Pogba mum over Man United future
LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba remained guarded about his future at the Premier League club following Spanish media reports linking him with a move to Barcelona.
The France World Cup winner, who moved to Old Trafford in 2016 in an 89.3 million-pound ($115.4 million) deal from Juventus, has endured a strained relationship with United manager Jose Mourinho. “My future is currently in Manchester,” Pogba told Sky Germany. “I still have a contract, I am playing there at the moment, but who knows what will happen in the next few months.”
SALAH WINS DISPUTE WITH EGYPT FA
CAIRO: Mohamed Salah has emerged the victor in his bitter dispute with the Egypt Football Association as the Pharaohs make their return after exiting the World Cup winless.
The Liverpool striker had clashed with his country’s FA over image rights violations and personal security. The stand-off escalated last month when Salah and his lawyer accused the feder- ation of failing to respond to a list of demands involving the player’s “well-being whilst with the national team, and assurances that the image rights violations wouldn’t happen again”.
FC GOA EDGE PAST CARTAGENA 3-2
NEWDELHI:FC Goa defeated Spanish side Cartagena FC 3-2 in the third pre-season friendly at the La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain.
‘MEDAL PROSPECT EVENTS SHORTLISTED’
MUMBAI: Terming the success achieved in track and field events at the Asian Games as just the beginning, Athletics Federation of India President Adille Sumariwalla has said his association has shortlisted some events from which an Olympic medal can come in future.he said, “This is the beginning and we want to continue at this pace. We have shortlisted some events where we think we could for the first time open an account.”