Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has submitted a request to leave the club. The 33-year-old has spent his entire career with the Spanish giants with whom he won six Ballon d’Or. Reliable Catalan reporter Gerard Romero all but confirmed the shocking development. He tweeted: “Thank you President, for this historic disaster. What a shame.” Former Skipper … Read more
Napoli began pre-season training on Monday, August 24 with Victor Osimhen scoring his first goal in front of excited Gil Azzurri faithful at the Patini stadium. The former Lille striker, who became Napoli’s most expensive transfer in a 80 million Euro deal, found the net for the first time in a Napoli jersey, tapping in … Read more
FIFA on Monday relaxed the rules on the release of players for the upcoming international window “in light of the recent evolution of the coronavirus pandemic”. Clubs are usually obliged to release players to national teams during those parts of the calendar reserved for international games, however quarantine rules in many countries will make travel … Read more
Former Gombe FA chairman, Shuaib Gara-Gombe, has sensationally disclosed that Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wanted former Super Eagles forward, Daniel Amokachi, appointed as sports minister. Buhari on August 20 appointed the former Everton star as his Special Assistant on Sports, months after he was named the country’s football … Read more
Almost 150 people were arrested as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans set cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and clashed with police in the French capital after the team’s Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich, police said Monday. The violence occurred around the Parc des Princes stadium and on the Champs-Elysees avenue during and after the … Read more
Robert Lewandowski ended the 2019/20 Champions League season as the tournament’s top scorer with 15 goals. He was close to 16 when a first-half attempt came back off the post in the 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday’s final. The Polish star ended the season with 55 goals in all competitions. Read also: Bayern … Read more
Bayern Munich have beaten Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League (UCL) final in Lisbon, Portugal. Kingsley Coman’s 59th minute goal was the difference in a game — between two of the wealthiest and domestically dominant clubs in the world — at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday night. … Read more
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was released from Greek police custody Saturday, TV footage showed, pending a hearing on assault charges on the island of Mykonos. Local TV footage showed Maguire leaving a courthouse on neighboring Syros island, apparently accompanied by members of his legal team, and boarding a dark minivan. Read Also: Major Nigeria … Read more
Super Eagles of Nigeria will resume their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign with a double header against Sierra Leone in November. Also, their campaign to qualify for the 2022 World Cup qualifying will begin in May 2021. The AFCON qualifiers were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the Confederation … Read more
Leeds’ first Premier League game for 16 years will see Marcelo Bielsa’s men travel to defending champions Liverpool, while Manchester City and Manchester United will miss the opening weekend to give them extra time to recover from a late end to the 2019/20 season. All sides were guaranteed by the football authorities to have at … Read more
The management and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation will undergo coronavirus pandemic tests at the Secretariat of the Federation, Sunday Dankaro House, National Stadium Complex, Abuja on Thursday. General Secretary of the Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, addressed the management and staff on Wednesday, informing them that this had become necessary after a member of … Read more
FC Barcelona have sacked Eric Abidal as sporting director. The club made this announcement in a statement on Tuesday, August 18, a day after dismissing coach Quique Setien. “FC Barcelona and Eric Abidal have reached an agreement for the ending of the contract that united them,” the club said on its website. Like Setien, Abidal, … Read more
President, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Ibrahim Gusau, has rejected his dismissal as Chairman, Zamfara State Athletics Association. Zamfara State Directorate of Sports Development on Monday, in a statement, announced Gusau’s removal. The statement, signed by the state Director of Sports, Isikaya Shameel, said Gusau was removed as the Zamfara athletics boss after “extensive deliberations” by … Read more
The organisers of Ogbomosho 10km road race has announced that the race will now hold on Saturday, November 28,2020. The first road race to be held in the ancient city was originally scheduled to hold last May but was shifted due to COVID-19 enforced nationwide lockdown. Chairman of the organising committee Prince Oyebamiji Aderemi revealed … Read more
Super Eagle’s football star and Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze has said the outbreak of COVID-19 had changed the mode of training in the football pitch. Speaking with ABN TV at his Umuahia residence recently, Chukwueze said the pandemic has made it difficult for players to hug or touch each other in celebration of scores. He … Read more
A former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi has joined English Championship side, Stoke City ahead of the 2020/2021 season. Read Also: Two Clerics Bag 22 Years Imprisonment For Defiling Minors The English side confirmed the signing of the former Chelsea star on a free transfer on Monday. Mikel had in March left Turkish Super Lig … Read more
Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne has won the Premier League Player of the Season for the 2019/20 campaign. The Belgian playmaker beat Liverpool trio Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Southampton striker Danny Ings, Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope and Leicester’s Golden Boot winner Jamie Vardy to the award. De Bruyne was the only … Read more
Former India Test opener, Chetan Chauhan, who forged a prolific opening partnership with Sunil Gavaskar, has died aged 73 from coronavirus. Chauhan’s brother confirmed his death to AFP Sunday, August 16. Chauhan, who tested positive last month, was put on ventilator support at a hospital in Gurgaon, but his condition worsened after he suffered multiple … Read more
– Klopp has been named as the Premier League manager of the Year – Klopp is the first German to win the award after a record-breaking campaign in which the Reds amassed 99 points – Klopp managed beats Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Brendan Rodgers (Leicester City) and Chris Wilder (Sheffield United) after votes from the public … Read more
Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo has been nominated for the best striker award in the Emirates FA Cup for the 2019/20 season. Ighalo is nominated alongside three other strikers named; Jason Cummings of Shrewsbury Town, Norwich’s Adam Idah and Port Vale’s Tom Pope. The Nigerian footballer, despite playing only three times in the oldest national … Read more