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An own goal from Kyle Walker ensured Manchester United opened the Premier League season with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday. The right-back stabbed into the back of his own net midway through the first half after a new-look United side had made a shaky start. David de Gea watched on…
Now i know a lot of ladies out there beginning to worry at the prospect of having to share their man, not with another woman but with his love for football. The new EPL season kicks off today and that can only mean less time with bae on the weekends. Hostilities resume as Manchester United…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has signed a new four-year deal that will see him remain at the club till 2019. The Portuguese won the title with the Blues on his return to Stamford Bridge and has been rewarded with a new contract extension. “I said when I returned here that I have a special feeling…
Manchester City have confirmed that Kelechi Iheanacho has been promoted to the first team for the 2015/2016 season. The Nigerian forward featured in five pre-season games, scoring twice and was heavily tipped to be included in the senior squad following his sparkling form. It was then confirmed on Wednesday night when he was presented alongside two other academy graduates Jason…
Liverpool and current England U-20 international Jordon Ibe has met with Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, to discuss a possible international switch. Ibe, a Londoner by birth, would also qualify to play for the Super Eagles because his father is Nigerian. Under FIFA’s so-called “One Time Switch” policy, players are able to play…
Manchester United and Barcelona have reached agreement over the transfer of Pedro, but the Champions League holders are keen to retain the player until after next week’s Uefa Super Cup. The two sides have settled on a transfer fee of £18.1 million (€26m) initially, with a potential further £4.2m (€6m) to be paid in variable…
Manchester United intend to slap AWOL Angel di Maria with a massive fine for missing the club’s US tour. The Daily Star says they will fine Di Maria two weeks’ wages before sending him packing to Paris St-Germain in a £45m deal. Fuming United boss Louis van Gaal will not allow Di Maria to walk…
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has finally agreed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2020 and could net him as much as €10million-a-year (£7m), according to reports in the Spanish media Ramos had been linked with a move away from the Spanish capital with Manchester United the interested party. The…
Although fresh election would not hold till February next year , Michel Platini, the Uefa president, could announce his intention to stand as a candidate to replace Sepp Blatter as the head of Fifa as early as today after the Frenchman talks with a number of the game’s most powerful figures in St Petersburg over…
Pending the outcome of a medical examination, Stoke City could finally make an official confirmation that Dutch midfielder Ibrahim Afellay (29 years) has signed a two- year deal with the club. Out of contract with Barcelona, the player on loan last season at Olympiakos (19 matches, 4 goals ) has made 50 appearance for Netherlands (…
The preliminary draws for the qualification round of the 2018 World Cup to be hosted in Russia has been held in Zurich. Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter oversaw proceedings with Russian president Vladmir Putin also in attendance. Here is a full list of the draw; Africa Somalia v Niger, South Sudan v Mauritania, Gambia…
German champions, Bayern Munich have announced the capture of Chilean midfielder, Arturo Vidal. The player who only just recently led his country to Copa America glory over Argentina has signed a 4-year deal with the Bavarian club side. Following the exit of German international Bastian Schweinsteiger who has moved to England with Manchester United, Bayern have…
Nigerian professional football league champions, Kano Pillars, have sacked manager Okey Emordi following some dismal performances. The decision of the club’s board was made known by its spokesperson , Idris Malikawa, who also revealed that the board would meet on Tuesday to discuss a replacement for Emordi. Pillars who are currently sitting in 9th position…
Victor Valdes has added to the ongoing controversy between him and club boss Louis Van Gaal this morning. Van Gaal effectively ended the 33-year-old’s Old Trafford career on Wednesday – claiming he refused to play for the under 21’s last season. But Valdes responded this morning on Twitter, posting pictures of the games he’d played for…
Real Madrid have topped Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable sports teams. According to Forbes Real Madrid have a value of $US 3.26billion (£2.08bn), ahead of NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys and MLB’s New York Yankees which are both valued at $3.2bn (£2.04bn). Manchester United remain England’s most valuable club, despite dropping from third in…
Borussia Dortmund and Germany defender Mats Hummels has today married his long term girlfriend Cathy Fischer in Munich. Hummels who has been linked to a move to Manchester United in recent months decided to tie the knot with Cathy who he has been dating since he was 19. it was not exactly clear if his…
Iya Traoré and his brother Abou may be very popular Guineans football sensations, but it is not on the soccer field or surrounded by teammates that they sparkle: It is in the streets of the world where they turn football into urban art. They juggle like no one when they become one with their balls,…
Brazilian supermodel, Gisele Bündchen, is to present Louis Vuitton’s World Cup trophy case alongside Carles Puyol.
Nigerian footballer Sunday Mba gave his team a superb lone goal that won the Super Eagles the 2013 African Cup of Nations held in South Africa; after waiting 19 years. See the fantastic strike/goal below