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 ...

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 ...

By Scott Wilson IT might not quite make up for the pain of losing at Wembley, but if Newcastle United’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United helps secure a top-four finish come the end of the season, it will not exactly be a bad consolation prize. A place in the Champions League just about trumps ...

Togolese international, Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from football. He announced his retirement on Tuesday with a video including his infamous goal for Manchester City against former club Arsenal. The 39-year-old Togolese striker shone in his three and a half years at the ...

The Italian Football Federation on Friday deducted 15 points from Juventus’ accumulated points this season on the Serie A table. The club was found guilty of inflating transfer values and lying to financial officials in an attempt to save money. A statement from the FIGC confirmed the punishment ...

Manchester City overpowered Tottenham with a stunning comeback at Etihad Stadium to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points. Spurs looked to be doing bitter north London rivals Arsenal a huge favour when they scored twice in the closing moments of the first half to leave ...

Over time, you’ve heard the story of Nigeria vs India where India supposedly won Nigeria with up to 99 goals. It’ll be difficult to be a Nigerian if you’ve not heard of it before. The story is as old as Nigeria’s football history. For many years, this story has been told orally and many ...

Kelechi Iheanacho was the hero as Leicester City edged past League Two side Gillingham 1-0 in an FA Cup third round tie at the Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Iheanacho scored the winning goal four minutes before the hour mark after Jamie Vardy set him up. Since the Nigeria ...

Messi led Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last December. The 35-year-old also won the World Cup Golden Ball award for the best player of the competition. The former Barcelona captain returned to PSG on Wednesday following an extended break. Messi was given a warm welcome ...

In his 1003rd match as a senior professional, Lionel Messi seeks the milestone that means most. A World Cup would rank above his seven Ballons D’Or and at least as high as owning medals for every major club trophy he has competed for. He has a good chance of it, largely because, 1,000-odd games ...

Argentina icon Lionel Messi has confirmed that this weekend’s final in Qatar will be the last World Cup game of his career. La Albiceleste have not lifted the trophy since Diego Maradona inspired the country to glory back in 1986. Argentina’s current captain Messi came close to reaching the ...

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has expressed his confidence that they will go all the way and win the 2022 World Cup. Messi was speaking after knocking out Croatia on Tuesday night. The 35-year-old inspired his side to a 3-0 win in their semi-final clash, scoring from the penalty spot and ...

Croatia hopes to make some personal history by qualifying for their second-consecutive FIFA World Cup finals by defeating Argentina. See Last Word on Football’s Croatia Predicted Lineup for their massive World Cup semi-final clash against Argentina. Croatia Predicted Lineup vs Argentina DOHA, ...

There should be little argument where Lionel Messi stands among the pantheon of greats. Whether he is the greatest of all time (GOAT, as the cool kids say) or just one of the very best to ever play the beautiful game, as if that wasn't enough – well, that debate will probably go on forever. ...

A Qatari reporter has suddenly died while covering the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, according to local media. The Gulf Times newspaper reported on Dec. 10 that journalist Khalid al-Misslam, who was working as a photographer for Al Kass TV, “died suddenly while covering the FIFA ...

It's day 21 of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, and all eyes rest on Morocco to see if their sparkling run in the tournament can continue. In their first-ever World Cup quarter-final, the Atlas Lions face Portugal at the Al Thumama Stadium at 6pm local time (3pm GMT). Morocco beat ...