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Arsenal struck three times inside 35 minutes to beat Tottenham 3-1 on Sunday and move above their north London rivals in the Premier League table. Just three weeks ago Spurs sat top and Arsenal bottom after their worst start to ...

  Mohamed Salah became the fastest Liverpool player ever to reach 100 league goals on Saturday as he temporarily put his side ahead against Brentford in an eventual 3-3 draw. The Egypt international has become a firm favourite at Anfield ...

  Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, on Saturday afternoon, made history following his side’s Premier League 1-0 win over Chelsea. Man City defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, thanks to Gabriel Jesus’s second-half goal. According to Optajoe, Man City’s win against ...

Football fans could be allowed to drink alcohol in STANDS in the near future following a fan-led government review. Supporters haven’t been allowed to enjoy booze while watching football since 1985 but a change in the rules is to be ...

It is the story of a family love triangle which is difficult to comprehend. Brazilian striker Hulk revealed last week that his partner Camila Sousa – who is his ex-wife’s niece – was pregnant with their first child together. The ...

Ronnie Brunswijk, the 60-year-old vice president of Suriname, started and played 54 minutes for Inter Moengotapoe in Tuesday’s CONCACAF League clash with Olimpia.   Bruswijk, who owns the club and serves as the team president, captained the side and played ...

Europe’s “Golden Shoe” winner Robert Lewandowski sent out a warning to defences around Europe on Tuesday when he likened himself to a ‘good wine’ that was still improving. The Bayern Munich striker also offered warm praise and thanks to his ...

Napoli captain, Lorenzo Insigne, has played down rumours that he is angry with Victor Osimhen for ‘stealing’ in to poke home his goal-bound effort. Insigne had scored only once in Serie A this season, while Osimhen went into Monday night’s ...

The Bayana Bayana of South Africa on Tuesday defeated the Super Falcons of Nigeria to lift the Maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Cup. The final match played at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan, Lagos saw the visiting South Africans ...

A travel agent cheated Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo out of nearly £250,000. The 53-year-old, named in Portugal as Maria Silva, also scammed the football star’s super-agent Jorge Mendes out of more than £14,000 and former Man Utd winger Nani ...

Brazilian striker Givanildo Vieira de Sousa has revealed his ex-wife’s niece is pregnant with his fourth child. The football star, 35, dubbed Hulk for his upper-body strength, announced the news via an Instagram post. He can be seen holding up ...

  Argentine attacker’s contract includes cryptocurrency payments Lionel Messi is earning €30 million (£26m/$35m) per season after taxes at Paris Saint-Germain, according to L’Equipe. The Argentina star is also being paid €1 million in cryptocurrency. Over the course of his three years ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari today welcomed the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, to the State House in Abuja. During the visit to the State House, the Nigerian president was presented with a number 10 jersey and a football. The FIFA President ...

Reece James has revealed his Champions League winners’ medal and Euro 2020 runners-up medal were stolen during a burglary at his home while he played for Chelsea on Tuesday. The 21-year-old England wing-back said the possessions were taken from a ...

Finidi George is now the new head coach of Enyimba FC. The Nigeria Professional Football League club officially announced the appointment of the former Super Eagles winger, as their new head coach. The confirmation of the former Ajax and Real ...

Members of Afghanistan’s national junior girls’ football team have fled across the border into Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. This comes a month after the hardline Taliban swept back into power, with members of the Afghan Girls National Youth Football Team ...

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has given reasons why he took Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo out of their game with Young Boys on Tuesday   The Red Devils began their Champions League campaign with a shock 2-1 defeat ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo equalled all-time Champions League records held by Iker Casillas and Lionel Messi during Manchester United’s game against Young Boys. Ronaldo made his first appearance for Man Utd in the competition since 2009 on Tuesday as he started in the ...

Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Barcelona started Champions League life without Lionel Messi with a sobering 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp. The Polish striker netted for the 18th club game in a row with a ...

  Former Chelsea and Senegal striker Demba Ba has announced his retirement from football. Ba took to social media on Monday to make his decision public, almost a month after he left Swiss Super League club Lugano.   He joined ...

  Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is close to equalling Didier Drogba’s scoring record after netting his 100th Premier League goal in their 3-0 win over Leeds United on Sunday. Chelsea legend Drogba is currently Africa’s highest goalscorer in the English ...

  Romelu Lukaku has vowed to retire his knee-slide celebration after the Chelsea striker took an ungracious tumble during the Blues’ victory over Aston Villa on Saturday. The Belgian bagged a brace to continue his superb start to his second ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his return to Manchester United as the hosts eventually cruised to victory against Newcastle United and delighted a packed Old Trafford. Cheered from the moment he left the team coach on its arrival at ...

Brazilian football legend Pele remains in intensive care but is making a satisfactory recovery after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumour, his doctors said on Friday. Pele’s medical team at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said in ...

World football body, FIFA, has confirmed that the maiden Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament scheduled to take place from September 15 to 21 will be used for ranking of participating teams. This was made known in a letter dated September 6 ...