•Finidi George The Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint Finidi George as Head Coach of the Super Eagles. George, who spent 20 months as assistant to coach José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishme...
•Kylian Mbappe and teammates celebrate Paris Saint-Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions yesterday without playing after closest challengers Monaco lost 3-2 away to Lyon. Monaco’s defeat gave PSG an unassailable 12-point lead at the top of the table with three games remaining and means they are champions for a French record-extending 12t...
•Aston Villa’s midfielder Morgan Rogers (L) shoots and scores his team second goal Troubled Chelsea finally showed some spirit as they fought back from two goals down to dent Aston Villa’s top four bid in the Premier League with a dramatic 2-2 draw yesterday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side trailed to Marc Cucurella’s early own goal and […]...
•Mikayil Faye According to Florian Plettenberg, Bayern Munich are among the clubs keeping close tabs on Mika Faye, looking for a market opportunity to snap up the Barcelona youngster. Bayern are aware that Faye’s chances of making an impression on the senior side are bleak due to the presence of several first-team stars and Cubarsi, […]...
•Leicester players celebrate goal Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League yesterday after rivals Leeds United crashed to a shock 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers. The result leaves Leicester top of the Championship with 94 points with two games to play while Leeds stay second on 90 but with just one match left, […]
•Manchester City’s midfielder Phil Foden (R) celebrates scoring the team’s second goal Manchester City demolished Brighton 4-0 as Phil Foden’s double lifted the Premier League title chasers to within one point of leaders Arsenal yesterday. Pep Guardiola’s side were in imperious mood at the Amex Stadium from the moment Kevin De Bruyne headed th...
•Xavi Hernandez and Barca President Joan Laporta Xavi Hernandez and Barcelona’s relationship seemed on the rocks in January but they have made the decision to stay together in a marriage of convenience. After the coach said he would walk away at the end of the season from a dream job that turned out to be […]
•Everton players celebrate the opening goal yesterday Everton secured their first win in a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park since 2010 to leave Liverpool’s Premier League title aspirations in ruins after a 2-0 defeat yesterday. Defeat leaves Jurgen Klopp’s men still three points adrift of leaders Arsenal and only one point in front of defendi...
The FA Cup 2023-24 final between holders Manchester City and Manchester United will kick off at 3pm local time, the English FA said yesterday, in welcome news for travelling fans who often struggle with late kickoffs. The May 25 final will see the two sides from Manchester – 200 miles north of the capital – […]
•Arsenal players celebrate goal Kai Havertz and Ben White scored twice as Arsenal thrashed Chelsea 5-0 yesterday to surge ahead in the Premier League title race and ramp up the pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City. Leandro Trossard was also on target for the Gunners, who move three points clear of Liverpool and four of […]