Drogba Set For Chelsea Return - Why The Striker Could Struggle To Better His Last Game For The Blues

Players come and go in football.  Sometimes they even come back.  Returns can be low-key, especially if it is just a former right-back rejoining to provide a bit of cover.  A club being reunited with a striker who scored 157 goals for them, however, is a completely different story.  Chelsea are the lucky side to be linked with such a real-life fairy tale.

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No Cross-City Switch For Yaya Toure - Why The Midfielder Looks Set To Stay At The Premier League Champions

Yaya Toure has been one of the best midfielders in Europe for a few years now, and recent rumours that he was unhappy at Manchester City were not the sort of thing the Premier League champions were looking for after lifting the trophy in May.  Fortunately for them, though, the Guardian have reported that the 31-year-old intends to ignore transfer speculation stay at the Etihad Stadium.

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Arsenal Linked With Potential Sagna Replacement, But Would He Cut It At The Emirates?

Arsenal are reported to be in a three horse race to sign Toulouse full-back Serge Aurier. 

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Ghana on the verge of Brazil World Cup

Egypt were the side none of the seeded nations wanted when the third and final qualification draw was  made – unfortunately it was Ghana who were believed to have drawn the short straw, in the process setting up the tie of the round.

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Ivorians Close In On Brazil World Cup With A Squad To Be Feared

The Ivory Coast took a giant step towards a third consecutive World Cup appearance on Saturday, with a 3-1 victory over neighbours Senegal in Abidjan – had Papiss Cisse not scored for the visitors deep into stoppage time the tie would have looked as good as over.

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Everton Boss Counting On Kone To Deliver

With a scoring record of one in three in his maiden Premier League season, 2013/14 has the potential to be a massive year for Everton's Arouna Kone.

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African Word Cup Qualification Round Up - June

The conclusion of June’s double-header means there is now just one round of games left the second round of Africa qualification – Several sides booked their places in the third and final round during these games, however a handful of groups look set to go down to the wire.

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The return of the forehead

A miracle took place in north London yesterday.

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Shocking miss of the week (Video)

This week's terrible miss comes from Georgia's top tier of football the Umaglesi Liga and the perpetrator is a chap called Boti Goa.

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Lacina Traore - the next Didier Drogba? (video)

At 6 feet 8 inches, Lacina Traore may already be a big thing in African football. However, at the age of just 22 years old, Traore's impressive performances in Russia have led to inevitable comparisons with fellow countryman Didier Drogba and claims that he could become Africa's next big superstar.

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Yaya Toure: City's man-mountain (Video)

Having just been named 2012 African Player of the Year, Yaya Toure looks set to continue dominating games in the Premier League.

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Wilfried Zaha continues to make a name for himself (Video)

Approaching his 100^th league game for Crystal Palace this weekend, Wilfried Zaha has recently been named the Football League Young Player of the Month for October.

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Eriksson's done it again (Video)

Yesterday it was announced that Sven Goran Eriksson, the ex-England manager, had landed on his feet yet again. Having been sacked by Leicester City last year after underachieving with a hugely expensive squad at Championship level, Eriksson has been appointed technical director at Thai club BEC Tero Sasana

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ACON One to watch: Seydou Doumbia

With the African Cup of Nations now in full swing it's time to take a look at one of the players set to shine in the Southern Hemisphere.

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