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Messi, Bolt pay tribute to Roma ‘legend’ Totti
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt joined a long list of global sports stars in offering birthday tributes to Roma legend Francesco Totti. Read more
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Manchester United tribute to Nigerian fans killed in Calabar
Manchester United has revealed plans to honour Nigerian football fans who died last week following an accident in the south-eastern city of Calabar. The tragedy, Read more
Enyeama won’t captain Eagles again – Rohr
Coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr won’t be stripping John Obi Mikel as captain of the team even if former captain Vincent Enyeama returns Read more
N’golo Kante, Dele Alli win PFA Player awards
N’Golo Kante of Chelsea has won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award for 2016-17. Tottenham’s Dele Alli also won the young player Read more
Benteke double sinks Liverpool
Christian Benteke returned to haunt and hurt the Reds by scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory for Sam Allardyce’s side at Anfield According to Read more
FA Cup: Arsenal Guns down Manchester City to reach final
Alexis Sanchez’s scrambled extra-time winner secured Arsenal an FA Cup final date with Chelsea – and ensured Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will end a Read more
Iheanacho ready to fight for place at Manchester City
Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho says he is ready to fight for his place in the team, amidst competition from Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero. Read more
Breaking: Zlatan Ibrahimovic & Marcos Rojo out of the season
Manchester United have confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo have suffered ‘significant knee ligament damage’. Rojo was forced off on a stretcher in the Read more
FA Cup: Chelsea 4:2 Tottenham
Chelsea defeated arch rivals, Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 to book a place in the finals of the English FA Cup. In the thrilling encounter at Wembley Read more
Ugo Ehiogu: Former England defender dies after cardiac arrest
LONDON – Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu has died aged 44 following a cardiac arrest, Tottenham Hotspur said on Friday. Ehiogu, who Read more
Man U, Britain mourn dead Nigerian fans
Manchester United FC of England(Man U) has sent condolences to the families of football fans who died while watching Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League match Read more
Birmingham City: Harry Redknapp named manager after Gianfranco Zola’s resignation
The ex-West Ham, Tottenham and QPR boss succeeds Gianfranco Zola, who resigned on Monday after a 2-0 defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion. Blues Read more
Gianfranco Zola resigns as Birmingham City manager after four months
Gianfranco Zola has resigned as Birmingham City manager following Monday’s home defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion. The 50-year-old Italian was in charge for Read more
John Terry: Chelsea captain to leave club at end of season
Chelsea captain John Terry will leave the club at the end of the season after more than two decades there. He is their most decorated Read more
Man Utd’s tactics totally controlled Chelsea – Mourinho
The Manchester United boss feels his style of play plus an impressive performance from his players Sunday led to dominance against the Blues. Manchester United Read more
Isco, world’s best reserve – Proves he’s too good for the Madrid bench
The former Malaga midfielder produced a match-winning performance in Gijon to show his worth once again and keep Los Blancos on track for the title. Read more
Barcelona 3:2 Real Sociedad
Lionel Messi scored twice as below-par Barcelona laboured to a win over Real Sociedad to keep their La Liga title hopes alive. The champions are Read more
AC Milan’s overall deal with Chinese investors worth 1 bln euros – CEO designate
The overall deal for the sale of soccer club AC Milan to a Chinese-led consortium is worth 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion), the club’s CEO Read more
Mourinho blames forwards for Anderlecht draw
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blamed his side’s “sloppy” attackers after Anderlecht grabbed a late equaliser in the teams’ Europa League quarter-final first leg. United Read more
Breaking: AC Milan sold to Chinese investors
AC Milan have been sold to Chinese investors Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux. The seven-time European champions have been owned by former three-time Italy prime minister Silvio Berlusconi Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo hits 100th European club goal with double against Bayern
The Real Madrid ace bagged a brace against the Bavarians in the Champions League to reach the century mark in European play Real Madrid star Read more
Neymar slam with three-match ban, will miss Clasico
Neymar’s hopes of playing in the Clasico against Real Madrid are over after he received a three-match suspension for sarcastically applauding after his red card against Malaga on Read more
Monaco wonderkid Mbappe sets stunning Champions League record in fine Dortmund display
The highly-rated forward enhanced his burgeoning reputation after he sparkled in Europe’s premier club competition on Wednesday Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe set a sensational Champions League Read more
At 21, Dele Alli better than Lampard, Gerrard, Beckham
Dele Alli’s goal-scoring feats with Tottenham Hotspur were put into perspective by an arresting statistic that emerged after he scored in his side’s 4-0 victory Read more
Rangers FC suspend coach Amapakabo
Rangers Football Club of Enugu has suspended its Technical Adviser, Imama Amapakabo “for security reasons.’’ Foster Chimem, spokesman for club, said the supporters were restless Read more
CAF: Rangers draw with Zesco of Zambia
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday faced elimination from the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup after playing a 2-2 draw with visiting Zesco United Read more
I will be better in future says Pep Guardiola Manchester City boss
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his first season in the Premier League has not been good enough but promised “in the future I will Read more
Caf president Ahmad to review TV deal and Afcon timing
Contentious decisions on African football’s television rights and tournament hosting agreements will be reviewed in the coming months, new Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Read more
Koke robbed at gunpoint
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke was robbed at gunpoint in a Madrid car park on Thursday evening for a watch reportedly valued at 70,000 euros ($77,000), Read more
FIFA records $369m loss
World football’s governing body FIFA on Friday announced a record $369 million loss for 2016 as it paid for the fallout from multiple scandals and Read more
