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Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, says one of the reasons he retired from the round leather game was lack of enough playing time. Okocha decided to quit the game that gave him so much…

Former Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid and Manchester united Manager, Jose mourinho beileves Kylian Mbappe is more valuable than Neymar Jr, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, using his “age and incredible ability” as…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed the quality of football in the Premier League was exactly as he expected it when he signed for Manchester United – over-rated. After leaving his native Sweden, Ibrahimovic…

Antonio Valencia could join Arsenal following his Manchester United exit, according to his father and agent. Valencia, 33, is out of contract at Old Trafford at the end of the season and his father,…

Lionel Messi has proven class once again as he scored a hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-1 victory against Real Betis in the Spanish La Liga. The goals from the Argentine sends Barcelona 10 points clear off second placed Atletico Madrid.…

Former Juventus midfielder Stefano Sturaro scored in his first match for Genoa, a 2-0 victory which ended the title-holders unbeaten run in Serie A on Sunday days after their Champions League heroics.Cristiano Ronaldo was rested…

FIRST African Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion, ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ Kamaru Usman has attributed his willpower to succeed to poverty that he experienced as a boy growing up in Auchi, Edo State of…

A football-mad couple in south-west France have been barred from naming their son “Griezmann Mbappe” after two of the stars of France’s World Cup-winning team. A family judge in the central town of…

Gareth Bale and Isco scored against Celta Vigo to give coach Zinedine Zidane a winning start on his return to Real Madrid. Isco, out of favour under previous coach Santiago Solari, made it 1-0 when he tapped in…

FIFA’s council has approved working with hosts Qatar to explore expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams by adding at least one more country in the Gulf to host football matches. Gianni Infantino, the…

Manchester City are reportedly bracing themselves for a two-window transfer ban when FIFA return their findings into a long-term investigation in the coming days. The Citizens have been investigated for…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are not scared of playing the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona at the Camp Nou after drawing the Catalans on Friday. United…

The tie between Barcelona and Manchester United headlines the quarter-final matches of this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL). The Red Devils must face the herculean task of denying Lionel Messi and co. a place…

Liverpool showed it is back as one of European football’s powerhouses after dispatching Bayern Munich 3-1 in the German champions’ back yard on Wednesday, manager Juergen Klopp said. Liverpool,…

Real Madrid have signalled their intent to secure the £100 million ($132m) summer signing of Chelsea star Eden Hazard. Their interest in the Belgian represents the first proper contact ahead of a…

Thibaut Courtois’ father has accused the Madrid media of bullying his son following Real Madrid’s woeful performance against Ajax that saw them dumped out of the Champions League.Thierry Courtois believes the Spanish and…

Roman Calderon says “dressing room leaders” at Real Madrid rejected Jose Mourinho’s return to the Bernabeu in favour of Zinedine Zidane. The Frenchman returns to the club to replace the sacked Santiago…

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar is not the subject of a new tax investigation in Spain, according to his agency NR Sports. Spanish newspaper El Mundo on Monday reported that tax authorities were looking…

Zinedine Zidane has made a sensational return as coach of Real Madrid after Santiago Solari’s sacking was finally confirmed on Monday. Zidane has been given a contract until June 2022, just nine months after he…

Patrice Evra has revealed Paris Saint-Germain filed a complaint against him following his celebrations in Manchester United’s victory over the Ligue 1 club on Wednesday night. The Red Devils pulled off a shock win…

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe says that he has had trouble sleeping since the club’s defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday.Mbappe, 20, failed to score as United came back from a 2-0…

The pilot of the crashed plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala dropped out of training for his commercial pilot’s licence before it was completed, the BBC has reported.According to the British broadcaster, David Ibbotson, who…

UEFA took the unusual step on Friday to explain a series of controversial Video Assistant Referees (VAR) calls in this week’s Champions League last 16 ties.European football’s governing body bowed to pressure by bringing forward…

Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi has admitted that leaving Chelsea for Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Teda was a tough experience for him. Mikel, 31, left Chelsea in January 2017 after struggling to…