Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has agreed a deal to leave the club, the Spanish giants said Sunday. The 35-year-old forward has been heavily linked this week with a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia.“Real Madrid and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed to put an end to his brilliant and unforgettable era as a player…
Samuel Umtiti, the French international, recently opened up about his time at Barcelona, describing it as akin to being imprisoned for four years. Umtiti joined Barcelona in 2016 with high expectations, but he struggled to meet them and eventually found himself on loan at Lecce, a newly promoted team in Serie A fighting to avoid…
Jordi Alba, after an illustrious 11-year journey with Barcelona, has confirmed his departure from the club, marking the end of an era. The 34-year-old left-back, who joined Barcelona from Valencia in 2012, established himself as one of the best in his position. Throughout his time at the club, Alba celebrated numerous triumphs, including six La…
Former France international, Zinedine Zidane, has reportedly been offered a blank cheque book by Paris Saint-Germain to become the club’s new manager. According to El Nacional, PSG are obsessed with pursuing Zidane and the club’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has met with current head coach Christophe Galtier and informed him he won’t be in charge of…
Manchester City are reportedly set to float the idea of selling Joao Cancelo on a permanent deal to Bayern Munich in order to bring Joshua Kimmich to the club. Cancelo, 28, joined the Bavarian outfit on loan in January, and while the Bundesliga giants are keen on keeping him, they are not willing to activate…
For one last time, Arsenal’s folly is Manchester City’s fortune. The Gunners’ 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday handed City their third consecutive Premier League title and fifth in six seasons, and officially brought an end to a race the north London side led for months before falling horribly off course. Given Arsenal have…
Brentford forward Ivan Toney was suspended for eight months and fined £50,000 with immediate effect for breaching betting rules, the Football Association announced Wednesday. The 27-year-old confessed to 232 breaches after initially being charged with 262 betting violations by the English football governing body late last year. The infractions took place between Feb. 25, 2017,…
Manchester City produced a stunning performance to reach the Champions League final as Bernardo Silva’s double put Real Madrid to the sword in a 4-0 thrashing, securing a 5-1 aggregate win for the English champions on Wednesday. Eder Militao’s own goal and Julian Alvarez’s strike in stoppage time rounded off a memorable night for Pep…
Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Brighton on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side were rocked by second half goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan at the Emirates Stadium. Second placed Arsenal trail City by four points and a…
The world football governing body, FIFA has built a mini-stadium in Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State. FIFA disclosed this in a statement recently released on its website. The $1.189 million-project was undertaken by the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, and supported by the FIFA Forward programme. The NFF representative in Kebbi State, Abubakar Ladan said…
Southampton will play next season in the Championship after Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat to Fulham confirmed their relegation. The Saints lasted 11 seasons in the Premier League, enjoying consecutive finishes of eighth, seventh, sixth, and eighth between 2014 and 2017. Southampton developed Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Adam Lallana, Danny Ings, and numerous academy products…
Sergio Busquets has announced his departure from Barcelona at the end of the season. The 34-year-old midfielder revealed his decision in a video recently posted on social media. Busquets arrived at Barcelona in 2005 and eventually made his first-team debut in 2008. Since then, he has played in 718 matches for the club, scored 18…
Speculation about Lionel Messi’s next destination has grown increasingly frenzied over the last few days, after Paris St Germain suspended him for taking an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia and the AFP news agency reported on Tuesday that a move to a club in the country was a “done deal”. PSG’s contract with the 35-year-old…
Karim Benzema always takes to the field wearing a bandage that covers his right wrist and hand. But why? It all started nearly four years ago, when he sustained a finger injury in a challenge with Real Betis defender Marc Bartra. In January 2019, during a 2-1 LaLiga win for Madrid away to Betis, Benzema…
English Football League clubs have agreed a new £935 million ($1.18 billion, 1.07 billion euros) rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports. More than 1,000 matches a season will be broadcast, with the EFL representing the three divisions — Championship, League One and League Two — below the Premier League. But the Saturday blackout, which means…
Napoli finally ended their long wait to win Italy’s Serie A on Thursday after a 1-1 draw at Udinese secured their third league title with a record-equalling five games to play. Thousands of fans in Udine, at the Stadio Maradona in Naples and all around southern Italy’s biggest city exploded with joy at the final…
Real Madrid are in advanced talks to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund but a deal is yet to be agreed. Below is a video that captures details of the yet-to-be-agreed deal as reported by Sky Sports.
Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano. Wednesday’s bombshell comes a day after PSG suspended Messi for two weeks without pay over an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia. PSG had reportedly denied his request to carry out sponsorship duties in…
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland set a new record with his 35th goal in a single Premier League season against West Ham United – and he still has the rest of Wednesday’s game at the Etihad Stadium plus five more matches to add to this count. His cool lob over Lukasz Fabianski meant he eclipsed the…
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford reportedly came to the rescue of ‘world’s sexiest footballer’, Alisha Lehmann, when she was being assaulted by an unruly male mob during a recent night out in Manchester. The Aston Villa female team star and Rashford were partying separately at the Chinawhite club earlier this month when the Manchester United…
Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho has announced that he and his partner are expecting a baby boy. The 18-year-old revealed the news in a heartfelt message on social media, capping off a massive few days for the youngster after he agreed a huge pay rise with the Red Devils. Garnacho posted the message alongside a…
Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League on Sunday as Erling Haaland shattered a 92-year goal landmark while Julian Alvarez scored a stunner to clinch a 2-1 win at Fulham. Norway striker Haaland converted a third-minute penalty at Craven Cottage to become the first top-flight player to score 50 goals in all…
Following the Al-Nassr’s exit from the Saudi Cup, the club’s chief executive, Al-Muammar, was highly critical of Portuguese football star, Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr during the off-season, has continued to be a subject of conversation for fans. According to El Desmarque, Al-Muammar, president of Al-Nassr, expressed his anger…
Sheffield United Promoted Back to Premier LeagueSheffield United were planning to party long into the night after clinching promotion back to the Premier League with a 2-0 win against West Bromwich Albion at jubilant Bramall Lane on Wednesday. As reported on The Score, Paul Heckingbottom’s side saw off Albion thanks to goals from Sander Berge…
Manchester City are in position to overtake Arsenal for first place in the Premier League after recording a comfortable 4-1 victory over the Gunners on Wednesday. City, in search of their fifth title in six years, now sit two points back of the north London club with two games in hand. Arsenal’s hopes of winning…
A plane that was to carry the Arsenal women’s team back from their Champions League semi-final first leg against Wolfsburg burst into flames on the runway in a German airport on Sunday evening. The incident occurred at the Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport after a bird flew into the engine shortly before it was due to take…
Real Madrid centre-back Antonio Rudiger has revealed an anecdote about a letter that he received from Florentino Perez back in 2016. As reported on Marca, the Real Madrid president wished the current Los Blancos player a speedy recovery after suffering an ACL injury during a Germany training session. “I received a letter from Florentino Perez…
Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season were dealt a devastating blow after falling 6-1 at Newcastle United on Sunday. The hosts jumped out to a 5-0 lead 21 minutes into the contest before cruising to victory with a solid second-half performance and strengthening their own odds of qualifying for the…
The search for a new manager at Chelsea Football Club ahead of next season has continued as the Blues are currently talking to a handful of candidates. The latest news from the search for a new manager is Julian Nagelsmann who has reportedly withdrawn from the race to become Chelsea’s next coach. According to reports,…
American sportswear giant Nike is pressuring FC Barcelona to sell Ansu Fati and give his ’10’ shirt to a superstar such as Lionel Messi, according to a report from El Nacional. Fati broke through to the Barca first team in 2019 as a La Masia prodigy who smashed a number of youngest goalscorer and appearance…
Liverpool twice relinquished a lead before scoring a winner through Mohamed Salah as a 3-2 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest preserved hopes of a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Saturday. Diogo Jota put Liverpool 1-0 and 2-1 ahead at Anfield only for goals by Neco Williams — a former Liverpool player —…
Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka scored in the final three minutes of regular time to salvage a 3-3 draw against last-placed Southampton on Friday and extend their tenuous lead over Manchester City to five points. The Gunners conceded twice in the opening 15 minutes and seemed on their way to a potentially damaging home defeat…
Manchester United embarrassed themselves in the Europa League on Thursday, exiting the competition with a 3-0 loss to Sevilla in the second leg of their nightmarish quarterfinal. The Andalusians, who sit just eight points above the relegation zone in La Liga, advanced 5-2 on aggregate. Harry Maguire and David De Gea were equally to blame…
The NFL is the world’s richest sports league, with the pending sale of the Washington Commanders for $6 billion the latest example of its wealth. But when it comes to reaching the largest global audience, the other football dominates the marketing landscape. Soccer events (World Cup, Champions League), players (Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi) and teams…
Manchester City will square off against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals for the second straight year after an Erling Haaland goal secured a 1-1 draw and a 4-1 aggregate win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Norwegian missed a first-half penalty but muscled his way upfield midway through the second half, lashing past…
Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 win against Chelsea on Tuesday that wrapped up an emphatic 4-0 aggregate triumph, effectively ending the struggling London club’s season. The home team, with Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell, came into the match at Stamford Bridge with form and…
AC Milan reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday after Olivier Giroud struck the crucial goal in a 1-1 draw at Napoli which completed a 2-1 aggregate victory over their fellow Italians. Giroud tapped in what turned out to be the decisive goal two minutes before the break after a blistering run from…
Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 as Cody Gakpo’s controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds’ first win in five Premier League games on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo’s goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking Trent Alexander-Arnold’s arm in the build-up. It was reported the VAR…
Todd Boehly took matters into his own hands by giving Chelsea a team talk with the aim of sparking the slumping Blues, according to Matt Law of The Telegraph. As reported on The Score, the Chelsea co-owner is said to have delivered a pep talk after Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton & Hove…
Arsenal blew a two-goal lead for the second game in a row as Bukayo Saka’s penalty miss proved crucial in the Premier League leaders’ damaging 2-2 draw against West Ham on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side struck twice in the first 10 minutes at the London Stadium thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard….
Erling Haaland equalled the Premier League record of 32 goals in a 38-game season as Manchester City outclassed Leicester 3-1 to close within three points of Arsenal at the top of the table on Saturday. As reported on The Score, the damage was all done in the first 25 minutes as Haaland struck twice after…
Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi’s ex-wife Hiba Abouk failed to acquire half of his fortune as Hakimi reportedly has nothing in his name, Spanish daily Marca reported on Thursday. According to the report, Abouk asked for half of Hakimi’s assets and fortune when filing for divorce, however, she was informed that Hakimi has nothing in his…
Bayern Munich have suspended forward Sadio Mane for one game following an altercation with Leroy Sane after this week’s Champions League loss to Man City, the club announced Thursday. Newspaper Bild reported former City winger Sane was hit in the face by the Senegal attacker, suffering a cut lip after Tuesday’s loss. “Sadio Mane, 31,…
Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio struck for Real Madrid as they dominated 10-man Chelsea and opened up a 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg lead on Wednesday. The record 14-time winners and reigning champions eased to a comfortable win against Frank Lampard’s side, who had Ben Chilwell sent off in the second half for pulling…
Sadio Mane reportedly struck Bayern Munich team-mate Leroy Sane in the mouth during a dressing room dispute on Tuesday night. As reported on Goal, the attacking pair had been seen arguing on the pitch during the 3-0 loss to Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final. It only escalated from there,…
Manchester City took a massive step toward the final four of the Champions League after a stirring 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their quarterfinal at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. On a windy and rainy night in Manchester, the champions of England and Germany produced an engrossing spectacle but it…
Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League standings is down to six points after Liverpool clawed back from 2-0 down to salvage a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday. Manchester City had reduced the gap to five points after whalloping Southampton on Saturday, but it looked likely to return to eight after the…
Frank Lampard made a disappointing start to his second spell in charge of Chelsea when they lost at relegation-threatened Wolverhampton 1-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday. As reported on The Score, Matheus Nunes’ spectacular angled strike in the 31st minute earned Wolves a win at Molineux that pushed them four points clear of…
Real Madrid were unable defeat Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabéu. Carlo Ancelotti’s men took the lead twice on the scoreboard; the first, with an own goal and the second, with a great goal from Vini Jr. Finally, the team from Castellón ended up taking the victory at the Bernabéu thanks to a brace from…
Chelsea have appointed Frank Lampard as caretaker head coach until the end of the season following Sunday’s dismissal of Graham Potter, the club announced on Thursday. Lampard took Chelsea training on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has returned to the club he managed until 2021 while the search for…
