The President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF Ahmad Ahmad was released by French anti-corruption officials Thursday evening with no charge brought against him, sources have confirmed. Ahmad was arrested by elements of the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption and Financial and Tax Offences at the Berri Hotel in Paris Thursday morning … Read more
A day after Cristiano Ronaldo produced another sublime performance to take Portugal to the final of the maiden UEFA Nations League, England failed to make it past Netherlands. Despite starting brightly and going ahead via a Marcus Rashford penalty, England left the field heartbroken again, losing 3-1 after extra time. Ajax’s 19-year-old defender, Marttijs De … Read more
With Manchester City adamant that UEFA ignored ‘irrefutable evidence’ in its ongoing financial fair play (FFP) probe, they have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The appeal is against the decision by Europe’s football governing body to refer the matter to a disciplinary body over alleged violation of financial fair play procedures. … Read more
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Spanish club, Atletico Madrid, have made expressed an interest in signing Manchester United striker, Alexis Sanchez. The report claims the Spanish side “really interested” in the former Arsenal and Barcelona star and are prepared to offer the 30-year-old a three-year deal. Atletico Madrid is really interested in Alexis #Sanchez. He … Read more
Days after his shock defeat to Mexican boxer, Andy Ruiz, British heavyweight boxer has taken to Twitter for the first time, posting a powerful message about success and failure. “Don’t let success get to your head or failure get to your heart,”the British boxer of Nigerian descent wrote yesterday in his first social media post. … Read more
Neymar must be feeling very positive for the first time in the last few days as the President of his native Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, publicly backed the PSG star over his accuser. Neymar, who faces charges of sexual assault and a probe connecting publishing sensitive materials on social media, got the backing of Bolsonaro on … Read more
Arsenal fans are currently jittery over the prospect of losing striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to another team including those in the China. Reports circulating in the last few days indicate both Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG are interested in the Gabon striker. However, recent actions of the footballer on social media have gotten some supporters worried … Read more
With three Women’s Cup of Nation titles under her belt already, many would expect Super Falcons star striker, Asisat Oshoala, to be satisfied with how her career has unravelled. However, the forward newly signed on a two-year deal by Barcelona’s female side doesn’t harbour such thoughts having set eyes on the Women’s World Cup kicking … Read more
Fresh for a first stellar season with Juventus aside Champions League heartache, Cristiano Ronaldo was back in extraordinary terms yesterday. The Portugal captain led by example, firing his country into the final of the Nations League via a 3-1 victory over Switzerland in Porto. The encounter, close by all means, is another instance to make … Read more
Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo, who has gone on loan regularly despite being a Chelsea player for the past four seaons, is finally set to leave the London club permanently. Along with Omeruo, another Super Eagles player, Ola Aina, is seeking the exit at Chelsea after failing to make an impression at Stamford Bridge under … Read more
Gianni Infantino was re-elected by acclamation for a second term as FIFA president at the Congress of world football’s governing body in Paris on Wednesday. The 49-year-old, who took charge of FIFA in February 2016 after the departure of the disgraced Sepp Blatter, stood unopposed for re-election for a new four-year term which will run … Read more
Lennart Johansson, who was president of European football body UEFA from 1990 to 2007, has died at the age of 89, the Swedish football federation said on Wednesday. “Swedish football is in mourning. Lennart Johansson has died. He passed away on the evening of June 4 aged 89 after a short illness,” the federation said. … Read more
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn has announced on Tuesday that Joshua’s team has triggered the rematch clause in the contract and that the second fight will take place in November or December, with a venue still to be confirmed. This coming barely three days after losing his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles to Mexican boxer, … Read more
Less than a year after he was sacked from two of the most coveted posts in world football, Julen Lopetegui has been named the coach of Sevilla for the next three seasons. Lopetegui was sacked as Spain coach on the eve of the 2018 World Cup following Real Madrid’s announcement then that he would replace … Read more
Brazil and PSG star, Neymar Jnr., has a bit of cheer in his ongoing rape scandal after lawyers of his accuser backed out from representing her. According to a Globo TV report, the lawyer’s decision was due to the many contradictions in her story. Speaking about the matter, officials of the law firm, whose name … Read more
European football governing body, UEFA, has announced that new rules planned to be introduced in European football will not apply for Nations League finals in Portugal this week. Making this known on Tuesday, UEFA, saying the rules concerning penalty-taking, free-kicks and accidental handballs will not be introduced until June 25. The rules, unveiled in March … Read more
Spanish football giants, Real Madrid, have announced the signing of Serbia international footballer, Luka Jovic from Eintracht Frankfurt. According to the most successful club in the Champions League, Jovic, signed for an undisclosed fee, will join the capital club on a six-year deal “Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt have agreed on the transfer of Luka … Read more
U.S. tennis star Serena Williams, has emerged as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women. According to the publication, the 23-time Grand Slam champion made the list as a result of her estimated fortune of $224m (£177m). The majority of William’s fortune has been made as a result of … Read more
Brazil superstar, Neymar, is set to face new police probe after publishing videos and pictures of his accuser to defend himself against rape allegations. The PSG forward uploaded a string of WhatsApp photos and messages from his alleged victim on Sunday in an attempt to show the claims were a ‘set-up’, with his management team … Read more
Former Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has said he believes Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah needs to win the Africa Cup of Nations to help his cause for the Ballon d’Or this season. Salah, who has been an important part of Jurgen Klopp’s team over the last two seasons, bagged the Premier League Golden Boot twice … Read more