Spanish forward Ferran Torres has left Manchester City and completed a permanent move to LaLiga side FC Barcelona, the two clubs said on Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British and Spanish media reported that FC Barcelona would pay around 55 million euros ($62.30 million)...
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Title-chasers Liverpool slipped to their second English Premier League (EPL) defeat of the season after substitute Ademola Lookman earned Leicester City a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Liverpool dominated the first half against an injury-hit Leicester City and looked set to take a deserved lead. This was when they...
The Following are the latest results and standings in the 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) after Tuesday’s matches: TuesdayArsenal vs Wolverhampton —- postponedCrystal Palace 3-0 Norwich CitySouthampton 1-1 Tottenham HotspurWatford 1-4 West Ham UnitedLeeds United vs Aston Villa —— postponedLeicester City 1-0 Liverpool WednesdayChelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion...
Russia has reiterated its intention to bid for the 2036 Olympics and is set to find the most suitable city for the Games. “We must bid for 2036, the whole country must appoint a worthy candidate,” deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Tuesday in Moscow. Russia’s Olympic Committee...
Manager Jurgen Klopp admitted on Tuesday that Liverpool should forget about catching Manchester City if they drop their standards after a damaging 1-0 defeat at Leicester City. Ademola Lookman’s winner stunned the second-placed Reds to keep them six points behind Manchester City in the title race. Kasper Schmeichel saved...
The draw for the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League Group Stage was conducted at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Pitso Mosimane, coach of Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC, assisted Khaled Nassar, CAF Head of Competitions, in the draw. It paved the...
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has inaugurated the Awka Township Stadium on Tuesday. The stadium is installed with an eight-lane Poly Unit Premium tartan track while the football pitch is built with hybrid synthetic pitch. Obiano said at the inauguration that he was glad to have built the facility...
French forward Kylian Mbappe has won the Best Men’s Player of the Year at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards on Monday. The 23-year-old Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star scooped the prize in a ceremony at the Armani Hotel. He beat six-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo; Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Karim Benzema,...
Kano State Government says it will soon commence the distribution of football kits, worth over N98 million, to amateur football clubs in the 44 local governments areas of the state. Mr. Kabiru Lakwaya, the Commissioner for Youths and Sport, made the disclosure on Monday in Kano during the Annual...
Olympique Lyon and second division Paris FC have both been thrown out of the French Cup, the French Football Federation said on Monday. This was after fan violence during their abandoned game on Dec. 17. Paris FC also cannot use their Stade Charlety for their next five home games...
Former Iran captain Mehdi Mahdavikia has reportedly come under fire for wearing a shirt with a small Israeli flag on it during a friendly match. The match was organised by football’s world governing body FIFA. Reports on Monday said that Mahdavikia faces consequences, including losing his job as Iran...
Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural group, says it would establish a football association for nomadic children in Jigawa state. The State Chairman of the association, Alhaji Umar Dubantu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday. According to him, the establishment...
Abiodun “Infiniti” Afinni, on Sunday expressed appreciation to organisers of the just concluded GOtv Boxing Night 24 as he emerged winner of the Boxer of the Night Award. He won ₦1 million for his efforts in a spectacular performance to win the national cruiserweight championship after defeating Micheal “Emirate”...
Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho scored but Manchester City powered six points clear at the top of the Premier League after quashing Leicester’s comeback bid in a pulsating 6-3 win on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s rampant side scored four times in the opening 25 minutes of a Christmas cracker at the Etihad...
Chelsea got back on track with a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday as Manchester City opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a first half demolition of Leicester in a thrilling 6-3 win. After one win in their previous four league...
Arsenal consolidated their position in fourth with a routine 5-0 win at rock bottom Norwich. Goals from Bukayo Saka and Kieran Tierney put the result beyond much doubt before half-time. Saka added a second before Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty and substitute Emile Smith Rowe rounded off a fifth consecutive win...
Victor Tale, the Captain of Super Sand Eagles said he would like the COPA Lagos beach soccer tournament to make a come back in 2022. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that the eight edition of the COPA...
Senegal’s coach Aliou Cisse has named a squad he hopes will finally bring him an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title which has eluded him for over two decades. The 45-year-old tasted defeat in a final first as captain in 2002 where he missed a penalty kick in the...
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard will miss the team’s next two English Premier League (EPL) matches after testing positive for COVID-19, the English club said on Saturday. Gerrard, 41, who joined the club last month, will miss both Sunday’s home game against Chelsea and Tuesday’s trip to Leeds United...
Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has named his 28-man final list of the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Cameroon from January 9, 2022 to February 6, 2022. Captain Ahmed Musa, midfield enforcer Wilfred Ndidi and effervescent forward Victor Osimhen made the...