Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) threw away a two-goal lead for a second successive league game as Troyes battled back to earn a 2-2 draw on Sunday. At the Parc des Princes, the hosts looked to be in control when Marquinhos and Neymar gave them a comfortable first-half...
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Nigeria’s National Under-20 men football team, the Flying Eagles, on Sunday in Niamey beat their Ghanian counterpart 2-0 in the WAFU-B U-20 championship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the opening match in Group B of the competition was played at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium, Niamey,...
Carlos Alcaraz became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the same tournament on clay as he stormed into the Madrid Open final on Saturday. The 19-year-old Spaniard reached his second ATP Masters final in five weeks and claimed his first ever win over a...
Manchester United’s dismal season hit a new low as Brighton condemned them to a 4-0 defeat that ended their hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four on Saturday. United have endured a host of humiliations in one of their most embarrassing seasons for decades and this lacklustre...
American business tycoon Todd Boehly has agreed a £4.25billion ($5.24 billion) deal to buy Chelsea Football Club of London from Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich. Here below is a look at the state of play at Stamford Bridge. How was the deal agreed? Boehly and his consortium partners have battled...
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus could yet face sanctions for refusing to back down in their idea of forming a Super League. The three were the only founding clubs not to renounce the widely-derided Super League after the breakaway project’s collapse in April...
Chelsea FC said a group led by Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly would acquire the London club after agreeing to terms in a deal worth £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion). “The sale is expected to complete in late May subject to all necessary regulatory approvals,” the football club said...
Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have already achieved their aims by being contenders in every competition, insisting he was not brought to the Etihad Stadium to win the UEFA Champions League. Manchester City’s wait for European football’s top club prize will go on after they lost 6-5 on aggregate...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Emirates until 2025. The 40-year-old took over at the Emirates Stadium in December 2019 following the dismissal of Unai Emery. The Spaniard is close to taking the Gunners back into the Champions League...
Billionaire Roman Abramovich says his position over the sale of Chelsea Football Club of England is unchanged and has denied asking for any loan to be repaid to him. Reports have suggested that the Russian-Israeli, who was sanctioned by the UK Government on March 10 following Russia’s invasion of...
Nigeria’s Falconets have been drawn alongside France, Canada and Korea Republic in Group C of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup scheduled for Costa Rica in August. Also, at Thursday’s draw held at the Teatro Nacional in the central American country’s capital city of San Jose, title-holders Spain were...
A third all-English Champions League final in four years seemed to be on the cards but Real Madrid’s incredible late comeback against Manchester City on Wednesday has set up a rematch between the Spanish club and Liverpool in Paris on May 28. Madrid’s epic European campaign hit new heights...
Manchester City, Manager Pep Guardiola, has revealed why his club lost against Real Madrid in yesterday’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) match. Guardiola said the unpredictable nature of football made them lose after Real Madrid produced a stunning late fightback to reach the final. AFP reported that City led 1-0...
The jersey that Argentina football legend Diego Maradona wore while scoring twice against England in the 1986 World Cup, including the infamous “hand of God” goal, was auctioned for $9.3 million, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, Sotheby’s said Wednesday. Seven bidders vied for the garment in...
Real Madrid produced one of the all-time great European comebacks to stun Manchester City and book a most unlikely spot in the Champions League final against Liverpool. A brace from Rodrygo and a Karim Benzema penalty, all scored from the 90th minute on, gave Carlo Ancelotti’s side a 3-1...
The final two places at this year’s World Cup will be decided in Qatar in June with global football governing body FIFA confirming the venue and match order on Wednesday. Doha’s Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium will host the decisive games on June 13 and June 14. Australia and the...
Nigerian footballer, Victor Osimhen has been offered N4 billion in salary per year to play for Premier League club, Newcastle United. This is according to Italian outlet Calciomercato. Osimhen who currently plays for Napoli has been linked with a move to Premier League clubs; Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle,...
Liverpool held off a stirring comeback from Villarreal to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday as second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane secured a 5-2 aggregate victory. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Villarreal sparked hopes of a remarkable turnaround in the return at the...
A fine of 150,000 Swiss Franc (about 154,128.75 USD) has been slammed on Nigeria by the World soccer ruling body, FIFA. FIFA imposed the fine on Nigeria over the unruly behaviour of the fans at the end of the second leg Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Super...
Everton kept Premier League survival in their own hands as Richarlison scored the only goal of a vital 1-0 win over Chelsea. Frank Lampard’s men remain in the bottom three, but narrow the gap on both Burnley and Leeds to two points with a game in hand to come....