Manchester City held off a late surge by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday as a bad-tempered stalemate at the Wanda Metropolitano saw Pep Guardiola’s side safely through to the Champions League semi-finals. Kevin De Bruyne’s first-leg strike last week at the…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the national team will take on Mexico in a friendly ahead of the 2022 World Cup. The Super Eagles failed to qualify for the tournament which will be held in Qatar, but…
Abimbola Abatta The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development said it has created a unified platform to empower the youths and provide information on career, trainings, and employment opportunities. Nigerian NewsDirect reports that the platform, Nigeria Online Youth Assembly (NOYA), was in…
Nigeria will take on Mexico in a friendly ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Although the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the tournament, El Tri are among the 29 countries that have already booked their places. Mexico…
Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday that, Real Madrid will not under-estimate Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final and dismissed Thomas Tuchel’s suggestion the tie is over. After Madrid’s 3-1 victory against the defending champions at Stamford…
European football clubs will be limited in how much they can spend on their playing squads under new financial fair play (FFP) regulations approved by the UEFA executive committee on Thursday. “The biggest innovation in the new regulations will be…
Manchester United is close to finalising the appointment of their new manager with Erik ten Hag expected to be their chosen candidate. Sources from Ajax and the Dutchman’s camp told Sky Sports News last week talks over compensation and how…
FIFA has denied it is considering changing its calculation of playing and stoppage times before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. There were speculations that the world football governing body will make changes, so that fans can get to see…
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, on Wednesday made history after scoring a hat-trick in his side’s Champions League quarter-final 3-1 win over Chelsea. Real Madrid defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, thanks to three goals from Benzema. Benzema’s goals against Chelsea…
Embattled Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, has asked his mega-rich friends for financial aid after his funds were frozen last month, the UK Sun reports. The 55-year-old Russian had his assets frozen by the UK government in March, as part of…
