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… Now the focus is on hard work, building the right culture and winning trophies.” Alonso spent five years in the Premier League with Liverpool, helping them win the Champions League in 2005, and also played for Real Sociedad, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. …
‘We share same ambition’ – Alonso named Chelsea’s third boss in yearManchester City completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for £125m, a joint-British transfer record. The deal takes City's spending to a Premier League record £458m for a single transfer window, though the club has also achieved around £300m from player sales.
3 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Manchester City completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for £125m, a joint-British transfer record. The deal takes City's spending to a Premier League record £458m for a single transfer window, though the club has also achieved around £300m from player sales.
3 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Manchester City have signed midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for £125m, a joint-British transfer record that takes City's spending to a Premier League-record £458m this window. Fernandez, who joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2023 for £107m, had requested to leave after becoming unsettled at Stamford Bridge.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghanaian defender Oscar Naasei, 21, has completed his move to Real Madrid from Granada for €2 million and will initially play for the club's reserve side. The Accra-born player, capable of playing centre-back or right-back, has earned Ghana national team recognition and made two La Liga 2 appearances for Granada this season.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 4-1 in La Liga under Jose Mourinho's first home match as coach, with Vinicius Junior also scoring and Jude Bellingham providing two assists.
28 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad in La Liga, marking Jose Mourinho's second match in his second stint as coach. Mourinho has won his first two matches in charge, beginning with a 2-1 victory at Espanyol.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →
La Liga officials will inspect Celta Vigo's stadium within 24 hours following a suspected fungus outbreak that has damaged the pitch ahead of the club's scheduled match against Osasuna on Sunday. Celta Vigo has reportedly requested a postponement, though Osasuna are said to be open to playing as scheduled.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghanaian forward Joseph Opoku is close to joining English Championship side Swansea City from Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem. The 20-year-old is expected to complete a medical in Austria in the coming days and will be Swansea's fourth summer signing.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner for Spain as they knocked Portugal out of the World Cup in Dallas, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career. Spain will face either the United States or Belgium in the quarter-final.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu has built a squad capable of defeating elite teams, backed by recent wins over Germany, Spain, Brazil, and England. The team features striker Ayase Ueda, who scored 25 goals in 31 Eredivisie appearances in 2025-26, and operates with strong squad depth despite injuries to Takumi Minamino and Kaoru Mitoma.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, 34, will make his final Old Trafford appearance for Manchester United against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, having turned around a troubled 2024–25 season after initially facing fan criticism and benching under manager Ruben Amorim.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has been appointed Chelsea manager on a four-year contract starting in July. The 44-year-old Spaniard previously led Bayer Leverkusen to its first Bundesliga title in 2024 and replaces Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior, who were the club's two permanent managers this season.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →