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Manchester United moved into the Champions League last 16 thanks to two late goals against Villarreal in Michael Carrick’s first game as caretaker manager. Cristiano Ronaldo maintained his record of scoring in every game in this season’s competition when he lifted the ball over goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli in the 78th  minute, …

The chances of the Super Eagles  at the  forthcoming delayed 2021  Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon  early next year  is precariously hanging in the balance  following confirmation  by  Napoli  that their injured  talismanic  Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen  will be out of action for 90 days. The 22-year-pld forward  sustained fractures to his cheekbone and eye socket during Sunday’s 3-2 defeat by …

  Gareth Southgate has signed a contract extension to stay on as England manager until the end of 2024. Southgate’s previous deal would have expired after next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar, and he had been reluctant to discuss an extension until qualification for that tournament was assured. But …

Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly held crisis talks with his senior players on Thursday, November 18, as he tried to salvage the club’s season and save his job. Solskjaer spoke to captain Harry Maguire, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof and Nemanja Matic in a 10am meeting at Carrington, according to …

Barcelona FC, on Wednesday night, sacked Ronald Koeman as its manager following a 1-0 defeat at Rayo Vallecano. His departure ends an unhappy chapter for the former player who won them their first European Cup in 1992 and leaves the club in turmoil on and off the field. The defeat …

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen has been voted the Italian Serie A’s Player of the Month for September. Osimhen came back from a disappointing start to the 2021/2022 season in August after being sent off in the opening match against newcomers Venezia making him miss the fixture against Genoa. Since then, the …

22-year-old Maduka Okoye Ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and the Central Africa Republic in Lagos on Thursday, Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has disclosed that he has not earned the first-choice goalkeeper role yet.   In an interview with BBC, the German-born goalkeeper feels …

Victor Wanyama The veteran skipper of Kenya’s national team Victor Wanyama announced on Monday he was retiring from international football. The 30-year-old former Tottenham midfielder said it had been a “really difficult decision” to leave the Harambee Stars. “From making my debut against Nigeria to captaining the team at the …

Cristiano Ronaldo was all smiles as he arrived for his first full day of training at Manchester United’s Carrington complex ahead of his potential second debut this weekend. United’s new No 7 did report to the training ground for the first time on Tuesday to speak with manager Ole Gunnar …

Ahmed Musa The Nigeria Football Federation has admitted error in its earlier counting of Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa’s record. The Federation said FIFA was right in its counting, in a statement titled, ‘NFF defers to FIFA on Ahmed Musa’s record’. While NFF earlier said Musa had made 100 appearances …