Uruguayan attacker Edinson Cavani has his retirement from the national team at the age of 37. Known as “El Matador”, Cavani is Uruguay’s second all-time leading scorer and third most-capped player, with 58 goals in 136 appearances. “I have been and always will be blessed to have pulled on this shirt to represent what I…
English Premier League side Chelsea and Leicester City Manager Enzo Maresca have agreed terms on a five-year deal for Maresca to become their new head coach. The 44-year-old, who will succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge, will move from Leicester after leading them back to the Premier League by winning the Championship. It is understood…
Belgian Marc Brys has been reinstated as coach of Cameroon after Samuel Eto’o, the president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot), apologised for a row which led to the coach being replaced two days ago. Fecafoot put Martin Ndtoungou in interim charge of the Indomitable Lions on Tuesday night after Eto’o and Brys were involved…
Former Barcelona and Manchester United defender Gerard Pique has been placed under official investigation by a court in Spain over his alleged involvement in a deal which saw the Spanish Super Cup moved to Saudi Arabia. Pique’s company Kosmos signed agreements with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) which would see it receive 40m euros (£34m)…
Craig Bellamy will take temporary charge of Burnley following the departure of Vincent Kompany. Kompany recently signed as Coach of Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich after Burnley’s relegation to the Championship. The Clarets say they are “actively searching” for a permanent replacement but have made former Liverpool and Newcastle forward Bellamy acting head coach in the…
Ipswich Manager Kieran McKenna has signed a new four-year deal to remain in charge of the club after overseeing their incredible rise to the Premier League. The 38-year-old’s new deal at Portman Road comes a week after it appeared likely he would reject any new offer from the club. He had been linked with the…
Olympiakos have emmerged winners of the Europa Conference League beating Fiorentina 1-0 in the Wednesdsy’s final. Ayoub El Kaabi struck four minutes from the end of extra time as Olympiakos beat Fiorentina to become the first Greek side to win a European trophy. The Moroccan striker, hero of Olympiakos’ run to the final, stooped low…
Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of the Super Eagles 2026 World Cup qualification games against South Africa and the Benin Republic. The CAF Footballer of the Year was listed in the squad to face South Africa on June 7 and the Squirrels of Benin Republic three days later. But on Tuesday, the…
A date has been fixed for the rematch between Tyson Fury’s and Oleksandr Usyk According to Saudi Arabia’s chair of General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh, the fight will take place on Saturday December 21 in Riyadh, Writing on social media on Wednesday, Alalshikh said: “The rematch… is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024…
Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham has been voted La Liga’s Player of the Season in his first year in Spain. Bellingham, 20, scored 19 times in the league to help Real win the title by 10 points. He also scored four times in the Champions League as Carlo Ancelotti’s side reached the final,…
