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We need to be deliberate – Didi Dramani on developing youth football in Ghana
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We need to be deliberate – Didi Dramani on developing youth football in Ghana

Former Black Stars assistant coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani says Ghana must be deliberate and consistent in its approach to youth football development if the country is to restore its fortunes at the junior level. Speaking to JoySports, Dramani, who led Ghana’s U-20 women’s team to bronze at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, said a deliberate and sustainable approach was needed to rebuild the country’s youth football system.

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Kane primed to beat Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d’Or glory
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Kane primed to beat Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d’Or glory

England captain Harry Kane is the favourite to win a wide open race to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner at a glitzy London ceremony on Monday, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also in the running to be named the world’s best footballer. Her former club team-mate, Poland’s Ewa Pajor is the main challenger to Putellas after she netted 11 Champions League goals in Barca’s latest triumph.

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El Clásico: Kylian Mbappe scores twice to end Laliga leaders’ winning start
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El Clásico: Kylian Mbappe scores twice to end Laliga leaders’ winning start

Kylian Mbappe scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner, to earn victory for Real Madrid against Barcelona in El Clasico. Mbappe’s first goal four minutes before half-time was a fortuitous one; home defender Gerard Martin’s attempted clearance of Yan Diomande’s low cross flew in off the France striker past Joan Garcia.

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Bayern beat Freiburg as fans unveil Kompany banner
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Bayern beat Freiburg as fans unveil Kompany banner

Bayern Munich won 3-1 at Freiburg to return to the top of the Bundesliga, as the German champions paid tribute to absent manager Vincent Kompany. Freiburg pulled a goal back with eight minutes left through an own goal from Bayern’s Tom Bischof, but Olise sealed Bayern’s victory by adding a third in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

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Isak finally living up to price tag as Liverpool patience rewarded
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Isak finally living up to price tag as Liverpool patience rewarded

Isak’s goal against Brighton on Sunday helped Liverpool secure an impressive 2-0 win over the Premier League’s in-form side, taking his tally to six for the campaign. Only Erling Haaland (nine) has scored more Premier League goals this season than Isak and when Liverpool signed him from Newcastle these were the numbers they expected.

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Mbappe’s Brace Helps Real Madrid Beat Barcelona In La Liga Clasico
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Mbappe’s Brace Helps Real Madrid Beat Barcelona In La Liga Clasico

Kylian Mbappe struck twice to earn Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid a 2-1 Clasico victory over La Liga leaders Barcelona on Sunday at Camp Nou, cutting the gap to three points. Anthony Gordon, playing in his first Clasico since joining Barcelona from Newcastle, backheeled the ball to Raphinha, who fired narrowly wide as Barca threatened.

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Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in La Liga Clasico
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Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in La Liga Clasico

Kylian Mbappe struck twice to earn Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid a 2-1 Clasico victory over La Liga leaders Barcelona on Sunday at Camp Nou, cutting the gap to three points. Anthony Gordon, playing in his first Clasico since joining Barcelona from Newcastle, backheeled the ball to Raphinha, who fired narrowly wide as Barca threatened.

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Mourinho keeps Clasico midas touch 13 years on as La Liga heats up
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Mourinho keeps Clasico midas touch 13 years on as La Liga heats up

Four wins and two draws in his past six matches in charge of Real Madrid against Barcelona put him up there with Miguel Munoz (1962 to 1965) and Vicente del Bosque (2001 to 2003) as Real managers who have gone six in a row without defeat against the old enemy. It was also just a second victory in eight games against Barcelona for Real, with the return of Mourinho to the fixture haunting the reigning champions And more importantly for Mourinho, Mbappe’s double in Real’s 2-1 win ended Barcelona’s nine-game unbeaten domestic run with a crucial Clasico victory at the Camp Nou.

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Terland strikes late as United end Manchester City’s winning start in WSL
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Terland strikes late as United end Manchester City’s winning start in WSL

Finally, the 100% winning start ends for Manchester City, much to the pleasure of Manchester United, who struck late through Elisabeth Terland to claim a point in a well-contested and at times breathless Manchester derby. Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s second-half strike appeared to have settled the game and kept the defending champions top of the table, and it had looked likely to be the same old story.

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