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Real Madrid’s resurgent La Liga run skidded to a halt as they fell to a shock 1-2 defeat at home by struggling Girona on Sunday. The loss, in which captain Sergio Ramos was sent off in added time, left them nine points adrift of…

Italian football giant Juventus are planning to sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool, but would love to seek the advice of Ronaldo before making a bid. And the report suggests that the forward has given the green light to sign the Egyptian…

Lionel Messi scored his 30th goal of the season against Real Valladolid on Saturday to ensure he’s now hit the landmark in each of the last 11 seasons. The Barcelona captain netted from the penalty spot just before half-time…

Manchester United players, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard will miss games against Chelsea and Liverpool after they suffered injuries in their last UEFA Champions League game. S The game which was against Paris St Germain saw…

The atmosphere I witnessed at Chelsea’s return to their training camp on Monday morning had an eerie feeling about it and reminded me of four years ago when Jose Mourinho was manager. That was the day he got the sack! Manager…

The coffin of footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash between Nantes and Cardiff, arrived in Argentina on Friday ahead of his funeral in his hometown of Progreso. The British Airways flight carrying the body landed…

Manchester United are reportedly ready to break their transfer record with a move for Paris Saint-Germain attacker Neymar in this summer’s transfer window. United will prioritise a new central defender this summer, but it is…

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Juventus in the summer in a deal that will earn him over £400,000 a week. The 28-year-old has agreed a four-year contract that will see him join the…

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour reckons Mesut Ozil could get Unai Emery sacked at the Emirates. The German star penned a bumper new deal last season but has fallen down the pecking order at the Emirates. Ozil cried off Saturday’s…

Manchester United defender Ashley Young has signed a new one-year contract extension, the club has announced on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old’s original deal was due to expire at the end of the current season, but he will…

Anthony Martial has the talent to reach Cristiano Ronaldo’s level if he puts his mind to it, according to Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Martial had looked set to leave the club in the summer after…

Former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation, Taiwo Ogunjobi, is dead. This sad news was confirmed by his Special adviser and media aide, Tunde Shamsudeen in an interview with Brila.net’s Tony Bekederemo on Monday…

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel believes the club is still struggling to replace his generation of players. The Nigerian star, who is currently on the books of English second-tier club Middlesbrough, believes the Blues…

A football player and refugee whose detention in Thailand sparked an outcry will be freed after Bahrain withdrew its extradition request, officials say. Hakeem Al-Araibi, who is a Bahraini citizen, fled to Australia in 2014 and…

Nigerian forward, Asisat Oshoala, has hit the ground running at FC Barcelona after she scored her first goal for the Spanish club on her debut yesterday. She came off the bench in the second half and hit target after 63 minutes.…

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri again vowed to stick with his style of football in spite of the Londoners suffering their worst defeat since 1991 in Sunday’s hammering at Manchester City. But it is still clear to him that…

Manchester City on Sunday defeated Chelsea 6-0 in the Premier League. The victory sees City go top of the table, ahead of Liverpool on goal difference but with one more game played. Sunday’s defeat is Chelsea’s worst since…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been crowned Premier League manager of the month, becoming the first person in the Manchester United dugout to win the award since Sir Alex Ferguson. The 1999 treble hero has won nine of his first 10…

Having been left out of Barcelona’s game against Albacete last weekend, Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala would be hoping to make her debut and probably start her goals account with the Catalans giants away to Rayo Vallecano on…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mum, Dolores Aveiro, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and is currently fighting for her life. S The 64-year-old mother of four, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, and underwent surgery and radio…

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the club’s transfer activity is an indication they are preparing for life after Lionel Messi. Barca last month confirmed the £65m signing of 21-year-old midfielder Frenkie de Jong…

A body retrieved from the wreckage of a crashed plane in the English Channel has been formally identified as Cardiff City’s Argentina-born football player Emiliano Sala, British police said on Thursday. Sala, 28, had been flying…

The mother of superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken out to defend him against rape allegations after an American teacher Kathryn Mayorga accused him of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009.  Dolores…

FOOTBALLER Emiliano Sala may have escaped from the plane carrying him after the pilot made an emergency landing in the English Channel, an aviation expert has said. The good condition of the Piper PA-46 Malibu plane…