Manchester City have agreed a £30 million ($38.1 million) deal with Chelsea FC to sign midfielder, Mateo Kovacic, the PA news agency understands. The treble winners are set to pay an initial £25 million for the 29-year-old Croatia international, with…
Stampede during Benin-Senegal football match kills 2
At least two people have been killed and many others injured in a stampede during a qualifier game for the January 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Cotonou, Benin. The tragedy happened on Saturday as Benin’s Cheetahs and Senegal’s Teranga…
Premier League leads European football market with revenue double La Liga’s in 2021-22
The Premier League established itself as the leader in the European football market in the 2021-22 season, an annual financial report by Deloitte has shown. The English top tier’s aggregate revenue of £5.5bn in 2021-22 was nearly double that of…
7-year-old Nigerian Master Noble tops in UK academics, football
A 7-year-old Nigerian Noble Okafor has emerged the best player for Leys Park Football Club of London, after scoring 27 goals in the just concluded season. The father of the fine attacker, Mr Chukwuma Okafor, disclosed this in an interview…
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka reacts after meeting Sanwo-Olu
Arsenal forward, Bukayo Saka has broken silence after his meeting with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday. According to Saka, his experience with Sanwo-Olu was great. Recall that the England international recently met with Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos…
Barcelona come from 2-0 down to win 2nd Champions League title
Barcelona won a second Women’s Champions League title after coming from behind in stunning fashion to beat German giants Wolfsburg. The Spanish champions trailed 2-0 at half-time before Patri Guijarro’s two-minute brace pulled them level. Spurred on by their instant…
Turgeman wonder goal seals historic victory for Israel against Brazil
An exquisite solo goal scored by Dor Turgeman saw debutants Israel come from behind to defeat five-time champions Brazil 3-2 in an instant FIFA U-20 World Cup classic. Israel will now play the USA-Uruguay winners in the semi-finals in La…
Israel reaches FIFA Under 20 World Cup quarterfinals with 0:1 victory
The Israel National Team is just three wins away from making history at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.While it’s still quite a ways away for the blue-and-white to take home an international soccer title, the fact that Ofir Haim’s squad…
Van der Sar ends long association with Ajax
Former Dutch international Edwin van der Sar has resigned from his position as chief executive at Ajax Amsterdam Football Club. The 52-year-old former Manchester United, Fulham and Netherlands goalkeeper, who started his playing career at Ajax, has been on the…
Only 10 German clubs have international ambitions, ex-Bundesliga official says
Former Bundesliga chief Christian Seifert believes the failure of a big-money investment deal for the German Football League (DFL) will lead to stagnation. A vote by clubs on Wednesday rejected a proposal to invite an investor into the top two…