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Italy coach Antonio Conte was named as Chelsea’s new manager on Monday after the reigning Premier League champions announced he had signed a three-year contract that will start following Euro 2016. “I am happy we have made the announcement now so everything is clear and we can end the speculation,” …

We’ve all underestimated employees–or just people in general–but the cost surely wasn’t as high as when Nike let Stephen Curry slip through its fingers to land with Under Armour. When Curry entered the NBA, he signed an endorsement deal with Nike. That’s far from uncommon; nearly three-fourths of NBA players …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has deducted points from Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania, all members of Group G, following the withdrawal of Chad from the ongoing qualification race for the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017. Chad were due to travel to Tanzania for the …

Former Sunderland and England winger Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison. The former England international has been handed a custodial sentence following a hearing at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday and will now spend six years in jail. Johnson was found guilty by jury of one …

​Manchester City’s Samir Nasri just can’t seem to catch a break of late after the injury-ridden midfielder had his Lamborghini Aventador impounded by the Greater Manchester Police. ​Manchester City’s Samir Nasri just can’t seem to catch a break of late –  the injury-ridden midfielder had his Lamborghini Aventador impounded by …

Global soccer body FIFA has applied to U.S. authorities for tens of millions of dollars in damages from ex-officials indicted there for graft and recognized for the first time executives had in the past “sold” votes in World Cup hosting contests. Gianni Infantino, recently elected president to clear out the …

The noises coming out of the Arsenal camp after their 2-1 defeat at home to Swansea don’t sound too positive.The shock result represented the Gunners’ third consecutive loss in all competitions and their second in the Premier League in four days. They are now six points behind league leaders Leicester …

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has drawn criticism for a lack of emotion on the touchline. During United’s match against Arsenal, van Gaal let it all pour out after a questionable call gave the Gunners a free kick. The Dutch manager was convinced Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez went to the …

The Manchester United board are reportedly considering hiring Jose Mourinho by the end of this month in a desperate bid to salvage the club’s season. This decision was reportedly taken after Red Devils lost 2-1 to Sunderland on Saturday leaving them six points adrift of the top four. The Sun reports …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confessed that he had glimpsed the grim apparition of Premier League title failures past during his side’s nerve-jangling 2-1 victory over leaders Leicester City. At halftime of Sunday’s table-topping showdown at the Emirates Stadium, Leicester led 1-0 through Jamie Vardy’s penalty and Arsenal were staring down …