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LA Galaxy Coach Praises Joseph Paintsil For Stellar Debut Season
10 Dec

LA Galaxy Coach Praises Joseph Paintsil For Stellar Debut Season

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Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney has heaped praise on Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil for his outstanding debut season in the Major League Soccer (MLS). Paintsil, who joined LA Galaxy from Belgian side KRC Genk earlier in 2024, registered an impressive 14 goals and eight assists in 34 games. His contributions played a significant role in the team's MLS Cup success, with LA Galaxy clinching their sixth title, a record number of title wins in the MLS. Vanney commended Paintsil's ability to adapt quickly to the league, saying, "It was about our style of play, about the profiles that…
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Watch As Joseph Paintsil Entertain LA Galaxy Teammates With New Song
09 Dec

Watch As Joseph Paintsil Entertain LA Galaxy Teammates With New Song

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Joseph Paintsil performed his new song, “Blessing,” at LA Galaxy’s victory parade after their MLS Cup win. Paintsil, who combines singing with playing football, released his new single “Blessing” earlier this month and has received plaudits for it. Notably, the team was seen jamming to the song after their victory over the Seattle Sounders in the MLS Western Conference Cup. The forward had the chance to perform in front of the crowd during LA Galaxy’s victory parade after they defeated the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Paintsil led the team to a record sixth title,…
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Joseph Paintsil Wins First MLS Title With LA Galaxy
02 Dec

Joseph Paintsil Wins First MLS Title With LA Galaxy

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Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil celebrated his first Major League Soccer (MLS) title after LA Galaxy edged out Seattle Sounders 1-0 in a thrilling encounter. Dejan Joveljić clinched the victory for the Los Angeles side with a decisive 86th-minute strike, propelling Galaxy to the MLS Cup final, where they will face New York Red Bulls next weekend. Paintsil, who is also a musician, marked the triumph in style by leading his teammates in a joyous locker-room celebration, featuring his latest single, Blessings. Imagine winning the Western Conference Cup in your debut MLS season and celebrating with your new released song in the…
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MLS: LA Galaxy Condemns Racial Abuse Of Joseph Paintsil
09 Apr

MLS: LA Galaxy Condemns Racial Abuse Of Joseph Paintsil

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Major League Soccer (MLS) side, LA Galaxy has condemned racial abuse targeted at winger, Joseph Paintsil. The Ghana international was singled out for their 2-1 defeat against Los Angeles FC despite his impressive performance. The derogatory message was posted on Paintsil’s official Instagram page, shortly after the match. Moments after the post was shared, fans of both LA FC and LA Galaxy joined forces to condemn the despicable conduct. LA Galaxy have since released a statement of solidarity with Paintsil while condemning the racist behaviour. “LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil was the victim of a racist social media incident following Saturday’s match…
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Joseph Paintsil’s MLS Debut Eclipsed By Messi’s Late Goal
26 Feb

Joseph Paintsil’s MLS Debut Eclipsed By Messi’s Late Goal

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Joseph Paintsil, a Ghanaian football winger who recently joined Los Angeles Galaxy from KRC Genk in Belgium, made his debut for the team in the opening game of the Major League Soccer (MLS) season against Inter Miami. Although the game ended in a 1-1 draw, Paintsil's performance was impressive. He played for 86 minutes, completing 19 of 21 passes, including two key passes, and creating a big chance in the match. Paintsil attempted seven shots, with two on target, four off target, and one blocked. In addition, he won nine of 15 ground duels and successfully completed three of eight…
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Joseph Paintsil On The Verge Of Joining MLS Side LA Galaxy
14 Feb

Joseph Paintsil On The Verge Of Joining MLS Side LA Galaxy

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Belgian side KRC Genk is on the verge of reaching a transfer agreement with Los Angeles Galaxy over Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil. This is according to Belgium Football Journalist Bob Faesen who broke the news about the two teams reaching an agreement over the speedy winger’s transfer. Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy is reported to have agreed to a four year deal worth eight million euros to acquire the service of Paintsil from the Belgian side. The move, should it be completed, will see the 26 year old Ghanaian winger move to the United States of America in a…
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Sorry For Not Meeting Your Expectations- Joseph Paintsil To Ghanaians
25 Jan

Sorry For Not Meeting Your Expectations- Joseph Paintsil To Ghanaians

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Black Stars winger Joseph Paintsil has apologized to Ghanaians over the Black Stars failure to progress to the second round of the 2023 AFCON in Cote D’Ivoire. The speedy winger made this statement on his X (formerly Twitter) page after Ghana’s elimination from the competition was confirmed following Cameroon’s qualification via a 3-2 win over The Gambia. Ghana failed to win any of its three games in Group to end its run in the tournament with just two points; this marks Ghana’s second elimination at the group stage of the AFCON in a row. Hughton has since been sacked as…
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Joseph Paintsil Scores As Genk Beat Kortrijk In The Belgian Jupiler Pro League
30 Oct

Joseph Paintsil Scores As Genk Beat Kortrijk In The Belgian Jupiler Pro League

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Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil returned to the scoresheet as KRC Genk recorded an away win in the Jupiler Pro League on Sunday night. Genk were on the road as they faced Kortrijk on matchday 12 of the Belgian league. Paintsil was handed a starting berth in the game despite not scoring in his last three games for the club across all competitions. However, Paintsil ended his wait for a goal as he scored the second goal in the 3-0 victory, His goal came after Tolu Arokodare had opened the scoring for Genkies in the 56th minute of the game. Paintsil…
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Ghana Forward Joseph Paintsil Excels As Genk Beat Cukaricki In Conference League
06 Oct

Ghana Forward Joseph Paintsil Excels As Genk Beat Cukaricki In Conference League

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Ghana international Joseph Paintsil registered his third goal in his last four appearances for KRC Genk in their UEFA Conference League win on Thursday night. The winger grabbed a goal and provided an assist inside 20 minutes of the game against Cukaricki as the Belgian side picked up their first win in the competition. Paintsil put Bryan Heynen through on goal in the 10th minute of the game for the away side's opening goal before scoring from the spot 10 minutes later. The goal was the winger's second goal in the last two games he has played for Genk across…
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Ghanaian Winger Joseph Paintsil Scores In Genk’s Thrilling rDaw
02 Oct

Ghanaian Winger Joseph Paintsil Scores In Genk’s Thrilling rDaw

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Ghana international Joseph Paintsil registered his second league goal of the 2023/24 season as Genk played out a thrilling draw at home against Westerlo. The winger scored the third four minutes into the second half Genk had taken a 2-1 lead after the opening 45 minutes. Prior to Paintsil scoring, his countryman Christopher Baah Bonsu had been sent off just on the stroke of halftime suffering his second red card this season. Paintsil's goal made it 3-1 but Westerlo had the numerical advantage and fought back to tie the game data the end of 90 minutes as the game ended…
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