Real Madrid defender David Alaba believes the record 13-time winners can prevail over Liverpool in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final match because of their self-confidence and unique character. “We are Real Madrid. With this self-confidence we go to Paris to win,” the Austria international said on Monday. The Spanish...
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Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min shared the Premier League Golden Boot on Sunday after both forwards scored on the final day of the season. South Korea’s Son netted twice in Tottenham’s 5-0 win at Norwich to move to 23 goals — one clear of Salah, but the Egypt forward...
FC Barcelona have made a first written transfer bid of 32 million euros (33.8 million dollars, or N19.2 billion) for Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. The offer has been made for the two-time world footballer of the year, who has said he would not renew his Bayern Munich contract...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Kylian Mbappe thanked Real Madrid for their efforts as he took to Twitter on Sunday to explain his decision to stay in France. Mbappe had for a long time appeared likely to leave PSG at the end of his contract and sign for admirers Real...
Pep Guardiola lauded Manchester City’s stars and title rivals Liverpool after Sunday’s breathless comeback victory secured a fourth Premier League triumph in five years and sparked bedlam. A decade on from Sergio Aguero sealing the crown in a jaw-dropping 3-2 final day win, a rocking Etihad Stadium witnessed similar...
Jürgen Klopp was proud but disappointed after seeing his Liverpool side miss out on the 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) title to Manchester City on Sunday. A rollercoaster afternoon saw the Reds’ fans buoyed by Manchester City’s struggles against Aston Villa. On the other hand, they willed their side...
Arsenal have missed out on a Champions League spot despite mauling Everton on the final day of the Premier League. More to follow…
Manchester City retained the Premier League title in the most dramatic of fashion as they hauled themselves back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with three goals in the final 15 minutes on Sunday. Ilkay Gundogan came off the bench to score twice with Rodri also on...
Alexander Adewale and Kafayat Omisore emerged champions respectively in the male and female categories of the 44th CBN Senior National Tennis Championships on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the final match of the male wheelchair singles event at the Moshood Abiola National...
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was named the Premier League’s Player of the season on Saturday, with his team-mate Phil Foden taking the Young Player prize for a second successive year. De Bruyne has notched a career-best 15 league goals and 13 assists to secure the fans’ award for the second time after...
Kylian Mbappe has decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain despite weeks of speculation linking the forward to a move to Real Madrid, according to widespread reports on Saturday. The French World Cup winner has made up his mind to remain faithful to PSG and is poised to sign a...
English Premier League table ahead of Sunday’s matches, the final round of the 2021/22 season (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Man City 37 28 6 3 96 24 90 Liverpool 37 27 8 2 91 25 89 Chelsea 37 20 11 6 74 32 71...
Jean-Florent Ibenge, coach of RS Berkane of Morocco, says it was not an easy task beating Orlando Pirates of South Africa to the CAF Confederation Cup on Friday in Uyo. Ibenge, who said he was very happy to win the trophy for Morocco, told newsmen on Saturday in Uyo...
The Ekiti State Football Association (FA) has commiserated with the State Referees Council on the death of one of its members, Mr Success Ajibola. Ajibola died on May 20, from injuries sustained in an accident in Ado-Ekiti. The Ekiti FA Chairman, Mr Bayo Lanlege, in a memo made public...
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has won the Italian Serie A Most Valuable Player (MVP) for U-23 footballers. The Napoli hitman beat Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and AC Milan’s Rafael Leao to the prize which was announced on Friday evening. “Goals, goals, goals. A young striker with the experience of...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Friday confirmed that Angel Di Maria would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract. Di Maria joined PSG from Manchester United in 2015 and has gone on to enjoy a stellar stint in the French capital. The former Real Madrid winger has won...
Nigeria’s under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Friday emerged champions of the West Africa B Zone when they defeated the Young Squirrels of Republic of Benin 3-1. They achieved this feat after winning in the final match of the WAFU B Under-20 Championship held in Niamey, Niger...
A 12-year-old Nigerian boy who once went viral for his Pidgin English anaylsis of a match between Chelsea and Wolves has got rewards. In his commentary video, Kelvin spoke with much confidence as he was interviewed by the Football Fans Tribe. Many people praised the effort that went into...
Chelsea defender Marco Alonso on Thursday scored a glorious equaliser to earn a 1-1 home draw with Leicester City, despite the hosts being wasteful on the night. The result meant that Chelsea effectively sealed third place in the English Premier League ahead of the final round of fixtures on...
Quadruple-chasing Liverpool have confirmed plans for an end-of-season victory parade the day after the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League final match in Paris. Jürgen Klopp’s Reds do not yet know how many trophies they will finish the campaign with, but they have already secured the League Cup and FA Cup....