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Yaya Toure misses soccer aid charity game over ‘inappropriate joke’

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

By Oma Akatugba Former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure missed Sunday’s Soccer Aid charity game at Old Trafford after he was told to leave after offending fellow members of the group, Daily Times reports. Yaya Toure was reported to have posted to the team’s group chat a video

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Yaya Toure deserves a statue too- Fans react to proposed David Silva statue

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

Fans of the English Premier League, especially those of African extraction have taken to social media to express their demur at Manchester City’s plan to build a statue for departing David Silva outside the Etihad Stadium. The fans raised questions over why Yaya Toure did not get one after his exit. Silva has called time on […]

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Yaya Touré Accuses Pep Guardiola Of Having Problems With African Players

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

Yaya Touré has launched a broadside at Pep Guardiola, accusing him of “having problems with Africans wherever he goes”, claiming the Manchester City manager’s coaching reputation is “a myth” and that he did “everything to spoil” the Ivory Coast midfielder’s last season at the club. In an interview with France Football magazine, Touré – who […]

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Yaya Toure comes out of international retirement

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

Yaya Toure has reversed his international retirement and hopes to win another trophy with Ivory Coast, according to his agent. Dimitri Seluk tweeted on Tuesday that the 34-year-old was ready to return to international action, having last played for his country in September 2016. “Yaya @YayaToure has decided to return to Ivory Coast national team. […]

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Toure Gets £8m per Year Deal in Qatar

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2015 0

Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has reportedly been offered no less than £8million a year to join Qatari side Al Gharafa. The Ivorian, who looks set to leave Manchester City this European summer and has been linked with a move to Inter Milan in Italy, could be offered a three-year contract by Gharafa. The deal, […]

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Yaya Toure ‘Open to New Offers’

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

Yaya Toure has dropped the biggest hint yet that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season as he is open to “new challenges” in his career. Toure is set for crunch talks over his future at City who are willing to listen to offers as part of a drastic overhaul of […]

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The 12 Highest Paid Soccer Players in the World

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

  Football is a sport in which the top professionals are amongst the richest athletes on the planet. The players at the top of the sport earn a fortune as a combination of their club salaries and the massive endorsement deals that they enjoy with top global sponsors. AFKSports looks at the 12 most well […]

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Inter Line up ‘Big’ Money for TOURE

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2015 0

Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini is reportedly lining up a big money move for Manchester City‘s midfield powerhouse Yaya Toure and, according to report, Inter are willing to pay £43.5m for the 31-year-old Ivorian. Toure is yet to sign a new deal with Man City and it is looking increasingly more likely that he could […]

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Man City risk losing Toure

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2015 0

Manchester City may need to keep Yaya Toure happy or risk losing him to Inter Milan in the summer, according to reports. Former City manager Roberto Mancini, now in charge of Inter, has insisted that the Ivory Coast international is interested in a switch. “It’s a question mark, we’ll have to see what financial fair play […]