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Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been given a one-match ban by the Football Association after joking about the coronavirus in a social media video and will miss his side’s first Premier League match after the restart. In the weeks before the virus took hold across the world, Alli posted a Snapchat clip in which he […]
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has urged English football to use the global anti-racism protests to initiate debates and find solutions regarding the lack of black representation in top leadership positions in the sport. Calling for racial justice, thousands of protesters have rallied across the UK, joining a wave of demonstrations sparked by the death […]
Manchester United have reached agreement with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to extend the loan deal for Odion Ighalo. The Nigerian striker’s stay was initially due to end on 31 May but he will now remain with the Reds until 31 January 2021, enabling him to build on an impressive start to life with the club he […]
Liverpool’s coach Jurgen Klopp has hailed Nigerian legend, Austin Okocha for his impact in football, crediting him to have scored the “most spectacular goal in the history of German football.” Klopp picked Okocha’s dazzling strike against Oliver Kahn –when he featured for Eintracht Frankfurt against Karlsruher in the 1992-93 Bundesliga campaign –as the most spectacular […]
Joshua Kimmich described his winning goal as “brutally important” after Bayern Munich took a huge step towards an eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday with a 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund to leave them seven points clear at the top with just six games left. Kimmich’s brilliant effort came just before half-time behind closed doors […]
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Tuesday he hopes January signing, Odion Ighalo will stay at the club should the Premier League season restart next month. Former Super Eagles forward, Ighalo, was signed from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in January, but his short-term deal expires at the end of May. Despite United’s interest […]
Chinese Premier League club Shanghai Shenhua have rejected Manchester United’s request to extend Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo stay at the club for another three months. Ighalo linked up with the Red Devils on a six-month loan deal on transfer deadline day. The loan deal will expire at the end of this month. According to […]
Six positive cases for coronavirus have been detected at three Premier League clubs after players and staff were tested ahead of a return to training, England’s top-flight said on Tuesday. “The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday 17 May and Monday 18 May, 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19,” the […]
Super Falcons striker Desire Oparanozie has confirmed her exit from French club Guingamp after a six-year stint. Oparanozie’s contract expired at the end of the just-concluded season and she has decided not to renew with the club, which means she’s free to join any team of her choice ahead of ahead next season. The former […]
La Liga have told clubs they will be able to increase training to involve groups of up to 10 players on Monday as teams take another step towards the planned resumption of the season next month. The Spanish government has announced protocol that will allow training sessions to be expanded by all clubs, even those […]
