Category: FOOTBALL

On Tuesday morning, the Premier League confirmed the opening-day fixtures for the 2024/2025 season. The new season will run from Saturday, August 17, 2024, to Sunday, May 25, 2025. Champions, Manchester City begin the campaign away at Chelsea. Arsenal welcome Wolves. Manchester United are at home to Fulham and Liverpool travel to Ipswich Town. 2024/2025…

Victor Osimhen is likely to be sanctioned by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the coming days. The striker will be charged with improper conduct over his verbal attack on the former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, Finidi George, according to Vanguard. Finidi who was the coach of the team until Friday…

Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho has named the player to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. He spoke during an interview with TNT Sport. Mourinho was asked several questions about the European Championship with kicks off this weekend. In the quickfire chat, the former Chelsea and Manchester United predicted his native Portugal will win the Euros…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has revealed the club he will never coach again. According to him, he will never coach Barcelona again. Speaking on that, Guardiola said, “the door is closed”. The Spaniard oversaw one of the most successful periods at the Nou Camp between 2008 and 2012. Guardiola joined Barca’s famed La Masia…

Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi, has named the clubs he thinks are the best in the world. According to Messi, they are Real Madrid and Manchester City. Madrid and City have won the last two Champions League titles, also clinching their domestic leagues this season. Messi played for Barcelona, who are Los Blancos’ eternal rivals…

Manchester United announced on Wednesday that seven players have left the Premier League club. They include Anthony Martial and Raphael Varane, who departed at the end of their contracts. United released their retained list to confirm the future of certain players. Martial and Varane already bid an emotional farewell to Old Trafford on the penultimate…

Manchester City Chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, has claimed he believes they would win the Premier League title after losing 1-0 to Arsenal last year. City has become the first team to win the title four times in a row. Pep Guardiola’s side finished two points ahead of Arsenal, who had defeated City in October, before…

Former Leicester City title winner Andy King believes Chelsea‘s interest in appointing Enzo Maresca as their new head coach is influenced by his connection to Pep Guardiola. The Blues are reportedly in advanced talks to hire Leicester boss Maresca, the 44-year-old Italian who was Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City until last summer. Maresca has successfully…

Manchester United’s participation in next season’s UEFA Europa League is under threat, despite their recent FA Cup triumph over Manchester City. The 2-1 victory at Wembley secured a spot for Erik ten Hag‘s side in the European tournament, however, United’s place is jeopardised due to UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules, which could see them banned from…

Manchester United are prepared to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka for £10 million amid interest from Inter Milan, according to TuttoMercatoWeb. The right-back struggled for minutes during the first half of last season due to injuries, but he was a regular starter in the final months. Wan-Bissaka delivered a fantastic performance in the FA Cup final against…

A heartwarming video capturing football legend Lionel Messi stopping to greet fans in traffic has gone viral on social media. The footage which surfaced online captures the Argentine superstar in a rare moment of down-to-earth humility as he parks his car and takes time to engage with his fans. In the video, Messi is seen…

Arsenal have been slammed for their “embarrassing” post following Manchester United’s FA Cup triumph in which the club seemed to go full Partridge. Erik ten Hag stunned the footballing world as he masterclassed a 2-1 win over defending FA Cup champions Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo were on…

Manchester United on Saturday evening defeated their Premier League rivals Manchester City 2-1 to win this season’s FA Cup trophy. The FA Cup final was played at Wembley Stadium. Alejandro Garnacho put the Red Devils in front in the 30th minute before Kobbie Mainoo doubled the lead for Erik ten Hag’s side. However, Jeremy Doku…

Stefano Pioli has been sacked as head coach of AC Milan two years after guiding the club to the Serie A title, the Italian giants announced on Friday. AC said in a statement that Pioli “will be departing after the end of the current season, after having been in charge of the First Team since…

Manchester United will sack embattled manager Erik ten Hag after the FA Cup final against Manchester City regardless of the result at Wembley, it was reported on Friday. Britain’s The Guardian newspaper said the Premier League club had decided to take the ruthless step after a dismal season. If Ten Hag’s two-year reign does end…

FC Barcelona have announced that the club has fired manager Xavi Hernandez, with former Germany coach Hansi Flick expected to take the job in the coming days, as per multiple reports. Xavi announced his decision to leave Barcelona in January but then changed his mind last April after a meeting with the president of the…

Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Season. Earlier this month, the England midfielder was voted the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year. Foden has claimed a career-best 17 goals and eight assists in the Premier League this season before City’s final game on Sunday. “To win this…

Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career, with Jon Rahm moving up to second. Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr. Business magazine Forbes says, externally the 39-year-old Portugal forward earned $260m (£205m) – up…