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Manchester United are confident David de Gea will sign a new long-term contract to stay at Old Trafford. The 27-year-old's present deal expires in 2019, although United have an option to extend it by a further season. The Old Trafford club were keen to begin talks with goalkeeper De Gea's representatives and their hand has been strengthened by Thibaut Courtois' £35m move to Real Madrid from Chelsea. Real have repeatedly been linked with Spain international De Gea since 2015. The Bernabeu club  came within minutes of signing De Gea,  only for a broken fax machine to prevent the required paperwork from being sent. In May, De Gea, who joined United from Atletico Madrid in 2011 in an £18.9m deal, was named the club's player of the year for an unprecedented fourth time. He was also included in the Professional Footballers' Association team of the year after an impressive season at Premier League runners-up United. However, De Gea was not as convincing

Manchester City's Spain midfielder David Silva has announced his retirement from international football. Silva, 32, won the 2010 World Cup and 2008 and 2012 European Championship titles and played 125 times for Spain after making his debut in 2006. He said he was "very proud" of his achievements with La Roja, and that the decision to retire was "one the most difficult of my career". "I lived and dreamed with a team that will forever be remembered," he added. "It has not been easy, after all I've experienced, to write these lines," he wrote in a social media post. "I've spent days and weeks considering this. The national team gave me everything and helped me grow as a player and a person. "I leave proud and happy, bringing an end to a time full of emotions and memories, like of the figure of Luis Aragones, a maestro who will never be forgotten." Aragones led Spain to their first major trophy at an intern

Criticism of Manchester City and England winger Raheem Sterling is motivated by racism, says former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. Sterling, 23, has faced frequent media disapproval, most recently for a tattoo of a rifle on his leg but also for purchasing clothes from Primark and buying his mother a house. He was also criticised over his World Cup performances for England in Russia. "How many people do you see get the criticism Sterling gets?" Wright said. "The football criticism is something every player has to deal with, but what he gets I don't see any other footballer getting," former England forward Wright added on BBC Radio 5 live's  Monday Night Club. "They don't get that stick because for whatever reason they don't rub up the people in the corridors of power the wrong way. I think there is an agenda against him. "There is an element of people at high end of the media who want to keep that guy down. Simple. "When y

The under 17 selection of Cameroon have been crowned champions of the 2018 UNNIFAC tournament in Equatorial Guinea-Malabo. The baby Lions edged Congo by 3 goals to 1 in the final thanks to goals from Ben Hamed Ndongo,Alioum Moubarak and an own goal from Peya to seal a perfect tournament for the boys of coach Thomas Libih. The win for Cameroon means the team lead by goalkeeping captain Ekoe Manfred of Best Stars Academy of Limbe end the 4 games tournament with a defeat,scored 17 goals and conceded 5 goals. The win over Congo is more than just a trophy success,it gives Cameroon a ticket to the 2019 Under 17 AFCON in Tanzania. The Cameroon delegation will equally leave Malabo with the player of the tournament award won by Alioum Moubarak and the top scorer award won by Mvoue Steve for registering his name on the score sheet on 4 occasions in the course of the tournament. Coach Thomas Libih is steadily writing his story and passing every test he has been put through with

It’s Amazing the way things can move fast in life, but sometimes set backs are a veritable incentives for proper reflection. Barely 2 weeks ago Bamboutos FC players,fans and administration partied uncontrollably in the sea side resort city of Limbe as their 2018 dream season had produced the best thing they ever wanted(CAF Confederation cup qualification ticket) but as the saying goes ;” The evil that men do live with them”. President,Justin Tagouh’s neglect of dreaded nature of Johan Boyle’s Venom especially when it combined with football litigation units in Switzerland has not just robbed Bamboutos FC of their CAF confederations cup place but has also relegated the club to the second tier of Cameroon. This comes after a FIFA disciplinary committee document emerged on Friday instructing the Cameroon football federation(FECAFOOT) to ensure that the league management body(LFPC) relegate Bamboutos FC to at least the second tier of Cameroon football and relay the decision to FI

22 year old Akoti Rene Mukete has been one of the bright lights of an already bright 2018 MTN elite one season for YOSA of Bamenda. Talk about a player that has been transformed to a match winner for YOSA this season and Akoti’s name immediately comes to mind. The former Best Stars Academy and Dragon Yaoundé forward has been on a steady improvement in form since he moved to Bamenda from Dragon Yaoundé. The little magician has been a regular this season for Doumbe Bosso providing 4 assists (The most for any YOSA player) amongst which include winning a Konyuy Jude converted penalty in Bamenda against Feutcheu FC,a missed penalty in Yaounde against Colombe. The little winger’s mesmerizing skills in the right side of the attack line alongside his dead ball execution skills caused defenders endless suffering for defenders in the first round of the MTN elite one championship. A former team mate of his, Mbem Leopold described him after his display against Mbem’s current club UMS