The deal for the takeover of NewcastleUnite could be blocked after BeIN Sports made a request to the Premier League to block it on the grounds of piracy. The group – who are part owned by PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi – own rights to the English Premier League to be shown in foreign countries […]
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N’Golo Kante has just a year left on his currentdeal with Chelsea The midfielder has been an integral figure in theBlues’ dressing room since joining them in 2016 About three top European clubs including RealMadrid and Barcelona are looking to sign him Series of injuries have kept him sidelined for thebetter part of the currently […]
Innokenty Samokhvalov was training alone as players are currently under lockdown due to coronavirus The late defender was suspected to have died of heart failure with his club confirming he fell ill during a training session Samokhvalov joined Lokomotiv Moscow in 2015but was yet to make an appearance for the club in the Russia Premier […]
Nigeria international Dominic Chatto has confirmed exclusively that former Inter Milan and PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is more than a football player in Sweden. The former Nigerian youth international described Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a massive figure in Sweden and ranks him above the European country’s president. “Zlatan is such a big player he is even […]
Former Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh has refuted reports that he will never coach the senior national team, Super Eagles ever again. Oliseh made the headlines last week when he ruled himself out of coaching the Super Eagles again after fallen out of favor with the Nigeria Football Federation. The former Ajax Amsterdam and Juventus man, […]
A first Champions League trophy in 14 years, lifting the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in their history and building an astonishing lead at the top of the Premier League table this season made last year one that will live long in the memory of Reds fans. But while last year may […]
Everton midfielder, Andre Gomes has been discharged from hospital after a successful surgery to repair horrific fracture-dislocation on his right ankle. The 26-year-old Portuguese star suffered a fracture- dislocation to his right ankle after a challenge from winger Son Heung-min sent him crashing into Serge Aurier in the 78th minute of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with […]
Two Nigerians are currently featuring on opposite sides as Barcelona take on Tacon, a team that is in the process of being taken over by Real Madrid. Asisat Oshoala of Barcelona has scored 4 goals, while Osinachi Ohale of Tacon is trying to mark her and reduce Barcelona’s flood of goals. Asisat’s first goal came […]
Diego Simeone has once again joined and stirred up the superiority battle between by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Simeone’s Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the semi-final of the Spanish Supercopa to book a slot in the final with Real Madrid who had earlier defeated Valencia 3-1. Speaking after the match, Simeone described Ronaldo […]
Isaac Promise former Nigeria youth international has been committed to mother earth a few months after his sudden death on Thursday, January 9. The 31-year-old was said to have suffered a heart failure before his eventual death in the United States on October 2, 2019. Promise served his fatherland every time he got the opportunity […]
More details have emerged as regards the voting pattern from the various representatives across Africa during the Confederation of African Football Awards which held on Tuesday in Cairo. In documents released, CAF published the details of the voting process that saw to the emergence of Asisat Oshoala as the 2019 African Women’s Player of the […]
Leicester City title hopes have suffered a major blow after Wilfred Ndidi is set to undergo surgery. According to reports, the injury will keep him out of action until February13-28. The Foxes currently sit second in the Premier League. The 23-year-old has featured for the Foxes 23 times this season, scoring two goals. The Super […]
Nigeria National Team coach Gernot Rohr has been ranked among the top twenty national team coaches in 2019 by German-based organisation International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The year award was won by Fernando Santos, coach of Portugal national team, with whom he won the UEFA Nations League in June 2019. Football experts […]
– Moussa Demebele is seeking to move to the Premier League in search of a new challenge – Chelsea are the leading candidates to sign the Lyon hitman who has already scored 10 goals in 18 Ligue 1 matches – His French club are however coy on letting him Leave in the middle of the […]
-The Instagram account of Black Stars forward Andre Ayew has been hacked. -Ayew, whose account currently has over 425,000 followers was taken over on Tuesday, with his profile picture replaced by a picture of the logo of Turkish side Fenerbache. The name of the profile has also been changed to‘Andre Ayew MOPAO’, which means ‘Andre […]
As Sadio Mane climbed the stage to take his crown, there was a real feeling of excitement not only in the beautifully decorated hall of the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Egypt but in his home country of Senegal and his village Bambali where thousands gathered to watch their own. This feeling of exhilaration […]
Chris Martin’s close-range strike gave Derby County a shock FA Cup thirds round win at Premier League Crystal Palace. Rams striker Martin scored the only goal for the Championship side just after the half-hour at Selhurst Park. The Palace had captain Luka Milivojevic sent off after referee Michael Oliver consulted a pitchside monitor following a […]
Maurizio Sarri’s Juventus have already collected almost €100m from the Champions League after finishing first in their group with 16 points after 6 games, (via IlBianconero.com), the victory against Bayer Leverkusen increased the Bianconeri’s tally by a good €2.7m, bringing the total figure up to €95m. Juve had already secured €64.7m thanks to bonuses for […]
Nigeria international and Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, claimed his second trophy in Saudi Arabia after helping Al Nassr beat Al Taawon to the Saudi Super Cup on Saturday night. Musa becomes the first Nigerian star abroad to win a trophy in the New Year after playing a key role in Al Nassr’s penalty shoot-out […]
5. Sir Alex Ferguson It’s hard to imagine another manager in English football having a run as successful as Alex Ferguson’s reign at Manchester United. He won an astonishing 13 Premier League titles with the club, as well as five FA Cups. Perhaps his crowning achievement was in 1999, when United won the Champions League, […]
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