A big congratulations to Chelsea as they defeated Villareal to win UEFA Super Cup yesterday. The match ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time before the English team emerged victorious via penalties. Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizebalaga helped Chelsea with two penalty saves after extra time in the final. Chelsea can now start the new season…
The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is set for a new path after his 21-year stay at Barcelona. Lionel Messi has agreed a two-year contract deal with Paris Saint-Germain, according to Goal.com The Argentine has agreed a contract with the Parisians that would see him earn around €30-35 million (£25m-30m/$35m-$41m) per season at the club, while…
The superstar, however, clarified that his future is not certain. He said this during the Barcelona press conference over his future on Sunday. This is coming three days after financially-strapped Barcelona announced they were unable to keep the superstar who is reportedly close to a move to Paris Saint-Germain. While answering a question on where…
The Blaugrana manager may have confirmed finally that Leo is leaving the club. Barcelona Manager Ronald Koemann has penned a farewell message for outgoing star, Lionel messi. Lionel Messi’s Barcelona exit looks to have been confirmed by their manager after he wrote a farewell message for the Argentine on his Twitter handle. This came shortly…
Talks to sign the 34-year-old have intensified on Friday and it is thought a deal is unlikely to take too long to complete. Paris Saint-Germain is on the verge of signing Lionel Messi on a free transfer after he left Barcelona. The Blaugrana announced their captain and greatest ever player would be leaving last night due to the club being…
The Citizens boss insists no deal has been put forward for the Tottenham striker, but he’s a player that would welcomed at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Tottenham striker Harry Kane is a player on his mind, but no deal is close for the England Captain. Manchester City just secured the services of…
Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona this summer. Barcelona has announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after “financial and structural obstacles” made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner has officially been…
The two Olympic medalist have been rewarded for making Nigeria proud at the ongoing event in Japan. Olympic silver medalist Blessing Oborududu and Bronze medalist Ese Brume have been rewarded with their promised cash of $10,000 (N4.1M) and $7500 (N3M) respectively by the Nigerian Federal government. Their cash prizes were presented to them by the…
Barcelona has banned captain, Lionel Messi, from participating in the club’s training. AS reports that Messi will not be training at Barcelona until he signs a new contract with the Camp Nou club. The Argentina captain has been a free agent since July 1. Despite an announcement that Barca number 10 would sign a five-year…
The Italian top-flight league announced a new rule that will prohibit teams from wearing green kits. A handful of Serie-A teams have green stripes on their Jersey- either home, away or third kit. Today, we take a look at why the league has chosen to prohibit the use of green kits and what teams would…
In the world of gymnastics, Simone Biles is widely regarded as the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT). Recently Twitter created a custom ‘GOAT’ emoji for the epic athlete. She is the first Olympic athlete with a custom emoji. The artistic gymnast has a total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals. She is the most…
Two siblings from Japan have written their names into the history books after winning gold on the same day at the ongoing Olympic Games in Japan. The Japanese siblings’ Abe Hifumi and Abe Uta are the first to win Olympic gold medals in individual sports on the same day. Interestingly, they did it in the…
The 21-year old completed his much-anticipated transfer to the Red Devils ahead of the 2021-22 season. United fans across the world have expressed their delight over Manchester United’s signing of Jadon Sancho. The England International was finally unveiled on Friday for a fee of £73 million ($101m), which means the wait was finally over. Sancho,…
The former Dortmund player believe the two have great potentials but one is complete than the other. Borussia Dortmund Legend Jurgen Kohler considers Erling Haaland as “not yet a world-class player” and feels Kylian Mbappe boast greater potential. According to him, the Norwegian still has work to do to hit that status of a world-class…
The Brazilian has signed up to become an ambassador for the popular football simulation video game. Neymar has been named an official Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) ambassador after announcing his partnership with KONAMI. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar has signed with the Japanese entertainment company to promote all KONAMI football games. Starting with the ‘eFootball PES…
The England full-back hopes to make a return to the Premier League this summer. Kieran Trippier hopes that a move to Manchester United would materialise this summer. United want to add the Atletico Madrid full-back to their squad after a successful campaign at the Euros with England. Trippier, 30, was an integral part of a…
Some Nigerian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics have complained that they are suffering sleep disruptions. Some of the athletes lamented that they are struggling to acclimatize to the time zone in Japan, which is eight hours ahead of Nigeria’s. In a video clip from Tokyo, by Chika Chukwumerije, a member of the Nigeria Taekwondo…
The ex-Bayern Munich star has decided to hang his boots after 21 years of professional football. Former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben has retired from professional football at the age of 37. Read also: Four people have been arrested over online abuse of England players. In 2019, Robben initially announced his…
Following the racial abuse directed at England players, the UK Football Policing Unit has arrested four persons. Investigations continue into abusive posts targeting Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka after England’s defeat on penalty kicks to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday. A statement issued on Thursday read, “Following England’s defeat against…
Australia defeated Nigerian D’Tigers in their last exhibition game ahead of the Olympics. D’Tigers basketball team were thrashed 108-69, losing by 39 points in the last exhibition game before the Olympics. Coach Mike Brown changed the starting lineup for this game in an attempt to give some players more minutes. Josh Okojie and Gabe Nnamdi…
