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Liverpool have made a new bid of €75m (£66.9m) for Alisson and are close to sealing a world-record deal for the Roma goalkeeper. The Premier League club made an initial €70m bid for the Brazilian on Tuesday, which was rejected, but…

French superstar Paul Pogba says his country’s 2018 World Cup win is a gift from God. The Manchester United midfielder said it had always been his childhood dream to win football’s biggest tournament. “I still can’t believe it.…

Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa has asked Nigerian fans to cast their votes for him after one of his goals was nominated by the world football governing body, FIFA as one of the best 18 goals scored at the just-concluded global soccer…

Chelsea defender, Gary Cahill is reportedly ready to quit the club as he considers his future at Stamford Bridge. The 32-year-old, who has just 12 months remaining in his deal, struggled for regular starts last season under former…

Nigerian boxing star at the US ’94 Olympic, Jerry Okorodudu, has said he is dying of hunger over the non-payment of his 10 months’ salary by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports. Okorodudu, Nigeria’s boxer in the 1994 Los Angeles…

Netherlands international, Daley Blind has returned to his former club, Ajax from Manchester United. The player announced his return on Twitter on Tuesday, saying it was “time to go home.” The midfielder, who also plays as…

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has entered the race to sign Croatian duo of Ivan Perisic and Ante Rebic. United have set out £92million for both players. The attacking pair…

Tens of thousands of Croatians gave a heroes’ welcome to their team in Zagreb on Monday after the squad returned from Russia following their World Cup final defeat. A crowd estimated at more than 100,000 thronged the capital’s main…

Eden Hazard should consider leaving Chelsea in order to further his career, says Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez. Hazard scored three goals for his country at the World Cup in Russia – including the second in the 2-0 win over…

Cristiano Ronaldo said he is not obsessed with winning the Champions League but acknowledged he joined Juventus partly to help them claim the title for the first time in more than two decades. Ronaldo has won the competition five…

President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic’s presence at the 2018 World Cup in Russia was not only a morale booster for the Croatian team, but also a delight for football fans who have been commenting about her beauty. At the…

Former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry has announced he is leaving Sky Sports to focus on his “long-term ambition to become a football manager”. The 40-year-old was Belgium’s assistant coach during this summer’s World Cup, having taken…

France’s victorious World Cup players will all be awarded the Legion of Honour, the office of President Emmanuel Macron said Monday ahead of their evening visit to the Elysee Palace. No date has yet been set for the ceremony to hand…

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the repatriation of Nigerians stranded in Russia after the World Cup. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, disclosed this on Monday. There have been reports of scores of Nigerians who…

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has said that Chris Giwa remains the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president as declared by the Supreme Court judgment on April 27. Mr Dalung told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The Russia 2018 FIFA world cup came to a befitting climax yesterday in Moscow as France emerged Champions of the world for the second time in their history. The French defeated Croatia who throughout the competition showed determination…

Six Paris metro stations were temporarily renamed in honour of France’s World Cup winning champions after their 4-2 rollercoaster victory against Croatia. Among the changes, station Victor Hugo became “Victor Hugo Lloris”, named…

Victorious France were set to return to a heroes’ welcome on Monday after winning the World Cup for the second time with a rollercoaster 4-2 victory over Croatia which set off chaotic celebrations at home. Teenager Kylian Mbappe…

Croatian media on Monday hailed their team as heroes after the small country’s historic success in reaching the World Cup final where France beat them 4-2. “Thank you, heroes! – You gave us everything!” read the Sportske Novosti…

Manny Pacquiao has called on Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement for a rematch, saying “let’s do a second one” after powering to his first KO win in nine years. The fighting Philippines senator known as “Pac-Man” took on the…

A Turin hit by Cristiano Ronaldo fever awaits the striker on Monday as Juventus prepare to unveil the surprise signing, that after the end of the World Cup, puts all eyes on the Italian champions and Serie A. Juventus shirts…

A former Real Madrid President, Ramon Calderon, has described Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus as a ‘historic error’. Ronaldo leaves Real Madrid as their all-time leading scorer with 451 goals in 438 games, nine years after…

FIFA will award the winners of the 2018 World Cup final France $38m in prize money while Croatia, the runners-up in Sunday’s showpiece at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium will receive $28m. Both amounts are a $3m increase on those awarded to…

Foreign visitors holding “fan ID” cards for the World Cup will be getting a visa-free entry to Russia for the rest of 2018, as announced by President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. Putin said Russia could be “proud” of its hosting of the…