Former Manchester City, Chelsea and England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has announced his retirement from football at the age of 37. He also played for Queens Park Rangers and New York Red Bulls, the latter alongside brother Bradley, and last played for Phoenix Rising in 2017. Wright-Phillips played 36 times for England and made 316 Premier […]

Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has identified two of the biggest challenges facing his squad this season. Solskjaer believes the mental and physical intensity of the next two months (September and October) will provide a huge challenge for his side in this campaign. The Norwegian stated this ahead of Man United’s Premier League clash […]

Keylor Navas has asked to leave Real Madrid before the summer transfer window shuts, although manager Zinedine Zidane wants him to stay, ESPN reports. Navas considered leaving Madrid earlier in the summer, having been told by Zidane, that Thibaut Courtois would be first choice goalkeeper for 2019/2020. But he decided to stay, having not received […]

French club Lille have signed Portugal international Renato Sanches on a five-year deal. The midfielder joined German champions Bayern Munich for £27.5m in 2016 and spent the 2017-18 season on loan at Swansea, making 12 appearances in the Premier League. The 22-year-old has struggled since his high-profile move from home club Benfica at the age […]

Former Super Eagles hard-as-nails defender Taribo West has sensationally revealed how he and his national teammates sneaked women – both local and foreign – into camp during national assignments, Sunday Punch reports. The former AC Milan center-back turned pastor on retirement from football said it was rampant during his era as a footballer but added […]

Samson Siasia, a former Nigerian football player and National team coach, has been banned for life by world governing body, FIFA, after he was found guilty of match fixing. Reacting to the news, Nollywood actress, Uche JomboTweeted:- this Samson Siasia matter is bad for naija football…handed a life ban by FIFA and fined $50k for […]

In Summary Chelsea denied Signing young players (under 18) and was banned but Man City accepted they did it and they were only fined by FIFA #SayNoToLies FULL STORY A FIFA spokesman has explained why Manchester Cityescaped a ban despite being found guilty of breaking rules on signing young players (under 18 years old), unlike […]

Former Nigeria national team player and coach, Samson Siasia, has been banned from the game for life following a match-fixing probe by the world governing body FIFA. The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee found that Siasia was “guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches […]

Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian could miss his side’s Premier League game against Southampton on Saturday after a collision with a pitch invader. Manager Jurgen Klopp says the Spaniard was injured during post-match celebrations following Liverpool’s win over Chelsea in the Super Cup on Wednesday. “A supporter jumped over something, was chased by some security guys, slipped […]

Mathias Pogba has claimed his brother, Paul, is “waiting” to leave Manchester United. According to him, a move to Real Madrid could still happen, before the end of the Spanish transfer window. Earlier this summer, Pogba admitted that he wanted to leave United as he is looking for a “new challenge”. The World Cup winner […]

Manchester United forwards, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, have sent messages of support to Tammy Abraham, after the Chelsea striker was targeted with racist abuse, following his penalty miss against Liverpool in the Super Cup. Chelsea and Liverpool were forced to settle the Super Cup with a shootout, after it ended 2-2 after 120 minutes […]

Tammy Abraham has vowed to keep taking penalties for Chelsea, despite being targeted by vile racist abuse, after his miss against Liverpool, the UK Mirror reports. The striker’s saved effort handed the Super Cup to the Reds, leading to online trolls bombarding him with offensive tweets. Anti-racism watchdog, Kick It Out, condemned the messages and […]

Super Eagles Winger, Moses Simon has joined FC Nantes on a season-long loan deal from Levante UD The French Ligue 1 side have the option to sign the winger on a permanent deal at the end of the season. See More Photos Below:

Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde, will not risk an unfit Lionel Messi in Friday’s LaLiga opener against Athletic Bilbao. Messi injured his calf in training, before his side’s brief pre-season tour of the United States and has not yet returned to full training a day before the game. Valverde, speaking to the media on Thursday, insisted […]

Manchester United have been forced to prevent their players from stopping to sign autographs outside the club’s Carrington training ground, due to safety concerns, the UK Telegraph reports. The club have become concerned about fans, who regularly converge near a blind bend at the junction of Sinderland Lane and Birch Road, which is close to […]

Manchester United’s strong transfer window and quick start to the season may convince Paul Pogba to stay, says the club’s former assistant manager Steve McClaren. Sky Sports News understands Real Madrid remain interested in the Frenchman despite the closure of the English transfer window, ruling out the signing of a potential United replacement. Both Pogba […]

Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide prior to a fatal plane crash in the English Channel, a report has revealed. Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson crashed on 21 January while travelling to Cardiff from Nantes in France. Toxicology tests on Sala’s body showed CO levels in his blood were […]

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has signed a new four-year deal with the club. The 28-year-old had entered the final year of his previous four-year contract, having joined City from Borussia Dortmund in 2016. “I am very happy,” the Germany midfielder told the club’s website. “I feel privileged to work with this great group of […]

Chelsea will launch an £80million bid for Crystal Palace winger, Wilfried Zaha, in January, the UK Sun reports. The Blues were unable to add new players this summer, following a two-window transfer ban imposed by FIFA. However, the Stamford Bridge club is confident, they can overturn the punishment they received from FIFA. Then, they will […]

Former Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto’o, has backed Romelu Lukaku to continue to shine at Inter Milan, following his club-record move to the Serie A side. Lukaku ended his two-year spell at Manchester United on Thursday, joining Antonio Conte’s Inter in a reported €80million deal before the Premier League’s transfer window closed. The 26-year-old had been […]

Referee has been announced for Manchester United’s opening game of the 2019/2020 Premier League season against Chelsea. Referee Anthony Taylor will take charge of the clash at the Old Trafford and the Blues did not have a good record when he was the man in the middle in last season. The 40-year-old Taylor oversaw three […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Ashley Young, will be Manchester United’s captain whenever he is on the pitch in the new season. Solskjaer stated this while speaking to reporters, after their pre-season friendly against AC Milan on Saturday. The position of United’s club captain has been vacant, ever since Antonio Valencia left this summer. […]

Arsenal have broken their transfer record to sign Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille. The 24-year-old signed a five-year contract in north London after the Gunners put the finishing touches on a structured deal that is worth approximately £72million. That fee – to be paid in instalments with the club’s transfer budget for the current […]

Liverpool have signed 16-year-old midfielder Harvey Elliott from Fulham. Elliott became the youngest player to feature in the Premier League when he came on as a substitute against Wolverhampton Wanderers in May, aged just 16 years and 30 days. The England youth international cannot turn professional until his 17th birthday next April. Liverpool say he […]

Former Chelsea left-back, Ashley Cole has named Carlo Ancelotti as his favourite manager during his time at the club. Cole spent eight years of his career at Stamford Bridge and worked under coaches like Jose Mourinho and Ancelotti. The Blues were transformed into a dominant force domestically and serious contenders on the European stage by […]

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling says he was happy to see his former club Liverpool win the Champions League. However, the 24-year-old said that for City the Premier League was the more important trophy to win. The England international left the Merseysiders in 2015 in acrimonious circumstances. “I was really happy for them, happy for […]

Japanese side Vissel Kobe have signed former Barcelona and Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen on a free transfer. The Belgium international, 33, joined Barca from the Gunners in 2014, but his time at the Nou Camp was plagued by injuries and he was loaned to Roma for the 2016-17 season. Despite playing just 53 games for […]

Juventus have entered the race to sign Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku and are prepared to offer Paulo Dybala in exchange, Gianluca Di Marzio reports. Lukaku has been linked with a move to Serie A with Inter Milan, with the Antonio Conte desperate to sign the Belgian. Inter have been locked in talks with United […]

Joao Felix said beating your rivals is always special after Atletico Madrid humiliated Real Madrid 7-3 at the International Champions Cup. Diego Costa starred with four goals as Atletico showed no mercy in Friday’s pre-season clash in New Jersey, where Diego Simeone’s men led 5-0 at half-time. Joao Felix scored his first goal since arriving […]

Lille have decided not to allow £70million winger, Nicolas Pepe leave the club for Manchester United in this summer’s transfer window. According to Yahoo Sport France, the French Ligue 1 side have rejected Man United’s offer to land the Ivory Coast international to Old Trafford this summer. The newspaper, however, did not reveal how much […]