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Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national team. Touré aspired to be a striker during his youth [4] and has played centre-back, including for Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final. [5]
Yaya Touré for 2011–2020; ESM Team of the Season (16): Kevin De Bruyne in 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23; João Cancelo in 2020–21, 2021–22; Vincent Kompany in 2011–12; Yaya Touré in 2013–14; Nicolás Otamendi and David Silva in 2017–18; Rúben Dias, John Stones and İlkay Gündoğan in 2020–21; Bernardo ...
ASEC Mimosas was founded on 29 April 1948 by a group of businessmen from Western Africa, Lebanon and France. The club originates from a place called Sol-béni (French for Holy Ground) in Abidjan-M'pouto, which today is the name of their training complex. [2]
An earlier African Footballer of the Year Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by France Football magazine. The changes resulted in parallel Golden Ball awards given out to Abedi Pele and George Weah in 1993 [3] and 1994 [4] by the magazine, although the CAF sponsored awards for those years were won respectively by Rashidi Yekini and Emmanuel Amuneke, as well as two awards ...
One of the best and most celebrated coaches in world soccer has been accused of being "cruel," vindictive, and of having "a problem with Africans."
Dantouma "Yaya" Toure (born June 12, 2004) is a soccer player who plays as a winger for USL Championship side, Hartford Athletic, on loan from the Major League Soccer Pool, after being waived by the Colorado Rapids. Born in Guinea, he has represented the United States at youth level.
Zuculini made his competitive debut two days later in the 2014 FA Community Shield, replacing Yaya Touré after 60 minutes of an eventual 3–0 defeat to Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. [8] On 10 July 2015, it was confirmed that he would be in the club's squad for their pre-season tour in Australia .
He was restored to the starting lineup in the final, where goals from Yaya Touré, Nasri and substitute Jesús Navas earned City their first League Cup triumph since 1976. [54] The month of March was a productive one for Silva, as he registered two goals and two assists in the league, along with a slew of excellent performances.