and 2010, reaching the last 16 and quarter-finals respectively, and are among the more experienced players likely to be heading to Brazil.
Milan s Michael Essien takes his place in a midfield with a strong Serie A representation, which also features Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu of Udinese and Juventus Kwadwo Asamoah.
There is no place, however, for Ghana s most capped player Richard Kingson, with Adam Kwarasey, Fatau Dauda and Stephen Adams s…
Neil Lennon has parted company with Celtic after four years in charge of the club, it was confirmed on Thursday.
The Northern Irishman took over from Tony Mowbray in March 2010, initially on a caretaker basis, before being given the job on a full-time basis at the start of the 2010-11 campaign.
Lennon spent seven years as a player at the club and further endeared himself to the Celtic Park faithful by delivering consecutive Scottish Premiership titles in his last three seasons at the helm.
He also guided the club to two Scottish Cups, in 2011 and 2013, but it was announced on Thursday that he would not continue as manager in 2014-15.
Lennon has been heavily linked with the vacant position at Norwich City and reportedly held concerns over Celtic s playing budget …
Premier League outfit Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing the 21-year-old Ajax hot-shot Anwar El Ghazi, who is considered a replacement for want-away youngster Jordon Ibe.
The 20-year-old England international has fallen behind in the pecking order and is considering his options. Ibe could be allowed to leave Anfield at the end of the season in search of regular playing time and Liverpool have lined up El Ghazi as his replacement
The 21-year-old Dutch winger of Moroccan descent has had a successful season for Ajax, having scored 11 times in 36 appearances.
Anwar El Ghazi joined Ajax in 2013 when he arrived from Sparta Rotterdam as a youth product of the club. El Ghazi was given his full professional debut for Dutch giants in 2014 and he has so far ma…
Thiago Silva scored a redemptive goal as Brazil eased to a 4-0 win away to a much-changed Australia side, looking to build momentum heading into the Confederations Cup.
Silva was stripped of the Selecao captaincy after their 2014 World Cup capitulation and dropped altogether by Dunga following another poor showing at the Copa America a year later.
However, the Paris Saint-Germain star has enjoyed an international rebirth under Tite, wearing the captain s armband again in their previous outing against Argentina before scoring his first Brazil goal since that 2015 Copa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The centre-back s effort followed Brazil taking the lead in the 12th second through a first international goal for Diego Souza – selected in place of the injured Ga…
Mauro Icardi has exceeded expectations at Paris Saint-Germain following his Coupe de la Ligue hat-trick, according to team-mate Marco Verratti.
Icardi s three goals led French champions PSG past 10-man Saint-Etienne 6-1 and into the semi-finals on Wednesday.
The Argentina international forward has flourished since arriving on an initial loan deal from Serie A outfit Inter at the start of the season, scoring 17 goals across all competitions.
PSG midfielder Verratti hailed Icardi – who was linked to Juventus, Napoli and Real Madrid prior to joining Thomas Tuchel s side – after his latest exploits in Paris midweek.
A _____ performance.
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
Mauro? He may not touch the ball, he kno…
West Bromwich Albion are readying a third bid for Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson, according to the Mirror.
The Baggies have failed in two approaches for the England U21 international and are so keen to get their man they are ready to pay a club-record £20m to secure their services.
Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City are also considering a move for the twenty-four year old with Boro ready to let him go for the right price.
Aside from brief loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, York City and Tranmere Rovers earlier on in his career Gibson has spent his entire career so far with Middlesbrough, racking up one hundred and fifty-three appearances for them in all competitions, scoring three goals.
He was part of the squad that finished second in the Cham…
Bayern Munich have responded after UEFA rejected a request for Germany to light up the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Wednesday s Euro 2020 clash with Hungary due to political reasons.
Club president Herbert Hainer expressed regret at the decision from the European governing body, while stressing his club s continued commitment to supporting diversity.
UEFA expressed its own support and understood the gesture but proposed alternative dates for the stadium to be lit up, rather than on the day of the Hungary game.
Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter asked UEFA for permission to illuminate the stadium in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
He made the request to European football s governing body after Hungary passed a law that prohibits the sharing of content …
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Roman Pavlyuchenko has hit out at Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp for lying to him about his future at the club.
The Russian feels that Redknapp has not been honest to him about why he can t break into the first-team at White Hart Lane and says that he is not content with only playing in the Europa League.
I don t believe I can fight my way into the Tottenham starting line-up. Players can feel what the manager thinks about them, and I know that the manager doesn t count on me these days, he told Russian newspaper Sport Express.
Therefore, something must change. I must play in order not to miss Euro 2012, and there is danger of missing such an important tournament.
You don t get into the national squad on past achievements. I will be 30 in De…
Martin Stranzl has signed a one-year contract extension with Borussia Monchengladbach.
The 34-year-old s deal was set to expire at the end of the season, but he has penned fresh terms with the Bundesliga club until June 2016.
Stranzl has proved a popular player at Borussia-Park since joining from Spartak Moscow in January 2011 and has made 130 appearances for Gladbach.
When the club approached me and asked me if I would sign for another year for me there was not much to think about, Stranzl told the club s official website.
I feel very comfortable at Borussia and have always said I want to stay here as long as my body allows and the club gives me confidence.
Therefore I am pleased to be able to play another year for Borussia.
Gladba…