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Liverpool are facing a Champions League scheduling headache, after the German government banned all flights from the UK until February 17, in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Germany. The Premier League champions are to play RB ...

Hundreds of angry Olympique Marseille supporters protested at the club’s Commanderie training centre on Saturday, briefly breaking into the facility. The fans, who were demonstrating against the club leadership and the team’s poor run of results, assembled in the afternoon ...

Four Super Falcons players have made the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) African team of the decade list. They are Asisat Oshoala, Onome Ebi, Ngozi Okobi and Osinachi Ohale. Here is ...

A young Mexican footballer has had his leg amputated after being electrocuted. Rodrigo Alain Cuevas was a forward for Ciervos Chalco FC in the Liga Premier, the third tier of football in Mexico. The 23-year-old wrote on Facebook: “I suffered ...

A former professional footballer has been jailed for having sex with an underage girl and taking a photograph of his friend in bed with two naked 14-year-olds the same night. Ex-Bradford City winger Tyrell Robinson, once with Arsenal’s academy, was ...

Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has declared he won’t apologise to Nigerians over the open goal he missed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B match between Nigeria and South Korea. Aiyegbeni missed a glorious chance to put ...

Former teammates, Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were involved in a heated clash in Tuesday’s Coppa Italia quarter-final clash between AC Milan and Inter. Tempers flared up just before the break after Lukaku took exception to a foul by Milan ...

  Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as the club’s new manager. The Blues moved swiftly to bring in the German following the decision to sack Frank Lampard on Monday. The 47-year-old will be charged with the task of reviving ...

Super Eagles midfielder, John Ogu’s mum has died.  The bereaved footballer shared the sad news on Twitter writing; “Worse day of my life.” The NFF also took to Twiiter to mourn his mother’s demise writing; “Our thoughts and prayers are ...

  Frank Lampard has said he is ‘disappointed’ to have been denied the chance to take Chelsea forward. The Blues legend was axed by Chelsea on Monday, 18 months after being appointed following the club’s decision to part ways with Maurizio Sarri. ...

  Frank Lampard has been sacked from his role as Chelsea manager and will be replaced by former Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel. Lampard had been in charge for just over 18 months, but leaves following five defeats in the last eight games. He will be ...

Four footballers and the president of the Brazilian fourth-tier men’s club Palmas Futebol e Regatas have died in a plane crash. The pilot also died in the accident shortly after take-off on Sunday in the central Brazilian state of Toncantin, ...

  Mesut Ozil has signed for Fenerbahce on a free transfer to close the book on his eight-year spell at Arsenal. We reported last week that Ozil had been given permission to travel to Istanbul to undergo a medical with Fenerbahce. The Gunners agreed to ...

  Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has claimed he does not listen to the speculation over his future. However, he admits he’s aware of the pressure that comes with being Blues boss. Lampard’s position is under scrutiny following their 2-0 defeat ...

  Champions Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to lowly Burnley on Thursday (Jan 21), ending their 68 match unbeaten home record in the Premier League as their title defence continued to fade. An 83rd minute penalty from Ashley Barnes, ...

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and had already been self-isolating following close contact with another person who had Covid-19. Aguero, who has struggled with injuries this season, did not feature in City’s ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has made in history after becoming the all-time top goalscorer in football after scoring for Juventus in their clash against Napoli. The 35-year-old was expected to reach the stunning landmark against Inter on Sunday after edging closer to ...

Mesut Ozil has officially confirmed his move to Fenerbahce, bringing to an end his topsy-turvy seven-and-a-half year stay at Arsenal. The 32-year-old, who had not featured for Arsenal since March 7, joins the Turkish club on a free transfer after ...

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has defended Lionel Messi over the club icon receiving the first red card of his club career for punching an opponent in the Spanish Super Cup final. The Argentine was sent off after extra time when ...

Super Falcons and Barcelona star, Asisat Oshoala, is presently grieving following the death of her step-mother.   Oshoala, in an Instagram post late Sunday night, said she still finds it difficult to accept her step-mother is dead. “Sometimes, life just ...

  Star striker Lionel Messi was handed his first-ever red card of his Barcelona career during their 2-3 defeat against Athletic Club in the Spanish Super Cup final. The incident happened in extra time of Sunday’s game when Messi was ...

The world’s oldest professional footballer has signed a new contract with Yokohoma FC. Kazuyoshi Miura, dubbed ‘King Kazu’ in Japan, celebrates his 54th birthday on February 26 – a day before the new J-League campaign gets underway. And he will ...

  Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt has tested positive for coronavirus, the Italian club have confirmed. The Netherlands international played the full 90 minutes of Juventus’ 3-1 win at leaders AC Milan on Wednesday but will now begin a period of self-isolation. “Juventus Football Club ...

  Manchester United have finalised the signing of Amad Diallo from Atalanta having completed the correct paperwork. The Red Devils agreed to a fee for the winger, which could rise to £37 million ($50m) with add-ons, back in October on the final day of the ...

Nigerian footballer Victor Anichebe has criticized those with conspiracy theories about Covid-19, asking them to chill.He made his anger known via his insta-story. Full message below…