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Arthur Wharton honoured - Football's first professional black player

Arthur Wharton is to be honoured outside Rotherham United's New York Stadium. Born in 1865 in Jamestown, Gold Coast, in what is now Ghana. His pioneering footballing career started as a goalkeeper at Darlington FC and he played for numerous teams. Wharton played for the original Rotherham Town, a team of the same name was the forerunner of Rotherham United.

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23 Feb 2014
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stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. 

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22 Feb 2014
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stars in Europe - AC Milan set to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien

Chelsea have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sell midfielder Michael Essien to the Italian side. Essien has flown in for talks and a medical with Clarence Seedorf's underachieving Serie A club.

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25 Jan 2014
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Mozambique-born Portugal football legend Eusebio dies aged 71

Mozambique-born Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, dies aged 71.

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25 Jan 2014
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NATIONAL LEAGUE - TUNISIA - COACH - Ruud Krol appointed as new Esperance coach

The 64-year-old former Dutch World Cup captain joined the Tunisian side only a day after leading CS Sfaxien to glory in the Confederation Cup with a 3:2 aggregate win over TP Mazembe. Krol's departure ends a successful year at the club in which he also led the Tunisians to a first league title in eight years in May. "It was my decision to leave. 

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20 Jan 2014
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stars in Europe - Clarence Seedorf set to take over as AC Milan manager

Clarence Seedorf says he is to become the new AC Milan manager after announcing his retirement from playing.

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15 Jan 2014
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Nelson Mandela - Sport pays tribute to former South Africa president

Mandela has been described as the architect of the 2010 World Cup by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, and the head of the football world governing body was correct. 

"You are the true architect of this FIFA World Cup; your presence and commitment made it happen. Now the first African FIFA World Cup is reality," explained Blatter while handing over the trophy to Mandela at a press conference in 2010.

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7 Dec 2013
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stars in Europe - Swansea's Wilfried Bony inspired by Drogba's success at Chelsea

New Swansea City signing Wilfried Bony believes he can emulate Ivory Coast compatriot Didier Drogba's goal-scoring exploits in the Premier League.

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12 Jul 2013
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CAMEROON - STARS IN EUROPE - ETO’O INAUGURATES HIS FOOTBALL ACADEMY IN GABON

The Anzhi star was accompanied by former team mates at Barcelona Victor Valdes and Xavi Hernandez in Gabon to launch his youth football training centre. - Eto'o football foundation -

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29 May 2012
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AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014 - FINALS - 1ST LEG - PREVIEW

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014

The 2014 CAF Confederation Cup Final is the 11th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The first leg will be hosted by Séwé Sport at the Stade Robert Champroux in Abidjan on 29 November 2014, while the second leg will be hosted by Al-Ahly at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo on 6 December 2014. 

The winner will earn the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2014 CAF Champions League.
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This is the first African final for Séwé Sport.

They also became the first Ivorian side to reach a CAF Confederation Cup final, and the first Ivorian side to reach the final of a major African club championship since 1995.

While Al-Ahly have reached the finals of the African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League ten times and the African Cup Winners' Cup four times respectively, this is their first final in the CAF Confederation Cup. 

They also became the first Egyptian side to reach a CAF Confederation Cup final, and have the chance to become the first club to win the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup titles in consecutive years after winning the 2013 CAF Champions League Final.

After both teams lost in the 2014 CAF Champions League second round, they entered the Confederation Cup play-off round, and advanced to the group stage, where they were both drawn into Group B. 

In their head-to-head meetings, the home match of Séwé Sport finished in a 1:1 draw, while Al-Ahly won their home match 1:0. 

Both teams finished with nine points, and Al-Ahly won the group over Séwé Sport on head-to-head record.

28 Oct 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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