•Vitor Roque Barcelona have made the decision to bring forward Vitor Roque’s arrival for the upcoming January transfer window. There had been concerns about accommodating him due to the salary limit issues, but with Gavi getting injured and ruled out for the remainder of the season, it opened up an opportunity for Barça to use […]
•Lionel Messi lift the trophy Lionel Messi is not ruling out another bid for World Cup glory with Argentina in 2026 despite acknowledging that time is working against him. Messi, who recently won his eighth Ballon d’Or, raised the World Cup almost a year ago after starring for Argentina in the final against France in […]
•Onana Erik ten Hag rode to the defence of under-fire goalkeeper Andre Onana today as he claimed the Cameroonian’s stats prove he is among the Premier League’s best. Onana’s start to his United career has been riddled with high-profile errors in the Champions League that have put the Red Devils on the brink of a […]
•France versus Mali Germany and France are set to clash tomorrow in the Under-17 World Cup football final in Indonesia, a rematch of this year’s Euro final in the category the Germans won on penalties. The young Germans, who also beat France 3-1 in the group stage of the Euros last June, are bidding for […]
•Stadium staff prepare the pitch ahead of the UEFA Europa Conference League Group A football match Legia football fans set a police officer on fire and injured three others last night as they pelted them with flares before a game against Aston Villa. Flares and missiles were thrown at police as the Legia fans were […]
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has promised the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee to the Nigeria Football League. VAR is a system that helps referees to decide better about players’ fouls, if a goal was valid, red card decisions, in football matches. Gusau gave the assurance during the maiden retreat...
In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body today, the Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October. The ranking took into consideration FIFA World Cup qualifiers that took place in African countries as well as in Asia and South America. Here are the top […]
•PSV’s Dutch midfielder Jerdy Schouten and Sevilla’s Belgian forward Dodi Lukebakio in action Sevilla crashed out of the Champions League yesterday, throwing away a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven. Leading through goals from Sergio Ramos and Youssef En-Nesyri, Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos was sent off for two bookings in four mi...
•Kylian Mbappe celebrates with teammates A clinical Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 away at high-flying Reims yesterday to move to the top of the Ligue 1 table, although coach Luis Enrique was still not satisfied with the France captain’s performance. Mbappe opened the scoring in the third minute in Champagne [&...
•Late Raphael Dwamena Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena died yesterday after suffering a heart attack during an Albanian league match between KF Egnatia and FK Partizani, according to a statement by the Albanian football federation. “Paramedics on the pitch rushed him to hospital, where he died at the age of 28,” said the federation. Dwamen...