The world’s best football clubs will discover their group stage opponents for the inaugural 32-club FIFA Club World Cup at the draw on December 5 in Miami. The date was highly anticipated as many questions still surround this competition, whose revenues and benefits for the clubs remain a mystery — its TV broadcasters are not…
Ruud van Nistelrooy has left Manchester United after not being given a role in new manager Ruben Amorim’s backroom staff. The 48-year-old Dutchman took over at Old Trafford on an interim basis after compatriot Erik ten Hag was sacked. Van Nistelrooy, who joined United as an assistant coach in July on a two-year deal, managed…
Chelsea recorded the biggest Europa Conference League victory as they crushed Armenian side FC Noah. The Blues, playing a completely different team to their last Premier League game, led 6-0 at the break – and added two more in the second half. They took the lead when Tosin Adarabioyo headed in Enzo Fernandez’s corner. Noah…
Interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy says an extended stint on the bench acted as motivation for Manchester United’s two-goal Europa League hero Amad Diallo. Amad had been named as substitute in six successive games before being given a start against Greek side PAOK at Old Trafford. In Van Nistelrooy’s words, the 22-year-old responded by being…
Manchester United interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy says he is not sure if he will still be at the club beyond the next two games. The Dutchman was put in charge following the sacking of compatriot Erik ten Hag in October. Van Nistelrooy, who was part of Ten Hag’s coaching staff, will oversee United’s Europa…
Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen has released his squad for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Eguavoen named 23 players in his squad for both games. Nasarawa United defender, Victor Collins is the only home-based player in the list. Auxerre defender, Gabriel Osho will have the…
Red- hot Robert Lewandowski continued his goal scoring form with two goals as Barcelona earned a third consecutive Champions League win by thrashing Red Star Belgrade. Lewandowski, 36, took his season tally to 19 goals in 16 games in all competitions to move within one goal of becoming only the third player in history to…
Defending Champions Real Madrid suffered a surprise home defeat vy AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid have fallen to back-to-back home defeats and have lost two of their first four games in the Champions League. Vinicius Junior’s penalty equalised for Madrid after Malick Thiaw’s opener, but strikes from Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders secured…
Incoming Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim condemn Manchester City to a third successive defeat for the first time since April 2018 as Sporting hammered the English champions 4-1 It was City’s heaviest defeat since September 2020 and only the second time in his trophy-ladened spell at City that Pep Guardiola has been beaten in three…
Nigerian born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has been named among the top three highest-earning boxers in 2024 despite suffering a shocking defeat to Daniel Dubois in September The former two-time heavyweight champion earned a guaranteed purse of £6m from the Wembley Stadium bout, with additional pay-per-view revenue, potentially pushing his earnings beyond £25m if PPV…
