Sampdoria have been relegated from Serie A for the first time in over a decade following a 2-0 defeat at Udinese. First-half goals from Roberto Pereyra and Adam Masina proved enough to confirm the visitors’ fate with four games of…
Tearful Spalletti dedicates Napoli’s championship win to fans who waited 33 years
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti broke down in tears after his side claimed their long-awaited third Serie A title with a 1-1 draw against Udinese on Thursday. Spalletti explained that it is the club’s fans who deserve this joy the most…
*Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing, sexual violence bills into law (Guardian)*INEC suspends voters’ online pre-registration in Lagos (Punch)
Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing, sexual violence bills into law (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, signed the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing and trespass of cattle on land. He also signed domestic and sexual violence into laws. The anti-open…
Former captain Asamoah Gyan returns to Ghana club football
Former national captain Asamoah Gyan, 34, has returned to play his club football in Ghana in a move hoped to boost the local league. Gyan, the top goalscorer in Black Stars’ history with 51 goals, has joined Legon Cities on…
William Troost-Ekong: Watford sign Nigeria centre-back from Udinese
Watford have signed Nigeria defender William Troost-Ekong from Italian club Udinese on a five-year contract. The 27-year-old centre-back was born in the Netherlands, where he began his career with Groningen. He joined Udinese in 2018 and his move to Watford…
Juventus miss chance to seal title
Juventus missed out on the chance to wrap up the Serie A title as they fell to what boss Maurizio Sarri called a “messy” defeat at struggling Udinese. Juve, who have been Italian champions for exactly 3,000 days, need to…
Premier League to end season due to coronavirus uncertainty
Premier League bosses are about to announce the season is being scrapped due to coronavirus, according to Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino. Football chiefs released a statement last week saying they intended to finish the season but refused to set a…
Rebic star as Milan beat Udinese 3-2 (Nation)
Milan had Ante Rebic and Theo Hernandez to thank for a highly entertaining home win over Udinese. Substitute Ante Rebic completed a match-turning second-half double in the 93rd minute to earn Milan a rollercoaster 3-2 victory over Udinese in Serie…
Troost-Ekong’s Udinese edge past Aina’s Torino (DailyTrust)
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong featured for Udinese in their 1-0 victory against Ola Aina’s Torino in Sunday’s Serie A game at Dacia Arena. Troost-Ekong made his sixth league appearance of the season for the White and Blacks and played…
Moise Kean’s explosive return offers Juve secret weapon against Atlético (Guardian)
At a glance, Juventus’s preparations for a season-defining showdown with Atlético Madrid appear almost ideal. After losing 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano, Massimiliano Allegri tweeted that his team had 20 days to “GET READY for a [return leg] TO LIVE…