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Jordan Henderson says he is ready to face Germany if asked by Gareth Southgate, and has revealed the message Jurgen Klopp sent him after England's conflict with Die Mannschaft was confirmed.The Liverpool captain's participation in Euro 2020 was in doubt after he picked up a groin injury against Everton in February and then failed to make a single appearance for the rest of the season.Although he took part in the Three Lions 'last warm-up game against Romania, the midfielder was appointed as an unused substitute in both…

Newcastle and Southampton are two of several clubs linked to 20-year-old Arsenal center-back William Saliba, who could be sold by the Gunners this summer as part of a squad.Saliba joined Arsenal with much fanfare in the summer of 2019. He was still just a teenager with valuable little first team experience at the time, but the Gunners saw enough long-term potential to commit to a deal worth up to £ 30 million.Things have not really worked out as planned for Saliba and he has not yet played a first team game for Arsenal.…

Chelsea have been tipped as the most likely club to sign France center-back Jules Kounde this summer.The Sevilla defender has been strongly linked with Manchester United and Real Madrid and was a serious goal for Manchester City 2020 before signing Ruben Dias instead.Kounde filled in as a right-back in his only appearance for France at Euro 2020 so far, but it is in the middle of the defense for Sevilla where the 22-year-old has emerged as one of the most promising young players in Europe.Manchester United's search for a…

Nicholas Dlaminis turns into the primary black South African to participate within the Tour de France. Since 2015, Massive Loop has welcomed a number of runners from the African continent with roughly regularity. Two different South Africans, Louis Meintjes and StefandeBod, may even signify Africa for this 108th version. On…

Joël Aïvo talks about a cell of thirty square meters where he quickly found himself with almost 40 other prisoners, stacked on top of each other. Where it gets particularly cruel is that the prison authorities decided quite quickly to make cohabitants, under these dirty sanitary conditions, prisoners who are sick with Covid-19 and healthy prisoners, who exposed them in an almost safe way. According to the law, it is an obvious and very serious violation of human rights. His situation today has…

On January 7, 2019, in Gabon, a command group led by Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang took control of national radio to broadcast a message about the takeover of a group of young officers. The involvement of loyalist forces quickly put an end to the coup attempt. Two years later, Kelly Ondo and his aides appear before the special military court.…

We are always insecure where we are. We always ask for support from the international community, because we have visited the Congolese since the revelations were made. We are always visited where we are. In addition, our families lived there in the Congo in Katanga and they are still receiving threats from our friends. Hergile Ilunga, a police officer who admits to having been part of the killer command Sonia Rolley…

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has admitted that he will decide after Euro 2020 whether he needs shoulder surgery to heal a long-term problem that has affected his form.Going under the knife at any time this summer, however, would probably make him miss everything that would already be a delayed and shortened pre-season and perhaps also the beginning of the new campaign while he recovers.With England in the knockout stages of Euro 2020, Rashford will not be released from international service until the end of June…

Jack Grealish could leave Aston Villa after Euro 2020 because the player's representatives believe they have permission to arrange a transfer, potentially worth £ 100 million to make the 25-year-old the most expensive English player in history.Grealish has long been interested in the Premier League tops and Manchester City have emerged as the club most likely to make an offer as Pep Guardiola looks set to renew his title-winning squad after it emerged a number of players are unhappy with their role.Grealish is one of the…

As Africa continues to lag behind in the global COVID-19 vaccination race, the continent faces a dangerous resurgence of coronavirus, with deaths and hospital admissions reaching record levels. With just under 5.3 million reported cases and about 139,000 deaths among its nearly 1.3 billion people, Africa is still the world's least affected continent after Oceania, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP). So far, African countries have been spared disasters comparable to Brazil or India. But the…