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SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, (THEWILL) - The England-based trio John Mikel Obi, Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho have made the list of the 30 players shortlisted for the Glo-CAF African player of the year award for 2016. Iheanacho has had...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been named the Barclays Manager of the Month for September. The 49-year-old has become the first German to win the award after the Reds claimed three successive Premier League victories last month. Liverpool started September with...

Chelsea has signed a new kit deal with US sportswear giants Nike, in an agreement which marks the largest commercial deal in the club's history. Nike will provide the London club's kit from the 2017-18 season, after the Premier League...

England will face world champions Germany in a friendly at Dortmund's Westfalenstadion in 2017. The two sides meet on 22 March, a year after the Three Lions came from two goals down to win 3-2 in Berlin. The fixture comes four...

Paris St-Germain defender Serge Aurier is being investigated by Fifa after appearing to make a throat-slitting gesture to supporters. Aurier, 23, celebrated an Ivory Coast goal against Mali by turning to the crowd and dragging his hand across his throat. Governing...

Lionel Messi returned to full training with Barcelona on Wednesday, three weeks after suffering a groin strain against Atletico Madrid. Messi limped out of last month's 1-1 draw against Atletico at the Nou Camp and has missed three games, including...

1860 Munich forward Ivica Olic has been suspended for two games and fined £18,000 for gambling on matches, including in the league he plays in. The German Football Association (DFB) said there was "no evidence of betting manipulation" and the...

Germany midfielder Toni Kroos - linked with a move to Manchester United earlier in the year - has extended his Real Madrid contract until 2022. The 26-year-old, who arrived at the Bernabeu from Bayern Munich for a reported £24m in...

Udonis Haslem was leading some banter with Miami Heat teammates after practice Monday, the jokes and laughter helping everyone wind down after practice. That's how he defines locker room talk. Donald Trump's characterization of his caught-on-tape crude and predatory comments about...

Wayne Rooney will be left out of England's starting line-up for their World Cup Qualifier in Slovenia, according to Sky sources. Rooney, the team captain and country's leading goalscorer, will be named on the substitutes' bench for the game in...