Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte couldn’t have asked for a better response from Heung-Min Son after controversially leaving the struggling South Korean star out of his starting team to face Leicester City. After eight games without a goal, Son finally got back on the scoresheet Saturday, coming off the bench in the second half to…
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has extended worldwide the four-year ban on former Nigeria youth international, Orji Okwonkwo, for doping violations. Okwonkwo was previously banned for four years by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal. Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Ivan Palacio, stated that the decision complies with the regulations of FIFA…
Arsenal can challenge for the Premier League title, according to Arsene Wenger, who doesn’t see any weaknesses in Mikel Arteta’s team. Former Arsenal manager was impressed with the club’s summer business and feels that they are now more than capable of returning to the Champions League – but sees no reason why they cannot also…
Barcelona have been handed a transfer blow by Paris Saint-Germain. The Catalan club received a blow in their attempts to bring Lionel Messi back to the club next year. Messi’s contract with PSG will expire at the end of the current season, but, according to L’Equipe, PSG are working on a renewal for the seven-time…
Jacob Ramsey netted his first goal of the season to give Aston Villa a scrappy 1-0 home victory over Southampton in the Premier League on Friday and snap a run of four games without a win, as reported by ESPN. With the cancellation of last week’s fixtures due to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the…
Nottingham Forest squandered a lead for the second successive Premier League game as they slipped to a 3-2 home defeat by Fulham on Friday. Taiwo Awoniyi gave Forest the perfect start when he headed them in front after 11 minutes from a Ryan Yates corner. But Fulham struck three times in six minutes early in…
Arsenal are ready to hand forward Gabriel Martinelli a new long-term deal, reports Calciomercato. The 21-year-old’s contract at Emirates Stadium still has two more years on it, but he has impressed enough since joining from Brazilian side Ituano in 2018 to merit a new deal. Martinelli has become one of Mikel Arteta’s key players since…
International sports kit manufacturing company, Nike has unveiled brand new jerseys for the Super Eagles and other Nigerian football national teams. It officially released the jersey and kits on Thursday. Nike and the Nigeria Football Federation had recently extended their contract agreement to 2026. The Super Eagles are expected to debut with the new jersey…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season as Manchester United got their Europa League campaign up and running with a 2-0 win at Sheriff on Thursday. Ronaldo, selected to lead the line as Erik ten Hag kept rotation to a minimum against the side that stunned Real Madrid in last season’s Champions League,…
Manchester United has maintained that the club’s embattled forward, Mason Greenwood remains suspended despite being included in an official squad for the 2022-23 season. As reported by Daily Mail, the 20-year-old has not been named in the 25-man squad but is on a list of U21 players who are eligible to play for the first…
A young woman has narrated the harrowing details of how she blacked out after allegedly having drinks and drugs and later came round with Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy’s friend and co-accused raping her. As reported by Sky Sports, the woman, aged 19 at the time, said she had gone to an apartment near Manchester…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag faces a potential crisis up front after confirming Marcus Rashford has picked up a “muscle injury.” Rashford has been ruled out of Thursday’s Europa League clash at FC Sheriff and with Anthony Martial also injured, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only main option in attack. “He’s not available,” Ten Hag…
Benfica took their winning run to 12 matches with Wednesday’s 2-1 triumph at Juventus which put them level with Champions League Group H leaders Paris Saint-Germain, as reported by The Score. Roger Schmidt’s team have a perfect six points from their first two matches after coming back from Arkadiusz Milik’s early opener thanks to a…
Erling Haaland leapt high in the air to score one of the most spectacular goals you’ll ever see in the Champions League on Wednesday. Haaland swung his left foot at Joao Cancelo’s tantalizing cross to power home the winning goal in the 84th minute of Manchester City’s 2-1 comeback win over Borussia Dortmund. Four minutes…
The Premier League have accepted a request from Arsenal to postpone their game with Manchester City next month to accommodate a rearranged Europa League game against PSV Eindhoven, as reported by ESPN. The north London side risked forfeiting the points after the original match against PSV — due to be played on Thursday — was…
Sporting scored in the 90th minute and again in stoppage time to beat Tottenham 2-0 on Tuesday and make it two wins from two to open the Champions League group stage. As reported by Marca, both goals came from substitutes – Paulinho and Arthur Gomes – as Tottenham slipped to its first loss of the…
Bayern Munich extended their undefeated run in the Champions League group stage to 30 games by defeating Barcelona 2-0 at the Allianz Arena. The two clubs are no strangers having faced one another in the group stage last season. Tuesday’s match followed a similar script, with the Germans coming out on top once again thanks…
Joel Matip scored a late goal for Liverpool to secure a win against Ajax in Group A of the Champions League on Matchday 2. Jurgen Klopp’s side started the game well, then fizzled out before their perseverance paid off right before added time when the central defender headed to put his side in front. This…
The idea of Barcelona taking on Bayern Munich inspires very different thoughts to what it would have just a few months ago. The two meet in the Champions League on Tuesday, and the game comes at a better time for the Catalans than the Bavarians. It might even be said that Xavi Hernandez’s side are…
Recognition of Karim Benzema’s extraordinary year has extended into the realm of video games after the Real Madrid striker was named the top-ranked player in EA Sports’ latest installment of FIFA 23. The 34-year-old enjoyed the biggest jump in the rankings of the 23 players that were revealed Monday, moving up 13 places with a…
Thomas Muller will once again be on the pitch with Robert Lewandowski in the Champions League. However, this time they won’t be wearing the same shirt, as reported by Marca. It is this fact that is giving rise to some jokes in Bayern Munich’s training sessions ahead of the Champions League clash with Barcelona, as…
In what could possibly be a first in world soccer, two goalkeepers from the same league scored injury-time equalizers on the same day. The unpredictable chain of events on Saturday began with Santos Laguna’s Carlos Acevedo in an away match against Queretaro. His side down a goal, the Mexican goalkeeper stepped up during a corner…
Bukayo Saka has spoken of the honour he felt meeting now King Charles III, as reported by Football London. https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-star-saka-charles-king-24988587 The Arsenal winger met the new King in June during an England training camp in preparation for the UEFA Nations League tie against Italy, with manager Gareth Southgate allowing him time off to meet the…
New Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, has asked Brighton supporters to forgive his decision to “grasp a new opportunity.” Potter has signed a five-year contract earlier this week to replace Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea had to pay around £20million to Brighton in compensation in order to hire Potter, his assistant Billy Reid, first-team coaches Bjorn Hamberg and…
Former Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel has broken his silence since he was sacked and has admitted that he was “devastated” to leave Stamford Bridge. However, Tuchel insists the club will retain a “special place” in his heart. The former PSG and Borussia Dortmund boss was dismissed as Blues boss just seven games into the new…
Mathys Tel made history by becoming Bayern Munich’s youngest Bundesliga starter and goal scorer, but the home side was left disappointed after being held for a third league game running in their 2-2 draw with Stuttgart. Bayern were on course to snap their winless league run when Jamal Musiala restored their lead in Saturday’s contest…
Bernardo Silva was one of the players Barcelona targeted during the summer transfer window, but in the end, the problems faced by the club in registering new signings made it impossible to bring him in. As reported by Marca, Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano made it clear before the close of the window that he…
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur will face world number one Iga Swiatek for the US Open women’s singles title after both won their semi-finals, as reported on BBC. Fifth seed Jabeur, 28, reached back-to-back Grand Slam finals by winning 6-1 6-3 against France’s Caroline Garcia. Poland’s two-time major winner Swiatek, 21, moved into her first US Open…
Manchester United led English football’s tributes to Queen Elizabeth II before their 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad in the Europa League, while Roma boss Jose Mourinho was in mourning after the monarch’s death on Thursday. United, West Ham and Arsenal players – the Premier League teams in action in Europe’s second and third tier tournaments…
67 Champions League matches, 70 FA Cups, 20 Olympic Games, 17 World Cups… Elizabeth II observed numerous photos that changed sport and history during her seven decades in power; these images have since surfaced following his passing at his Balmoral vacation home. Elizabeth II first fell in love with the beauty of the game right…
Certain Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham events have been cancelled already following Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, hinting at the outcome of the DCMS meeting in the morning. Whilst Arsenal were opening their Europa League campaign abroad in Switzerland, Chelsea were trying to acclimatise and welcome Graham Potter. Meanwhile, Spurs were on the…
Popular Filipino boxer, Manny Pacquiao stands out as one of the biggest admirers of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at the age of 96, after a reign of seven decades, as reported by Marca. As a result of this admiration, “Pac-Man” named his daughter Queen Elizabeth because of the impression Her Majesty made on…
The duo of Zinedine Zidane nor Mauricio Pochettino have been relegated to the background as replacements for Thomas Tuchel as Graham Potter has been identified as the man for the job of leading Chelsea to both domestic and European glory. The loss to Dinamo Zagreb proved to be Tuchel’s last in the job, and now…
Barcelona’s marquee summer signing, Robert Lewandowski made history Wednesday, becoming the first player to score a Champions League hat-trick for three different clubs when he notched a treble in his European debut with the Blaugrana. Lewandowski’s three goals powered Barca to a dominant 5-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen. His third tally at the Camp Nou…
Tennis star, Rafael Nadal has said that he has more important things than tennis to focus on following his elimination from the US Open. As reported by Marca, the Spaniard was knocked out of the tournament in the round of 16 by American player Frances Tiafoe. The 24-year-old broke down in tears when he beat…
Tyson Fury challenged Anthony Joshua to a fight before 2022 ends. Fury wants Anthony Joshua to fight him for the WBC world heavyweight, even after Usyk defeated the British boxer. “I know you just lost a fight with Usyk, I would like to give you the opportunity to fight me for the WBC world heavyweight…
Domenico Tedesco was fired by German side RB Leipzig on Wednesday, a day after a 4-1 home thrashing by Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening Champions League group match. As reported by The Score, this comes months after he led them to German Cup success but a dreadful start to their league campaign has yielded…
Chelsea have sacked Thomas Tuchel following the club’s underwhelming start to the 2022/23 Premier League season and things went from bad to worse after losing their Champions League opening game. Dinamo Zagreb beat Chelsea 1-0 on Tuesday night in what-roved to be Tuchel’s last game in charge. The club’s new owners have taken the decision…
Atlanta United and U.S. men’s soccer team star Miles Robinson has been arrested over the Labor Day weekend, according to jail records. As reported by WSBTV, Robinson is accused of misdemeanor theft after an incident at the Battery Atlanta entertainment district at the Atlanta Braves stadium. Cobb County jail records show that Robinson posted a…
Argentine midfielder, Angel Di Maria will miss out on a quick return to Paris Saint-Germain after he was left out on Monday of the Juventus squad for their Champions League opener in the French capital. Juve did not say why the Argentina winger, who exited at half-time of their 1-1 draw at Fiorentina on Saturday,…
Manchester United owners the Glazer family have set an asking price of £3.75bn in order to sell the club, sparking interest from the Dubai sovereign wealth fund, according to reports. The Glazers have faced increasing protests from fans in recent seasons as the team’s continued lack of success draws attention to their ownership of the…
Max Verstappen moved one step closer to a second consecutive World Championship by taking his 10th win of the 2022 Formula 1 season at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Dutchman led off the line and retained the lead until the opening round of pit stops, with Charles Leclerc unable to match his pace in the…
Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard were wrong to complain about referee Paul Tierney disallowing Gabriel Martinelli’s Arsenal goal against Manchester United on Sunday, according to former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. The Gunners thought they had taken the lead at Old Trafford when Brazilian forward Martinelli found the net, but after consulting the pitch-side monitor on…
A goalkeeper was sent off in an FA Cup tie for “urinating in a hedge” during a first qualifying round match, as reported by ESPN. Blackfield & Langley FC’s Connor Maseko was caught short in the 76th minute of his side’s 0-0 draw against Shepton Mallet FC when the ball went out for a goal-kick….
The Premier League will review as a priority with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the refereeing body, two controversial VAR decisions that saw Newcastle United and West Ham United have crucial goals disallowed on Saturday. As reported by ESPN, Newcastle thought they had scored in the 51st minute when Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell…
Manchester United’s good run of form continued with an action-packed 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday as the Gunners suffered their first defeat of the season, as reported by ESPN. https://africa.espn.com/football/blog-the-match/story/4736322/man-united-win-again-and-end-arsenals-streakillustrating-erik-ten-hags-continued-impact A debut goal from Antony — in his debut appearance for Man United after his transfer from Ajax days earlier — punctuated a confident…
Alexis Mac Allister scored twice as Brighton & Hove Albion deepened the crisis at Leicester City with an emphatic 5-2 Premier League victory at the Amex Stadium on Sunday. Leicester have one point from their opening six games and, despite taking the lead inside a minute, were outplayed in a performance that will add to…
Bayern Munich and Union Berlin battled to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, with the result seeing both teams drop off the top of the Bundesliga table, as reported by ESPN. Union entered the match having never beaten Munich, and their hopes were certainly boosted when they took the lead after 12 minutes. Leading scorer Sheraldo…
Celebrated tennis champion, Rafa Nadal isn’t having the best of times on a personal level, although at the US Open he continues to blitz through the rounds without appearing overburdened, as reported by Marca. The tennis player has his mind elsewhere: specifically on his wife Mery Perello, 34, who is almost seven months pregnant and…
Harry Kane moved into outright third on the all-time Premier League goal charts by scoring in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday. The England captain’s fifth goal of the season moved him past former Manchester United striker Andy Cole (187) on the list of players with the most goals scored since the English…
