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First, the numbers. In the past three seasons, N’Golo Kante has played 129 club matches for Chelsea and Leicester City, scoring four goals and providing seven assists. In roughly the same time frame, he has played 29 matches for France,…

Here is the full breakdown of Cristiano Ronaldo’s wages at his new club, Juventus. The Real Madrid legend joined Juventus, in what has been a shock move to many, as he was expected to retire with the Spanish giants. It has been…

FIFA on Wednesday decided to ask national broadcasters and its own television production team to start showing fewer images of attractive women in World Cup stadiums on future broadcasts. FIFA diversity chief, Federico Addiechi, said the…

Antonio Conte is no longer Chelsea head coach, according to Sky in Italy. More to follow......

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has hailed Croatia’s World Cup hero, Mario Mandzukic. The 32-year-old Juventus striker, netted the winner in extra-time last night to knock England out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.…

Croatia midfielder, Ivan Rakitic has taken a swipe at England national team following their 2-1 victory over the Gareth Southgate’s side in the 2018 World Cup semi-final encounter played on Wednesday night. kieran Trippier opened…

Following the recent arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, Juan Cuadrado has magnanimously agreed to vacate his shirt number at Juventus to allow the new €100 million man to wear his trademark No.7. Cuadrado had held the No.7 shirt at the…

WOW....he must really be hurting ..... He tweeted ''Reminder that Modric was mocked as a kid that he was too small to play football. Voted as worst signing of Real Madrid. Now, He’s led his nation to World Cup final. MAGICIAN!''

As confirmed by an Italian trade union, workers at Fiat company will go on strike in response to Cristiano Ronaldo moving on a €105 million (£93 million) deal from Real Madrid to Juventus. Report has it that some of the transfer fee for…

Kylian Mbappe said he never imagined — “not even in my wildest dreams” — that he could help France reach the World Cup final after Les Bleus saw off Belgium 1-0 on Tuesday. Samuel Umtiti’s 51st-minute header in the semifinal sent the…

Eight-time Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, was two sets up and with a match point in the third set but Kevin Anderson stayed grounded and took the match in five sets, 2-6 7-6 7-5 6-4 13-11. The South African, who got to the US…

Russian authorities have identified a Lebanese suspect believed to have swindled a Saudi Arabian football fan out of the equivalent of $250,000, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. The Lebanese man, aged between 49 and 50…

He may not have added the World Cup to his Euro 16 success and hattrick of Champions Leagues. But with another Ballon d’Or looking likely and a move to Juventus complete, Cristiano Ronaldo’s status is as much that of multinational as…

The picture radiates relaxed family togetherness. Footballer Dele Alli, only 22 years old and fresh from a career pinnacle, scoring for England against Sweden in the World Cup quarter-final, smiles shyly with his support team around…

Juventus and Real Madrid have agreed a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo worth in the region of £105m, according to Sky sources. It is believed that progress on the deal means an official announcement could be made as soon as Tuesday.…

American hedge fund Elliott will take control of Italian giants AC Milan this week after the club’s Chinese ownership missed a multi-million euro debt repayment, sources close to the matter confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The source…

Thierry Henry has been told he will be the “enemy” of France, ahead of their 2018 World Cup semi-final against Belgium. Didier Deschamps, coach of Les Bleus, played alongside Henry on the way to the French winning the trophy as hosts…

Former Italy coach, Marcelo Lippi, has said Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus will “attract other champions” to the Serie A giants. Talks are set to take place between Real Madrid and Juventus this week over a £88m deal for…

England midfielder, Jack Wilshere has explained why he left Arsenal for West Ham United. Wilshere on Monday signed a three-year contract with the Hammers after leaving the Gunners as a free agent. The 26-year-old was offered a new…

Some football fans in Lafia say they foresee Thierry Henry, a French national and assistant coach of Belgian National Football team team, finding himself in a dilemma as France and Belgium lock horns Tuesday in one of the semi final…

The Croatian assistant coach has been sacked for posting a politically-charged video to social media following the penalty shootout win, meaning he will not be in the dugout for Wednesday’s semi-final clash with England. Vukojevic, a…

England manager Gareth Southgate says winning the World Cup would make his players even bigger heroes than the 1966 generation because of the impact of social media and the globalisation of football. Southgate’s men meet Croatia in…

The Spanish Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as Spain’s new national team coach, the president of the federation Luis Rubiales said during a press conference on Monday. A former midfielder for Sporting Gijon, Real…

Juventus fans appear to be getting ahead of themselves, as the first set of Cristiano Ronaldo shirts have been printed, ahead of his proposed move. The Serie A giants have reportedly agreed personal terms with Ronaldo and he is set…