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Chelsea have reportedly agreed a deal for Kazakhstan wonderkid Dastan Satpaev and are now eyeing a move for Saint-Etienne’s Mathis Amougou. The Blues will pay FC Kairat €4m (£3.4m) to sign the 16-year-old centre-forward to mark a record transfer fee for the Kazakhstan Premier League, Fabrizio Romano reports. Dastan, who has his 17th birthday in August, will join the west London club in a five-year deal with the option to extent his contract by an extra year. Due to current rules, though, Satpaev, who has scored four goals across 10 caps for Kazakhstan U17s, cannot move to west London until…

Rio Ferdinand offers Alejandro Garnacho transfer theory amid Chelsea links | Football Rio Ferdinand believes that Alejandro Garnacho has no desire to leave Manchester United but may be forced out of the club as he doesn’t suit Ruben Amorim’s system. Despite being a product of their academy, United are open to considering offers for Garnacho as they look to boost their dire financial situation. Napoli have already had a bid rejected for Garnacho as United initially held out for a £70 million transfer fee for the 20-year-old. Chelsea are also exploring the possibility of signing Garnacho before the end of…

Ruben Amorim shares worrying injury update on Man Utd duo after win over Rangers | Football Ruben Amorim shared a worrying injury update on Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro after Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Rangers on Thursday. Bruno Fernandes scored a dramatic 92nd-minute winner for the Red Devils against the Scottish side to put them on the brink of progression to the Europa League last 16. United’s victory has appeared to come at a cost, though, with De Ligt and Yoro both suffering leg problems in the European clash at Old Trafford. Amorim decided to take off De…

‘Arsenal signed me to replace Thierry Henry – then Arsene Wenger forced me out’ Emmanuel Adebayor has opened up about his departure from Arsenal and revealed Arsene Wenger banished him from the training ground after deeming him surplus to requirements. The former Togo international looked set for a glittering career in north London having signed from Monaco and initially shown the potential to be able to fill the boots of Thierry Henry. Adebayor ended the 2007/08 season with 30 goals in all competitions as Arsenal only narrowly missed out on the Premier League title and were moments away from…

In tonight’s edition: M23 rebels are on the edge of Goma in eastern Congo. Thousands of people have been displaced. We speak to MSF Operations Coordinator for Central Africa. Access to social media is now blocked in South Sudan for at least 30 days after videos of attacks against South Sudanese nationals in Sudan emerge. And we head to Mozambique where recent protests are hitting businesses hard. Congolese army battles to halt M23 advance

For Sihem Bensedrine, a 74-year-old Tunisian rights activist, being in her cell at the Manouba women’s prison became unbearable last week. “I can’t stand the injustice that’s hitting me anymore,” she posted on her Facebook page on January 14. “I am determined to pull myself out, at all costs, of this black hole that I was arbitrarily thrown into,” she wrote. She has been on hunger strike ever since. Bensedrine has been in pre-trial detention since last August, on charges of fraud and “gaining unfair advantages,” as well as accusations of forging part of an official report while she was head of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission…

In the penultimate match week of the Europa League’s first league phase, English sides Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur edged closer to cementing a top eight finish on Thursday with wins against Rangers and Hoffenheim, respectively. Elsewhere, Olympique Lyonnais remained ranked between the two Premier League teams in fifth place after a tense draw with Istanbul, while Italian side Lazio remained top of the standings, becoming the first team to qualify for the round of 16. Europa League: Man United scrapes by Rangers as league phase reaches final matches

  Italy’s top court upheld the conviction of US citizen Amanda Knox for slander on Thursday, in a case that dates back nearly two decades.. Knox was convicted last year of slandering local bar owner Patrick Lumumba by implicating him in the 2007 murder of her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher. But another man, Rudy Guede, was eventually convicted of Kercher’s murder after DNA evidence linked him to the scene. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison and released early in 2021. What was the reaction to the verdict? Knox, who was not in Italy for Thursday’s verdict, described it as “surreal.””I’ve…

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Recap: 2023 Women’s World Cup The 2023 Women’s World Cup is the eighth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament brought together national women’s football teams from around the world to compete in a month-long event showcasing top-level women’s football. The Women’s World Cup has grown in popularity and significance, promoting women’s sports and fostering international competition on a global stage. The Kiss that was seen around the world England and Spain made it to the final playing a thrilling game which lived up to the hype, with Spain winning…