Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is “really happy to be back” to watch his “wonderful football team again” as they continue preparations for the Premier League’s return on 17 June. Klopp’s side are 25 points clear at the top of the table and chasing the club’s first league title for 30 years. The Premier […]
Nobody can tell me who to select –Rohr
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has stated he has a free hand to select his players, insisting nobody can dictate to him on who to pick for national duty. Last week, the 66-year-old was handed a new two-year contract by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), following the expiration of his previous deal with the West Africans. […]
Oshoala against equal pay for male, female footballers
Asisat Oshoala rules against equal pay for Nigeria women’s football team on grounds that the moral for such standard is yet to be established. The move for equal pay between male and female athlete has been the theme of debate in recent time, which a considerable amount of female sport stars (especially at national team […]
EFL season will lack ‘sporting integrity’ if completed -Barnsley
Championship side Barnsley have written to the English Football League (EFL) saying that its plans to restart the campaign halted by the Covid-19 crisis will see the season completed with a “lack of sporting integrity”. England’s second tier said it planned to resume on June 20, some three months after it was suspended, with the […]
CAF builds various scenarios for club competitions
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has devised a number of scenarios on how to finish the 2019/20 club competition season, as well as what the 2020/21 campaign may look like in the Champions League and Confederation Cup. Finishing the current season is complex in that it would involve international travel with countries at different […]
LaLiga’s new reality to bring optimism, discomfort
LaLiga president Javier Tebas said Spanish football’s return will allow people to feel a sense of normality again but it may also serve as a reminder of an uncomfortable new reality. Spain’s top division is set to restart on June 11 and to be completed on July 19, yet the expectation is players will be […]
Ighalo happy to extend Man U deal
Manchester United have extended striker Odion Ighalo’s loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of January, the Premier League club announced yesterday. The 30-year-old made an impressive start to life at United, scoring four times in eight games after joining in the January transfer window before the English top flight was put on hold in […]
Rohr vows to make Nigeria champions of Africa again
Coach Gernot Rohr said he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations triumph. Rohr, 66, has extended his stay in Nigeria till 2022 after he agreed to a pay cut in the local currency and reside in the country. Officials said […]
Osimhen denies Tottenham Hotspur’s link
Victor Osimhen purported link to Tottenham Hotspur has been declared as nothing but a farce. There had been rash of reports claiming a close confidant of the Lille striker, Ariyo Igbayilola reportedly held discussions with Spurs’ manager, Jose Mourinho on a possible transfer to the English Premier League in the summer. But a distraught Igbayilola […]
Balotelli in black power salute for George Floyd
Mario Baloteli performed the Black Power pose as he supported the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd. Activists have been calling for ‘justice’ over the death of Mr Floyd, who had a knee pressed into his neck for more than eight minutes while being detained by a white police officer, Derek […]