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Bruno Fernandes and Odion Ighalo have integrated well into the squad, Andreas Pereira insisted. The duo arrived at Manchester United in the January transfer window. Fernandes joined from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of up to £68m while…

Manchester United hero Jaap Stam has admitted Odion Ighalo may find it difficult to adapt at Old Trafford because it is “very different playing for United than smaller teams in the league”. The January signing, brought in on loan…

MANCHESTER United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is happy to report that loan signing Odion Ighalo has already displayed his goalscoring abilities throughout his first training sessions as a…

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk is never going to win the Ballon d’Or despite pushing Lionel Messi close in 2019, says Ruud Gullit, with the Dutch great expecting defenders to be overlooked in future votes. A stunning 12 months for…

Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes on Tuesday launched their own investigation and released an anti-racism video after FC Porto striker Moussa Marega was subjected to racist insults at their stadium. Marega was insulted during a…

Atletico Madrid have beaten holder, Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 to put one leg in the quarter-finals. Liverpool came into the…

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Tuesday the club has terminated its contract with a company accused of criticising current and former players, including Lionel Messi, on social media. “This morning I personally…

Paul Pogba wants to leave Manchester United in order to play in the Champions League and compete for trophies, according to his brother Mathias. Pogba rose through the youth ranks at Old Trafford before leaving for Juventus in…

UEFA says it has shaved 15 seconds off the average time it takes for the Video Assistant Referee system to correct a decision in its Champions League this season. It said the average is now down to one minute 30 seconds. The head of…

In spite of its current battle against the ravaging novel coronavirus which has claimed close to two thousand lives (mainly Chinese), China has continued preparation…

Arsene Wenger says Manchester City must be punished if they have flouted UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rule, aiming a dig at the Premier League champions for always coming for his players while managing Arsenal. Wenger was a big…

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo on Monday night, made history following his side’s 2-0 win over Chelsea in the Premier League. Man United defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after two goals from Anthony Martial and Harry…

Justin Fashanu, Britain’s first and only out gay male professional footballer, is to be posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame later this week. Fashanu will be recognised at a ceremony on Wednesday…

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi on Monday won the prestigious Lauren World sportsman of the year award. The Argentine became the first footballer ever to win the…

Manchester United recorded a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday after Video Assistant Referee, VAR, ruled out two of Chelsea’s goals. With the win,…

Liverpool will receive a golden trophy from the Premier League, if they go unbeaten this season, the DailyMail reports. The Reds are regarded as champions-elect in certain quarters, after opening a 25-point gap lead at the top of the…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Odion Ighalo can turn his short-term loan deal into a permanent move. Ighalo linked up with the Red Devils on a six-month loan deal last month from Chinese Super League club…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants Nicolas Pepe to be more consistent after a fine performance in the 4-0 Premier League thrashing of Newcastle United on Sunday. The Ivory Coast international has struggled for form in North London…

Mauricio Pochettino and Brendan Rodgers would be the leading candidates to take over at Manchester City should Pep Guardiola decide to quit this summer. City were given a two-year suspension from the Champions League on Friday…

Manchester City stars could reportedly walk away as free agents because the club have fundamentally breached their contracts. The Citizens have been banned from the Champions League for two years and hit with a £25million fine by…

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he had sympathy for his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola in the wake of the English champions’ two-year ban from European football. The ban was dished out by UEFA for the club’s alleged…

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is on his worst goalscoring form in La Liga since January 2014, having gone four matches without finding the back of the net. The Argentina attacker was unable to score in Saturday’s 2-1 win over…

Chelsea are reportedly monitoring Diego Simeone with a view to possibly bringing him in to replace Frank Lampard as manager next season. Lampard has earned plaudits for how he has kept Chelsea in the top four despite their transfer…

The National Basketball Association All-Star Game MVP Award has been permanently named for the late Kobe Bryant, league Commissioner Adam Silver said on Saturday. Bryant, an 18-time All-Star who won a record-tying four All-Star…