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Former Barcelona coach, Quique Setien has stated that Lionel Messi is difficult to manage. The 62-year-old came in to replace Ernesto Valverde at the Camp Nou in January 2020 and was only in charge for seven months, before he was sacked following the club’s infamous 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. In […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has tested negative for coronavirus and can return to action for Juventus this weekend. Recall the Portuguese international, 35, first tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result last week and was made to take another test earlier this week, which also returned positive. On […]
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed the receipt of $1 million as COVID-19 palliatives from the world football governing body, FIFA. According to Pinnick, the fund is composed of $500,000 for “men’s football and $500,000 for the women’s game,” while also revealing FIFA will send in another “$500,000 in January […]
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has responded to his critics after his team’s 3-0 win over Marseille on Tuesday night, October 27. Guardiola has faced criticism as Manchester City has experienced a poor start to the 2020-21 season and are in 13th place in the Premier League after two wins, two draws, and a 5-2 […]
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Barcelona after testing positive for coronavirus for the third time. The Portuguese international, 35, has been self-isolating since he tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result last week and was made to […]
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, football’s world governing body said in a statement on Tuesday, October 27. Infantino, 50, reported mild symptoms and is in self-isolation and will quarantine for at least 10 days, FIFA added. A statement read: “FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received confirmation today that he has tested […]
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to address star player, Sergio Aguero’s contract situation at the club, with the Argentine striker set to become a free agent next summer. According to Guardiola, the club “misses him a lot” when he’s not fit to play but a contract renewal “depends on his physical condition” […]
Former Manchester United star and current Wales coach, Ryan Giggs has revealed that he has felt “different” at times due to his mixed-race background.Giggs’ father Danny Wilson, is black and was a former rugby union player, while his mother Lynne Giggs, is white.The football icon has now revealed he took note of his mixed-race heritage […]
Ex-Man City youth player, Jeremy Wisten “commits suicide” at 17 after being released by the club Manchester City has paid tribute to former academy player Jeremy Wisten following his death at the age of 17. Wisten was born in Malawi but moved to England as a baby before joining City’s under-13 level in 2016. A […]
Manchester United striker, Odion Jude Ighalo has lent his voice against police brutality by supporting the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. The former Super Eagles striker took to his official Twitter account to join millions of Nigerians protesting online and offline in major cities across the country. Ighalo posted a picture of himself holding a placard […]
