Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has extended his contract with the club until 2027. Villa were 16th in the Premier League and fighting relegation when the Spaniard took over from Steven Gerrard in November 2022. But, after a remarkable turnaround, Emery, 52, guided Villa to a seventh-place finish to qualify for the Europa Conference League,…
Former England International Chris Sutton says Erik ten Hag’s reign as Manchester United manager is reaching the end His comments follow United lucky win over Coventry in the semifinal of the FA Cup on Sunday United reached the FA Cup final on Sunday, but needed penalties to beat Championship side Coventry, despite leading 3-0 with…
England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has won the 2024 Laureus World Sports Breakthrough of the Year award. The 20-year-old has become a key player for Real following his £89m move from Borussia Dortmund last summer. He scored the winner against Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday as he took his tally to 17…
Former Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro has been appointed manager of Udinese until the end of the season. Cannavaro, who lifted the 2006 World Cup as Italy captain, replaced Gabriele Cioffi who was sacked after a 1-0 defeat by fellow strugglers Verona. That loss left Udinese 17th in Serie A – one place above the relegation…
Inter Milan last night emerged Italian champions after beating arch-rivals and nearest challengers AC Milan 2-1 in their local derby Although both teams use the same ground for their home games, AC Milan were the host on the night and fell behind as early as the 18 minute of the game when an unmarked Francesco…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has insisted Chelsea are not a one-man team, amid news that Cole Palmer is a major doubt for their Premier League clash on Tuesday. According to Arteta, the Blues have players of “quality” all over the pitch. Palmer is Chelsea’s top scorer this season with 23 goals in all competitions. The…
Paris St-Germain moved to the brink of a third straight Ligue 1 title after winning 4-1 at home to Lyon. PSG, who left leading goalscorer Kylian Mbappe on the bench, soon went 2-0 up through a Nemanja Matic own goal and a close-range finish by Lucas Beraldo. Portugal striker Goncalo Ramos then scored twice before…
Josip Stanisic scored a stoppage-time equaliser for Bayer Leverkusen to maintain their unbeaten record with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund. Leverkusen secured their first German title with five games to spare last Sunday, and now aim to record the first unbeaten campaign in the Bundesliga. But Stanisic struck in the seventh minute of added…
Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Barcelona 3-2 in an enthralling El Clasico Jude Bellingham scored a late winner as Real Madrid move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga Bellingham smashed into the roof of the net as the clock ticked into stoppage time as Real twice came from behind…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that it will commence its monthly football awards. The award, according to a release by the NFF on Monday will recognise, celebrate and reward the best players and coaches in the Nigeria game on a monthly basis. These awards meant to generate, enable and inspire positive conversations around…
