The lastest rankings where released on Thursday, 16th of September 2020. Super Eagles of Nigeria have maintained their postion as the 34th best football country in the lastest FIFA World ranking. Nigeria’s position in the world rankings remained unchanged despite consecutive wins in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde. In…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, will not use three key players when they take on Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday due to injury and suspension. The players are Mohamed Elneny, Rob Holding, and Granit Xhaka. Arsenal disclosed this in a statement via their website on Thursday. The Gunners head to the game following a…
Cristiano Ronaldo and his family have switched mansions after bleating sheep kept waking them up. The 36-year-old Manchester United returnee has moved from one seven-bed home to another, as he reportedly loves his rest between matches. Ronaldo who had earlier moved into a £6million home in 23 acres days after sealing his return to United, escaped his baaing woe by moving…
Barcelona suffered a miserable start to life without Lionel Messi in the UEFA Champions League as Bayern Munich ran out 3-0 winners at Camp Nou on Tuesday. The scoring with a deflected first half effort before Robert Lewandowski added a second half brace and Julian Nagelsmann’s men cruised to victory. Barca barely even threatened and…
The player ratings are usually released two weeks to the launch of the game itself. Popular football video game, FIFA by EA Sports has released the overall player ratings for the 2022 edition of the game. With the game set to be released by October 1, EA Sports has sticked to releasing the player cards…
Former Chelsea and Senegal striker, Demba Ba has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36. Demba Ba made the announcement via his social media accounts almost a month after he left Swiss Super League club Lugano. In a post on Twitter, Ba wrote: “It is with a heart filled with gratefulness that…
Pogba makes decision to stay in Man Utd after Ronaldo’s arrival Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, is more likely to stay at the club following the return of Cristiano Ronaldo, The Athletic reports. Pogba, who has one year left on his current deal, has been the subject of intense transfer speculation in recent years. The…
Lukaku tells Tuchel two players to sign for Chelsea Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku, has recommended his former Inter Milan teammates Alessandro Bastoni and Milan Skriniar to the club’s hierarchy, according to Sport Mediaset. Thomas Tuchel tried to add a new center-back this summer but the Blues failed to agree on a deal with Sevilla for…
Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah, is close to equalling Didier Drogba’s scoring record after scoring his 100th Premier League goal. Salah opened the scoring, as the Reds ran riot in a 3-0 win over Leeds United on Sunday. He becomes the 30th player to hit the century’s mark and the fifth-fastest in 162 games after Alan…
Legendary Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has confirmed he blocked Cristiano Ronaldo from making a possible switch to Manchester City. According to Ferguson, he could not imagine the 36-year-old playing for their city rivals. The Scot is understood to have phoned Ronaldo personally to persuade him to return to Old Trafford. Speaking with ViaPlay,…
The Portuguese international was on the scoresheet twice for the Red Devils. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t need much time to open his accounts for Manchester United in what was a crowded afternoon at Old Trafford. As expected, Ronaldo scored not once, but twice against Newcastle on his second debut for the Reds. The Theatre of dreams…
Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev advanced to the US Open final by defeating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday, putting the Russian into the Grand Slam path of history-chasing Novak Djokovic. Medvedev, the 2019 US Open runner-up, reached his third Grand Slam final by eliminating 12th seed Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. “I don’t think I played my best…
Brazilian football legend Pele remains in intensive care but is making a satisfactory recovery after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumor, his doctors said on Friday. Pele’s medical team at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement that he was “actively conversing and displaying vital signs within normal range.” Pele,…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he will decide who takes the penalties awarded to the team. Cristiano Ronaldo is set to compete with compatriot Bruno Fernandes for penalty responsibilities following his arrival from Juventus this summer. However, Solskjaer insists the final decision will be down to him. He told a press conference…
Cristiano Ronaldo was very keen on a move to Manchester City from Juventus before Manchester United came calling, according to COPE. The Spanish publication claims European football journalist, Guillem Ballague informed it that Ronaldo was ready to head to Etihad Stadium. However, Man City was unable to sell an attacker to make room for the…
Lionel Messi shed tears of joy after scoring his 79th international goal on Thursday night, September 9, to become South America’s highest goalscoring male footballer, a record previously held by Pele. Messi scored all three goals in Argentina’s World Cup qualifying win over Bolivia in Buenos Aires, meaning he has two more than Pele who has…
Premier League side, Arsenal has officially signed a 9-year-old Nigerian boy to the club. Munir Sada, who hails from Zaria in Kaduna State, was signed to the club academy. He signed his contract in the presence of his parents and manager and has been handed the No.9 jersey. In a statement by Abdallah Yunus Abdallah whose…
The Norwegian striker isn’t happy with his goalscoring form despite taking his tally to 12 goals in 15 matches for his country. Borrusia Dortmund star, Erling Haaland feels he should score more goals than he plays matches, despite hitting double figures for Norway in Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifying. Haaland was in exceptional form for…
It has been reported that Brazil has requested that FIFA invoke the five-day rule, which means at least eight Premier League players will not be available for selection this weekend. The affected clubs are Manchester City, Leeds, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United. Liverpool will be without Becker Alisson, Roberto Firmino and Fabinho, for their trip…
The Portuguese superstar returns to where he first garnered fame as a footballer. Cristiano Ronaldo has spent his first day back at United at Carrington training ground as he looks forward to a second stint at the club. Ronaldo has reported for training for the first time as a new United player after leaving the…
