Uruguay striker Luiz Suarez has joined MLS side Inter Miami for the 2024 season, reuniting him with former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. Suarez, 36, joins as a free agent after leaving Brazilian side Gremio. Inter Miami chief business officer Xavier Asensi described the ex-Liverpool striker’s signing as “another monumental moment”…
Manchester City on Friday best Brazilian club Fluminese 4-0 to win the Club World Cup for the first time and end 2023 with five trophies City’s victory extended European clubs’ domination of the competition since 2012 and was never in doubt once Julian Alvarez opened the scoring inside the first minute. Nino’s first-half own goal…
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Banning clubs from joining a European Super League was unlawful. The Court also said and Uefa and Fifa are abusing a dominant position However the court stated: “That does not mean that a competition such as the Super League project must necessarily be approved”. An initial report…
English Premier League side Liverpool will play Fulham while Chelsea will face Middlesbrough in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. The Reds thrashed West Ham 5-1 on Wednesday evening to reach the last four, while Fulham won a penalty shootout at Everton on Tuesday. Chelsea beat Newcastle also on penalties in their quarter-final, while Middlesbrough…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has release the provisional lists of teams participating at the African Cup of Nations coming up in Ivory Coast in January, with Captain Ahmed Musa making the Super Eagles’ 41-man list. The name of Udinese of Italy goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, who was in goal for the Nigerian team at…
Nottingham Forest have appointed Nuno Espirito Santo on a two-and-a-half-year contract to replace Steve Cooper. Cooper was sacked on Tuesday after two years, with Forest having lost five of their past six league games and sitting 17th in the table. Former Wolves and Tottenham manager Nuno was sacked by Saudi Pro-League club Al-Ittihad in November….
The draws for the UEFA Champions League last sixteen have been held with defending champions Manchester City drawn to play Copenhagen while Arsenal face Porto. Danish champions Copenhagen, who finished above Manchester United in their group, reached the knockout stage for the first time since 2011. The first legs take place in February while the…
Former WBC Heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder has thrown a shade at Anthony Joshua by saying the former World Boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua does not “have the heart” to fight him, adding that a bout between the former heavyweight world champions is closer than it ever has been. The pair are on the same…
Abia Warriors are set to miss the service of six players for their matchday 14 fixture against Shooting Stars. The Ochendo Boys goalkeeper, Ali Ishaku will miss the game with an eye injury sustained in training while midfielder Philip Ozor is out with a knee injury. John Ogu, Chinalu Domingo and Felix Ugonna are sidelined…
There is no doubt that football game has proven to be one of the most unifying factors that have continued to bring Nigerians together amidst many challenges. Little wonder then, that the President of ECK Foundation (ECK-F), Chief Dr. Emeka Charles Kalu, decided to lay out the carpet for the youths to grab and prove…
