Manchester United’s squad last year have been declared as the “most expensive ever assembled” in football, says a Uefa report. The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report says United’s players at the end of their 2023 financial year cost 1.42bn euros (£1.21bn) in combined transfer fees. The 2020 Real Madrid squad were previously the…
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says he is in talks with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over the extension of his contract. Peseiro’s current contract will end at the end of this month. The Portuguese guided the Super Eagles to a second place finish at the just concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON,…
Tiger Woods has used his traditional choice of wearing red in a tournament’s final round as influence for a new venture following his split with Nike. The move follows the 48-year-old ending a partnership of more than 27 years with the sportswear giant in January. The logo for Sun Day Red features an abstract tiger,…
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will join a Liverpool Legends management team for a charity game at Anfield against Ajax Legends in March. Eriksson, 75, revealed in January that he has “best case a year” to live after being diagnosed with cancer. The Swede also said he was a Reds fan and had “always wished…
This year’s Super Bowl was watched by an average of 123.4 million people in the US, making it the most watched broadcast since the 1969 Moon landing. Preliminary US TV ratings put Sunday’s game just behind Apollo 11’s historic landing, which was seen by an estimated 125 to 150 million people. Kansas City Chiefs beat…
Kylian Mbappe is set to return for Paris St-Germain for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at home to Real Sociedad on Wednesday. Mbappe was an unused substitute for PSG’s 3-1 league win against Lille on Saturday. PSG boss Luis Enrique chose to rest Mbappe for the game after he picked up…
Italy’s Serie A will stick with 20 teams after 16 of its current clubs voted against reducing the division to 18 teams Only Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Roma voted for the proposal to cut the number of Italian top-flight sides at a shareholders’ meeting in Milan. A proposal for reforms was also approved…
National Women’s Soccer League newcomers Bay FC have signed Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji from Madrid CFF for a reported world-record fee. The deal for the 23-year-old is reported to be an initial 735,000 euros Kundananji, who scored 33 goals in 43 Liga F games for Madrid, has agreed a four-year deal with the option of…
The Premier League has finally approved Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s move to acquire a 25 percent stake in Manchester United. Ratcliffe’s minority takeover was approved on Tuesday, following an independent review. An official statement read: “‘Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s acquisition of 25 per cent of Manchester United FC, and further investment of $300 million in the club,…
President Bola Tinubu has awarded each member of the Super Eagles team the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) national honour for their impressive display at the just concluded AFCON 2023 tournament held in Ivory Coast. They were also given one flat each and a plot of land in the FCT Nigeria came…
