Manchester United have identified Inter Milan star, Mauro Icardi as the replacement for striker, Romelu Lukaku at the club. Express UK reports that Manchester United are already in talks with Inter Milan over the possibility to sign Icardi at the end of the season. The report claimed that the Red Devils are prepared to include […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United will not panic after suffering their first defeat under his interim management. United won 10 and drew one of Solskjaer’s first 11 games in charge before a 2-0 defeat by Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. Solskjaer, whose side visit Chelsea in the FA Cup on Monday, […]

An inquest into the tragic death of Argentinian football player, Emiliano Sala has shown that he died from “head and trunk” injuries when the plane he was travelling on crashed in the English Channel. The 28-year-old striker was travelling from Nantes, France to Wales to join his new teammates at Cardiff City, after signing a […]

Nantes have announced that the club will retire the no.9 shirt, in honour of Emiliano Sala, whose body has been recovered from the wreckage of a plane he was travelling on that crashed on its way to Cardiff. The Ligue 1 outfit says it was as a mark of respect to the Argentine striker, who […]

The Federation International Football Associatio Fifa released its first ranking of the year onThursday as Nigeria Super Eagles Maintained its fourth position in Africa but slipped two places on the world ranking.   Nigeria dropped from her previous 44th position to 46th in the FIFA Coca Cola World Rankings. The Eagles maintained its 1427 points […]

French club Nantes have demanded payment from Cardiff City over the £15m transfer of Emiliano Sala, BBC Wales has learned. Sala, along with pilot David Ibbotson, was on board the Piper Malibu N264DB which lost radar contact near Guernsey on 21 January. The Argentine striker was Premier League club Cardiff’s record signing. Cardiff have withheld […]

Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi is eying a full return to the Super Eagles following impressive outings with championship side Middleborough after two competitive games. Mikel made his first Championship start in the team’s 3 – 2 away win at West Bromwich Albion having previously been involved in the club’s FA Cup home draw […]

Maurizio Sarri questioned his ability to motivate Chelsea’s spluttering stars after their humiliating 4-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Wednesday. The shocking result at Dean Court ranked as Chelsea’s biggest league defeat for 22 years and was their fifth loss in the last 12 Premier League games. The Blues have dropped out of the top four […]

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has handed in a transfer request as he seeks a move away from Stamford Bridge in order to get more playing time. The 18-year-old is yet to start a Premier League game at Chelsea and has been the subject of a £35m bid from Bayern Munich. Chelsea have been in talks […]

Juventus coach, Massimiliano Allegri has said it is “fantasy” to think Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba will play for the Italian side again. The midfielder enjoyed four successful years at Juve after joining the club as a youngster from United in 2012. He returned to Old Trafford in 2016 for a then-world record transfer fee […]

Argentina’s president has joined calls for the search for missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala to resume. Mauricio Macri told his foreign minister to issue formal requests to Britain and France, according to a statement from his office. The search for the Argentine striker, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, was called off on Thursday. […]

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Christopher Nkunku, could be reunited with Unai Emery at Arsenal, L’Equipe reports. Nkunku has attracted interest from the Gunners and could move on a loan deal with a possibility to buy. The 21-year-old has scored two goals and provided one assist in 16 appearances for the Ligue 1 outfit this season. Nkunku […]

Chelsea are finally close to announcing Gonzalo Higuain’s loan move to Stamford Bridge after the Argentine striker was spotted leaving Milan airport to fly to London. Blues boss, Maurizio Sarri, has been desperate to bringing in a new frontman, with Alvaro Morata now expected to complete a loan move of his own to Atletico Madrid. […]

Tottenham are not under “pressure” to sign a new forward this month despite captain Harry Kane being injured, says manager Mauricio Pochettino. England skipper Kane is not due to return to training until March after damaging ankle ligaments. Pochettino acknowledged the 25-year-old’s absence will affect Spurs’ performances. But the Argentine added: “I think it’s not going […]

Romelu Lukaku still has a key role to play at Manchester United despite starting just one match since Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager, says interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The £75m ex-Everton striker has played for just 74 minutes in Solskjaer’s six league games in charge, but started the FA Cup third-round win over […]

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and former Real Madrid team-mate Xabi Alonso are set to appear in court in Madrid on Tuesday on separate tax-evasion charges. Ronaldo is expected to plead guilty after he reportedly agreed to a £16.4m fine and a suspended jail term to settle the charges. Alonso is set to appear before the […]

Gonzalo Higuain will be become the fourth best-paid player at Chelsea, when he completes a loan move from Juventus this weekend. The Blues are close to completing a deal to sign the Argentine on an initial six-month loan deal. The agreement will give Chelsea the option to either buy Higuain next summer, or extend the […]

Manchester United interim boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has ordered players to wear their official club suits to all matches. The United stars are still allowed to travel in their club tracksuits, as they did on the train to Watford for Sunday’s 1-0 win over Tottenham. But when Solskjaer and his players arrived at Wembley 24 […]

Arsenal keeper Peter Cech says he will retire at the end of the season. The 36-year-old joined Arsenal in June 2015 from the club’s London rivals Chelsea, where he spent 11 years. “Having played 15 years in the Premier League and won every single trophy possible, I feel like I have achieved everything I set […]

Atletico Madrid are in talks to sign Alvaro Morata from Chelsea. Morata has been linked with a Stamford Bridge exit after losing his place as Chelsea’s first-choice striker, with boss Maurizio Sarri preferring to utilise Eden Hazard as his main point of reference in attack The former Real Madrid striker could be set for a […]

Chelsea forward, Eden Hazard, is the only player to have matched Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi, in terms of reaching double figures for goals and assists this season. Hazard has netted 12 times for Chelsea and Belgium across as many appearances. Eight of those efforts came in club competition, with 10 strikes registered in the Premier […]

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said nothing good will ever come out of President Muhammadu Buhari-led government if reelected in next month’s presidential election. He also described the administration of President Buhari as the worst Federal Government ever in the country’s history. Wike, who spoke yesterday during a mobilization meeting at Unit 7, […]

Arsenal and Manchester United have both had discussions about Belgium international winger Yannick Carrasco about a possible move this month. According to the player’s wife, Noemie Happart, the two Premier League clashs are both keen on the 25-year-old. The player is currently plying his trade in China with Dalian Yifang, but is unhappy in the […]