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The Abidjan-born midfielder who was raised in Canada is eligible to represent any of the countries, despite playing for the North American nation at U17 and U20 level. Following his move to Barcelona in January, Ballou is focused on his time with the team’s B side in the Spainish second tier, having made six league appearances so far. “It’s a big decision for me. I am proud when I hear about him[Drogba], when people talk about him, because when people talk about him they talk about Ivory Coast,” Ballou told ESPN FC....

He has reportedly turned down Bayern Munich, another top side linked with him, giving the Blaugrana the edge in the race for his signature. The 25-year-old Christensen’s arrival could be a blow to Pique, whose performances have dropped recently, and at 34, is in the twilight of his career. With Clement Lenglet also falling out of favour at the club, head coach Xavi Hernandez is looking for two new central defenders to join his squad....

According to ESPN, Dembele has been ruled out of Euro 2020 and is set to spend three months on the sidelines to recover from his latest injury. The winger’s four seasons at Barcelona have been plagued by hamstring injuries. Dembele is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines once again after picking up a knee injury in France’s 1-1 draw with Hungary in their second group game of Euro 2020....

The striker was expected to miss over a month when he sustained the problem in the second leg of Barcelona’s Supercopa de Espana defeat to Real Madrid in August but was cleared to play for Uruguay just a fortnight later. Barcelona 13/2 to win the Champions League A draw against Argentina and a victory over Paraguay in that round of fixtures proved important to Oscar Tabarez’s side qualifying for next year’s World Cup, but they will be without Suarez as they continue their preparations next month....

The Blaugrana attacker previously played for the Red Devils for two seasons from 2015 til 2017. He managed 53 appearances across competitions, scoring seven goals and providing six assists. He departed for Lyon for €16 million before Barcelona lured him to the Nou Camp in 2021 on a free transfer. The Dutchman has fallen down the pecking order under Xavi, appearing just four times and scoring one goal. Depay, 28, has endured a thigh problem that has hindered his 2022-23 campaign....

A depleted Real Madrid, without Cristiano Ronaldo and many other regular starters, lost 3-2 at Sevilla to remain in third place behind Atletico Madrid. It was an eventful night for captain Sergio Ramos, who missed a penalty, converted a penalty and scored an own-goal. Philippe Coutinho and Paulinho also scored for Barcelona, which has already won the title but it is still trying to become the first team to go through the entire season unbeaten in the league’s current format....

Luis Enrique’s side were torn apart in the first half of their round-of-16 first leg, as goals from Angel Di Maria and Julian Draxler gave Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 lead at half-time. Koscielny: Arsenal are capable of beating Bayern It was the first time Barcelona have conceded more than once in a half of Champions League knockout football in nearly 10 years. And the prospects of a second-half comeback looked pretty bleak as well, at least judging from history....

Pogba returned to the Red Devils set-up after an extremely successful stint at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, where he was one of the goalscorers in France’s 4-2 win over Croatia in the final of the tournament. It remains to be seen if United are ready to let their star player leave the club this summer. Willian opens up about Barcelona interest Chelsea forward and Brazilian international, Willian, was heavily linked with a move to the La Liga champions a couple of weeks ago....

Barcelona’s Nelson Semedo ‘one step away’ from joining Wolves Nelson Semedo is reportedly on his way out of Barcelona this week. The Portuguese right-back is close to joining Wolverhampton Wanderers, as per Fabrizio Romano. The defender, who is reportedly not a part of Ronald Koeman’s plans at the club, could move out soon. The new Barcelona manager wants to replace Semedo with Norwich City’s Max Aarons or Ajax’s Sergino Dest....

Other cricketers making their comebacks to the ODI side have been the in-form Ravindra Jadeja, the fit-again Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Manish Pandey and Rishi Dhawan. The surprise comes in the T20I squad, though, as the veteran middle-order maestro, Yuvraj Singh, has returned riding on his match-winning performances in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, and the Ranji Trophy over the past two seasons. Experienced fast bowler, Ashish Nehra has also been selected for the T20Is, after impressive stints with the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, whereas Hardik Pandya has been rewarded for his big hitting for the Mumbai Indians....

Baseball arbitrator Fredric Horowitz ruled in favor of MLB and told the parties this week of his decision, The Associated Press reported. CBS Sports was first to report the decision. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong | A-Rod says Bonds is greatest player of all time Bonds became a free agent after the ‘07 season — his 22nd in the majors — after setting the home run record, hitting 28 homers total and leading the majors with a ....

Trotz, the only coach in franchise history, will not return for a 16th season in Nashville, the team confirmed. The Predators (38-32-12) finished 2013-14 with wins in nine of their last 12 games, but still missed the playoffs for a second straight season, largely because of a long-term injury to goalie Pekka Rinne and a group of forwards that is short on skill. MORE: NHL playoff schedule, TV info, matchups...

In an interview given to Portuguese outlet Record, Xavi said, “He always wanted to win at any price and that shows in the way he goes about things. I respect that philosophy but winning at any cost means you can’t stay true to a playing style. “For me, the means don’t always justify the ends. I have a lot of respect for him, he has achieved great things, but I see football in a different way to Mourinho....

The Honduras international has spent the past two campaigns on loan at Tenerife from Tegucigalpa-based Olimpia, making 66 appearances and scoring 20 goals. Messi will sign after honeymoon Tenerife missed out on promotion to La Liga in 2016-17 with a play-off defeat to Getafe and Lozano could be set to extend his stay in Spain further with a switch to the Catalan giants. “Barca is the club that has shown the most interest and everything that is being discussed is true,” said Lozano in quotes reported by AS....

Ranked five in the world and on a hunt for his ninth ATP tour title, Nishikori was relentless as he looked to get his campaign at Barcelona off to a perfect start. Despite intermittent displays of brilliance, Gabashvili was completely outplayed by the defending champion. “I played a good two sets today. It wasn’t easy for my first match on clay this year, but I served great. It’s always special to come back and defend the title here, where there is such great facilities”, said Nishikori....

Griezmann is a forward for FC Barcelona and the France national football team, and he was a major player that helped lead France to win the 2018 World Cup, according to Forbes. He’s listed as number 60 in Forbes’ highest-paid athletes of 2020 list, with a salary of $26.7 million. However, he is also one of many athletes with an interest in video games. RELATED: Xbox Sends Ninja Halo Gravity Hammer Replica...

According to sports news account on Twitter Relevo, the Blaugrana have valued the 33-year-old forward at €25 million as he still has three years left on his contract. The Blues are yet to make an official offer for the Gabon international, with his reportedly large wages a potential sticking point, which have increased in his second year of contract. Chelsea are desperate to bring in a new centre-forward this summer following the recent departures of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner....

The 31-year-old joined Barcelona last summer on a swap deal with Juventus which saw Arthur go the other way. However, the Bosnian has been quite underwhelming at the Nou Camp so far. Pjanic has failed to nail down a starting berth in the squad and now Barcelona are willing to let go of him. Miralem Pjanic has an uncertain future at Barcelona According to reports in El Gol Digital, Barcelona have lost their patience with Miralem Pjanic and are willing to offload him as quickly as the coming summer....

The footballers participating in Copa America, Euro 2016 and the Olympic Games will join the team after they finish their international duty and holidays, Efe reported on Wednesday. The La Liga champions will travel on July 25 to St. George’s Park at at Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire in England, where the pre-season training camp will be held until July 30. Barcelona will face Celtic on July 30 in the International Champions Cup in Dublin....