Lionel Messi has had his first training with his new teammates at PSG after moving to the club from Barcelona.
On Thursday, August 12, the Argentine superstar trained with his teammates, and also met with Kylian Mbappe having been hotly anticipated by the media. He also met a long-time rival...
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2025.
The Netherlands captain, 30, joined Liverpool from Southampton for £75m in January 2018 and was due to be out of contract in June 2023.
Van Dijk made his comeback to first-team action in pre-season...
After Lionel Messi's sensational free transfer to PSG last week, Barcelona fans are so disinterested in the new campaign that only 15,820 fans applied for tickets for Sunday's first home game of the LaLiga season against Real Sociedad, which is about half of the 30,000 seats made available.
The low...
Diego Costa has verbally agreed to a one-year deal worth $3million (£2.16m) with Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro, according to reports.
The deal would see the former Spain International return to football for the first time since he abruptly left Atletico Madrid last December.
The £2.16m deal is significantly less than he...
Belgian striker, Romelu Lukaku has returned to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth £98million, Chelsea FC has confirmed.
Lukaku struggled at Chelsea in his first spell and left permanently back in 2014 but his success at Inter Milan, where he helped them win the Italian Serie A, made Chelsea complete...
Romelu Lukaku has arrived in London as he gets set to complete his £98million move to Chelsea from Inter Milan.
The 28-year-old Belgian landed at Biggin Hill airport on Wednesday evening, August 11, ahead of his move back to Stamford Bridge, after leaving the club back in 2014.
Lukaku passed the...
John Stones has signed a five-year deal at Manchester City until 2026.
The 27-year-old joined City from Everton five years ago and has gone on to win three Premier Leagues, two League Cups, and one FA Cup.
The England Centre-back was an integral part of the City squad as they reclaimed...
Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho believes Paris Saint-Germain will finally clinch the Champions League following the signing of Lionel Messi on a two-year deal.
The Argentina international was officially announced as a PSG player on Tuesday August 10, after joining from Barcelona following a 21-year stay at the Spanish club.
Messi's former Barca...
Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain shirts was sold out in 30 minutes on the French football club's online store after his signing was officially announced.
The six-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived in Paris on Tuesday August 10 for his medical, ahead of completing his sensational free transfer to the Ligue 1 side. Messi who was welcomed...
Lionel Messi has been announced as a Paris Saint-Germain player after signing a two-year deal worth a staggering £35million a season.
Lionel Messi has completed a sensational move to Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal after leaving Barcelona following 21 incredible years.
The Argentina captain became a free agent this summer...
The end of an era has been marked at Barcelona’s Camp Nou as an image of Lionel Messi was removed from a mural at the stadium after he agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain in a two-year deal.
The Argentinian superstar bid an emotional farewell to the club he joined at age...
Barcelona won't be able to retire Lionel Messi's iconic No.10 shirt after his emotional farewell because of LaLiga rules.
Spanish FA rules state LaLiga teams must assign their 25-man squads the numbers 1 to 25 for each league campaign.
Goalkeepers either wear 1, 13, or 25 while on the rare occasion...
Manchester United star, Jesse Lingard is set to miss the start of the new season after testing positive for Covid-19.
The England international, 28, had featured in all three of Manchester United's pre-season friendly fixtures but is not available for the final test against Everton on Saturday lunchtime.
United confirmed his...
Former Barcelona defender, Dani Alves helped Brazil secure Olympic gold and lifted his 44th title in an illustrious career, extending his advantage as the most decorated footballer of all time.
With the 2-1 win after extra-time over Spain in the Olympics, the 38-year-old Sao Paulo defender has bettered his already...
England and Tottenham captain, Harry Kane has denied refusing to return to Tottenham to train with his peers amid reports of an impending £150m transfer to Manchester City
The England captain has been the subject of intense scrutiny after failing to report back to Spurs for pre-season following his post-Euro...
German modern pentathlon coach, Kim Raisner has been kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics for punching horse 'Saint Boy' during the competition.
The horse rider, Annika Schleu was struggling to control the horse during the show jumping round of the women’s modern pentathlon on Friday, August 6, so Raisner tried...
Chelsea Billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, is now reportedly trying to sign Lionel Messi after Barcelona announced this week the superstar player will be leaving the club.
According to reports, Abramovich is said to have ‘requested an urgent meeting’ with Messi's representatives.
On Thursday, August 5, Barcelona announced that Messi, 34, will...
Manchester City have signed Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for £100m in the biggest deal in English football history.
The 25-year-old midfielder joins on a six-year deal after the Premier League champions activated the £100m release clause in his Villa ccontract last Friday, making him both the most expensive English player...
Romelu Lukaku has reportedly agreed terms on a five-year contract with Chelsea, worth around £212,000-a-week.
The Belgian goal machine is now edging closer to sealing his return back to west London following his departure in 2014.
Despite failing with a bid of £85.3m plus Marcos Alonso, multiple reports suggest that Chelsea...
Lionel Messi is reportedly shocked by Barcelona's departure announcement
On Thursday, the Spanish giants announced that the captain will no longer stay at the club after 21 years with a bombshell statement, claiming that La Liga rules made it impossible for Barça to register Messi’s contract,
According to Mundo Deportivo, Messi and his...
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has signed a new contract with Sparta Rotterdam that will see him remain at the Eredivisie club until 2025.
The in-form goalkeeper, Okoye linked up with Sparta Rotterdam last summer after playing for German club Fortuna Dusseldorf.
‘We hired Maduka a year ago because we thought...
Jack Grealish will complete his £100million move to Manchester City and become the most expensive English footballer in the world, surpassing the £89 million spent by Manchester United on Paul Pogba in 2016.
Manchester City are close to finalizing the £100 million deal for the 25-year-old, who is expected to...
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has praised young British-Nigerian winger Sam Edozie after the teenager scored three goals in three games during pre-season friendlies .
Born in England to Nigerian parents, the 18 year old has been a key figure in the club’s U23 ranks since moving from Millwall on...
Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco has won gold in the Olympic men's 3,000 metres steeplechase, ending Kenya's 37-Year reign of dominance.
The 25-year-old El Bakkali, who came in fourth in the 2016 Olympics and bronze medallist in the 2019 world championships, finished in a time of 8:08.90.
Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia...
Galatasaray have asked star striker Radamel Falcao to leave the club as they can no longer afford his wages.
The Colombian striker arrived at Galatasaray in 2019, with 25,000 fans waiting for him at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. But after scoring 19 league goals in his two seasons in Turkey, the...
Chelsea's offer of £85m plus Marcos Alonso for Romelu Lukaku has been turned down by Italian champions, Inter Milan.The offer came after Chelsea were warned it would take an offer of more than €100m (£85m) to tempt Milan to sell Lukaku.After finishing in UEFA's official team of Euro 2020,...
A leading scientist, researching into the possible link between dementia and football has urged the sport authorities to consider abandoning headers after a new study highlighted the risk of players developing neurodegenerative diseases due to repeated heading.Dr Willie Stewart of the University of Glasgow says football should now come...
Harry Kane has failed to report for Tottenham Hotspur training in a bid to force a transfer to Manchester City.
The England capatin was supposed to be back for his first session after Euro 2020 on Monday, August 2, for a coronavirus test and a fitness assessment following his three-week...
New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard has made Olympic history as the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Games.
The 43-year-old, who transitioned in 2012, was competing in the 87kg+ category but failed to record a single valid 'snatch' lift in Tokyo. She crashed out of the Olympics today after...
Super Eagles striker, Henry Onyekuru has joined Greek giants Olympiacos on a permanent deal from Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Onyekuru, 24, penned a four-year contract with the Greek league champions.
“The Olympiacos FC announces the acquisition of international ace, Henry Onyekuru . The Nigerian, born on June 5, 1997 in Lagos,...
Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the winner of the 100-m race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is now the world’s fastest man, taking the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain Bolt.
Jacobs won the Olympic 100-m sprint on Sunday evening in Tokyo in 9.80 seconds, earning...
Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from his mixed doubles bronze medal match due to a shoulder injury.
Djokovic, the world No. 1 from Serbia, will leave Tokyo empty-handed in what has proved a majorly disappointing Olympic Games.
According to the International Tennis Federation, Djokovic withdrew because of a "left...
Ajax have announced the passing of their youth player Noah Gesser, who died at the age of 16 following a car accident on Friday evening, July 30.
In a statement released on their official website, the football club said: "Ajax has received the terrible news that Noah Gesser has passed...
Lionel Messi has reportedly returned to Barcelona to finally put pen to paper on a new contract at the club.
The Argentine's deal expired at the end of June but has agreed on a new deal with Spanish giants.
The Barcelona hierarchy have been confident their star player would agree to...
Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka has crashed out of the Olympics after losing in straight sets to Marketa Vondrousova.
Osaka, chosen to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony, lost in the third round of the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, crushing her dreams of winning Olympic gold at home....
Morocco boxer Youness Baalla channeled his inner Mike Tyson as he made an attempt to bite New Zealander David Nyika during their heavyweight fight at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
During the third and final round of the fight, Baalla engaged in a hold with Nyika and appeared to attempt a...
Raphael Varane is the latest superstar to join Manchester United.
The 28-year-old France World Cup winner with four Champions League titles to his name has been announced as the new signing for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this summer.
A club statement read: “Manchester United is delighted to announce the club has reached agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of...
Barcelona have reached an "amicable" out-of-court settlement with their former player Neymar to end their legal dispute.
Recall Neymar, who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain sued the Spanish giants over unpaid bonuses due as part of a contract he signed in October 2016, before his €222m record transfer to his current club.
Neymar sued...
Japanese siblings Abe Hifumi and Abe Uta have made Olympic History.
The brother-sister duo are the first to win Olympic gold medals in individual sports on the same day. Interestingly, they did it in the same sport and won their medals within minutes of one another at the Nippon Budokan.
Judoka...
Chinese weightlifter, Li Fabin used his signature one-legged 'flamingo' style to correct his balance and secure victory by winning gold on his one leg at the Tokyo Olympics.
Li, 28, made the audience laugh when he avoided a loss of balance by lifting his right leg in the air as...
Sudan's Mohamed Abdalrasool has pulled out of Tokyo Olympics instead of facing Israeli fighter Tohar Butbul, becoming the second judo star to leave the games rather than face an Israeli opponent.
The 28-year-old was a no-show for his fight against 27-year-old Tohar Butbul in the 73kg class on Monday morning,...
Wayne Rooney feared he had been the victim of a "set-up" after photos of him passed out in a hotel with three scantily clad women emerged so he called the police.
The former Man United ace, 35, partied into the early hours of Sunday, July 25, with Snapchat model Tayler Ryan and...
World Cup-winning defender, Raphael Varane is very close to joining Manchester United from Real Madrid according to new reports.
Several media outlets in Spain and England on Sunday night, July 25, report that both sides are lose to agreeing on a deal with with a deal now expected to take...
Robert Lewandowski has received Germany's Footballer of the Year award for the second season running after a record-breaking year.
The Bayern Munich striker scored 41 goals in 29 appearances as his club were crowned Bundesliga champions again. He also broke the long-standing record by Gerd Muller for most goals in...
Marcus Rashford has defended his off-field partnerships following claims that he profited from his campaigning.
The Manchester United and England star earned an MBE for his charitable efforts helping feed children in need throughout the last year-and-a-half.
Rashford called out the government on a number of occasions during the pandemic to...
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new contract with the club until 2024, with the option of a further year.
The Norwegian initially stepped in as caretaker boss at Old Trafford in December 2018, replacing Jose Mourinho.
He led the club to a third-place Premier League finish in...
World No. 2 tennis player, Naomi Osaka, who represents Japan, was given the honour to serve as the final Olympic torchbearer for the Tokyo Olympic Games, lighting the Olympic flame during Friday's Opening Ceremony of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games.
The first two torchbearers were former Olympic athletes Tadahiro Nomura...
Maurcio Pochettino has signed a one-year contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain to continue as manager..
Pochettino joined PSG in January and penned a deal until June 2022. His contract with the French giants now runs until June 2023.
The 49-year-old was a surprise contender for the vacancy at former club Tottenham...
India’s two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar will be watching the Tokyo Games from inside the walls of jail in India where he is incarcerated on charges of kidnap and murder.
Kumar, 38, was arrested in May after a week-long manhunt over the murder of promising wrestler Sagar Dhankad at a...
The Opening ceremony of the Olympic Games started today, Friday 23rd July in Tokyo, Japan.
The Games which is not open to fans - the very first time this will be happening in history - starts after a one-year postponement and a build-up marred by scandals, controversy and the covid-19 pandemic.
The...
Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday, September 25.
The British unified champion was hoping to fight for the final belt in an undisputed clash with WBC champ Tyson Fury this...
Paris Saint-Germain have officially unveiled Georginio Wijnaldum as their latest summer signing after the midfielder left Liverpool as a free agent.
The Holland international was unveiled on Wednesday and was seen holding the club's jersey and smiling for the cameras before carrying out an interview with PSG TV.
PSG were able...
A Ugandan athlete has gone missing after he arrived in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics.
Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old weightlifter went missing from his pre-Olympic training camp in Osaka Prefecture on Friday, July 16. He had been training as part of the nine-member Ugandan team in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, city...
Deontay Wilder's fiancee Telli Swift has accused Tyson Fury of 'buying time' after their trilogy bout was pushed back until October because of his positive Covid-19 test.
Recall Fury contracted Covid-19, following an outbreak in his camp, making their anticipated showdown on July 24 was disrupted. The fight has now...
World football governing body, FIFA is considering bringing in a host of controversial changes to the current football system, with a prominent change being games reduced from 90 minutes to 60 minutes.
According to Mundo Deportivo, FIFA are looking for ways to improve the game and will be trying out...
Germany's Olympic soccer team walked off the pitch during a friendly match against Honduras after one of the German players was racially abused, according to the German Football Association (DFB).
"The game has ended 5 minutes early with the score at 1-1. The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan...
