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  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 ...

Juventus midfielder Pogba suspended for doping Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from playing because of an anti-doping offence. Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) said Pogba returned a test with elevated levels of testosterone after Juve’s 3-0 win at Udinese ...

  Players and supporters of the Ishielu Local Government Area team swooped on the referee, Sebastian Onwe, at the end of the Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru’s cup final match on Sunday evening. The referee was said to have been ...

  The Nigeria Football Federation has approved the change of name for the country’s top-flight football league.   The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the decision to change the name was ratified at the 79th NFF Annual General Assembly in Uyo, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has delivered the hammer blow to fans hoping he and great rival Lionel Messi might rekindle their rivalry once more, insisting that their time ‘is gone’.   Messi and Ronaldo shared the stage for more than a decade at the pinnacle ...

  Officials from Saudi Arabia have traveled to England to make a final attempt to tempt Liverpool into selling Mohamed Salah, according to a report. Al-Ittihad hope to sign the Egypt star and had a £150 million ($189m) offer rejected ...

  NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the NFF and the Portuguese coach reached an agreement for him to continue as the gaffer of the Super Eagles ahead of the 34th AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire. “As ...

  Manchester United winger Antony has been accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend while pregnant, headbutting her and cutting her hand to the bone. In interview with Brazilian website UOL published on Monday – which includes photographs and screenshots of messages – influencer ...

  Chelsea have announced that Romelu Lukaku has completed a move to Roma on a season-long loan. Chelsea have confirmed the transfer in a very brief statement on the club’s official website. “Romelu Lukaku has completed a season-long loan move ...

  Spain’s FA president’ mother taken to hospital on third day of hunger strike   The mother of Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has been hospitalised after going on hunger strike in protest at the treatment of her son, a local ...

  Bukayo Saka has been named the Men’s PFA Young Player of the Year in recognition of his role in Arsenal’s unexpected title tilt. Saka saw off competition from the Premier League’s top scorer Erling Haaland as well as midfield ...

  Erling Haaland has won the Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year award in recognition of his record-breaking season with Manchester City. The Norwegian striker has been honoured by his fellow professionals after scoring an astonishing 52 goals last ...

  Chelsea are drawing a close to the saga surrounding Romelu Lukaku‘s immediate future by agreeing a loan deal with Roma. The 30-year-old will take a pay cut to reunite with his former boss Jose Mourinho with Chelsea receiving just over ...

  FIFA will push for Luis Rubiales to be banned from all football for 15 years after the disgraced Spanish FA president’s own federation dramatically withdrew their support for him. Spanish FA chiefs asked Rubiales, 46, to resign with immediate effect, saying ...

  Lionel Messi inspired Inter Miami to come back from 2-0 down to beat Cincinnati on penalties after their thrilling US Open Cup semi-final ended 3-3 after extra-time in Ohio. Miami, who won the Leagues Cup on penalties against Nashville ...

  Spanish FA president REFUSE to resign over World Cup ‘kiss-gate’ Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales will not bow to pressure and resign from his role within the nation’s governing football body, according to reports, after sparking mass controversy by kissing ...

  The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales has defended kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso on the mouth before Spain were presented with the trophy on Sunday as ‘an insignicant show of affection’ and called ...

  Mason Greenwood today admitted ‘making mistakes’ as he agreed to leave Manchester United. It came after the club announced that his Old Trafford career is over in an apparent change of heart following leaked suggestions last week that he ...

  Manchester United and Mason Greenwood have mutually agreed that his future will be away from the club following the conclusion of their internal investigation. The club made this known in a statement posted on their website on Monday said,  ...