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The Super Eagles will resume their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a double-header against Sierra Leone in November, while their campaign to qualify for the 2022 World Cup qualifying will begin in May 2021. The AFCON qualifiers were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the Confederation of African Football […]
Barcelona has confirmed the dismissal of Quique Setien as the club’s head coach after a lengthy board meeting on Monday, with Holland manager Ronald Koeman set to replace him. The Catalan side ended the 2019/20 season in miserable fashion despite Setien having taken over from Ernesto Valverde in January with the side in the top […]
Lionel Messi has been named as the richest player in world football – edging his long-standing rival Cristiano Ronaldo in the rankings. France Football has compiled a list of the top 10 best-paid players in 2019, which predictably saw two of the game’s greatest-ever players sit first and second. Messi made a staggering £120million last […]
Manchester United could face a transfer fight to keep hold of Odion Ighalo after Paris Saint-Germain reportedly made contact over signing the striker. Ighalo, 31, is on loan at Old Trafford from the Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. But with his temporary deal expiring at the end of January, PSG is thought to be […]
Arsenal has confirmed the free signing of former Chelsea winger Willian with the Brazilian set to earn an astonishing £220,000-a-week at the Emirates Stadium. The 32-year-old’s arrival was confirmed on the Gunners’ Twitter account on Friday morning as he signs a three-year contract and is handed the no 12 shirt. And Willian has set his […]
Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo has been reportedly offered to Spanish side Barcelona this summer in what could be the biggest transfer ever in football history. This is according to Spanish football expert Guillem Balague who reported that the former Real Madrid star may be making a return to the Spanish La Liga. Cristiano Ronaldo has […]
The Brazilian and Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Neymar has a new gorgeous girlfriend. The 28-year-old footballer, is now dating a Croatian-Cuban model, Natalia Barulich, 28. The couple met at one of Neymar’s lavish birthday parties and started dating earlier this year after the model sparked relationship rumours with loved-up photos of both of them. Natalia posted […]
Tottenham Hotspur has announced the signing of midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton. The 25-year-old Denmark international who underwent his medical at the club’s training ground on Monday, August 10, penned a five-year deal with Jose Mourinho’s side for a fee of £20million. After completing his move, Hojbjerg told Tottenham’s official website: ‘What was very important […]
A former coach of the Super Eagles, Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrere, says he is yet to receive his Olympic gold medal more than two decades after leading the team to victory in Atlanta, USA. The Dutch technical expert was in charge of the Nigerian under-23 football team that won Africa’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in football […]
Juventus have sacked head coach Maurizio Sarri just a day after being knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon. The former Chelsea boss, 61, only took charge of Juventus in June last year, signing a three-year contract and helping the club to win their ninth consecutive Serie A title last month. On Friday, August […]
