Gill confident of keeping Rooney

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Wayne RooneyOutgoing Manchester United chief executive David Gill is "confident" Wayne Rooney will still be at the club next season.

Rooney, 27, asked to leave Old Trafford earlier this month after a turbulent season with the English champions.

Gill believes "every bit of work" is being done to speak to the player and his representatives.

He was speaking at Uefa's Congress in London after being elected to the confederation's executive committee.

The future of Rooney has been under scrutiny since the striker was omitted from Manchester United's starting line-up for their Champions League tie against Real Madrid on 5 March.

It was revealed by Sir Alex Ferguson that Rooney had asked to leave the club for a second time, although United insist he is not for sale.

Although Rooney did not figure against Swansea in Ferguson's final home match, he did join his team-mates in the Premier League title celebrations afterwards when United were presented with the trophy, receiving a mixed reception from supporters.

It is believed the arrival of David Moyes could change Rooney's mind.

Moyes, who has signed a six-year contract with United, handed Rooney his Premier League debut at Everton as a 16-year-old in August 2002.



Source: BBC 

Hearts Kotoko oldies play; Joe Debrah, Preko to thrill fans

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Yaw Preko - Former Hears wingerJoe Debrah, once a local football hero blessed with deft touches and grace on ....the field, makes a long trip from Dusseldorf in Germany to Kumasi for one more — perhaps one last — hurrah at the Baba Yara Stadium when he leads a line-up of former Asante Kotoko icons into a ceremonial clash with their Hearts of Oak counterparts on Sunday.

Hearts Kotoko oldies play; Joe Debrah, Preko to thrill fans

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Yaw Preko - Former Hears wingerJoe Debrah, once a local football hero blessed with deft touches and grace on ....the field, makes a long trip from Dusseldorf in Germany to Kumasi for one more — perhaps one last — hurrah at the Baba Yara Stadium when he leads a line-up of former Asante Kotoko icons into a ceremonial clash with their Hearts of Oak counterparts on Sunday.

Kotoko denounce ‘against’ coalition

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Dr K. K. Sarpong - Kotoko CEOThe management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko has reacted strongly to the reported formation of an anti-Black Stars supporters group in Kumasi, known as “Friends of Zambia” by some followers of the club ostensibly to work against national team’s qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

AU Day fun games tomorrow

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The fifth edition of the AU Day SoVo Fun Games  take place tomorrow, at the Nicholson Sports Stadium in Accra.