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Como’s Curto receives ban for discriminatory remarks towards Wolves’ Hwang

Como’s Curto receives ban for discriminatory remarks towards Wolves’ Hwang

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...

Duvan Zapata: Torino forward out for rest of season with serious knee injury

Duvan Zapata: Torino forward out for rest of season with serious knee injury

Colombian forward Duvan Zapata will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season after suffering a serious knee injury, Serie A club Torino confirmed on Monday. The 33-year-old striker has reportedly suffered a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament as well as the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee. "The instrumental tests to which Duván Zapata was subjected revealed a lesion of the anterior cruciate...

Boniface continues impressive goalscoring form in Leverkusen draw

Marcus Thuram uninterested in Capocannoniere after netting first Inter Milan hat-trick

Marcus Thuram has stated that he is not interested in winning the Capocannoniere after netting a hat-trick in Inter Milan's 3-2 Serie A win over Torino on Saturday evening, Afrosport reports. The French forward, who is the son of former international Lilian Thuram, scored his first hat-trick in Nerazzurri colours and second of his career after scoring his first in a German Cup tie against Oberachern...

Pogba dropped from Juventus Europa League squad

Pogba’s four-year doping ban set to be reduced to 18 months

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is reportedly set to have his four-year doping ban reduced to 18 months, Afrosport reports. The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner was provisionally suspended in September 2023 after failing a doping test following the Old Lady's’ season opener against Udinese. According to Daily Mail, the former Manchester United midfielder will be back in action in 2025 as the Court of Arbitration for...

Italian referee Fabio Maresca suspended for alleged murder threat

Italian referee Fabio Maresca suspended for alleged murder threat

Italian Referee Fabio Maresca has been suspended from UEFA after levelling a threat against a player in the Kuwait Premier League match between Kuwait SC and Al-Arabi last Friday, Afrosport reports. On Tuesday, Al Arabi star, Khaled Al Murshed lodged a complaint against the referee stating that Maresca said: "See you next time, I'll kill you." Though another player pointed out that the official simply said:...