After publicly criticising Manchester United’s technical director, Jason Wilcox, defender Lisandro Martinez is allegedly looking to leave the Red Devils. Man Utd’s 2-0 UEFA Champions League loss to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive loss. In a conversation that followed the game, Martinez vented his emotions. The Athletic reports, though, that Martinez’s comments … Read more
After Tuesday’s 4-1 Champions League victory over Galatasaray, Barcelona midfielder Rodri has pinpointed the area in which his squad may use some improvement. Hansi Flick’s men, according to the Spain international, need to improve their game management and put an end to counter-attacks. “For instance, their [Galatasaray’s] first chance went in,” Rodri told Cadena SER … Read more
Here are the four teams that the Opta SuperComputer thinks have the best shot at winning the UEFA Champions League this year. This week, on Match Day 2, the league will resume with Paris Saint-Germain as the current leaders. United, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona round out the top four. However, oddsmaker Opta has the Premier … Read more
The head of FIFA’s global football development, Arsène Wenger, has predicted that a side from Africa will one day claim the trophy. Wenger made his case for an African squad winning the World Cup at the CAF Strategic Conference in Santa Maria, Sal Island, Cape Verde. He cited statistics that supported his claim. Ten African … Read more
In Tuesday’s second round of African qualifiers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Super Falcons of Nigeria will face off against the Comoros. The match will be held at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State. The goal of the match is to seal the deal. The island nation of Comoros did not … Read more
Declan Rice, of Arsenal, is still the top midfielder in the Premier League, according to Liverpool great Jamie Carragher. Because of his role in Arsenal’s Premier League championship last season, he claimed, Rice should be considered the finest midfielder. This was said by Carragher while analysing the weekend performance of Elliot Anderson, a midfielder for … Read more
Pressure mounts on Wenger to challenge Infantino for FIFA president The Guardian reports that former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is being encouraged to run against Gianni Infantino for the leadership of FIFA. Wenger is the current Chief of Global Football Development at FIFA. As criticism of Infantino’s leadership of the FIFA governing body mounts, the … Read more
After Hamburg’s nail-biting 3-2 comeback victory over Hoffenheim, Terem Moffi couldn’t contain his delight. With seven minutes to go, the away team was down 2-1. Seven minutes after coming on as a substitute for Martin Adeline in the 76th minute, Moffi scored an equaliser for Hamburg. In the dying seconds of regulation time, Miro Muheim … Read more
Plateau United’s match against Kano Pillars on Sunday, the eighth matchday of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), will be played without four players, according to Afrisearch. Monami Vongsuou, ThankGod Chinemeze, Seiyefa Jackson, and Utim Ikowem are not going to be there. Seiyefa Jackson is still on the mend after breaking his rib, and Vongsuou … Read more
The technical adviser of the Niger Tornadoes, Kabiru Dogo, has stated that his club will manage without Hanafi Akaje, who is suspended for the eighth matchday of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) against Ranchers Bees. Last Saturday at Kano’s Sani Abacha stadium, Akaje was sent off in a scoreless draw between Ranchers Bees and … Read more