International Football News

Blatter and Platini Banned from Football

by Lamin Barrow - 12/21/201512/28/2015 0894

By: Omar Jatta The suspended former FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter, and UEFA's President Michel Platini have been handed lengthy bans from football by the FIFA Ethics Committee. Both men who were serving suspensions since October over a £1.3m payment made by the organisation to Mr Platini in 2011 are now been given a eight

Chelsea Appoints Hiddink As Mourinho’s Replacement

by Lamin Barrow - 12/20/201512/30/2015 0541

Chelsea Football Club has confirmed the appointment of former Netherland's manager Guus Hiddink as first-team manager until the end of the season. Hiddink was appointed as a short term replacement for the shacked Jose Mourinho, who parted company with London club following his team's disastrous run in the league, where they

THE PEP TALK – Scramble over Pep Guardiola

by Lamin Barrow - 12/19/201512/28/2015 0552

By: Omar Jatta The Future of Bayern Munich's boss, Pep Guardiola, is one of the hot topics in football of late. The Spanish manager's contract with the Bavarians is due to run out in June 2016, fueling speculations he might leave the Allianz Arena for a crack in the English Premier

Former Chelsea striker quoted “Guus Hiddink is set to become Mourinho’s replacement at Chelsea”

by Lamin Barrow - 12/18/201512/28/2015 0388

By: Omar Jatta Since the departure of Jose Mourinho from Chelsea yesterday afternoon, Speculations has been raved about his possible replacement. Many pundits believe former Dutch manager, Guus Hiddink might be the favourite on a temporary base till likely the end of the season, when the club and Roman Abramovich will look

AFRICAN FOOTBALL: Sierra Leone Reinstated The Country’s FA Board to Avoid FIFA Ban

by Lamin Barrow - 12/18/201512/24/2015 0443

Sierra Leone has reinstated the country's Football Association executive board, in a bid to avoid a FIFA ban for governmental interference according BBC Sports Africa. The decision was taken during a meeting on Wednesday which was convened by the Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma. 281

BREAKING NEWS: Jose Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager

by Lamin Barrow - 12/17/201512/24/2015 0370

“Chelsea cannot have a better manager than me. There are many managers in the world who belong to my level but not better. Not better. If the club sacks me they sack the best manager this club ever had.” thesE were the words of Jose Mourinho few months ago as

Blatter’s Letter to each of the 209 FIFA member Associations

by Lamin Barrow - 12/16/201512/24/2015 0296

The suspended FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter has sent a letter to the Football Associations of each of the 209 member states - protesting his innocence ahead of his meeting with FIFA ethics committee tomorrow. In the letter Blatter protested his innocence and refuted all claims of any wrongdoing. He went

CAF Club Competition – Both Gamtel and Wallidan drawn against Algerian clubs

by Lamin Barrow - 12/15/201512/24/2015 0951

The Gambia's league champions: Gamtel and the FA Cup champions: Wallidan have both been drawn against Algerian oppositions in the 2016 CAF Champion’s league and the Confederations Cup. Gamtel who were in the draw held in Senegal last weekend have been drawn against Olympique Club De Kouribga of Algeria for the

Papa Gassama on the verge of defending his title as Africa’s best Referee.

by Lamin Barrow - 12/15/201512/24/2015 0813

Gambian referee Bakary Papa Gassama has again been nominated by the Confederation of African Football for the end of year Referee of the Year Award. Gassama, who won the award last year, has been nominated for the third year in a row and he will face competition from Eric Arnaud Otogo