In just some hours after a 4-0 win over Strasbourg last night, Paris Saint-German has reportedly sacked his manager Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel, who was appointed head coach in 2018, was tasked with a mandate of delivering the Champions League trophy. Though he led the French side to their first ever Champions League Final but was…
Manchester United left it late as two strikes from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial gave the visitor a 2-0 win over Everton to book their place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. The win yesterday night saw Manchester United being drawn to host local rivals Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.…
Organisers of the annual Cohesion Football Tournament (CFT) have announced the second edition of the event scheduled to take place on 18th and 19th December, 2020 at the Shonibare Field, Surulere Lagos. The tournament is a 2-day social event aimed at engaging at-risk children between the ages of 9-13, who live within the Surulere/Mushin local…
The draw for the UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Round of 16 took place on Monday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland with Barcelona set to take on Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster clash. Barcelona clinched a tough pairing after being ripped off the top spot in Group G by Juventus in their final group game.…
Manchester United yesterday crashed out of the champion’s league after falling to secure a much needed draw to advance to the Champions League last 16. RB Leipzig beat United 3 – 2 to book their place in the last 16 and condemn their opponents to the Europa League. Ole Gunnar Solsjaer’s side at the Red…
Italian football club Napoli on Friday renamed its stadium from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. This is to honour the club’s former captain Diego Maradona who died as a result of heart failure in November at the age of 60. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, had…
Atalanta scored twice in four minutes to deliver a surprise victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday night. The visitors defeated Liverpool 0 – 2, thereby throwing qualifications from Champions’ League Group D wide open. Klopp made five changes to the side that beat Leicester City on Sunday, including Salah, who returned after his positive…
Football legend and Argentina hero Diego Maradona died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60. The icon, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football, died of heart attack at his home in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Diego Maradona had been suffering from health issues in…
Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez is set to miss the LaLiga clash against his former club Barcelona after a second COVID-19 test returned positive while on international duty. The Uruguay international had been self-isolating since he tested positive for Covid-19 on November 16 and had hoped to return to action against his former team-mates…
Nigeria’s Minister for Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has once again questioned the suitability and competences of the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr. Dare, who expressed that the three-time African champions deserve a better and more competent head coach, apologised to all football lovers across the country for the outcome of…