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  Lionel Messi has been crowned the men’s winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or in Paris this evening. Messi, 36, was the standout name on the 30-man shortlist for the prized accolade after inspiring Argentina to 2022 World Cup glory ...

  Aston Villa star Emi Martinez has been awarded the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper for 2023 at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris. The Argentine claimed the trophy on Monday night following his heroics for Argentina, as they ...

  FIFA has banned former Spanish Football Association president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activity for three years. Rubiales kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the lips during the trophy presentation following Spain’s victory over England in the World Cup final on ...

Sadio Mane has bought French club Bourges Foot 18, who play in the fourth-tier of the football pyramid The Senegal star, who left Europe in the summer to sign for Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, has been looking to purchase a ...

‘Basketball Wives’ star Brittish Williams sentenced to 4 years in prison for fraud Brittish Williams was sentenced to four years in prison for 15 fraud-related felonies. In court Tuesday, the “Basketball Wives” alum, 33, reportedly asked the judge for leniency in ...

Kenwright had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his liver eight weeks ago. He had been on the board at Everton since 1989, taking over as chairman at Goodison Park in 2004. The Liverpudlian was also one of the ...

Google has celebrated Nigeria’s iconic all-time leading goal scorer, Rashidi Yekini with a special doodle on his 60th posthumous birthday Yekini is fondly remembered for his iconic goal celebration where he held on to the net after scoring Nigeria’s first goal at ...

  Roma boss Jose Mourinho has brutally mocked Papu Gomez after seeing the World Cup winner issued with a two-year ban for a failed doping test. The Roma manager’s comments arrived after Gomez, who lifted the World Cup alongside Messi after ...

  Manchester United and England Legend Sir Bobby Charlton is dead In his 17-year playing career with Manchester United, Sir Bobby Charlton made an astonishing 758 appearances, a record that stood for decades. Manchester United and England football legend Sir Bobby Charlton ...

Ex-international, George Abbey, has ruled out the possibility of the Super Eagles winning the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament with the current crop of players in the squad. The Eagles are aiming to clinch their fourth title AFCON title ...

The board of the Lagos State Football Association on Tuesday suspended its chairman, for gross misconduct by a simple majority of five to four At the meeting held at the LSFA office on Ogunlana Drive, Surulere, Lagos, Oki was alleged to have ...

  Fans have been locked-in the stadium and the match abandoned after two Swedish people shot dead in suspected terrorist attack in Brussels. The shooting reportedly took place near Boulevard d’Ypres, north of the city centre and three miles from ...

Wayne Rooney has made his return to English football by being announced as Birmingham City’s new manager. Rooney joins the Blues on a three-and-a-half-year deal and replaces John Eustace, who was sacked on Monday despite leading the team to sixth in ...

  Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is reportedly being paid the Footballers Union minimum after the club suspended his salary following a positive doping test. Pogba is currently facing the most difficult period of his professional career, with a potential long-term ban ...

  Serie A champions Napoli have announced that they will take legal action against an Italian toy store over the release of a doll that was not authorised by the club. The club released a statement on Thursday evening stating ...

  Lionel Messi has no intention of renewing his contract with Inter Miami and will leave the club in 2025 to head back to Newell’s Old Boys, according to reports in Spain. Messi has taken US soccer by storm since heading ...

  I Did Not Mean To Be Offensive – Italian journalist Marika Fruscio Pleads With Nigerians After Post Knocking Osimhen Italian journalist Marika Fruscio, in a social media post on Wednesday, has pleaded with Nigerians over her statement knocking Nigerian-born ...

  Victor Osimhen’s agent threatens legal action against Napoli Victor Osimhen‘s agent Roberto Calenda has threatened to take legal action against Napoli after the club mocked the striker on social media. Napoli shared a video on their TikTok account showing the striker ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo broke an impressive accolade as Al-Nassr triumphed in their AFC Champions League clash on Tuesday night. The Portuguese superstar played 90 minutes, before getting subbed off in added time, during his side’s 2-0 win over Persepolis. Despite not ...

Benjamin Mendy Benjamin Mendy makes football return after two years   Benjamin Mendy made his first football appearance in more than two years as he come on as a late substitute for Lorient against Monaco in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The ...

  Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has emerged as the winner of the Diamond League trophy for an astonishing third consecutive time. On Sunday night in Oregon, Amusan with a time of 12.33s emerged the winner of the fiercely contested 100m hurdles event to ...

  Three Real Madrid players arrested after one allegedly filmed s3x tape of underage girl Three Real Madrid players have been arrested, respected Spanish news website El Confidencial is reporting. The media outlet says they were held after the mother of an ...

  Paul Pogba ‘calls for counter analysis’ after testing positive for testosterone Paul Pogba has called for counter analysis on the test that came back positive for doping, according to reports. The France midfielder is facing a ban of up to ...

  Super Falcons forward, Oparanozie, retires at 29 Nigeria’s Super Falcons forward Desire Ugochi Oparanozie has announced her retirement from football for both country and club at the age of 29. Oparanozie was included in the squad that represented Nigeria at the ...

  Disgraced Spanish Football Association chief Luis Rubiales has insisted he kissed Jennifer Hermoso in the way he would kiss one of his daughters. Rubiales has been at the centre of a storm of controversy since he kissed Hermoso on the lips ...