The 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League final match in May will be moved to Paris from St Petersburg due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. European football governing body UEFA disclosed this after a hastily-arranged executive committee meeting on Friday. The meeting rubber-stamped the widely-expected decision less than 36 hours...
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says world football governing body FIFA has approved the application of Leicester City FC player Ademola Lookman to switch national association allegiance. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that Lookman could with this approval represent Nigeria at international...
Israel’s police is yet to start a formal investigation against former Chelsea manager Avram Grant who has been accused of sexual harassment in a television programme. Police in Tel Aviv said on Tuesday that none of the women who made the allegations in a broadcast Sunday had lodged an...
Qatar World Cup ticket sales were launched at reduced prices on Wednesday with residents and migrant workers able to attend games for just $11 as concerns persist over Covid-19. Authorities have not yet announced how many fans will be allowed into stadiums for the first World Cup in an...
The Premier League in England has the option of rescheduling matches postponed due to COVID-19 during the international break at the end of the month, world governing body FIFA says. Eighteen top-flight games have been called off for COVID-related reasons since last month amid a significant rise in cases,...
Former Iran captain Mehdi Mahdavikia has reportedly come under fire for wearing a shirt with a small Israeli flag on it during a friendly match. The match was organised by football’s world governing body FIFA. Reports on Monday said that Mahdavikia faces consequences, including losing his job as Iran...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick said he consulted Portuguese gaffer Jose Mourinho and French manager Arsene Wenger in the search for a new Super Eagles coach. The NFF boss said this in a media parley on Wednesday in Lagos State, noting that the football body...
The Confederation of African Football on Friday gave its support to the “decision of the FIFA Congress to conduct a feasibility study” for a World Cup every two years. CAF is the first confederation to officially and publicly approve the controversial plan to hold a World Cup every two...
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is excited to have Odion Ighalo back in the squad and could start against Cape Verde in Monday’s final group qualifier. Ighalo, a former Manchester United striker retired after the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt and now plays for Al Shabab...