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Paul Pogba just arrived in the South American country last night after travelling across the Pacific on his own personalised private jet from China, all in the name of promoting both Manchester United, adidas and, of course, himself. The 24-year-old broke new boundaries earlier this season when he became the first footballer to have his own brand of emoticon on Twitter, and now he has taken his excessive branding into the lucrative bedding market. In his latest Instagram post, the Manchester United star revealed the all new ‘Pogpillow’, which is a black pillow with his special ‘double P’ logo embroidered…

Anthony Joshua took a break from his ongoing feud with Tyson Fury to give his fans a glimpse of his gruelling training regime as he continues to prepare for his next fight. The WBA, IBF, IBO world heavyweight champion took to Instagram to show off his impressive levels of fitness with a video titled ‘Boxing’s most wanted’. Joshua performs a number of exercises to the camera, including squats, lunges, work with resistance bands and agility training. The 27-year-old is yet to confirm his next bout, having last faced Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley in April -…

Former IBF world boxing champion Joseph ‘King Kong’ Agbeko has said Ghanaians love boxing more than football, discrediting a long-held assertion that football is the passion of the nation. Many have argued that Ghanaians are passionate about football, especially when the national team is involved in a continental showpiece or playing on the world stage, but according to the boxer, the Ghanaian passion for boxing outweighs that of football. In his view, the culture of staying up at dawn to watch bouts is a clear indication of the interest Ghanaians have in boxing. Speaking on Entertainment Capital on Accra100.5FM on…

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Southampton have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pellegrino as Claude Puel’s successor after the Argentinian agreed a three-year contract with the Saints. Pellegrino who will officially link up with them next week, in time for the start of pre-season training stated that he was delighted to take the job when on his arrival at Southampton. Pellegrino said: “I am really happy to become the new coach of Southampton Football Club. “The club has a great reputation for having a strong and stable structure, competing in the Premier League and playing attractive football. “I think my philosophy and the culture of…

Victor Anichebe has left Sunderland to join Chinese club Beijing Enterprises following their relegation from the Premier League. Anichebe agrees a one year deal with the Chinese second division after the Black Cats released the former Nigerian striker and is set to be available as soon as he regains his match fitness. The 29 year old striker scored three goals in 18 Premier League appearances for English club side Sunderland but missed plenty of playing time last season due to a knee injury. The former Everton forward will now partner Nigerian striker Leke James in attack as Beijing Enterprises aim…

Scouting chief Javier Ribalta has left the Turin club to join Manchester United – in a move that will further the Red Devils’ pursuit of Alvaro Morata. Ribalta has worked for five years with the Italian champions, playing a key role in their off-field recruitment as they have risen to the top of the Italian game with six successive Serie A titles. Ribalta, who previously spent time with Milan and Novara, was responsible – in conjunction with sporting director Fabio Paratici – for a number of the club’s most intelligent recent transfer successes, including the free transfer signings of Sami Khedira,…

3SC Technical Adviser Fatai Amoo believes his team is blending really well and can upset Rivers United when they meet the Port Harcourt based side on Saturday. Fatai Amoo expects an intriguingly-poised Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash in Port Harcourt, knowing that Rivers United’s confident has increased after they defeated KCCA club of Uganda in CAF Confederation Cup. Amoo’s 3SC who won 2-0 at home over ABS of Ilorin in their last NPFL game against will be looking forward to build on that as they face Rivers United. But 3SC have not recorded back to back wins this season…

Jose Mourinho is set to strip Wayne Rooney as Manchester United captain – and already has Micheal Carrick, Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba as replacement prospects. Rooney will be out of contract next summer and Manchester United are happy for him to leave in this transfer window having spent the majority of last season on the bench. The 31 year old’s future has been under huge speculation and has been linked with moves away from Old trafford, including a return to Everton and a switch to the Chinese Super League. Portuguese born manager Jose Mourinho has already began to deliberate over…

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is not giving up on Ola Aina even if he joins any club in the English Championship. According to an inside source close to the coach of the Nigeria National team Gernot Rohr, Chelsea man Ola Aina will still be in the frame for a call up to Nigeria’s senior national team, whether he joins an English Championship team or not. It appears Rohr isn’t keen on maintaining the rule set by former Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh, that does not allow players from a League’s lower division to feature in the senior National team.…