Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s 2018 World Cup qualifier in Venezuela on Tuesday after injuring his groin in Thursday’s 1-0 victory over Uruguay. The Barcelona forward scored on his return from international retirement to send Argentina top of the South America qualifying group. Messi said after the game that his …

Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero will miss the Premier League derby against Manchester United on 10 September after being banned for three games. A Football Association panel found the striker, 28, guilty of violent conduct after he elbowed West Ham’s Winston Reid in City’s 3-1 Premier League win on Sunday. Argentina …

Mario Balotelli has told his new club Nice that they haven’t taken a ‘risk’ in signing him. Balotelli signed for the Ligue 1 side on Wednesday after leaving Liverpool on a free transfer. The striker was introduced to the French media for the first time on Friday and he started …

Former West Africa Football Academy youngster Samuel Tetteh scored his debut goal for the national team but his strike was not enough to secure victory for the Black Stars in their final AFCON qualifiers against Rwanda. The Stars who came into the game having already secured qualification to the Africa …

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been left out of Manchester United’s squad for the Europa League group stage. The 32-year-old was this week named in United’s Premier League squad but he will be ineligible to play in Europe after being excluded from the 27-man list submitted to UEFA. The group which includes …

Austria-based Samuel Tetteh registered his first senior international goal on his first Ghana start on Saturday in a final Group H 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda. The on-loan FC Liefering striker to opened the scoring on 27 minutes when he slotted home from inside the box after …