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Bacerlona

Barcelona give away Camp Nou naming rights, because of Covid-19  pandemic: Barcelona give away Camp Nou naming rights Barcelona have given away the naming rights to their Camp Nou stadium for next season in an effort to raise money for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In an announcement on Tuesday, Barca said the stadium rights would be ceded to the club’s foundation to sell on to a title sponsor. Funds generated for the 2020-21 season would be used to invest in research projects in Catalunya and around the world relating to the battle against COVID-19. Barca have never previously offered up commercial rights for their stadium name. “An important moment is upon the world, the biggest health, economic and social crisis in modern history,” read Barca’s statement. “FC Barcelona has taken an exceptional decision, one that chimes with the answer that humanity requires at such a moment of great uncertainty: that everyone gives their all to counter the effect of

Charles Taylor

CHARLES TAYLOR RENDERED UNQUALIFIED APOLOGY TO DR. NYAHO NYAHO TAMAKLOE FOR USING “ARCHAIC” WORD ON HIM. Charles Taylor Former player of the continental club masters Charles Taylor today on Kumasi FM apologized to the former GFA chairman, retired military officer and former medical doctor and board member of Accra Hearts of Oak, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe after the club issued a release condemning the utterances by the two legends of the club Dan Quaye and Charles Taylor recently for taking the board member out of context in an interview with Wallace on Asempa FM and bashing him with all manner of unpalatable words. Taylor had this to say; “In our part of the word,sharing your view on comments made by an elderly is misconstrued for insults.You kill the talents and career of returnee players if you block them from rejoining the club. I was only being blunt and not out of hatred,I want the progress of the club instead.” “I am surprised by the statement from Hearts of Oak.

Local Sports

FORMER HEARTS OF OAK PLAYER NOW A BUILDING ENGINEER IN USA Alfred Nii Larb Alfred Nii Larbi Darku – former striker of Accra Hearts of Oak is now Commercial and Resident Building in Virginia, United States of America (USA). Nii Larbi Darku, who stopped playing for Hearts in 2007 after a league title, FA Cup and Continental title in 2005, left for the USA in 2007. This was after he had signed a ten-month contract with the Indian side Viva Kalera after signing a ten-month contract. However this not materalised since his traveling documents together with his wife and children were ready for them to relocate to the USA. The aggressive striker who also played for Okwahu United and Liberty Professionals has vivid memories of his days in Okwahu United, when he led them to beat Asante Kotoko by a lone goal in the premier league in 2001. The first defeat of Kotoko in the league. He also remembers a lone goal at the Accra Sports Stadium against Accra Hearts of Oak, after re

Coronavirus

Corona virus: UEFA to produce qualification guidelines in cases of cancelled leagues Posted Fiffa guidelines in cases of cancelled leagues UEFA is to produce guidelines outlining qualification criteria for its competitions from domestic leagues that cannot be completed but once again recommended they should be finished if possible. The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc with the footballing schedule, with the 2019-20 season suspended indefinitely across the majority of Europe, which resulted in Euro 2020 being pushed back by a year. Both the Champions League and Europa League finals were postponed in March after it became apparent hosting them on their original dates was not feasible. As yet there is no concrete date set for the resumption of a suspended European league, while UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin conceded the campaign would likely be lost if seasons cannot resume by the end of June. In a video conference with its 55 member nations on Tuesday, UEFA