Wayne Rooney says he is aiming for a quick return to management in order to help fulfil his dream of taking charge of Manchester United or Everton. The ex-United and Everton striker was sacked by Championship side Birmingham in January after 83 days in charge. Rooney previously had spells in charge of Derby County and…
Spain have emerged winners of the inaugural Women’s Nations League their second major trophy in six months by beating France 2-0 in the final Spain beat England in the World Cup final in August and against France on Wednesday Aitana Bonmati and Mariona Caldentey gave them a comfortable victory in Seville. Ballon d’Or winner Bonmati…
Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for one match for provoking fans in a Saudi Pro League match against Al-Shabab. Al Shabab supporters chanted “Messi” – Ronaldo’s long-term rival Lionel Messi – after Sunday’s 3-2 defeat in Riyadh. Portugal captain Ronaldo cupped his hand to his ear and made a gesture to the fans….
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years for a doping offence. The former Manchester United player was provisionally suspended in September after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone in his system. France international Pogba, 30, was randomly tested after Juventus’ first match of the season on 20 August….
Former Manchester United defender John O’Shea has been appointed interim head coach of the Republic of Ireland. O’Shea who won 118 caps for the Republic, was an assistant coach under previous manager Stephen Kenny and with the Under-21 side. He will lead the team in the friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland in March and will…
The highly anticipated international friendly between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and world champions Argentina has been called off. According to reports, the friendly was called off due to the short time to process visas for the Nigerian delegation. The game was earlier scheduled to take place in China but was moved to the United…
The Super Falcons of Nigeria are through to the final round of the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Falcons defeated the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 at the MKO Abiola Stadium Abuja on Monday evening to go through on 1-0 aggregate after a 0-0 draw in Cameroon last week. Esther Okoronkwo scored…
Wayne Rooney will make his FA Cup debut as a pundit on BBC Sport. It has been announced Rooney (https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/wayne-rooney/) will join the panel of BBC (https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bbc/) analysts when Manchester United take on Nottingham Forest (https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/26190584/nottingham-forest-vs-man-utd-fa-cup-team-news/) at the City Ground Rooney will be on the pundits panel for Manchester United’s trip to Nottingham Forest Rooney’s former club take on their Premier…
Following an appeal, Everton’s 10-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules, PSR, has been reduced to six. On November 17, the Toffees were sanctioned by an independent commission, after being found to have exceeded permitted losses by £19.5m over an assessment period ending with the 2021/2022 season. But the Merseyside club…
Former Leicester City Forward Shinji Okazaki, says he will retire from football at the end of the season. Thirty seven year old Okazaki joined Leicester in the summer of 2015 and scored five goals in his debut season to help the club defy the odds and win the league under Italian manager Claudio Ranieri. The…
