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“I still have a dream of playing for Real Madrid” – Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe has revealed that he is open to a future move to Real Madrid despite signing a three-year contract extension with French club, Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe ended months of transfer speculation on May 21 by penning a new deal with the Ligue 1 champions, a deal which stunned Real...

Victor Osimhen’s value has been increased to €110M by his club, Napoli

Napoli have increased the value of Victor Osimhen Incase any club wants to buy him this summer. The Nigerian striker has been one of the standout performers in Serie A this season, scoring 18 goals in all competitions, along with two assists for his teammates.  Manchester United and Arsenal may reportedly...

Kylian Mbappe to sign PSG 3-year contract @ £1M per week salary

World Cup winner and Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Kylian Mbappe has confirmed he will be signing a new contract at Parc des Princes just days after it seemed he will be joining Real Madrid. Mbappe addressed the entirety of the Parc des Princes crowd before Paris Saint-Germain's final home game of...

AC Milan win 2021-22 Serie A title

AC Milan have won the 2021-22 Serie A title, with arch-rivals Inter finishing second after a dramatic final day tussle. Milan needed to win against Sassuolo on Sunday, May 22 in order to secure a first Scudetto since 2011, and they raced into a 3-0 lead after 36 minutes. The club...

PSG offers Kylian Mbappe contract flexibility in desperate bid to stop him from joining Real Madrid

PSG have reportedly made a desperate attempt to keep Kylian Mbappe by giving him a £4m per month salary, £100m sign on fee plus the power to hire and fire managers and teammates. The sensational contract which would give him control of the club's sporting operations, comes as multiple reports...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Barcelona retires from football

Barcelona striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced his retirement from international football. The 32-year-old played 72 times for Gabon and is their all-time leading scorer with 30 goals.  "After 13 years of pride in representing my country, I announce that I am ending my international career," the 32-year-old wrote in an open letter to...

Paul Pogba gets a 3-year deal at Juventus

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba has reportedly been offered a three year deal by Juventus. Pogba joined United in 2016 for £80m from Juventus in a then club record deal, things have not gone as much as planned and the player is set to leave the club with just two...

Kylian Mbappe may join Real Madrid soon

PSG star, Kylian Mbappe has agreed terms with Real Madrid, and will be announced as a new signing of the club after the Champions League final next week between Liverpool and Real Madrid, according to new reports With only one month left to run on his current contract with PSG,...

Di Maria will join Jeventus on one-year contract on free transfer

Angel Di Maria is set to make a move to Juventus on a free transfer, according to Football Italia sources. The Argentina winger’s contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the season and he is expected to leave the club after seven seasons in France. Juve have been heavily linked with...

Lionel Messi might join Inter Miami in 2023

Messi joined the French giants on a free transfer from Barcelona ahead of the 2021/22 season with the Argentinian international signing a two-year deal at the Parc des Princes. PSG have an option to extend his deal until 2024, but new report has claimed that the Argentina superstar will acquire 35% of...

Here are the details of new Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro’s contract

Newly-appointed head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has been handed a one-year short term contract, to take over the Senior Men’s National team, and the details of the contract have now been revealed. The Nigeria Football Federation, on Sunday, May 15 confirmed Jose Peseiro as the new head...

Lionel Messi may return to Barcelona for his son – Lionel Messi’s father says

Lionel Messi's father has revealed that he would like his son to return to Barcelona at some point. Recall, the Argentine legend completed a shock move to PSG last August but has failed to hit his top form. 'I hope it , some day,' he told Twitch channel Jijantes FC, after being asked about the...

Kylian Mbappe wins league’s best player award again

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappé has claimed the Ligue 1 player of the season award for a third time on Sunday May 15.  The 23-year-old enjoyed an exceptional season in France's top flight this season, bagging 25 goals and providing 19 assists as PSG clinched yet another league title. The Frenchman...

Arsenal lost 3-0 to Tottenham: Mike Arteta blames referee

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has insisted that the Gunners are still in the top four race of the Premier League despite losing 3-0 to Tottenham. Two goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-min’s second-half effort on Thursday night, May 12, reduced the hopes of Arsenal clinching top four with both...

Philippe Coutinho leaves Barcelona and signs for Aston Villa

Philippe Coutinho has made his stay at Aston Villa football club of England permanent after he signed a contract that keeps him at the club until 2026. Coutinho, 29, joined from Barcelona on loan after Steven Gerrard his former teammate at Liverpool who is now Villa's manager convinced the Brazilian...

German-Nigerian, Karim Adeyemi joins Borussia Dortmund

German-Nigerian football star, Karim Adeyemi has joined Borussia Dortmund from FC Salzburg to replace striker Erling Haaland who is joining Manchester City. The Bundesliga club said 20-year-old Adeyemi signed a contract through June 2027 after completing a medical examination in earlier in the day. “Adeyemi is a highly talented, young German international who through his strong finishing...

Cristiano Ronaldo spotted with Georgina Rodriguez as they enjoy family time together

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently enjoying some time off from the football pitch after jetting away on holiday with his stunning partner, Georgina Rodriguez. The Manchester United and Portuguese superstar shared a lovely photo of himself and his partner relaxing on a yacht.  He captioned the snap with a love heart emoji but...

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump

Elon Musk said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump should the Tesla CEO conclude his deal to acquire the social media company for $44 billion. Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said Twitter’s Trump ban was...

Erling Haaland signs a £51M deal with Manchester City

Manchester City have confirmed an agreement to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland for £51.1m. City have paid the Haaland's release clause and expect to pay £85.5m in total when agent fees, signing bonus and other costs are taken into account. Haaland will join City on July 1, subject to the...

Chelsea for sale: US Billonaire, Todd Boehly to buy Chelsea in a £4.25bn deal

Chelsea have confirmed that terms have been agreed for Todd Boehly to complete his £4.25billion takeover of the club. This is coming after Boehly's consortium was named as the preferred bidder to take over at Stamford Bridge by the Raine Group, the American bank who are overseeing the sale. He partnered...

Nigerian Falconets to face France, Canada and South Korea at 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup

Nigeria will face France, Canada, and South Korea in Group C of the 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The Falconets were seeded in Pot 3 along with the United States, Spain, and Mexico. The teams were seeded into pots based on their performances in the five previous World...

Manchester United’s new coach, Erik ten Hag ‘wants Cristiano Ronaldo to stay’ at the club

Erik ten Hag reportedly wants to keep superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo when he takes over as Manchester United manager in the summer. Recall, that Ten Hag's appointment at Old Trafford fuelled speculation over the future of Ronaldo, who is under contract until June 2023 after making a sensational return to the club last year. According to...

Santi Mina, Spanish footballer, sentenced to 4 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual abuse

Spanish football star, Santi Mina has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of sexual abuse. The 26-year-old Celta Vigo forward, who has scored 84 goals in over 300 appearances in the LaLiga, will have to serve time if his appeal is unsuccessful. During the verdict on Wednesday May 4, Mina...

Messi and Neymar have been snubbed for this year’s Ligue 1 awards

Lionel Messi and Neymar have been snubbed for this year's Ligue 1 Player of the Year award, with their teammate at PSG, Kylian Mbappe nominated for the prestigious end of season awards. 23-year-old Mbappe is top of the French league's goal and assist charts and is one of five players...

Britain’s richest man, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s offer to buy Chelsea FC has been rejected

Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe's £4.25 billion bid to buy Chelsea FC  has reportedly been 'rejected out of hand.' The 69-year-old - who is the CEO of the Ineos Group Ltd recently tabled a last-minute £4.25 billion bid to buy the Blues on Friday April 29. However, it is understood...

Frank Lampard in trouble for accusing referee Stuart Attwell

Everton boss, Frank Lampard has been charged by the FA following his comments after his side's defeat in the Merseyside derby last month. Lampard had claimed Liverpool would have been awarded a spot-kick had Mohamed Salah gone down like Anthony Gordon in the match against Liverpool.  Gordon, who had been booked for diving in the first half...

Newcastle United set to offer Victor Osimhen €9million per year salary

Premier League club, Newcastle United is reportedly ready to give Super Eagles star striker, Victor Osimhen up to N4 billion (€9million) in salary per year to convince him to leave Italy. According to Italian outlet Calciomercato, Osimhen has been linked with a move to Premier League clubs; Manchester United, Arsenal and...

Liverpool defeats Villareal 3-2 to qualify for Champions League final

Liverpool qualified for the Champions League final with a 3-2 win over Villarreal on Tuesday that secured a 5-2 aggregate victory. The Premier League side had won 2-0 in England last week and followed it up with another victory on a rain-soaked pitch in Spain, despite falling 2-0 behind. The English...

Racial segregation in football dressing rooms? – read details

A football coach is being investigated by the FA for allegedly abusing his own players with racist insults and running a segregated training ground where the club’s black stars use a separate changing room. This comes a month after FA had opened a probe into Crawley Town manager John Yems' conduct...

FIFA slams Nigeria N63.9m fine over Abuja stadium violence

World football body, FIFA, on Monday slammed Nigeria the whooping sum of N63.9 million following violence that erupted at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 29, after the country’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. FIFA also ordered the country to play their next...

Mbappe may join Real Madrid soon – Florentino Perez says

Real Madrid football club president, Florentino Perez has revived hopes that France international, Kylian Mbappe might leave PSG and come to Madrid. Madrid have long been linked with Mbappe and their desire to lure the World Cup winner to the Spanish capital is no secret as the clubs heirarchy always...

Neymar to be sold for just £76M this summer by Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain football club of France is reportedly prepared to sell star player, Neymar this summer as part of a rebuild by taking a huge loss on the player they paid a world record fee for. The Brazilian arrived at the Parc des Princes to huge fanfare in 2017 when...

Mason Greenwood’s bail has been extended until the summer pending investigations

Manchester United striker, Mason Greenwood has had his bail extended until mid-June over allegations he raped and assaulted a young woman. The 20-year-old Manchester United footballer was arrested in January after images and videos were posted online.  He was also questioned on suspicion of making threats to kill. Greenwood was released on conditional bail which...

Kylian Mbappe got 10 votes in the last Presidential elections – study finds

Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe received 10 votes in the recent French presidential election, it has been revealed. France concluded its presidential election last weekend, April 24, resulting in the re-election of Emmanuel Macron for a second term after a second round of voting. According to a report by L’Est Republicain, PSG...

Tyson Fury says that he is retiring, no amount of cash will lure him back again

WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has again reiterated that he is retiring from boxing, stressing that “no amount of money” will tempt him to change the decision. This is coming days after the 33-year-old undefeated WBC heavyweight champion defeated fellow Briton Dillian Whyte via a sixth-round stoppage in front of a 94,000 crowd at Wembley. Speaking on Piers...

Rematch: Dillian Whyte claims Tyson Fury cheated in their Fight

British boxer, Dillian Whyte has asked for a rematch of the fight between himself and the World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury. Whyte was knocked out by the undefeated Fury at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 in front of a record 94,000 people. After bullying Whyte in the previous 5...

Paris Saint-Germain set to sack Mauricio Pochettino

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly set to sack manager Mauricio Pochettino less than 24 hours after winning the Ligue 1 title. This is coming after PSG were crowned champions following their 1-1 draw with Lens on Saturday April 23. Despite helping the French giants to win the league title, Pochettino and his players have come...

Napoli football club wants €80m (£67.4m) before they can consider selling Victor Osimhen

Napoli football club of Italy want at least €80m (£67.4m) before they can consider selling Victor Osimhen. Multiple reports in England say that Osimhen is among the many strikers Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in this summer. According to Goal and Sun UK, Arsenal are interested in the Nigerian striker...

BREAKING: Tyson Fury beats Dillian Whyte to retain WBC title

The much anticipated bout between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte came to an end on Saturday night, as Fury sensationally knocked out Whyte in the sixth round at the Wembley stadium. Fury knocked out Dillian Whyte with a massive uppercut to retain his WBC and “The Ring” heavyweight belts.

Manchester United gives Erik ten Hag £200m to buy new players

Manchester United's new coach, Erik ten Hag will reportedly get £200m to spend on signings at the club this summer, with up to 12 players could be leaving. According to Sky Sport, Manchester United have also agreed to a £2.5m compensation package with Ajax for Erik ten Hag and his assistant Mitchell van der...

Erik ten Hag becomes the new Manchester United’s manager

Manchester United have appointed Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their new manager, to replace interim Ralf Rangnick at the end of the season. The 52-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the option of a further 12 months. He told United's website: "It is a great honour to be appointed...

‘Hand of God’ Diego Maradona’s jersey auction opens with a $5m bid

An auction of the jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored twice against England in the 1986 World Cup, including the infamous “hand of God” goal, kicked off Wednesday April 20, with a bid of over $5 million. The football icon, who died in 2020, swapped shirts with England...

See the stars to be inducted to Premier League Hall of Fame

Former football players, Sergio Aguero, Paul Scholes, Vincent Kompany, Didier Drogba, Ian Wright, and Peter Schmeichel have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. The football stars join Wayne Rooney and Patrick Vieira as the latest players to become part of the Premier League's Hall of Fame, taking...

“he says a lot of s***” – Dillian Whyte fires Tyson Fury

UK boxer, Dillian Whyte has knocked WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury ahead of the world heavyweight championship fight at Wembley this Saturday, April 24. Whyte did not attend the pre-fight press conference last month but the 34-year-old despite maintaining media silence for months, is now opening up about the long-awaited...

Cristiano Ronaldo granted compassionate leave following the tragic death of his baby boy

Manchester United will give Cristiano Ronaldo compassionate leave for as long as he needs following the tragic death of his baby boy, according to Mail Online.  The Portuguese star and his partner Georgina Rodriguez announced the sad news on Monday night April 18, adding that only the birth of a...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez lost one of their twin babies

Footballer,  Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez have announced the death of their newborn baby boy. The pair took to social media on Monday night, April 18, to reveal one of his twins had died . Recall in October 2021, the couple announced on social media that they were expecting...

Antonio Rudiger, Chelsea defender, ignores Manchester United’s offer to join them

Chelsea defender, Antonio Rudiger has reportedly rejected an offer by rival club,  Manchester United. According to reports, Rudiger, 29, is one of United’s defensive targets when the transfer window opens in June, as his contract at Stamford Bridge runs out at the end of the season. The two parties are believed...

Manchester City will pay £500,000-a-week deal with Erling Haaland

Manchester City have reportedly agreed to terms with Erling Haaland to make him English Premier League's highest-paid player. Haaland is currently one of the most sought-after players in the world. Since joining Borussia Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg, he has scored 82 goals in 85 appearances in all competitions. It appears that City have now...

Cristiano Ronaldo got £850,000 bonus after hat-trick against Norwich

Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo will receive a mega bonus of £850,000 following his hat-trick in Manchester United's 3-2 win against Norwich on Saturday, April 16, according to a. New report. According to The Sun UK, Ronaldo triggered a bonus-related clause in his contract after reaching 21 goals for the season...

Erik ten Hag may become the new Manchester United manager soon

Manchester United have reportedly reached an agreement in principle with Erik ten Hag to become their new manager. The Ajax and Dutch boss is said to have signed four years deal, with the Red Devils finally finding a permanent successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked in November.  Ralf Rangnick has since presided over first-team affairs and will move...

Robert Lewandowski ‘agrees’ terms to join Barcelona – He won’t renew his contract with Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich superstar, Robert Lewandowski has reportedly agreed term to join Barcelona after infoming his German club  that he won't sign a new contract. The striker's current deal with the club expires in the summer of 2023 and he has been linked with a move to Barcelona in recent weeks. Polish television channel TVP Sport have reported...

“It’s time to return home, Lionel Messi” – Dani Alves

Dani Alves has once again pleaded with former team-mate Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona for a 'last dance' together. Messi is still struggling to adapt to life at Paris Saint-Germain since joining the club after leaving Barcelona last summer.  The Argentine superstar has only netted three times in 27 domestic games for the French side this season.   His former team-mate...

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich makes an offer to buy La Liga giants Valencia

Roman Abramovich has reportedly made an offer to buy La Liga giants Valencia once the sale of Chelsea is completed. Chelsea are currently in the process of finding new ownership to take over from Abramovich after his assets were seized by the British government due to his alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin....

Cristiano Ronaldo smashes fan’s phone after Manchester United’s loss to Everton (videos/photos)

Cristiano Ronaldo was filmed smashing the phone of an Everton fan after Manchester United's loss. As Ronaldo made his way down the tunnel at Goodison Park after Everton defeated Manchester United, he is seen knocking a phone out of the hand of an Everton fan who was filming. The boy's mother...

Fenerbahce will be terminating Mesut Ozil’s contract’ soon

Fenerbahce have reportedly started the process of terminating Mesut Ozil's contract as the midfielder edges closer to leaving the club. The former Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder was suspended by Fenerbahce last month after allegedly having an argument with interim manager Ismail Kartal during a game against Konyaspor. As reported by...

Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt to be auctioned approx. £4M

The shirt Diego Maradona wore in the game against England when he scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal is expected to be sold for at least £4million at auction. Maradona scored two of the most memorable goals in World Cup history to knock the Three Lions out at the quarter-final stage in the 1986 tournament in Mexico. During the quarter-final, the late great former Argentina captain rose...