The dust generated by Argentina’s celebration song after wining the Copa America may not settle anytime soon. Yes Argentina won the Copa America, but lost the respect of many with the manner of their celebration. One of their players Enzo Fernandez who plays professional football in England with Chelsea faces disciplinary proceedings at the London…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons fell to a slim 1-0 defeat against Canada in their friendly at the La Quinta Football Centre, Malaga, on Wednesday night. Olympic champions Canada dominated the game and scored the decisive goal in the 18th minute. The Super Falcons had numerous chances to equalise but were let down by their poor finishing….
English Premier League side Newcastle United say they would do everything within their power to keep Eddie Howe as their manager Chief executive Darren Eales says the clubwill resist any approaches from the Football Association for Howe Howe is a leading contender to become England’s next manager following Gareth Southgate’s resignation. Southgate, who was appointed…
Lille defender Leny Yoro is flying to the UK for a medical with Manchester United after a deal worth over £50m was agreed. Man Utd have agreed personal terms in principle with the 18-year-old. Though Real Madrid were the Frenchman’s preference, but United have been working to convince him to join. There is still work…
Germany’s Thomas Muller has announced his retirement from international football. The 34-year-old earned 131 caps during 14 years with the senior side, scoring 45 goals. He was part of Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning side and won the Golden Boot at the 2010 tournament in South Africa. His final appearance was as an 80th-minute substitute during…
Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri has called time on his international career on Monday The 32 year old former Liverpool player won 125 caps with the Swiss national team. Shaqiri who now plays with Chicago Fire in the United States, is Switzerland’s second most-capped player after team-mate Granit Xhaka on 130 caps. The former Bayern Munich player…
The number of those who lost their lives in a cafe bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu packed with football fans watching the the Euro 2024 final has risen to nine. Witnesses described scenes of panic and chaos after the powerful blast late Sunday, with people scrambling for safety and the main entrance to the…
Colombia’s twenty eight match unbeaten run came to an end Monday as Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner to help Argentina defend their Copa America title and win a record 16th title A poor game which had been marred by security and crowd issues, forcing a 82-minute delay, was decided by a quality finish from…
Southampton have signed Japan defender Yukinari Sugawara from Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. The 24-year-old has joined for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of £6m and signed a four-year contract at St Mary’s. Sugawara is Saints boss Russell Martin’s seventh signing of the summer and the club’s fifth defensive addition. Martin said…
English Premier League side Manchester United have agreed to sell their central defender Willy Kambwala to Villarreal. United will receive €5.5m (£4.63m) as an initial payment, with add-ons potentially taking the fee to €11.5m (£9.68m). In addition, United have a buy-back option and negotiated a sizeable share of any sell-on fee for the 19-year-old. Kambwala…
