Captain Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time winner against Fulham to alleviate the pressure on Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag. United were heading for another game without a win or a goal when Fernandes drilled low past Bernd Leno from the edge of the box following a poor clearance. ...

By Ifreke Inyang From next year, football’s most prestigious individual prize, the Ballon d’Or, will be co-organised by UEFA. The deal comes seven years after a previous partnership between the French organisers of the award and world governing body FIFA ended. From 2024, the Ballon d’Or awards ...

European football governing body UEFA upheld a 500,000 euro fine ($537,000) on Spanish champions Barcelona on Friday for a breach of their financial control rules. UEFA’s club financial control body (CFCB) said in a statement the Catalan club wrongly reported profits “on the disposal of ...

Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan must pay compensation to his ex-wife after a court ruled on their divorce case and determined he is the biological father of their three children. A court in Ghana ordered the 37-year-old to give Gifty Gyan a house in the UK, a house in Accra, a petrol station ...

Victor Osimhen has not returned to Italy yet and Napoli expects him to start the intensive phase of his recovery work next week, with his contract situation continuing to loom in the background. The 24-year-old striker has been sidelined since October 13 after suffering a hamstring muscle injury ...

By Ifreke Inyang The draw for this season’s Carabao Cup quarter-final was conducted on Wednesday night, following the completion of the fourth-round fixtures. Chelsea will host Newcastle United in what is the tie of the round. The Blues defeated Blackburn 2-0, while the Magpies hammered holders ...

The Confederation of African Football on Wednesday listed Nigeria’s forward, Victor Osimhen; Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, and 27 others as contenders for the 2023 men’s African Player of the Year awards. CAF announced the Gala awards billed to be held on December 11, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco, on ...

By Mike Oyebola Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, finished in 20th position in the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or, DAILY POST reports. Oshoala’s Barcelona teammate, Aitana Bonmati won the award. The forward endured an injury-ravaged campaign last term. Despite her injury struggles, the Nigerian ...

By Ifreke Inyang The organizers of the Ballon d’Or, France Football, have opted not to award Lionel Messi with the Super Ballon d’Or award, according to Marca. Messi is expected to be named the winner of the 2023 prize at an event that will be held in Paris, France on Monday. It will be the ...

By Ifreke Inyang Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi has been confirmed as the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or award in a list leaked online. Goal reports that Messi finished in first position in the voting ahead of Erling Haaland of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. ...

Manchester City cruised past Manchester United with embarrassing ease in the derby at Old Trafford to emphasise the vast gulf between the two sides. Erling Haaland was the main tormentor with goals in each half before setting up a third for Phil Foden as Pep Guardiola's side established ...

Eddie Nketiah scored his first Premier League hat-trick as Arsenal extended their unbeaten start to the season with victory over Sheffield United at Emirates Stadium. He opened the scoring with a deft touch and swivelled finish after Declan Rice's threaded ball caught out the United defence. ...

Brentford held on for their third Premier League win of the season as goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo sank a wasteful Chelsea in the West London derby at Stamford Bridge. The Blues, who missed several chances, were punished through Pinnock's thumping header from Mbeumo's wicked cross. ...

By  Ifreke Inyang The Football Association is investigating Manchester United forward, Alejandro Garnacho, over a social media post following their 1-0 win against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday. Harry Maguire scored the only goal of the game in the second half. However, the ...

By Ifreke Inyang Manchester United midfielder Casemiro ‘regrets’ joining Manchester United from Real Madrid, the Nacional reports. Casemiro impressed at Old Trafford after arriving in the summer of 2022. But the Brazilian has struggled for form this season, with opposition managers deliberately ...

Teams in the World Nigeria’s male football team, the Super Eagles, have been ranked among the top 10 most valuable national teams in the world. The list includes the Three Lions of England, Argentina, Portugal, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Brazil and Spain. In recent years, the ...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes "a legend and giant" has been lost in the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton. And Ten Hag said that his players were inspired to their 2-1 win at Sheffield United by wanting to pay a fitting tribute to the 1966 World Cup hero. Credit: BBC ...

Arsenal came from 2-0 down to rescue a thrilling draw at Chelsea in the Premier League. Chelsea had raced into a two-goal lead thanks to Cole Palmer's penalty and Mykhailo Mudryk's cross that lobbed Arsenal keeper David Raya. Declan Rice cut the deficit in the 77th minute as Robert Sanchez ...

By Ifreke Inyang Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86. Charlton was part of England’s World Cup-winning side in 1966 and scored twice as Manchester United won the European Cup at Wembley in 1968. “Manchester United are in mourning following the passing of Sir ...

Manchester City avoided a third consecutive Premier League defeat as two first-half goals secured victory over Brighton at Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side had lost their previous two top-flight matches - away to Wolves and Arsenal - and have never recorded three ...

Mohamed Salah was the Merseyside derby match-winner with a second-half double as Liverpool defeated 10-man Everton in the Premier League. Salah's confident penalty in front of the Kop End following Michael Keane's handball ended a frustrating 75 minutes for the home ...

By Mike Oyebola The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday released the official match schedule for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw for the biennial competition took place in Abidjan last week. The 34th edition of the biggest sports event on African soil will take place from ...

By Ifreke Inyang There may be major changes in the FA Cup which will affect teams participating in the competition. According to the BBC, the Football Association are close to scrapping the replays of round three and round four in its entirety. This would mean that the matches that end ...

By Ifreke Inyang Barcelona President, Joan Laporta, has been charged with suspected bribery over referee payments. Spanish news agency EFE reports that the payments were made to companies linked to the former vice-president of the refereeing committee, José María Enríquez Negreira. However, ...

Super Eagles of Nigeria played a 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia in an international friendly at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao, Portugal on Friday night. The Nigerian side had clawed back from a goal down in the second half, drawing level from an Al-Amri own goal and a perfect strike from ...

By Don Silas Police have issued an arrest warrant against former Chelsea and Liverpool striker, Daniel Sturridge. Sturridge, who recently retired from professional football in the summer, finds himself at the crossroads of legal woes in the United States. The situation in the courtroom began ...

By Don Silas The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, draw has been conducted. The draw was conducted at the brand-new Parc des Expositions, Abidjan, on Thursday. Nigeria’s Super Eagles are placed in Group A alongside the host nation Ivory Coast. The AFCON defending champions Senegal are in Group ...

By Ifreke Inyang Premier League referees have kicked against a rule change which could see fans listen to the conversations between match officials and the VARs while they are happening. This was revealed by FA chief executive, Mark Bullingham. Bullingham, who is also a director at IFAB, the ...

By Don Silas Manchester United legend Roy Keane has criticised retired Belgium footballer Eden Hazard for being ‘overweight’ at Real Madrid. Keane also insisted that the former Chelsea star should not be considered among the top ten Premier League players of all time. This is coming after ...

Roma will have to pay £37million to Chelsea if they want to sign Romelu Lukaku on a permanent deal next summer, the Daily Mail reports. Lukaku is currently on loan with the Serie A side and has scored seven goals in his eight appearances in all competitions. Having made a fine start ...

Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi has expressed hope for Victor Osimhen to join the London-based club in the next transfer window. The ex-Nigeria international backed the Napoli striker to succeed in the Premier League. He said Osimhen is the type of striker Premier League clubs want. ...

Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late winner as Arsenal earned a statement victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City at Emirates Stadium. A largely disappointing game was given a stunning finale four minutes from time just as both sides looked certain to have to settle ...

By Ifreke Inyang Napoli are looking to sign Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus as a potential replacement for Victor Osimhen, according to Calciomercato. Osimhen led the club to their first Serie A title in 33 years last season. The Super Eagles star also topped the league scoring charts with ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen may be just 24, but he is already planning for a safe landing after retirement. The Super Eagles forward said he has acquired two estates, stressing that football is “temporary.” He described the estates are his most expensive purchases. He ...

Arsenal gave Manchester City a scare in the Premier League title race last season but their three head-to-head meetings in 2022-23 all went the way of the Citizens. They beat the Gunners 1-0 in the FA Cup before 3-1 and 4-1 victories in the league and they have won their last 12 league ...

Scott McTominay scored twice in stoppage time as Manchester United came from behind to record a sensational Premier League victory against Brentford at Old Trafford. United were staring at a third successive home league loss for the first time since 1977 thanks to Mathias Jensen's first-half ...

Chelsea were disjointed for spells but were back on level terms before half-time thanks to an unfortunate own goal. A cross by Sterling, back in the starting XI after a virus, struck the knee of Belgium defender Ameen Al-Dakhil and looped over James Trafford into the net. Chelsea then scored ...

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has called for the VAR system to be simplified, saying he “trusts the car but the driver is the problem” following the costly Liverpool goal blunder. Liverpool were wrongly denied an opening goal in their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham last weekend due to an error by ...

Paris Saint Germain quartet of Ousmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani, Layvin Kurzawa and Achraf Hakimi have received one-match ban for offensive chanting. The French league (LFP) disciplinary committee made the decision to suspend the PSG players after they were filmed singing an offensive song ...

By Mike Oyebola Serie A champions Napoli have announced that they will take legal action against an Italian toy store over a doll. The Partenopei claimed the unlicensed doll bears an uncanny resemblance to Victor Osimhen. The doll’s resemblance with Osimhen made it go viral on the social media. ...

By Ifreke Inyang FIFA on Thursday, confirmed that Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will all be given automatic qualifying spots for the 2030 World Cup. The three South American nations will host the three opening games of the tournament. On Wednesday, the world football’s governing body announced ...

Chelsea defender Reece James has been hit with a one-game suspension and a £90,000 ($109,000) fine after abusing a match official following his side’s defeat against Aston Villa. James admitted a Football Association charge of using “improper, insulting and abusive words and behaviour” after he ...

The world football ruling body, FIFA, has confirmed it will host the 2030 World Cup in six countries across three continents. According to FIFA via its website on Wednesday, Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host the historic tournament but the first three games will be played in Uruguay, ...

Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool’s match at Tottenham to be replayed due to the VAR error that cost them the opening goal at the weekend. Spurs went on to win the Premier League game 2-1. The fallout from the VAR failure in Saturday’s defeat, in which officials wrongly disallowed Luis Diaz’s goal ...

Mykhailo Mudryk's first goal for Chelsea and a strike from Armando Broja saw the Blues beat Fulham for only their second league win of the campaign. Mudryk has had a mixed time at Stamford Bridge since signing for £89m in January from Shakhtar Donetsk but his first-half performance looked as ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have apologized to Liverpool, admitting that Luis Diaz’s goal against Tottenham Hotspur should have stood. In a statement released on Saturday evening, PGMOL said there was “significant human error” in the decision making. It ...