Real Madrid player, Luka Modric has faulted Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus over his absence at the Ballon d’Or award ceremony. Modric said Ronaldo, who had won the award five times should have been present at the event to show respect, despite not winning. The Croatian midfielder made the remark before handing the Ballon d’Or award […]

The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has said he will not relent in his efforts, to get Queens Park Rangers’ Ebere Eze to play for Nigeria. Speaking to BBC Sport, Pinnick noted that the England U-21 player will improve the Super Eagles squad. Eze was born in England to Nigerian parents but […]

Former Tottenham midfielder, Jermaine Jenas, has blamed three Manchester United stars, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial following the Red Devils’ 2-2 draw against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday. According to Jenas, Rashford, Lingard and Martial were ‘sloppy’ against Aston Villa and was nowhere near the ‘six-yard box’ of the visitors, […]

Arsenal interim manager, Freddie Ljungberg, has said Nicolas Pepe will be given a “fair chance” to win back his place in the side, after he was benched for the 2-2 draw against Norwich City on Sunday. Ljungberg took charge of his first game after replacing Unai Emery on Friday. The Gunners went behind on two […]

Leicester City vs Everton ended in another resounding 2-1 victory for the Foxes as they successfully replicated their dazzling Premier League form on Sunday evening, December 1. Brendan Rodgers’ men toed into the game with their usual daring show of champions against tough Everton side but lost the chance to up a fabulous lead. Instead, […]

Barcelona has released a strong squad to face Atletico Madrid in today’s La Liga fixture. The La Liga champions announced a list of 18 players through the club’s official Twitter page on Sunday. Barcelona head to the game following a 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. Below is Barcelona’s squad […]

According to Skysports, Arsenal have sacked head coach Unai Emery after the club’s worst run of results since 1992. Arsenal are without a win in their last seven matches following Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League. The Gunners have won only four of their 13 Premier League games this season and […]

Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has warned Mauricio Pochettino that success may be limited, if he replaces Unai Emery as Arsenal manager. Pochettino has emerged as one of the possible candidates to replace Emery, who is currently overseeing a poor run of results. The Gunners are currently eighth in the Premier League, eight points […]

Nigerian superstars, Wilfred Ndidi, Odion Ighalo and Victor Osihmen have been nominated for the 2019 African Player of the Year Award by Confederation of African Football (CAF). The three Nigerian stars who play for Lecister City, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Lille respectively, were shortlised alongside 27 African footballers including the previous winner, Mohamed Salah of […]

The 2019 Caf Awards will be held on January 7, 2019 in Hurghada, Egypt with the Confederation of African Football announcing the nominees on Sunday. Some of the categories for the ceremony include African Player of the Year, Women’s Player of the Year, National Team of the Year (Men & Women), Youth Player of the […]

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has admitted that his new team cannot win the Premier League title this season. Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino this week, with the North London side sitting in 14th place. Spurs are also 11 points off top four places, ahead of this Saturday’s trip to West Ham. “We can’t win the […]

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has quit as manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, less than three months after taking charge of the club. It was the 59-year-old’s first coaching job in his homeland since 2010. Maradona, who took over with the side bottom of the league, won three of his eight games to move […]

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Dele Alli, has expressed his gratitude to Mauricio Pochettino, for the impact he had on his career. The Argentine was sacked on Tuesday with Spurs’ chairman, Daniel Levy, citing the club’s “extremely disappointing” start to the season for the decision. Pochettino spent five-and-a-half years in north London and Spurs qualified for the […]

HE IS BACK According to Skysports this morning, Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the new Tottenham head coach until the end of the 2023 season. The former Manchester United and Chelsea boss replaces Mauricio Pochettino, who was sacked on Tuesday. Negotiations between Spurs and Mourinho – who had been out of work since leaving […]

Gareth Southgate admits that a difficult Euros next summer could mean someone else leading England at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The past week’s comprehensive wins against Montenegro and Kosovo saw top spot in Group A wrapped up as well as a place among the top seeds for Euro 2020, where all of England’s […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had a subtle dig at Liverpool saying it will not take Manchester United 30 years to win another title. Liverpool were last crowned champions in 1990 under Kenny Dalglish. Since then United have won the Premier League 13 times taking their tally of titles to 20, two more than their rivals. […]

Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham, is no longer eligible to play for Nigeria, after coming on as a late substitute, as England lost 2-1 to Czech Republic in Prague on Friday night. Abraham, who has netted eight times already in the Premier League, failed to make any impact, as he only had less than five minutes […]

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has made a slight adjustment to his team for the October 13 friendly against the national team of Brazil. The Franco-German tactician has extended an invitation to Tryonee Ebuehi who has been asked to replace Kenneth Omeruo who is understood to be injured. Before now, Rohr had picked in-form Granada […]

Barcelona is already considering selling Antoine Griezmann next summer, despite only signing him this summer from Atletico Madrid for £107million. Griezmann has scored three times in seven LaLiga appearances so far, but has publicly admitted he is struggling to form a relationship with captain Lionel Messi. According to French publication, Le10sport, Barcelona have taken this […]

Inter Milan manager, Antonio Conte, has hit out at the referees for a lack of respect, in a 2-1 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. After taking the lead through Lautaro Martinez in the second minute, two second-half strikes from Luis Suarez saw the Catalans claim a narrow victory. Conte, who was […]

Pep Guardiola has admitted that Manchester City “won’t be able to buy in January” after injuries and departures have decimated his defensive options. It began in the summer when long-standing captain Vincent Kompany left for Anderlecht before injuries in quick succession to Aymeric Laporte and John Stones saw Guardiola’s centre-back choices significantly reduced. But Guardiola […]

Manchester United players were not happy with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, over his decision to make Axel Tuanzebe captain against Rochdale, in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, according to the Daily Mail. Senior players like Paul Pogba, Sergio Romero, Phil Jones and Jesse Lingard all started at Old Trafford, but were overlooked for the armband. […]

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham is far from pleased with his FIFA 20 rating after receiving a ‘special delivery’ at Cobham today. The 21-year-old has got off to a flyer since being brought back into the first-team fold by Frank Lampard, scoring seven goals in his first six Premier League appearances this season. He also bagged […]

African legend, Samuel Eto’o has named Liverpool forwards, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as the two players that deserve to win the FIFA Men’s Best Player award ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk. Eto’o believes Salah and Mane deserve the world top prize ahead of Messi, Ronaldo and […]

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 […]