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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has directed one of his brand's backwards compliments on Champions League opponents Borussia Dortmund and insists that their exciting squad has been built through huge payments to agents.The German side has become a hotbed for young talent, with former City Starlet Jadon Sancho, Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland three of the brightest prospects in the books at Signal Iduna Park.Haaland is the city's main destination | Lars Baron / Getty ImagesCity have been strongly linked to a move for…

Super agent Mino Raiola has laughed off reports that suggest that all teams that want to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland must pay 34 million pounds in commissions.Raiola embarks on a European tour to gauge interest in the 20-year-old hitman. He has already met Barcelona and Real Madrid and is soon expected in England to meet suitors such as Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United.Haaland is Europe's hottest property Quality Sport Images / Getty ImagesDortmund are expected to endure a fee of close to £…

Mozambique's military said on Sunday that a "significant" number of militants had been killed during a battle over the main northern gas district of Palma, which had been captured last month by an armed militant group believed to be affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group. Palma was seized by extremists during coordinated attacks on March 24, in what was seen as the biggest escalation of the uprising that has ravaged the North African nation since 2017. The actual number of deaths is not yet known,…

Arsenal have confirmed that midfielder David Luiz went under the knife on Sunday after a knee injury caused him to miss this weekend's 3-0 loss to Liverpool.The Gunners were completely annihilated by Jurgen Klopp's defending champions and lacked ideas at both ends of the field when they fell to an emphatic defeat that left them tenth in the Premier League position.Manager Mikel Arteta would like to see an immediate response, but he must get it without Luiz as the club confirmed on their official website that the Brazilian…

Xiddiga reer Argentina ee Angel Di Maria ayaa ka dalbaday kabtanka Barcelona ee Lionel Messi in uu iskaga yimaaddo kooxdaas oo uu yimaaddo waddanka Faransiiska, isla markaana ay iska garab ciyaaraan kooxda PSG.Di Maria ayaa sheegay in ay ahaan lahayd wax cajiib ah, haddii ay awoodaan in Lionel Messi uu kula soo biiro PSG oo ay helaan fursad ay iskaga garab ciyaaraan.Labadan ciyaartoy oo xulka qaranka u wada ciyaara, ayaan wali helin fursad ay heer kooxood ugu wada ciyaaraan.Lionel Messi oo uu xagaaga soo socda ka dhamaanayo…

Muqdisho (Axadle) – Maamulka degmada Qansaxdheere ee gobolka Baay ayaa ka warbixiyey howl-gallo ay ciidamada Daraawiishta Koonfur Galbeed ka sameeyeen duleedka degmadaasi, kuwaas oo looga hortegayey weeraro ay soo qaadaan Al-Shabaab. Guddoomiye ku xigenka amniga iyo siyaasadda degmada Qansaxdheere Maxamed Muqtaar Cabdi oo la hadlay warbaahinta ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in howl-galkan si…

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was forced to send center-back Antonio Rudiger in five minutes early after he was involved in a heated confrontation with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in training.None of the players were involved in Saturday's shock 5-2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, after which Tuchel challenged his squad to remain calm and focus on bouncing back as soon as possible.Rudiger was held on the bench for the West Brom game | Alex Grimm / Getty ImagesUnfortunately for the boss, he got an unwelcome problem during…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged fans not to focus on Mason Greenwood's goal-scoring record, after the teenager bundled home only his second Premier League goal in the campaign to seal a 2-1 win over Brighton on Sunday.Greenwood appeared with a nod in the 83rd minute to complete a comeback against Graham Potter's side and took his goal of the season to six goals in 40 games in all competitions.Greenwood with the headline! ?With less than ten minutes left, will the United kid stay on his toes to put…

Valencia went off the field halfway through the first half of Sunday's 2-1 loss to Cadiz after defender Mouctar Diakhaby claimed to have been subjected to racial abuse by Juan Cala, only to return shortly thereafter under controversial circumstances.Diakhaby, who was seen crying in the tunnel, was replaced after the incident and left sitting on the bench alone while the rest of his teammates played - a decision that apparently left many fans furious.Valencia players have left the field at Carranza?Mouctar Diakhaby was…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Qaeda-linked Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants have stepped up attacks in the country amid a deepening electoral and political crisis that delayed the referendum. The militants have briefly taken control of the Barire military base, reports show after fierce fighting with the Somali national army Saturday morning, leaving dozens of militants and soldiers dead. However, the fighters failed to take control of Awdheele town in Lower Shabelle after being repulsed by Gor-Gor troops, who washed them…