Cristiano Ronaldo and long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez have announced that one of their newborn twins has tragically died. The Manchester United forward, 37, said that their “baby boy had passed away” in a post on Instagram on Easter Monday. The footballer said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that we have to announce […]

Nigerian award-winning singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been featured in the Qatar 2022 World Cup official theme song. Davido announced the development on his social media handle on Friday, saying the official soundtrack is titled ‘Hayya Hayya’ (Better Together). He tweeted, “I’m honored to be featured on the Official ⁦#FIFAWorldCup 2022 Soundtrack! […]

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault after a woman alleging incidents of violence posted pictures and videos on social media. The 20-year-old remains in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing, Greater Manchester Police said. The force launched an investigation after being made aware of the images […]

Frank Lampard has been out of a job since being sacked as Chelsea manager a year ago. Everton has offered their vacant managerial position to former England midfielder Frank Lampard. Lampard, 43, has been out of work for a year after being sacked as Chelsea manager last January, leaving the Blues after 18 months in […]

Manchester United striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has said he is not happy with what is being achieved at the club. In a message celebrating the end of the year 2021, Ronaldo urged the club to do better and deliver more than what is being done at the moment. He called for the year 2022 to be […]

The Super Eagles have a new head coach but he will be taking over after the Nations Cup. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Nigerian National team, the Super Eagles. The 61-year-old was named to the role after the NFF executive committee met via video […]

He spoke during a press conference on Wednesday, December 15 Barcelona. Barcelona call a press conference for Aguero to explain his future Sergio Aguero has announced that he is hanging up his boots after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia during a Barcelona match on October 30. The 33-year-old, who represented Independiente, Atletico Madrid, and Manchester City […]

Messi, who left Barcelona as a free agent to sign for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, was presented with the award for best men’s footballer in the world on Monday night in Paris after another record-breaking 12 months for club and country. He saw off competition from Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea midfielder […]

Manchester United has appointed Ralf Rangnick as their new interim manager. Man United disclosed this in a statement via their website on Monday. Rangnick’s appointment comes less than 24 hours after Man United played a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in a Premier League tie on Sunday. The statement read in part: “Manchester United is delighted […]

French football giants Paris Saint-Germain inaugurated a new academy in Rwanda. The academy, which will operate in Huye district, Southern Province, is a flagship programme of the partnership between Paris Saint-Germain and Visit Rwanda, which aims at giving football hopefuls the opportunity to fulfil their potential in top-class sporting facilities with coaches specially trained by […]

Ralf Rangnick is poised to take over as interim manager of Premier League giants Manchester United after his lawyer said Friday the contract is being finalized. Rangnick’s legal representative confirmed to AFP subsidiary SID that the final points of the deal are being ironed out. The 63-year-old Rangnick is currently head of sports and development […]

Former Liverpool and Real Madrid star, Steve McManaman has revealed Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel’s biggest problem this season following the Blues’ Champions League 4-0 win over Juventus on Tuesday night. McManaman said Tuchel’s problem is that the former Paris Saint-Germain boss could struggle to keep his entire Chelsea squad happy throughout the 2021-2022 season despite […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked as Manchester United manager after an “embarrassing” 4-1 defeat at Watford. United have confirmed Solskjaer’s assistant Michael Carrick will be placed in temporary charge, with the club looking to appoint an interim manager until the end of the season. Solskjaer signed a new three-year deal in July but leaves […]

Lionel Messi struck his first goal in Ligue 1 on Saturday as Paris Saint-Germain overcame a red card for goalkeeper Keylor Navas to defeat Nantes 3-1. Kylian Mbappe carried on his prolific goalscoring run with an early opener at the Parc des Princes, but Randal Kolo Muani equalized for Nantes in the second half after […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was booed by several supporters after Manchester United lost 4-1 to Watford in their English Premier League encounter on Saturday. While the fans booed Solskjaer, Bruno Fernandes was seen pointing to his teammates – in what looks like a suggestion not to single out the manager. Solskjaer has clung onto his job […]

Liverpool ended Arsenal’s three-month unbeaten run with a 4-0 thrashing of the Gunners at Anfield on Saturday to ease up to second in the Premier League. The Reds’ front three of Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, and Mohamed Salah were all on target before substitute Takumi Minamino set the seal on a return to form for […]

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard enjoyed a winning start to his reign as late goals from Ollie Watkins and Tyrone Mings sealed a 2-0 victory against Brighton on Saturday. Gerrard was taking charge of his first Villa match after leaving the Scottish champions Rangers during the international break to replace Dean Smith. The former Liverpool […]

Manchester United have decided to replace Paul Pogba with Barcelona midfielder, Frank de Jong Pogba’s new current deal expires at the end of the season and would be leaving Old Trafford as a free agent. Pogba is yet to agree on a new deal with Manchester United and it’s understood that he is holding out […]

Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o officially filed his candidacy for the presidency of the country’s football federation on Wednesday, promising he would be the “next president despite the cheating”. Eto’o, a four-time African footballer of the year, was accompanied by a crowd of supporters as he submitted his bid at the Cameroonian federation’s headquarters in […]

France qualified for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar by crushing Kazakhstan 8-0 on Saturday thanks to four goals from Kylian Mbappe, while Belgium also booked their ticket. Didier Deschamps’ side outclassed the Kazakhs at the Parc des Princes in Paris to top Group D with Karim Benzema also scoring twice and Adrien Rabiot […]

Three African nations have qualified for the next phase of the 2022 World Cup qualifying series in the African zone. They are Morocco, Mali, and Senegal. Morocco is already guaranteed top spot in Group I with two matches left to play. Last month, they defeated Guinea 4-1 in Rabat and will be one of the […]

Kylian Mbappe said holders France were going to next year’s World Cup finals to win it after he hit four goals in an 8-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan that secured qualification. Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe grabbed a first-half hat-trick on Saturday, making him the first France player to achieve that feat in a competitive international since […]

A brilliant assist by Egypt captain Mohamed Salah triggered a comeback that earned a 2-2 2022 Soccer World Cup draw in Angola on Friday and a place in the final African qualifying stage. The Liverpool star pushed the ball between two defenders and onrushing Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny slammed the ball into the net to […]

Aston Villa has announced Steven Gerrard as new manager as seen in a statement on the club’s website on Thursday. The former Liverpool captain joined Villa from Glasgow Rangers which he guided to the Scottish Premiership title last season Speaking on the appointment, CEO Christian Purslow said the 41-year-old has the experience which the club […]

The police in France arrested a member of the Paris St.-Germain women’s soccer team on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an attack on one of her teammates, who was pulled from a car last week and struck in the legs by masked men wielding metal bars. The club confirmed that the player who […]

World number one Novak Djokovic won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters Crown after beating 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final. The 34-year-old Serbian gained a measure of revenge over his Russian opponent who dashed his dreams of a Grand Slam sweep in the US Open final in September. […]

Barcelona confirmed the return of Xavi Hernandez as a coach on Saturday, with the legendary midfielder facing an immense challenge to restore the fallen Spanish giants to their former glory. The Spaniard left Camp Nou to play for Al Sadd in 2015, after making 767 appearances for the Catalan club, which included winning eight La […]

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he does not feel as though he is on borrowed time despite a chastening 2-0 defeat by Manchester City on Saturday. Eric Bailly’s own goal and Bernardo Silva’s strike on the stroke of half-time proved the difference at Old Trafford but there was a huge gulf in quality […]

A 52-year-old soccer fan was sentenced to 10 weeks in jail for racially abusing three Black England players following their Euro 2020 final loss to Italy. According to Sky Sports, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Jonathon Best live-streamed himself on Facebook going on a racist rant against Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka. […]

Liverpool cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League by exacting revenge on 10-man Atletico Madrid to win 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday and qualify with two games to spare. Goals inside the first 21 minutes from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane gave the Spanish champions a mountain to climb even before Felipe was […]

Real Madrid became the first team in Champions League/European Cup history to score 1,000 goals. Karim Benzema coolly slotted home from close range in the 14th minute to give the Spanish giants the lead against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening. He added another in the second half. The Frenchman’s goal also […]

Former France star Thierry Henry said on Tuesday in Lisbon that he planned to fight online harassment and pressure social media companies in alliance with an NGO and his sponsor Puma. “We need help,” Henry told the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon. “We’ve all been touched by it”. In March, Henry, currently assistant coach […]

Cristiano Ronaldo rode to Manchester United’s rescue late on for the third time in four Champions League matches to salvage a 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Tuesday. The competition’s all-time top scorer struck a sweet volley from outside the box in the 91st minute to keep United on top of Group F. However, another disjointed […]

Tottenham Hotspur has announced the appointment of Antonio Conte as manager. This is coming barely 24 hours after the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo who formerly held the position. “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Antonio Conte as our Head Coach on a contract until the summer of 2023, with an option to […]

Barcelona confirmed  that B team coach Sergi Barjuan is the club’s new interim manager. Barjuan will take over from Ronald Koeman, who was sacked after defeat to Rayo, until the club appoints a new coach. Barcelona will train later under Barjuan for the first time and he will also take Friday’s press conference ahead of […]

Ronald Koeman has been sacked as coach of Barcelona, the club announced after defeat by Rayo Vallecano left the club ninth in La Liga. Barca has won only two of their last seven league games under Koeman, a run that included losing to Real Madrid in Sunday’s Clasico at Camp Nou. A poor start to […]

Paul Pogba has branded a report suggesting he snubbed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Manchester United’s loss to Liverpool and shelved contract talks as “fake news”. The 28-year-old was sent off for a challenge on Naby Keita during United’s 5-0 defeat on Sunday, having only come on as a substitute at half-time. According to a report […]

Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez will not go to a Spanish jail for violating a restraining order in 2017 after a Madrid court on Wednesday accepted the appeal by the French player. “We consider that the appeal should be upheld and the order to enter prison suspended,” the court said in a statement. The suspension […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won’t be sacked as Manchester United manager for now. This comes after Sir Alex Ferguson reportedly told Manchester United to give his former player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the chance to turn things around against Tottenham. Despite intensive speculation regarding the manager’s future, the Red Devils are now expected to stand by Solskjaer […]

Coach of Cofine FC of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Remi Amadi has been slammed with a global ban of two years from all football-related activities by world football –governing body, FIFA. The world body’s Disciplinary Committee conveyed this decision to the Nigeria Football Federation, and it is a consequence of a similar ban imposed on […]

Former Rangers, Everton, and Scotland manager Walter Smith has died at the age of 73. Smith achieved legendary status at Ibrox, with 21 trophies in two spells making him the second most successful Rangers boss ever behind Bill Struth. He won the latter seven titles of Rangers’ nine-in-a-row run in the 1990s and returned to […]

David Beckham is set to become the face of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after signing a massive deal, as per The Sun. The deal will fetch him around £15m-a-year for the next 10 years, accumulating to a massive £150m in total. The former Man United winger will be the ambassador for next […]

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand hospitalized with an undisclosed medical issue The former Man U ace, 42, tweeted a snap from a hospital bed as he watched Manchester United’s shock 5-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday. The England defender did not disclose what medical issue he was receiving treatment for. He wrote: ‘These 60 mins […]

Liverpool was back at Old Trafford tonight, for the first northwest Derby of the season. Manchester United vs Liverpool, one can hardly name a bigger fixture in English football. The two most successful clubs in England locking horns, the rivalry between the two clubs is backed by the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester, which was […]

Real Madrid piled renewed pressure on Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman as David Alaba scored a scintillating goal to help them seal a 2-1 victory in the Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday. Alaba’s bending shot had Madrid in front for the majority of an end-to-end contest, with Lucas Vazquez making it two in injury-time before […]

Sun 24th October SCP     St Mirren         1          2          Rangers           CHA   Barnsley          2          3          Sheff Utd        PREM Brentford       1          2          Leicester PREM West Ham      1          0          Tottenham       CHA   N Forest          0          4          Fulham            LIGA  Barcelona        1          2          R Madrid        ERE    Ajax               5          0            PSV   PREM Man Utd         0          5          Liverpool         

Cardiff has sacked manager Mick McCarthy following their 2-0 home defeat to Middlesbrough on Saturday – their eighth loss in as many games. The latest setback means the Bluebirds have picked up just 11 points from their 14 Championship games so far this season. As well as losing eight games in a row, Cardiff has […]

Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah will go head to head for the right to be billed as the Premier League’s top dog when Manchester United faces arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp risked irking United striker Ronaldo ahead of the crunch clash when he hailed Salah as the best player in the world […]