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Chelsea will apparently complete a deal for Gonzalo Higuain in the next 24 hours, a transfer that could trigger the departure of Alvaro Morata from the club, according to reports. A report in the Spanish newspaper…

Nigerian winger Victor Moses is close to joining relegation-threatened English Premier League side Fulham, according to British station, Love Sport Radio.Moses has been a bit-part player at Chelsea this season under new manager…

Juventus have reportedly turned down bids for striker Paulo Dybala from three of Europe’s biggest clubs. Speculation surfaced suggesting that Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich had all tabled…

Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohammed Salah says he’s delighted to have won the 2018 CAF Africa Player for the Year second successive year running. The Egyptian talisman scored 44 goals across all competitions to help…

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri on Tuesday joined the ongoing debate about the eligibility of the newly-introduced Video Assistant Referee (VAR), saying that it was a very strange system. Sarri made the remark in his…

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has slammed Barcelona star Lionel Messi According to the Argentine newspaper Olé, Maradona said Messi will never be a leader at Camp Nou or Argentina. Lionel Messi, who is widely…

Here is the full list of winners at the just concluded 2018 Confederation of African Football awards which held last night in Dakar, Senegal. Asisat Oshoala lost to Chrestinah Kgatlana in the women category, while Mohamed Salah…

Mohamed Salah wins 2018 CAF African Player of the Year award for the second time in a row, after scoring 44 goals for Liverpool and Egypt in 2018. The Liverpool forward held off competition from teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s…

Egypt has won the right to host the 2019 AFCON tournament, and this was announced after CAF’s executive meeting in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday morning. Egypt was announced as host of 2019 AFCON tournament after Cameroon were dumped as…

England’s governing Football Association is to investigate allegations of “monkey noises” made towards Tottenham Hotspur Ladies defender Renee Hector by an unnamed Sheffield United player.Hector said the incident took place during…

English football star Wayne Rooney was arrested in December at Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C. in the U.S. for public intoxication, according to local police. Rooney, who has played for U.S. football club…

Mikel Obi has cancelled his contract Chinese club Tianjin Teda, a year before the agreement between club and player was due to run out. The Super Eagles captain is seeking a return to Europe for family reasons. Mikel did not…

FC Barcelona shelled out a club record 160 million euros (£143.7 million) to prise Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, yet one year on from his signing, the Brazilian is struggling.He is struggling to get a game while his former…

Ronaldinho has been banned from leaving Brazil by a judge. The ex-Barcelona is scheduled to appear at the Dubai International Sports Conference this week. The 38-year-old football legend has been barred from making the trip…

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club manager, Mauricio Pochettino, believes he would have been sacked if his teams were chasing domestic cups over finishing in the Premier League top four. Pochettino’s Spurs kick off…

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was admitted to hospital on Friday after doctors discovered internal bleeding in his stomach, local media reported.Maradona was undergoing routine examinations in his homeland before returning…

Dimitar Berbatov has hailed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s start to life as Manchester United manager and says it would be “unbelievable” if he did not land the job on a full-time basis should their good form continue.…

The Guinea Football Federation (Feguifoot) has appointed the mother of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba as an ambassador for women’s football. Yeo Moriba’s nomination followed a meeting with Feguifoot…

Ferrari issued an emotional message on Thursday to mark the 50th birthday of Michael Schumacher, who has not been seen in public since he suffered head injuries in a skiing accident five years ago.The German, who won a record…

Villarreal of Spain winger, Samuel Chukwueze has gained another heavy transfer boost to his growing value, as sports247.ng learnt he is now on the radars of Arsenal and Leicester City for a fee of N17b (£36m). So…

FIFA should if possible increase the size of the football World Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 from 32 teams, the global governing body’s president Gianni Infantino has said. Last month, Infantino said a majority of…

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed Christian Pulisic is joining Chelsea in a £58 million (€64m/$73m) deal that will see him loaned back to the German club for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. The USA…

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has reportedly yet to make a decision on his future and is due to hold talks with five of Europe’s leading clubs. The 28-year-old will exit the Emirates Stadium as a free agent on…

Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have made the top three of the most prestigious individual prize in African football. A repeat of last year, the trio will be hoping to win the CAF player of…