Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. Messi tested positive while on holiday in...
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Liverpool Manager, Jurgen Klopp will miss his side’s crucial Premier League clash at Chelsea on Sunday after a suspected positive coronavirus test. Klopp’s assistant Pep Lijnders will take charge for the fixture at Stamford Bridge as third-placed Liverpool try to keep pace with leaders Manchester City. As well as...
Rodri scored a 93rd-minute winner as Manchester City took another huge step towards retaining the Premier League title with a 2-1 win over 10-man Arsenal. Pep Guardiola’s men are now 11 points clear at the top thanks to an 11-game winning run, but were made to toil until deep...
Watford manager, Claudio Ranier, has insisted that his club did not disrespect Nigeria in the wake of the omission of Emmanuel Dennis from the AFCON party. Dennis has been ‘excused’ due to the clear stubborn posture of Watford in refusing to release him for national duties. Ranieri had claimed...
Chelsea forward, Romelu Lukaku has revealed that English champions, Manchester City attempted to sign him in 2020. Lukaku, who made this revelation in an interview with Sky Italia however, said he declined their approach. He confirmed that the offer from City was higher than that from current club side...
Nigerian footballer, Victor Osimhen is out of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Friday. Also, Super Eagles have invited four new players for AFCON over the health concerns and injuries of some players. The NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, made this known on Friday,...
European champions Chelsea announced Thursday an annual loss of £145.6 million ($196.7 million, 173.5 million euros) for the year to June 30 2021 despite their Champions League triumph. The London club were crowned kings of Europe in May following a 1-0 win over English rivals Manchester City in the...
Footballers playing in China’s national team should remove any existing tattoos and are “strictly prohibited” from getting any new ones, the country’s sports administration body has said. The sport has found itself in the crosshairs of the Communist Party’s purity drive in recent years, and players on the national...
Brighton’s Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to deny Chelsea a vital Premier League win on Wednesday just as they were poised to move to within three points of Manchester City. Romelu Lukaku outmuscled Neil Maupay to head home a corner midway through the first half but former...
The Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed a proposal by its Technical and Development sub-committee for the appointment of Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. His appointment follows the sacking of Gernot Rohr earlier this month. The executive committee of the NFF has,...
A new statue of footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has sparked controversy in the Indian state of Goa. Locals in Goa are objecting to a Portuguese footballer being honoured instead of a player from India. Michael Lobo, a minister in the Goa state government, tweeted that the statue had been...
Tottenham Hotspur came from a goal behind to secure a 1-1 draw against 10-man Southampton on Tuesday. James Ward-Prowse gave Southampton the lead with a spectacular strike in the first half but Spurs were able to draw level. This was when Mohammed Salisu gave away a penalty and was...
Spanish forward Ferran Torres has left Manchester City and completed a permanent move to LaLiga side FC Barcelona, the two clubs said on Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British and Spanish media reported that FC Barcelona would pay around 55 million euros ($62.30 million)...
Title-chasers Liverpool slipped to their second English Premier League (EPL) defeat of the season after substitute Ademola Lookman earned Leicester City a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Liverpool dominated the first half against an injury-hit Leicester City and looked set to take a deserved lead. This was when they...
The Following are the latest results and standings in the 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) after Tuesday’s matches: TuesdayArsenal vs Wolverhampton —- postponedCrystal Palace 3-0 Norwich CitySouthampton 1-1 Tottenham HotspurWatford 1-4 West Ham UnitedLeeds United vs Aston Villa —— postponedLeicester City 1-0 Liverpool WednesdayChelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion...
Russia has reiterated its intention to bid for the 2036 Olympics and is set to find the most suitable city for the Games. “We must bid for 2036, the whole country must appoint a worthy candidate,” deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Tuesday in Moscow. Russia’s Olympic Committee...
Manager Jurgen Klopp admitted on Tuesday that Liverpool should forget about catching Manchester City if they drop their standards after a damaging 1-0 defeat at Leicester City. Ademola Lookman’s winner stunned the second-placed Reds to keep them six points behind Manchester City in the title race. Kasper Schmeichel saved...
The draw for the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League Group Stage was conducted at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Pitso Mosimane, coach of Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC, assisted Khaled Nassar, CAF Head of Competitions, in the draw. It paved the...
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has inaugurated the Awka Township Stadium on Tuesday. The stadium is installed with an eight-lane Poly Unit Premium tartan track while the football pitch is built with hybrid synthetic pitch. Obiano said at the inauguration that he was glad to have built the facility...
French forward Kylian Mbappe has won the Best Men’s Player of the Year at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards on Monday. The 23-year-old Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star scooped the prize in a ceremony at the Armani Hotel. He beat six-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo; Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Karim Benzema,...