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Three more former Chelsea youth footballers have come forward to claim they were subjected to racial abuse by their coach on a regular basis in the 1980s and 1990s. A total of seven ex-players are now taking legal action against the…

Arsene Wenger said Tuesday he has been surprised at the number of job offers he has received since his departure from Arsenal was announced, urging the club to appoint his successor as soon as possible. The Frenchman will step down…

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is sitting up and talking to his family following emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage, media reports said Tuesday. Widely considered to be the most successful manager in the…

Real Madrid are certain Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for the Champions League final, and have not ruled out the possibility of him playing in La Liga again this season, Goal reports. The Portuguese was withdrawn at half-time of…

UEFA has announced that Milorad Mazic will referee the Champions League final in Kiev on May 26. Serbian official Mazic, 45, will officiate the game between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium. The refereeing…

Ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, speaks with TOFARATI IGE about his childhood, experience in the Super Eagles, marriage and other issues  What are some of the most memorable experiences of your childhood? I was born into a loving family…

Zinedine Zidane says Barcelona do not deserve a guard of honour before the Clasico on Sunday because they refused to give Real Madrid one for winning the Club World Cup. Barca host Real as La Liga and Copa del Rey champions but Zidane’s…

Manchester United squad members who worked with Sir Alex Ferguson are 'devastated' after it emerged the Scot suffered a brain haemorrhage on Saturday. It is understood the 76-year-old was taken to Macclesfield district hospital on…

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage. A United statement said the procedure "had gone very well" but Ferguson "needs a period of intensive care to optimise his…

Stoke City were relegated from the Premier League after crashing to a 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Paul Lambert’s side are second bottom, three points from safety, with only one game remaining. With fourth-bottom…

Arsene Wenger will bid farewell to a stadium he helped to build in more ways than one when he leads Arsenal at the Emirates for the final time at home to Burnley on Sunday. Wenger’s final season after 22 years in charge is destined to…

A die-hard fan of Turkish soccer club, Denizlispor, recently made headlines after renting a crane to watch his team play in a league game after being banned from the stadium for one year. According to odditycentral.com, 37-year-old…

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has insisted he played no role in the club’s decision to sell Mohammed Salah to Roma in the summer of 2016. Addressing the press ahead of Salah’s return to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Conte claimed “no…

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will be forced to watch the Europa League final against Marseille from the stands after receiving a four-match European ban for insulting a referee, UEFA said on Friday. Simeone was ordered…

Steven Gerrard will be announced as Rangers' new manager on Friday afternoon. The former Liverpool midfielder, 37, will replace Graeme Murty, who was placed in interim charge following the October sacking of Pedro Caixinha. Gerrard,…

Jose Mourinho has taken aim at Cristiano Ronaldo by claiming the legendary Brazilian striker is the best player to carry the name, The Mirror.co.uk reports.The duo had a tempestuous relationship when Mourinho coached his compatriot…

Former Manchester United striker, Dwight Yorke, has claimed that the club would have been Premier League champions if Pep Guardiola was the manager. Yorke lauded Guardiola’s attacking style of football and slammed United manager,…

Arsene Wenger’s glorious farewell will be on the line on Thursday as Arsenal visit Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final second leg. Atletico held on for a 1-1 draw in the opening game in London last week and Diego Simeone’s…

Fuelled by Mohamed Salah’s astonishing feats and inspired by Jurgen Klopp’s tactical mastery, Liverpool are ready to launch a new golden era after sealing their return to the Champions League final. For the first time in 11 years,…

Liverpool will slug it out with Real Madrid in the Champions League final, after surviving a scare at the Stadio Olimpico to defeat Roma 7-6 on aggregate. Roma needed another miracle after a 5-2 shellacking in the first leg and were…

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sven Ulreich apologised on Wednesday after his costly mistake led to the Germans bowing out of the Champions League’s semi-finals at Madrid. With the scores level just after the break in Tuesday’s second-leg,…

Mohamed Salah has won the 2018 Football Writers’ Association (FWA) player of the year award. The 25-year-old Liverpool star beat Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne to win the award. He polled more than 90 percent of the FWA member…

The five African qualified teams for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup will each receive an advance of $2 million of their prize money from FIFA towards their preparations. The decision comes on the heels of negotiations initiated by CAF…

No fewer than 2000 police officers will be on red alert ahead of the Champions League second leg clash between Roma and visiting Liverpool on Wednesday. It would be the highest number of officers that will be let loose for any…