Forget about Manchester City and Barcelona for a moment and consider the Ukrainian and Turkish soccer leagues.

Ghana’s president was among hundreds of mourners who paid their last respects at the funeral of soccer player Christian Atsu.

The body of Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu has been repatriated after he was found dead in his collapsed apartment building in the Turkey earthquake.

Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria has soared above 7,700 people.

Former Chelsea and Newcastle forward Christian Atsu is missing and believed to be trapped under rubble following the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey on Monday and left more than 2,500 people dead.