The Senegalese star player could be miss the upcoming World Cup set to take place in two weeks. Senegalese star man, Sadio Mane could miss the World Cup after he suffered a knee injury during Bayern Munich’s encounter with Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. Sadio Mane limped off with an apparent injury during the…
The draws for the next round of the competition were carried out today. Manchester United will face former arch-rivals Barcelona in the knockout play-off round of the UEFA Europa League. The group stages of the Europa League competition were completed on Thursday, the 3rd of November, while the group stages of the Champions League were…
Pablo Mari, the on-loan Arsenal player stabbed in an Italian supermarket is doing well. This comes after he underwent successful surgery on Friday. He was stabbed during a deadly knife attack in an Italian supermarket, his Serie A club Monza said. Monza confirmed to AFP that “everything is OK” with the 29-year-old Spanish defender, who…
Former France and Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Franck Ribery on Friday, October 21, retired from international football at the age of 39. The 39-year-old, who has had a persistent knee injury that kept him out of action for Serie A club Salernitana, also terminated his contract with the Italian club. Announcing his retirement, Ribery wrote on Twitter “The ball stops….
The French player has been the favourite to win the prestigious award after a stellar campaign with Madrid. Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema has been named Ballon d’Or winner for 2022, after enjoying an incredible year with the club. The France International was influential as Madrid won both the Champions League and the La Liga…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has laughed off the “joke” online petitions launched by rival fans to ban Erling Haaland. Haaland has netted a stunning 19 goals in 12 appearances since arriving at City from Borussia Dortmund in the summer. This includes three hat-tricks in just eight Premier League fixtures, with his third treble coming…
Chelsea delivered a big performance at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, October 5, beating Italian champions AC Milan 3-0. Chelsea went into this game sitting bottom of Group E after the opening night defeat to Dinamo Zagreb and a disappointing draw with Red Bull Salzburg before the international break. AC Milan drew against Salzburg before beating…
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has revealed the difference between striker Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi. Haaland has made a remarkable start to life with Manchester City as he has netted 17 goals and provided three assists across all competitions for the Premier League champions. The Norwegian scored a hat-trick in Man City’s…
Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi says picking Chelsea over Premier League rivals Manchester United was the best decision of his life. Mikel made a controversial move to Chelsea in 2006 after Manchester United after Manchester United claimed they had already signed him. After a protracted saga that lasted for months, Chelsea offered to…
Manchester City star, Phil Foden, on Sunday, broke a record held by Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi after scoring a hat-trick in his side’s Premier League 6-3 win over Manchester United. A hat-trick each from Foden and Erling Haaland gave Man City all three points against Man United at the Etihad Stadium. Foden’s second goal just…
Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, has claimed that the Red Devils players lacked ‘attitude and belief’ during their Premier League derby 6-3 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. Fernandes could not lead Man United to victory as six goals from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden gave Man City all three points against Erik ten Hag’s…
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema saw his late penalty saved as they dropped points for the first time this season. Los Blancos were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Osasuna on Sunday night. Vinicius Junior gave the LaLiga champions the lead just before halftime with a long-range shot. But the visitors level in…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has re-opened bids for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Guinea was initially awarded the hosting rights, but CAF formally stripped the West African nation of the rights last weekend. CAF took the decision after Guinea, one of the poorest nations on the continent, formally stated it was not…
Manchester United winger, Antony, has said Cristiano Ronaldo has taken him under his wings at Old Trafford. Antony joined the Red Devils from Ajax in the summer. And the Brazil international is happy to experience life alongside Ronaldo and is looking to learn as much as he can. “I’m feeling very happy, and I told…
The Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has now overtaken both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the list of the world’s richest footballers. Mbappe’s annual earnings have passed the £116m mark. The annual athlete’s rich list, published earlier this year by Forbes, had named Messi and Ronaldo as the two highest earners in football. However,…
The Portuguese superstar has struggled to find form since the beginning of the season. Cristiano Ronaldo has been urged to consider retirement by Antonio Cassano, who believes the Portuguese sensation has reached the end of the road. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has not had the best of start of to the season and his…
The Nigerian football star is regarded as one of the greatest footballers to have come out of Nigeria. Former Nigeria Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel has announced his retirement from the game of football at the age of 35. The former skipper took to his official social media account on Tuesday, to announce his…
Georgina Rodriguez, the girlfriend of Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has spoken of her heartbreak after the death of her baby son. She revealed her sadness in the second season of her Netflix show ‘I am Georgina’. Georgina admitted in a preview of what she will talk about at a Spanish TV and radio film…
France midfielder, Paul Pogba, has admitted that he indeed hired a witch doctor. However, according to the Mail on Sunday, the 29-year-old insists he paid the sorcerer to help him with his injury-plagued career. Pogba denies it had anything to do with international team-mate, Kylian Mbappé and says he “never intended to harm anyone”. The…
FECAFOOT President, Samuel Eto’o, has admitted he wanted Cameroon to lose against Uzbekistan in Friday’s international friendly. The Indomitable Lions were defeated 2-0 by a team they are ranked 39 places above by FIFA. Oybek Bozorov and Oston Urunov both scored goals in Goyang, South Korea. Eto’o has, however, insisted the five-time African champions are…
