Arsenal defeated Bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League with Man City taking on Wolves inl Saturday’s late game. The Gunners dominated the opening 45 minutes and took the lead just before half-time from the penalty spot. Kai Havertz was brought down by Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers and Bukayo…
…..Gushes About Nigerian Heritage, ‘Fufu’ Bayern Munich’s star midfielder, Jamal Musiala has revealed that he’s Nigerian. The German forward stated this while expressing his fondness for the African delicacy, fufu. The 21-year-old footballer discussed his cultural heritage during an appearance on the popular culinary show ‘How Hungry Are You’ hosted by Chef Serge Ibaka. Born…
Burkina Faso will host Nigeria’s U-17 girls, the Flamingos, in Bamako, Mali on Saturday, May 11, The 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup first leg qualifying encounter was initially scheduled for Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, but the world body has now ruled that the venue is not up to standard. The decision has seen the…
Bayern Munich target Ralf Rangnick says he will stay as Austria manager, despite holding talks with Bayern Munich. The former Manchester United boss has been in talks with the German giants over the managerial Vacancy at the club earlier this week. He was expected to take over from Thomas Tuchel, who is leaving at the…
A row over an extended map of Morocco on a football shirt has escalated after the Algerian Football Federation (Faf) and club side USM Alger lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). Both legs of the Caf Confederation Cup semi-final between USM Alger and RS Berkane were called off because Berkane…
Chelsea compounded Tottenham Hotspur’s worries with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge to keep them in the hunt for European football – and deal a massive blow to Spurs’ hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season. Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring when the defender rose to meet a Conor Gallagher free-kick with a…
Inform new German champions Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a comfortable 2-0 first-leg victory at Roma to take command of their Europa League semi-final. Goals from Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave the Bundesliga champions only their second win in Italy. Roma had just two shots on target with striker Romelu Lukaku cutting an isolated figure…
Manchester United Captain has dropped a hint suggesting he might leave the club sooner than expected The Portuguese midfielder said he will consider his future at the club after this summer’s European Championship. The 29-year-old, who insists he “wants to win”, however made it clear his focus is on the FA Cup Final against Manchester…
Former Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has been appointed to head a new committee that will supervise the country’s football federation. The Spanish government announced last week that a special committee would be appointed until the federation holds elections to replace Luis Rubiales. Rubiales, the federation’s former president, was arrested on 3 April as part…
Fulham have been fined £75,000 by the Premier League and given a suspended six-month ban “from registering any academy players currently or previously registered with another club”. The punishment relates to a payment made by the Cottagers to Balham Blazers FC following Fabio Carvalho’s move to Liverpool. Carvalho joined Fulham’s academy from Balham Blazers in…
