Heartland FC coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has blamed the team’s poor start in the 2020/21 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League on unpaid salaries of the players. The Owerri-based side are 19th on the log and without a point, having lost their first two matches against Katsina United and Nasarawa United. Cash-strapped Heartland were reportedly […]Read More
Moussa Sissoko put Mourinho’s team ahead in the semi-final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. But Tottenham were still searching for the knockout blow against spirited second tier Brentford until Son netted with 20 minutes remaining. Tottenham will face Manchester United or holders Manchester City, who meet in the second semi-final on Wednesday, at Wembley on April […]Read More
Two members of Barcelona’s first team staff have tested positive for coronavirus, the Catalan club announced on Monday. In a statement, Barca said that “the whole squad will undergo further PCR testing on Tuesday morning local time in line with La Liga protocol”. Barca added that the first team training session planned for Tuesday morning […]Read More
Alexandre Lacazette came off the bench and scored with his first chance as Arsenal won 1-0 at Brighton on Tuesday to take some pressure off coach Mikel Arteta with a second straight victory. Lacazette had just come on when Bukayo Saka turned from inside his own half and made a superb run down the right […]Read More
Victor Osimhen could return to action for the club before the coming Christmas break. Osimhen sustained a shoulder injury while on international assignments for Nigeria back in November and has been sidelined since then. He has missed all Napoli matches since that period and date for his possible return hasn’t been confirmed by the club. […]Read More
Ibadan, the Oyo state capital city will on December 27 host an international super featherweight boxing bout. Ibadan-born boxer, Oyekola Ridwan, also known as ‘Scorpion’ will be squaring up against a new title contender, Argentine Lucas Matias Montesino. Oyekola had earlier been scheduled to face Jose Ramos Savin of Spain but the Spanish boxing authority […]Read More
Atalanta secured a return to the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday following a 1-0 win at Ajax that sent the Italians through as Group D runners-up behind Liverpool. Substitute Luis Muriel struck the decisive goal five minutes from time, shortly after the dismissal of Ajax midfielder Ryan Gravenberch in Amsterdam, as Atalanta won […]Read More
Czech referee Pavel Kralovec, who officiates in the Champions League, has been implied in a local match-fixing scandal, Czech media said Wednesday. The case involves former Czech Football Association (FACR) deputy head Roman Berbr, who has been in custody over suspected match-fixing since October. Citing police wiretaps, the DNES broadsheet said Berbr had called Kralovec […]Read More
Jese Rodriguez has been sacked by Paris Saint-Germain after a sex scandal. The former Stoke forward was embroiled in a sex scandal and pictured ignoring social distancing rules at a party with partner Aurah Ruiz, centre. He was also pictured at a party in Gran Canaria ignoring social distancing rules and without any face masks. […]Read More
Players and officials of Mountain of Fire and Prayer Ministries (MFM) Football Club of Lagos were yesterday tested for COVID-19 ahead of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) kick-off. Although the kickoff date for the season has not been announced by the League Management Company (LMC), the club said it decided to conduct the tests […]Read More