Victor Osimhen has opened up about his grass to grace story in the city of Lagos. In his latest interview with BBC Osimhen revealed how tough it was for him growing up as a child. The Super Eagles striker, who has already scored five goals in Ligue 1 this season for Lille, said he once […]

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has suggested he will keep searching for a solution to his defensive crisis, because Fernandinho and Nicolas Otamendi are too old to play every game. Fernandinho slotted in for the 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday in the Champions League, after injuries to Aymeric Laporte and John Stones. But […]

Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has left out Mesut Ozil and Sokratis Papastathopoulos, from the squad that has travelled to Eintracht Frankfurt, for their Europa League group game. Rob Holding makes the trip, having not yet made an appearance on the comeback trail from a serious knee injury. Also featuring in Emery’s 19-man squad are youngsters […]

Chelsea midfielder, Willian, has confirmed he asked to take the crucial penalty which Ross Barkley failed to convert, in their 1-0 Champions League loss to Valencia on Tuesday. Barkley skimmed his attempt off the top of the crossbar in the 87th minute with the scoreline at 1-0. The England midfielder had been introduced from the […]

Manchester United have confirmed that Victor Lindelof has signed a new five-year contract at Old Trafford. The 25-year-old Swedish international has committed his future with a deal running until the summer of 2024, with the option of a further year’s extension. The defender has made 74 appearances for United since joining from Benfica in 2017, […]

Daniel James will miss Manchester United’s Europa League opener against Astana, along with Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial. The Welsh winger picked up a knock in Saturday’s win against Leicester. Pogba (ankle) and Shaw (hamstring) are also out. Martial (thigh) and Eric Bailly (knee) will miss the match through injury, but Jesse Lingard […]

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has suggested he is open to a Nigeria call-up. The 21-year-old scored a hat-trick to take Frank Lampard’s side to a 5-2 victory against Wolves on Saturday, and is the Premier League’s joint top scorer with Sergio Aguero. But Abraham missed out on Gareth Southgate’s latest squad, and despite winning two […]

Jurgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk are wanted by both Barcelona and Real Madrid with the Spanish giants reportedly set to battle to lure the pair from Liverpool. The two men have been crucial to Liverpool’s recent success and are credited with turning the club back into genuine Premier League title challengers. Klopp has been […]

The former Barcelona striker was delighted that an Arabic country will host the World Cup for the time in history…. Former FC Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o is one of the official ambassadors for the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for delivering tournament infrastructure for the FIFA World Cup […]

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola did not seem too concerned by his side’s shock defeat at Norwich City on Saturday. The Premier League champions were deservedly beaten 3-2 at Carrow Road as the injury-hit Canaries produced a stunning display to pull off a famous victory. Kenny McLean headed the hosts in front from a corner […]

AS Roma attacking midfielder, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, has explained why he left Arsenal for the Serie A side. The Armenian completed a deadline day move to Roma, despite having played for Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby 24 hours before earlier this month. Mkhitaryan stated that one of the reasons he left Unai […]

Watford have reappointed Quique Sanchez Flores as manager after announcing the exit of Javi Gracia. Sanchez was in charge of Watford for the 2015-16 campaign before leaving at the end of the season. Fellow Spaniard Gracia, whose coaching team have also left, had been in charge since January 2018 – making him the first Hornets […]

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola rejected the chance to bring Philippe Coutinho back to England, according to a report. After Leroy Sane picked up a knee injury, which could see him miss the entire season, City were offered the former Liverpool man, claims Marca. The Spanish outlet though report that Guardiola was not keen on […]

Frank Lampard’s decision to sanction the sale of David Luiz to Arsenal was prompted by the defender choosing to ignore his tactics during a pre-season game against Red Bull Salzburg. The experienced Brazilian centre-half, a former teammate of Lampard’s at Stamford Bridge, moved across London on transfer deadline day in an £8million deal that appeared […]

Neymar was reportedly ‘left in tears’ after failing to secure a transfer from Paris Saint-Germain to Barcelona. Despite having left Camp Nou just two years ago, it has been widely documented that the forward wanted to be reunited with his former club before the end of the summer transfer window. While it appeared inevitable that […]

The lack of diversity in football organisations is part of the problem in tackling racism, says former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany. Kompany made the point after Belgium compatriot Romelu Lukaku was racially abused by Cagliari fans while playing for Inter Milan. Lukaku said the game is “going backwards” in the wake of the abuse. […]

Nemanja Matic says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to hold himself responsible if Manchester United do not compete for the Premier League title. Matic, who arrived at Old Trafford from Chelsea in 2017, has played only 22 minutes this season after making one appearance as a substitute against Southampton. United, who last won the league […]

After one of the biggest transfer sagas in years gone by, Neymar is officially staying at Paris Saint-Germain. That’s until January at least, but nonetheless the Brazilian is not too happy about it. He wanted to return to Barcelona and has been in contact with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez about a reunion in Catalonia. […]

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has not ruled out leading a national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Frenchman left North London in 2018 after winning three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups after nearly 22 years at the club. Wenger has been linked with management and coaching jobs across Europe, […]

EPA Antonio Conte has insisted ‘more education is needed in Italy’ after Romelu Lukaku suffered racist abuse during Inter Milan’s 2-1 win over Cagliari. Lukaku struck home a 72nd-minute spot-kick to seal victory for Inter, but the 26-year-old striker faced monkey chanting from Cagliari fans behind the goal as he waited to take his penalty. […]

Former Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has said the Premier League title race, will be a two-horse race between Liverpool and Manchester City. Liverpool currently lead the table, after City and Tottenham dropped points in recent weeks. Mourinho had previously named Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City B team, as those who can only compete for the […]

Harry Kane has insisted he did not dive to try to win a penalty at the end of Tottenham’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday. The Spurs striker went down under pressure from Gunners defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos late in the game when the scores were level at the Emirates. Arsenal players accused Kane of going […]

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku was racially abused by Cagliari fans as he scored from the penalty spot to give his club a 2-1 victory in Serie A. He is the latest black player to suffer abuse from Cagliari fans, prompting calls for action to be taken. Lukaku, 26, stood and stared at fans behind […]

Roma are in talks over a Deadline Day loan deal for Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, according to Sky in Italy. Although the Premier League transfer window closed on August 8, many European leagues – including Serie A – are able to buy players until Monday, September 2. Mkhitaryan joined Arsenal in January 2018 as part […]

Paris St-Germain sporting director Leonardo has said “no agreement” is in place for the transfer of Neymar. BBC Radio 5 Live had reported that officials from PSG and Barcelona met on Tuesday to discuss a possible deal for the 27-year-old Brazil forward. Both parties value neymar at 200m euros (£182m), with Barca having offered a […]

Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal has joined La Liga side Real Sociedad on a two-year deal. The Spain international, 33, has started all three of the Gunners’ Premier League games this season and captained the team against Burnley. He made 250 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 10 goals, after joining the club from Malaga in January 2013. […]

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo praised his long-term rival Lionel Messi at the UEFA Champions League draw, saying he hopes the pair have dinner together “in the future”. Asked if he missed the rivalry with Messi since leaving Real Madrid for Juventus, Ronaldo said: “I was curious because we shared this stage for 15 years, me […]

A Nigerian athlete has just been crowned the fastest man in Africa. His name is Raymond Ekevwo and he secured this title with a 9.96s finish in the men’s 100m at the 2019 All African Games in Morocco. Raymond’s fast finish in the race set several records — becoming the fastest in the continent and helping Nigeria […]