The biggest threat to democracy isn’t coming from China. It’s coming from within.
One of the emerging tenets of the Biden presidency is that the United States and China are locked in ideological conflict over the fate of democracy. In March, during his first press conference as president, he declared that “this is a battle between the utility of democracies in the 21st century and autocracies.” In April,…
Ghana-Nigeria Combined XI: Essien vs Mikel
Which of these Chelsea greats would make our Super Eagles-Black Stars combined XI? Goal/GettyGhana-Nigeria Combined XI Ahead of this week’s World Cup qualifying double header between Nigeria and Ghana, GOAL Africa are picking our dream combined XI between these two West African heavyweights. Both the Super Eagles and the Black Stars have storied histories in…
Barcelona's Ter Stegen snubs Messi in best XI of team-mates across his career
The Argentina icon was not among the seven Barcelona figures included in the shot-stopper's list Marc-Andre ter Stegen has named his dream XI of current and former team-mates, and there is no place for Lionel Messi in the side. The goalkeeper’s time with Borussia Monchengladbach, Barcelona and Germany has seen him play alongside many top…
Controversial Chelsea '12 men' tweet sees Newcastle midfielder Hayden hit with FA charge
The 27-year-old vented his frustration online after a narrow defeat to the west London outfit earlier in March Newcastle midfielder Isaac Hayden has been charged by the FA after comments he made on social media suggesting that Chelsea had the referee on their side in their 1-0 win over the Magpies at Stamford Bridge. in…
2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Partey, Amartey named in Ghana squad for Nigeria fixture
The two nations will be battling for a ticket to represent Africa in Qatar in a two-legged encounter Ghana interim coach Otto Addo has named his 27-man squad for the 2022 Fifa World Cup playoff against Nigeria. The two West Africa heavyweights are scheduled to meet in the first leg at the Baba Yara Sports…
Pochettino, Ten Hag, Tuchel or Lopetegui: Who should Man Utd hire as their next manager?
It will be a make-or-break summer at Old Trafford with the contenders for the coaching job representing two current predominant schools of thought If at the beginning of last week Ralf Rangnick held a flicker of hope he would be Manchester United manager next season, then defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League second…
Ronaldo ready to 'fight' as he aims to steer Portugal into what could be his last World Cup ahead of Turkey play-off showdown
The Manchester United superstar is away on international duty as his country prepares to take part in the play-offs for Qatar 2022 Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to “fight” for Portugal’s right to grace the 2022 World Cup, with the Manchester United superstar determined to figure at what could be his last major global showpiece. The…
‘I didn’t realise how big winning the Champions League was at 19’ – Bayern star Damnjanovic chasing another UWCL dream
The striker tells GOAL about her return from an ACL injury, battling with Lea Schuller to start and why the Frauen-Bundesliga champions are so good Jovana Damnjanovic wasn’t on the pitch when Bayern Munich were last in the knockout rounds of the Women’s Champions League, but she remembers it well. It was last season’s semi-finals…
Critics: Bafana Bafana friendly has no value for France – Deschamps responds
The former Chelsea and Juventus midfielder also stressed the importance of winning both their upcoming friendly games France head coach Didier Deschamps has insisted that their upcoming friendly matches against South Africa and Ivory Coast have value. The world champions are set to take on Ivory Coast’s Elephants at Stade Orange Velodrome in Marseille on Friday, before…
'Tau needs six months without competitive football' – South Africa coach Broos
The Bafana Bafana striker is set to miss forthcoming international friendlies owing to an injury sustained in recent club engagement South Africa head coach Hugo Broos believes a six-month break would help Percy Tau fully recover from his consistent injury problems. His latest setback was in Al Ahly’s recent Caf Champions League assignment away to…