Comeback not impossible, says Yamal as Barca chase history at Atletico
Lamine Yamal insisted on Monday that Barcelona must not treat a Champions League fightback at Atletico Madrid as something that is insurmountable, Reuters reported.
Barca travel to the Metropolitano on Tuesday trailing 2-0 from the first leg of their quarter-final, a deficit that leaves them staring at an exit from the competition unless they can conjure something extraordinary away from home.
“We mustn’t think of a comeback as a miracle,” Yamal told a press conference.
Ghanaian footballer killed after armed attackers open fire at team bus
Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong has died after suspected armed robbers opened fire at the bus carrying his team Berekum Chelsea back from a match, Reuters reported.
"Masked men wielding guns and assault rifles" ambushed the bus and "blocked the road" as the team returned home on Sunday, according to the club.
Police say Frimpong sustained gunshot wounds and died while receiving treatment. A manhunt for the suspects is under way.
Queiroz named Ghana coach ahead of World Cup
Queiroz, 73, left his role as Oman coach last month after the side failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Reuters reported.
Ghana was left without a coach 72 days before the FIFA World Cup kicks off after parting company with Otto Addo after friendly defeats by Austria and Germany in March.
“The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association, working with all key stakeholders, has appointed Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars,” a Ghana Football Association statement read.
Leeds grab 2-1 EPL win over Manchester United as Martinez sees red
Leeds United's Noah Okafor scored twice as his side grabbed a morale-boosting 2-1 Premier League away win over bitter rivals Manchester United, who had Lisandro Martinez sent off in the 56th minute for pulling the hair of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Reuters reported.
Manchester United remain third in the table on 55 points, ahead of Aston Villa on goal difference, while 15th-placed Leeds put some more daylight between them and the teams battling relegation by moving up to 36 points, six ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in 18th.
The home side were returning to action after a long period of inactivity due to the recent international break, but instead of looking fresh and rested, they looked rusty as Leeds pressed them hard, repeatedly winning the ball high up the pitch en route to a well-deserved win, according to Reuters.
