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The duo of Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Tariq Lamptey are reportedly close to becoming eligible to play for Ghana. It should be recalled that both players who have 56 caps for England’s youth teams between them, have been in talks with the Ghanaian FA, who have recently appointed Chris Hughton as…

As the ongoing transfer window continues to unveil the latest moves across England and the rest of Europe, Arsenal are close to signing Fabio Vieira after agreeing a stunning transfer for the Porto star. The 22-year-old Viera is heading to London for a medical on Friday after Arsenal struck terms on a fee with the…

FIFA has announced the 16 host cities expected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup at a live event in New York City, selecting 11 cities in the United States, three cities in Mexico and two cities in Canada. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will mark the first time that three countries have hosted the…

There could be exciting days ahead for Arsenal in the 2022-23 season as they are closing in on a strategic move for Manchester City forward, Gabriel Jesus who has been valued at £50m. The Gunners are confident that the club can seal a deal’ for the forward as the Brazilian has been reorted to be…

The game between the United States men’s national soccer team (USMNT) and El Salvador was anything but glamorous, given the disturbing quantity mud on the pitch, the 2 red cards, the shards of metal on the field, the periodic melees and so much more. Five months from now, the USMNT will file out in some…

The Premier League unveiled its complete fixture list for the 2022-23 season Thursday. The campaign kicks off August 5, with a London derby between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park. Reigning champions Manchester City, looking for their fifth title in six seasons, begin the defense of their latest crown with a trip to West…

Premier League champions, Manchester City continue to bolster the squad for the incoming 2022-2023 EPL season and are on the verge of submitting the club’s first bid for Brighton & Hove Albion’s full back, Marc Cucurella. According to top Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano, the “first bid ready to proceed in advanced talks in the next…

Following England’s humiliating 4-0 thrashing by Hungary, English fans are furious and have asked for the England manager to be sacked amidst far that he might waste yet another golden opportunity to impress at the forthcoming World Cup in Qatar. Watch the match highlights below. Hungary’s Roland Sallai fired the visitors ahead with his 16th-minute…

Liverpool have finally wrapped up the official signing of Uruguayan forward and Benfica striker, Darwin Nunez for an initial £64 million on a 6-year deal. With this Nunez potentially becomes Liverpool’s record signing with additional fees expected to rise towards the £85 million mark. The prolific forward scored 34 times in 41 appeqrances for Benfica…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria grabbed three points against the The Falcons and True Parrots of São Tomé and Príncipe at the Grand Stade Agadir, also known as Adrar Stadium, on Monday. The Nigerian team had also bagged all three points in their 2-1 defeat of Sierra Leone at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on…

American mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler, actor, and former American football player, Bob Sapp is threatening to destroy retired heavyweight boxing legend, Mike Tyson as he openly challenges him to get back into the ring with him. Tyson previously landed a comeback exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr in 2020, although Sapp was the…

Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino is set to leave the club following talks with the top brass of the club. PSG are still to make a formal announcement but it is understood the former Tottenham manager, 50, will not serve the final year of his contract. Zinedine Zidane, Jose Mourinho and Nice coach Christophe Galtier…

Benfica forward, Darwin Nunez is in the final stages of sealing a move to Liverpool in what would make him the club’s latest record signing in terms of sign on fees. The 22-year-old is set to undergo a medical Monday after Liverpool agreed to pay an initial £64 million (€75 million) fee to sign him…

Mercedes Formula 1 boss, Toto Wolff has openly stepped forward to defend 7-time world racing champion, Lewis Hamilton after he was out-qualified by team-mate George Russell for the third consecutive race. Hamilton qualified seventh for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, two places and 0.212 seconds behind Russell, who was 1.353secs adrift of the pole time set…

Undefeated boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather is expected to announce his return to the ring at a press conference in Las Vegas. Boxing fans all over the world are keenly looking forward to seeing Mayweather putting on his gloves for a new exhibition fight. While the identity of his opponent remains unknown, he will fight under…

French midfielder, Aurelien Tchouameni has joined Spanish champions, Real Madrid from Monaco for a fee of 100 million euros, including variables. The player joins Real Real Madrid on a 5-year deal and this officially makes him Real Madrid’s second signing for next season after Antonio Rudiger, who joined from Chelsea on a free transfer. Real…

Bayern Munich’s ace striker, Robert Lewandowski continues to steal the headlines following his announcement to leave the club and this time, he has ben surprisingly linked with a shock move to Manchester United. According to the Sun UK, Machester United Mare eager to enter the race to sign the Polish striker if Barcelona falter in…

Spanish giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to lock horns once again in the El Clasico scheduled to be played in Las Vegas on July 23 during their tour of the United States. In an annoucement, Barcelona has revealed that the team will be involved in two new friendly matches to complete their tour…

WNBA basketball player, Liz Cambage has been featured in French fashion brand, Thierry Mugler’s latest campaign where she shows off a bit more of her sensual side compared to the jersey-wearing version most of her fans are used to seeing. The 30-year-old shared a video clip of herself in the short fim dedicated to Mugler’s…

Super Eagles defeated Leone Stars of Sierra Leone 2-1 at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja without fans in the stands on Thursday in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations encounter. The fans were absent as a result of the one-match ban placed on the country by the world football–governing body, FIFA, over the fracas…

Liverpool winger, Mohammed Salah has emerged the winner of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) player of the year award for the 2021-2022 season. Winning the award for the second time, Salah finished joint top scorer in the Premier League alongside Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min with 23 goals. He also recorded 13 assists as he helped…

Despite the club’s strict policy against splashing huge sums of money to sign, Liverpool are making an exception as the club is are prepared to break their transfer record to land Benfica’s Darwin Nunez. The Reds are willing to pay €80 million plus €20 million in add-ons after being undeterred by Benfica’s hefty asking price…

In preparation for the 2022/2023 football season, Valencia have appointed Gennaro Gattuso as its new manager on a 2-year deal. The 44-year-old has been without a club since May 2021 when he left Napoli, with whom he won the Coppa Italia the previous year. Former Italy midfielder Gattuso had been named Fiorentina manager last summer…

Five years after leaving Lyon to join Arsenal for a club record of £46.5 million, Arsenal Forward, Alexandre Lacazette has rejoined his former club Lyon on a free transfer. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Lacazette (@lacazettealex) He returns to Lyon on a 3-year deal that will keep him at the…

Nine years after it as pulled down, a statue immortalising the moment French football legend Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian defender, Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final will be re-installed in Qatar. It should be recalled that the original statue was removed in 2013 amid a domestic backlash. The 5-metre bronze work called “Coup…

On the heels of Arsenal’s reported interest in Sassuolo striker, Gianluca Scamacca, the Italian club maintains that it has not received any formal offer from Arsenal for the striker. This was made known by Sassuolo CEO, Giovanni Carnevali as ports of Arsenal’s interest continues to intensify. According to sources, Arsenal are keen to bring in…

American professional boxer, Deontay Wilder is expected to return to the ring after his loss to two-time world heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in 2021 would already be planning his return to the ring. Following his secon crushing defeat wto Fury, the identity of his next opponent is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, popular Matchroom boxing…

Argentine talisman, Lionel Messi was on fire when Argentina took on Estonia at the El Sadar where the mercurial forward put the opposition to the sword by scoring 5 goals. It was supposed to a friendly game but that didn’t stop Messi from completely dominating the Estonian side. This marks the second time the PSG…

In this article, the author, Ryan Tolmich who writes for Goal takes a dive into the adaptability of departing Juventus captain and centre back, Giorgio Chiellini to the raw pace of the Major League Soccer in the United States. See excerpts below. The Italy icon will arrive in MLS on a TAM deal after leaving…

American music superstar and billionaire, Jay-Z was recently spotted showing love to the Boston Celtics basketball team after their wild comeback win over the Warriors with him having a moment with Celtic’s power forward, Jayson Tatum after the game. It should be recalled that the Celtics were down 12 points by the end of the…

Spanish tennis champion, Rafael Nadal has won his 14th French Open title and his 22nd Grand Slam after defeating Norwegian, Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday to continue his dominance at Roland Garros. The Spaniard made his victory look easy, winning in three straight sets over Ruud, a product of the Rafael Nadal Tennis…

The jersey that late NBA star, Kobe Bryant wore while playing as a rookie in the ’96-’97 Playoffs has been sold for a whooping $2.73 million. After 26 bids at the SCP Auctions, the purple and gold Lakers home jersey went for 7 figures. According previously reported by TMZ, Bryant wore the jersey on at…

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly considering a shock move for Roma coach, Jose Mourinho as a replacement for current manager, Mauricio Pochettino, who has been rumoured to have lost the faith of the PSG directors in their quest for European domination. Despite leading PSG to yet another Ligue 1 title, their failure in the Champions League,…

Fresh facts are beginning to emerge as to factor that prompted PSG talisman and French international, Kylian Mbappe to renew his contract with Paris Saint Germain as opposed to joining Real Madrid on a free. French President, Emmanuel Macron has admitted that he had a converation with the energetic forward moments before he agreed to…

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has secured a ticket to the final of this year’s French Open after his semi-final opponent, Alexander Zverev was forced to retire due to an injury. After losing the first set 7-6 (8) in a tie break, Zverev was leading 6-5 in the second set of the semifinal match when…

Former Chelsea Centre Back, Antonio Rudiger has officially joined perennial Champions League winners, Real Madrid on a free transfer following a brilliant campaign in the 2021/2022 season for the Stamford Bridge side. The 29-year-old defender was out of contract at Chelsea and has signed a 4-year deal in the Spanish capital, Real announced. In a…

Coming on the heels of racial allegations levelled against her, WNBA’s basketball star, Liz Cambage has posted an open letter on Instagram where she is denying allegations of calling Nigerian basketball players “monkeys” during a scrimmage ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Despite the evidence presented so far, the Australian basketball player, currently on the…

NBA star, LeBron James has officially become a billionaire while still actively playing as an active member of the Los Angeles Lakers. With this, he becomes the first professional basketball player to achieve the feat as babsketball legend, Michael Jordan did not become a billionaire until his retirement. View this post on Instagram A post…

Argentine forward and PSG attacking maestro, Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to win the Cup of Champions also known as the ‘Finalissima’ with a dominant 3-0 win at a sold-out and partisan Wembley Stadium. According to the Independent, goals by Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala ensured the Copa America champions were able to…

After a 9-year spell in Madrid decorated with series of Spanish and European title, Real Madrid winger and Wales international, Gareth Bale penned a farewell letter to Real Madrid on Wednesday, which marked the end of his time at the Spanish club. Bale affirmed the fact that it was at Real Madrid that his “dream…

Spanish tennis star an clay court king, Rafael Nadal remained on course to Talks of an end to Rafael Nadal’s reign proved premature once again as the clay court king stayed on course for a 22nd Grand Slam title by defeating Serbian rival, Novak Djokovic 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in a breathtaking French Open quarter-final…

Fund guilty of animal cruelty and for going as far as kicking and slapping his car, West Ham defender and French international, Kurt Zouma has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service. A judge at Thames Magistrates Court in east London also banned the 27-year-old France international from keeping cats for five…

Indian para-athlete Vinod Kumar has been banned for two years for intentionally misrepresenting his abilities in classification at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, World Para Athletics said. According to a report by The News, the Board of Appeal of Classification (BAC), an independent body, said the 41-year-old will be ineligible to compete in para athletics competition…

Paris Saint-Germain star and former Barcelona marksman, Lionel Messi, has revealed that he has “no doubts” that Real Madrid captain, Karim Benzema, should win the Ballon d’Or for the 2021/2022 season. Messi spent most of his career at Barcelona going head-to-head with Benzema in La Liga. He has now tipped the France striker, who led…

Jeff Gladney, Arizona Cardinals cornerback and former 1st round draft pick has passed away after an auto crash in Dallas. Details surrounding the 25-year-old cornerback’s fatal crash remained unclear at the time of writing this. He was born in Texas and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the 32nd overall pick in 2020 He…

Chelsea midfielder, Jorginho is reportedly considering departing Chelsea Football Club and Roma are interested in snatching up the player once the opportunity presents itself. According to a report floated by 90min, Chelsea midfielder and Italian international Jorginho has been given his walking papers at Stamford Bridge, putting several Serie A and La Liga clubs on…

Nottingham Forest Football Club is currently buzzing with excitement as the club has clinched promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years with a 1-0 win against Huddersfield in the Championship play-off final on Sunday. Huddersfield’s Levi Colwill’s own goal late in the first half at Wembley got the job done…