The European football governing body UEFA has removed Juventus out of this season’s Europa Conference League and also successfully fined the club for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The Football governing body, UEFA also fined Chelsea for breaching FFP rules as a result of “submitting incomplete financial information”. While reacting to issues, UEFA said…
The Super Falcons players will get a double bonus if the girls get into Round of 16 at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It’s expected that each member of the squad is already blessed with $30,000 for participating in the group stage. A place in the Round of 16 will see each player…
Paris Saint-Germain Football club are Longing to sign Barcelona and french winger Ousmane Dembele, ESPN said His Country-side club have been interested in the 26-year-old for a long time and are now ready to activate his €50 million release clause. It is also believed that Dembele has already agreed on a five-year contract at PSG….
Fulham Football club have made official the signing of Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey from Ajax on a four-year contract for an unknown fee. The London club announced Bassey’s signing in a statement on their website. The move is subject to international clearance, which the Cottagers say they expect to come early next week, and…
Serie A big force AC Milan have made public the signing of Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal in a deal reported to be worth €28m plus add-ons. The Milan team made public the signing in a statement released on their official website on Thursday. Chukwueze signed a five-year contract that will run till…
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti is close to making a switch to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal this current summer transfer window. The huge move is at an advanced stage as the club want to add the veteran midfielder to bolster their squad. He was offered a three year deal with personal terms close to…
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that it will hold its 2023 awards on December 11 in Morocco. The continent’s football body made this known in a statement released on Tuesday. “The prestigious CAF Awards will make a welcome return on 11 December 2023 in Morocco to celebrate the stars of African football.” CAF…
The Nigeria Football Federation NFF, has paid Super Falcons trio Ifeoma Onumonu, Michelle Alozie and Nicole Payne their outstanding WAFCON bonuses. This was coming twelve months after the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The nine-time African champions had boycotted training in the North African country in July 2022 to protest their unpaid…
Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stood strong and charged the Super Falcons of Nigeria to ensure they get the best result in their second Group B game at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup against the tournament co-hosts, Australia. Nigeria’s former finance minister commended the Falcons for their…
Argentine forward Lionel Messi scored an exciting Free-Kick on his debut for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami against Cruz Azul in the League Cup Group Stage on Saturday, July 22 at the DRV PNK Stadium. Finnish midfielder Robert Taylor gave Inter Miami the lead in the 44th minute and 10 minutes Messi laced…
A man stormed a high-rise construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday morning, shooting at workers and killing two people hours before New Zealand host the first game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. According to Associated Press (AP) the gunman was found dead after a police shootout, during which an officer was shot…
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will take charge of the side on Wednesday for the first time as the Blues face newly promoted League Two side, Wrexham, in a preseason fixture in the U.S.A. Pochettino met the club after a disastrous 2022–23 season for the Blues, which saw the club use three managers in a season….
2022/2023 Premier league Second logged Football Club, Arsenal have unveiled their new men’s away kit for the upcoming 2023-24 season. The Football club announced the unveiling of the new kit on their website on Tuesday. The new strip features a yellow base colour, black lines that the Gunners say are “inspired by the map of…
The body established to checkmate athletes for field and tract events, Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has taken the decision to provisionally suspend Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, for three missed whereabouts failures. In a statement via its Twitter, the AIU said the charge will be heard by the Disciplinary Tribunal and determined before…
Portugal and Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said the Saudi Pro League “is better” than MLS and that he has no plans to play in the United States or return to a team in Europe. According to ESPN, Ronaldo said this while speaking to the media after playing the first half of Al Nassr’s…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons arrived Brisbane, Australia on Sunday morning for their final preparation ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The female players and their officials were met on arrival by the FIFA team and Nigerian community. Randy Waldrum’s girls are basedat the Sofitel Luxury Hotels, Brisbane. The Super Falcons stay there for two…
Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi was seen to have modeled Nottingham Forest’s new adidas away kit ahead of the 2023/24 Premier league football campaign. The kit was announced in a statement released on the Forest’s website. “Nottingham Forest has revealed its brand new adidas away kit ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League season,”…
The summer transfer window is now open, and teams from all over the world are working nonstop to enhance their squad, as players are also seeking new challenges in preparation for the upcoming campaign. Nigerian footballers are also part of the most sought-after players in the window. German-based, Transfermarkt, which provides footballing information on players across…
2022/2023 second placed Premier League Football Club Arsenal have announced the signing of Jurrien Timber from Eredivisie giants Ajax in a deal believed to be worth £40million. The young lad, Timber becomes Arsenal’s second signing this summer following the arrival of Kai Havertz from Chelsea. “Netherlands international Jurrien Timber has joined us from Ajax on…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al Nassr have been punished by FIFA over a transfer issue involving Super Eagles forward and captain, Ahmed Musa. Al Nassr have been banned by football body FIFA from registering new players going into the new season of the Saudi Arabia Professional League season. Al-Nassr refuse to pay Leicester City the…
Play-offs in the CAF Confederation Cup — the African counterpart of the Europa League — will be ditched from the 2023-2024 season, it was verified on Saturday. The decision to discard the third and final round of allowing for the group phase was made at a CAF executive committee meeting in Rabat. Play-offs pitted winners…
Spain legend shot stopper David De Gea has announced his exit from Manchester United, bringing an end to a 12-year stay at Old Trafford. De Gea announced his exit from United in a lengthy message to the club fans. “I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters. “I would like…
Barcelona feminine player and Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has been shortlisted for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. France Football gave the Updates on their Ballon d’Or Twitter handle on Friday. The Barcelona star was nominated for the Socrates award category of the Ballon d’Or. The Socrates award which was created in 2022 and named…
Premier League club Liverpool FC have tended an huge bid for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. The “Never walk alone” team offer is reportedly worth €200m. The France forward is expected to quit PSG this summer after telling the club he won’t sign a new contract. Sportskeeda reports that PSG have told the Frenchman to…
A prominent shot stopper for the Super Eagles, Victor Sochima has welcomed a bouncing baby boy with his partner, Juliet. Report of the good news was shared on the social media. “All thanks to God for safe delivery…Sochima Victor Jnr is here,” Sochima wrote. The Rivers United goalie was named in the Super Eagles’ squad…
Nigeria’s World record holder, Tobi Amusan has declared her preparedness to compete in the national trials for the 2023 World Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary. Tobi Amusan had an awesome week as she won Bronze in Ostrava, Silver in Lausanne, and Gold in Stockholm Diamond League and sent a warning signal to rivals….
French Ligue 1 club and reigning Champions, Paris Saint-Germain have officially made public Spanish Gaffer Luis Enrique as their new coach. Enrique takes over from ousted gaffer Christophe Galtier who spent a year at the club. The updates was announced on the Paris Saint-Germain Twitter handle. “Paris Saint-Germain is delighted to announce that Luis Enrique…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Barcelona on Wednesday morning declared openly the signing of Inigo Martinez. Martinez, 32, joined Barcelona on a two-year-deal from Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona revealed this in a statement via its website. “An agreement has been reached between FC Barcelona and Íñigo Martínez for the player to join the Club after his contract…
Inter Miami CF president Jorge Mas has signing Lionel Messi to the Major League Soccer club took three years of discussions and good talks. Messi, Argentina’s 2022 World Cup winner and a former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward, confirmed this month that he will join Inter Miami as a free agent following his two seasons…
Super Eagles vibrant winger Ademola Lookman grabbed the award of the Atalanta Player of the Season award. Lookman was hailed and voted by the fans for his exemplary displays in what was his first season at the club. The former Leicester City player beat teammates like Teun Koopmeiners and Marten de Roon to the award….
World champion and Nigeria’s world record holder Tobi Amusan displayed her class on Sunday at the 2023 Diamond League athletics series in Stockholm, Sweden, to win the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.52 seconds despite the rainy atmospheric conditions on the track. Amusan outran Pia Skrzyszowska rival from Poland who gave her a tough…
