Raphael Varane says he knew his career as a professional football player was over when he suffered a knee injury in Como’s Coppa Italia first-round clash with Sampdoria, Afrosport reports. The 31-year-old Frenchman joined the newly-promoted Serie A outfit after his contract at Manchester United had expired but only 23 competitive minutes for Cesc Fabregas’ side on August 11. Como axed him out of their Serie...
Italian defender Marco Curto has been banned by FIFA for 10 matches for making discriminatory remarks towards Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Hee-chan Hwang, Afrosport reports. The incident occurred in a pre-season friendly between the newly-promoted Serie A side and Wolves where Curto reportedly likened South Korea international Hwang to Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan because of the Chan in his name. It did not go down...
Raphael Varane has announced he will remain at Italian club Como albeit in a different role following his retirement from professional football on Wednesday. The former Real Madrid, Manchester United and RC Lens centre-back announced his retirement on Wednesday morning with an official statement on his Instagram page. Serie A club Como shared Varane’s retirement post on Instagram, and the defender replied saying, “A different role...
Former Real Madrid and Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has announced his retirement from professional football, Afrosport reports. The former France international, 31, made the announcement via his social media on Wednesday with a heartfelt message to his fans as well as all the clubs he's ever represented. "They say all good things must come to an end," Varane wrote. "In my career I have taken...
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman came off the bench to score a second-half stoppage time penalty for Atalanta in their shocking 3-2 defeat at the Gewiss Stadium to newcomers Como, coached by former Spain international Cesc Fabregas. The 26-year-old made it two goals in as many games in Serie A this season having opened his scoring account in their victory over Fiorentina nine days ago. Como...
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