FT 4 - 1 Manchester United booked their Champions League place with a game to spare thanks to a comfortable win over a dismal Chelsea side at Old Trafford. Casemiro headed the hosts in front, with Anthony Martial sweeping in Jadon Sancho's pass from close range to double their advantage. ...

By Don Silas Barcelona on Wednesday confirmed that defender Jordi Alba’s contract has been terminated by mutual consent. Barcelona also disclosed that Alba will leave Camp Nou at the end of the season. The Blaugrana made this known in a statement via its website. The statement read in part, FC ...

Brighton's Julio Enciso scored a fantastic equaliser as the Seagulls confirmed Europa League qualification with an entertaining draw against champions Manchester City. Phil Foden opened the scoring for Treble-chasing City, squeezing the ball beyond Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke on the ...

Agency Report Lionel Messi will lead world champions Argentina in a friendly against Australia in Beijing, the country said on Monday, followed by another game in Indonesia. The clash on June 15 at the Workers’ Stadium in the Chinese capital is a rematch of Argentina and Australia’s meeting ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu By the word robbery it simply means that a certain player had worked very hard and won the hearts of football fans who were disappointed to see someone else who has performed less better win the award. Here are the three biggest robberies, according to Sports Brief: ...

Manchester City celebrated a third successive Premier League title triumph with victory over Chelsea in a relaxed party atmosphere at Etihad Stadium. City were confirmed as champions without even playing after Nottingham Forest's win against Arsenal on Saturday, ...

Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions for the third successive season after title rivals Arsenal lost at Nottingham Forest. The Gunners, top for the majority of the campaign, are four points behind City with only one game left to play after being beaten 1-0 on Saturday. ...

FT 1- 0 Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal at the City Ground to secure their Premier League survival and crown Manchester City as champions. Taiwo Awoniyi's 19th-minute goal was enough to seal victory and spark jubilant scenes from the home supporters at the final whistle. Arsenal dominated ...

Casemiro's stunning overhead kick edged Manchester United a step closer to a top-four finish as they secured a narrow Premier League victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. The Red Devils knew two wins from their final three games would secure Champions League football at Old ...

Mike Oyebola The 2023 edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup will get underway in Argentina on Saturday (today) with Nigeria’s Flying Eagles looking to claim the title for the first time. The Flying Eagles are among the four countries that will be representing Africa at the biennial competition, ...

Jose Mourinho's Roma reached the Europa League final by holding Bayer Leverkusen to a goalless draw in the second leg of their semi-final tie. Edoardo Bove's goal gave the Italian side a 1-0 win in the first leg, and that was enough to take them through. Moussa Diaby struck the crossbar for ...

Six-time winners Sevilla are through to a seventh Europa League final after their extra-time win over Juventus in a pulsating semi-final second leg. Dusan Vlahovic had put Juventus ahead, but Suso levelled the tie with a brilliant left-footed strike. The decisive goal came five minutes ...

FT 4 - 0 AGGREGATE : 5 - 1 Manchester City delivered a relentless performance laced with outstanding quality to overpower holders Real Madrid and reach the Champions League final against Inter Milan in Istanbul. City have lost two previous semi-finals to Real but they made no mistake here ...

FT: 1 - 0 Inter Milan reached the Champions League final for the first time in 13 years as Lautaro Martinez's goal sealed victory over fierce rivals AC Milan at San Siro. Three-time winners Inter, who led 2-0 after the first leg, will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid in Istanbul on ...

By Ifreke Inyang Crystal Palace midfielder, Eberechi Eze is back on Gareth Southgate’s radar, according to the Daily Mail. But the England national team boss will face competition from Nigeria over the player. Eze has played a crucial role in Palace’s resurgence under Roy Hodgson. The ...

Arsenal's fading title hopes were dealt a devastating blow after losing to Brighton to leave leaders Manchester City one win from a fifth Premier League title in six seasons. The Gunners needed to respond after City's 3-0 win over Everton earlier on Sunday left Mikel Arteta's side trailing by four ...

Manchester City require two victories to retain the Premier League title after despatching relegation-threatened Everton at Goodison Park. Pep Guardiola's side will be guaranteed their third title in a row with six points from their remaining games against Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford. ...

Chelsea have reportedly reached an agreement with Mauricio Pochettino to become the club’s new head coach heading into the 2023/2024 season. Pochettino who has been away from coaching since he left PSG will return to England where he recorded the highest point of his managerial so far – taking ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Paris Saint-Germain fans have continued to create problems for veteran forward, Lionel Messi as they insist the Argentine must have to go. The fans took pleasure in booing the football icon during his first game back following his 2-week suspension. Messi was slammed with ...

Manchester United bounced back from consecutive Premier League defeats by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford to strengthen their bid for a top-four finish. Erik ten Hag's side had lost to Brighton and West Ham to give Liverpool - who were one point behind in fourth at the start of ...

Taiwo Awoniyi scored twice as Nottingham Forest claimed a valuable point against Chelsea in their fight against Premier League relegation in a match that came alive in the second half. Forest took an early lead when Awoniyi, who scored twice in Monday's 4-3 win against Southampton, got in front ...

Mike Oyebola Odion Ighalo won his second major trophy with Al Hilal who defeated Al Wehda 7-6 on penalties to win the Saudi Cup. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes of thrilling football action. Abdoul Karim Yoda gave Al Wehda the lead 10 minutes before the break. ...

Sergio Busquets will become the final member of Barcelona's 2011 Champions League-winning side to depart the club this summer, after he announced his decision to leave the Nou Camp on Wednesday. Described by Sir Alex Ferguson as "the best I have faced," the team included Lionel Messi, Xavi and ...

By  Don Silas UEFA on Thursday included the likes of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne and Inter Milan’s Andre Onana in the Champions League team for this week. UEFA made the announcement in a post via its website on Thursday afternoon following the conclusion ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The five top players for the Ballon d’Or winner this year have been revealed. The Ballon d’Or remains the most coveted individual award for football players and is presented by French news magazine ‘France Football’. The most prestigious individual prize in football is now ...

Inter Milan took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final as they beat their city rivals in a thrilling Milan derby at San Siro. In a game that had been anticipated for weeks in Italy and was witnessed at the ground by a vocal and passionate 80,000-strong crowd, Inter made the ...

Kevin de Bruyne's screamer earned Manchester City a Champions League semi-final first-leg draw at Real Madrid to keep their dream of a Treble on track. City know any win next Wednesday at home against Madrid will send them to only their second Champions League final, against either Inter Milan ...

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a "huge" deal, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday. "Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season," said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity and without naming the club. ...

By  Tana Aiyejina Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen’s goals fired Napoli to their third Serie A triumph after 33 years. Here, ‘TANA AIYEJINA takes a look at the grass-to-grace story of the Scudetto winner In Naples, Italy, Victor Osimhen is adored, hero-worshipped and loved. Kids line up, ...

By Francis Ugwu Manchester United midfielder, Christian Eriksen says his team tried but obviously lost the game against West Ham on Sunday. Eriksen said United started the game and were in a very good position to get a grip of the game before a slip by Goalkeeper David De Gea. ...

FT 1 - 0 A howler from David de Gea gifted West Ham victory over Manchester United to boost their chances of Premier League survival and deal a blow to the Red Devils' top-four hopes. De Gea let a tame Said Benrahma effort from distance slip through his grasp to put the Hammers in front midway ...

FT 0 - 2 Arsenal clawed Manchester City's lead at the Premier League summit back to one point after they came out on top in a thriller against Newcastle United at St James' Park. Mikel Arteta's side, who have played one game more than the champions, responded superbly to the pressure exerted ...

Argentine super star, Lionel Messi has been dropped from Paris Saint-Germain’s squad to face Troyes on Sunday despite issuing an apology for his unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Messi was expected in training on Monday last week after PSG had lost to Lorient during the weekend but report got ...

Chelsea’s interim manager Frank Lampard on Saturday expressed his happiness to see his side finally playing like a team. The former English Premier League (EPL) champions snapped a nine-match winless run in all competitions with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. Chelsea have looked a ...

FT 2 - 1 Rodrygo scored twice as Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2014 after beating Osasuna in the final in Seville. The Brazilian was on hand to fire the winner from close range after Toni Kroos' shot deflected into his path. Osasuna, playing in only their ...

FT 1 - 0 Mohamed Salah continued his superb scoring form as Liverpool made it six Premier League wins in a row by defeating Brentford to move one point behind Manchester United in the race for the top four. The Egypt forward became the first player in Reds history to score in nine consecutive ...

Nigeria sailed into the last eight of the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria with a 3-2 defeat of South Africa’s Amajimbo in an interesting encounter in Constantine last night. Five-time world champions Nigeria, who pipped Zambia 1-0 in their opening match but then lost by the same margin to ...

Manchester City moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League by surviving a late scare to beat a Leeds side playing under new manager Sam Allardyce for the first time. Two fine first-half goals by Ilkay Gundogan had done the damage for City, who appeared utterly dominant as they ...

A Barcelona legend has suggested that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo should return to their former clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively. Messi and Ronaldo engaged in one of the greatest rivalries in football while playing for two of the largest clubs in the world. While Ronaldo has ...

Two late goals finally gave Frank Lampard his first win since his return as Chelsea's interim manager. The Blues had lost all four Premier League games since Lampard's return in April, but had led through Conor Gallagher's early header. Matias Vina levelled for Bournemouth, but Benoit ...

By Ifreke Inyang On Thursday night, Victor Osimhen became a Napoli legend. The 23-year-old netted the equalizer in the 52nd minute as they drew 1-1 with Udinese. This result confirmed Spalletti’s men as the new Serie A champions. Osimhen’s 22 goals in the league has powered Napoli to ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, has spoken up about why he embarked on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Recall that the Argentina World Cup winner was handed a two-week suspension by the club for his unethical conduct. Reacting to his suspension in a ...

Frank Lampard has defended Chelsea owner Todd Boehly, stating that he has “good intentions” despite the growing criticism of his tenure. Boehly has spent over £550 million ($695 million) on new signings since buying the club from Roman Abramovich last year, but the team has had its worst season for ...

“I thought we were going to have a day off after the game as always happened. I had this trip organized and I couldn't cancel it. I had already canceled it before. I apologize to my teammates and I'm waiting for what the club wants to do with me.” Source: ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Napoli’s talisman, Victor Osimhen has equaled George Weah’s record for the highest African goalscorer in Serie A with 46 goals. The Nigerian equaled the Ballon d’Or winner’s record with his massive goal against Udinese on Thursday which helped Napoli to clinch their first ...

Manchester United's Champions League hopes suffered a setback as Brighton scored a dramatic 99th-minute penalty winner to keep their own European ambitions on track. Alexis Mac Allister converted deep into injury time to settle a Premier League thriller at Amex Stadium. United - in the ...

Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, could still be playing active football if he had heeded the wise counsel of his former agent, John Shittu, against joining the Chinese Super League side, Tianjin Teda, in 2017. The Nigerian international, who spent more than a decade at Chelsea, ...

Chelsea co-controlling owner Todd Boehly has pleaded for patience from the club's supporters but insisted they will "figure out" a path to long term success. Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of Chelsea almost a year ago and invested more than £600 million on players but find ...

Ifreke Inyang Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has said Sam Allardyce is “right” about his claims about being a better coach. During his unveiling on Wednesday at Leeds United, Allardyce insisted no manager is “ahead of him in football terms”. Big Sam has just four games to save the ...

FT 1 - 0 Liverpool's chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League are not realistic despite a fifth straight win, says boss Jurgen Klopp. The in-form Reds, who only have four matches left, moved four points behind fourth-placed Manchester United after Mohamed Salah's penalty sunk ...