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Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, who has been vocal about plans to buy Arsenal football club has again spoken about his desire to purchase the club in 2020.

FC Barcelona has officially announced that they have sacked Ernesto Valverde on Monday evening bringing an end to a tumultuous time in the Camp Nou dugout and hired Quique Setein as a replacement.

Thibaut Courtois was the hero for Real Madrid as they won the Spanish Super Cup final with a 4-1 penalty shootout victory over rivals Atletico Madrid.

The AC Milan striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has stated that he celebrated like a ‘God’ whenever he scores a goal because it give him the joy of his life.

Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi had a successful surgery and has started his recovery process. The Super Eagles midfielder suffered a knee injury in training on Tuesday. Ndidi subsequently missed his side’s League Cup tie against Aston Villa on Wednesday night.

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has insisted a deal is not close for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele contrary to widespread media reports. Reports earlier this week claimed the Blues had already agreed personal terms with the 23-year-old, despite having seen a £34million bid rejected by the Ligue 1 club. Lampard is ready to sanction the sale of Olivier Giroud and is already eyeing possible replacements.