Football

Every good gift and every perfect gift comes from above – Kaka on the birth of his daughter Esther

Riccardo... also known as Kaka thanked God reaffirmed his believe in God and Jesus in a post he shared on his social media where he presented his family, including his…

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Italy stand-in coach Evani loses count of absentees for Poland match

Italy’s assistant coach Alberico Evani has lost count of the number of absentees for Sunday’s Nations League match at home to Poland, he said on the eve of the match…

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Former England goalkeeper Ray Clemence dies at 72

Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ray Clemence has died aged 72, the Football Association (FA) said on Sunday. Clemence, who played 61 times for England, began his professional…

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Ac Milan coach Stefano Pioli tests positive for Covid-19

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli has tested positive for COVID-19, the Serie A leaders said in a statement on Saturday. Milan said the 55-year-old was showing no symptoms, was in…

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Malta’s positive streak continues after beating Andorra

Malta recovered from an early setback to score three goals in the second half to see off Andorra for their second successive win in the UEFA Nations League League D,…

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Thursday playoffs Final line-up for Euro2020

The 20 teams that qualified via the groups have been joined by the four play-off winners. An extraordinary late comeback took Hungary to their second successive EURO. After Gylfi Sigurdsson's…

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Former FA Chairman confirms UEFA resignation

Greg Clarke, the former English FA Chairman, has confirmed his decision to resign from the role of FIFA Vice-President after a call with the organisation's President, Aleksander Ceferin. Clarke resigned…

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Russia team captain temporarily dropped after private video leak

Russia’s national football team said on Sunday it would not be calling up its captain Artem Dzyuba for upcoming international matches this month to shield him from negative publicity. Its…

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Serie A weekend Discussion Points

Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso, famously combative in his playing days, is not one to tolerate a lack of effort from his players as he again showed on Sunday. Having slammed…

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La Liga Discussion Points

A whopping 12 penalties were awarded over the weekend, with Valencia’s Carlos Soler managing to score three times from the spot in his side’s 4-1 win over Real Madrid. There…

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Bundesliga discussion points

Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has undergone meniscus surgery on Sunday evening after the Germany international was injured in their 3-2 victory over title rivals Borussia Dortmund. His club said…

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Weekend’s Premier League discussion points

Both Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and his Liverpool counterpart Juergen Klopp chose to highlight the Premier League’s refusal to accept the temporary use of five substitutes following Sunday’s 1-1…

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Roberto Mancini tests positive for Covid-19

The FIGC has announced Italy CT Roberto Mancini has tested positive for coronavirus. The Azzurri CT is asymptomatic and in isolation at home, after having tested positive for COVID-19. “As…

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Europa League Roundup

Harry Kane netted his 200th goal for Tottenham Hotspur as they won 3-1 at Ludogorets and AC Milan’s 24-match unbeaten run ended with a 3-0 loss to Lille in the…

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Italian football team Lazio risk relegation and exclusion from Serie A

The Italian football club Lazio is being accused of not having respected, the health protocol linked to covid-19. Ciro Immobile, Lucas Leiva and Thomas Strakosha, tested positive for Covid-19 recently…

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Maradona recovering from ‘successful’ surgery – Update

Update : Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was in recovery after successful surgery to treat a subdural hematoma, a blood clot on the brain, the former World Cup winner's doctor said late…

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Welsh manager Ryan Giggs denies assaulting girlfriend

Wales manager and former Manchester United football star Ryan Giggs has denied an allegation of assault made against him. The Wales manager has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his…

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Maradona hospitalised in Argentina after feeling unwell

Diego Maradona, who turned 60 last Friday, has been admitted to hospital in his native Argentina with undisclosed “health problems” although it is not related to Covid-19. The former Argentine…

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Arsenal end wait for ‘big six’ road win with victory at United

Arsenal ended their five-year wait for a Premier League away win against 'Big Six' opposition with a second half Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty giving them a 1-0 win at Manchester United…

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Ibrahimovic’s acrobatic strike stretches Milan’s unbeaten run

Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his remarkable scoring streak with an acrobatic late strike to secure Milan a 2-1 win over Udinese, stretching the Rossoneri's unbeaten run in all competitions to 24 games.…

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Atalanta second through Muriel’s brace, Inter held at home by Parma

Luis Muriel's brace gave Atalanta a 2-1 win at promoted Crotone Saturday, propelling the Bergamo side into second place in the Italian Serie A while Inter Milan drew 2-2 with…

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Liverpool go top, wins for Chelsea and Man City

Liverpool moved clear at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win over West Ham United, while Chelsea and Manchester City also enjoyed victories overnight on Saturday…

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Barcelona draw their match with 10-man Alaves

Barcelona goalkeeper Neto made an embarrassing gaffe as his side were held to a 1-1 draw away to Alaves on Saturday, despite playing the final half an hour with an…

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PSG goes three point clear after beating Nantes

Paris St Germain cruised to a 3-0 win at Nantes on Saturday to move three points clear on top of Ligue 1, with Ander Herrera, Kylian Mbappe and Pablo Sarabia all scoring…

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Bayern and Dortmund win and go top

Champions Bayern Munich won 2-1 in Cologne and Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga on Saturday, in the absence of their star strikers Robert Lewandowski and Erling…

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PSG’s Neymar out until at least mid-November

Paris St Germain's Brazil forward Neymar will be sidelined until after the international break in mid-November following his injury against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League, the French club's coach…

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English football team World Cup Winner Nobby Stiles dies aged 78

England World Cup-winner Nobby Stiles has died aged 78 after a long illness, his family has announced. Stiles was also part of the Manchester United side which became the first…

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Juventus fall to Barcelona, Man Utd cruise against Leipzig

An early goal from Ousmane Dembele and a late Lionel Messi penalty gave Barcelona a 2-0 win away to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday while substitute Marcus Rashford…

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Real recover, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Man City march on

Holders Bayern Munich continued their perfect start to their Champions League title defense on Tuesday as Real Madrid had Casemiro's late goal to thank for scrambling a 2-2 draw away…

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Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned as Barcelona president – reports

Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned as Barcelona president. Catalan publications Sport and Mundo Deportivo have both reported that the 57-year-old has handed in his resignation following a tumultuous few years…

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Spurs edge Burnley to move to fifth

Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways with a hard-fought victory at struggling Burnley courtesy of a solitary goal by Heung-Min Son. Despite Spurs comanding style of play during the first…

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Milan, Roma share points in six-goal thriller

AC Milan could gone four points clear at the top of the Serie A table on Monday night but thrice threw away a lead against a battling Roma side in…

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Pogba denies retiring from French team over Islam claims

Paul Pogba has strongly denied claims which made the rounds in this morning's press that he had quit the French national team, describing the story as ‘unacceptable fake news’. Reports…

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AC Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Hauge test positive for coronavirus

AC Milan announced that results after a series of swab tests conducted yesterday evening have returned from a laboratory with positive indications of Covid-19 for Gianluigi Donnarumma, Jens Petter Hauge…

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Jamie Vardy secures win for Leicester at Arsenal

Leicester claimed their first away win over Arsenal in any competition since 1973 courtesy of a headed goal by evergreen striker Jamie Vardy ten minutes from time. The England striker…

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Juventus held at home by Verona

Juventus dropped another two points despite having plenty of scoring opportunities in the second half as Verona came away with a precious point on Sunday evening. The Bianconeri expressed a…

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Wolves, Newcastle share spoils in 1-1 draw

Wolves and Newcastle United shared one point each this afternoon with the hosts surely to recriminate two lost points following a dominant performance throughout. Raul Jimenez thought he had secured…

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Napoli beat Benevento to move up to second

Napoli had the better of Benevento by two goals to one in an entertaining encounter at the Ciro Vigorito stadium, home of the newly-promoted side. It was a nostalgic encounter…

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Hamilton re-writes history with 92nd Formula 1 win

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is officially the most successful driver in terms of victories in Formula 1 history, after another impressive display at the Portuguese Grand Prix saw him claim his…

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Everton suffer first defeat to Southampton

Early Premier League pace setters Everton suffered their first defeat in this campaign, succumbing to a 2-0 loss at Southampton. The home team secured all three points with both goals…

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Lazio beats Bologna 2-1

Luis Alberto set Lazio on the way to a 2-1 win over Bologna with a superb solo effort in Serie A on Saturday after the visitors had a goal disallowed…

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Lukaku strikes again as Inter beat Genoa

Romelu Lukaku struck again as a Inter Milan ground out a 2-0 win away to Genoa in a lacklustre Serie A match on Saturday. The Belgian scored his fifth league…

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Manchester United and Chelsea draw

Manchester United remain winless at Old Trafford in the Premier League this season after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Chelsea on Saturday. Mendy was in action again,…

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Ajax sets Eredivisie record when they scored 13 goals

Ajax Amsterdam set an Eredivisie record when they scored 13 goals past a hapless VVV-Venlo side to move to the top of the standings on Saturday, with seven different players…

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Bayern Munich thumps Eintracht Frankfurt 5 – 1

Unstoppable Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick, taking his tally to 10 goals in five Bundesliga games, as the defending champions thumped hapless Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0 on Saturday.…

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Real Madrid claim first El Clasico of the season

Real Madrid claimed the first El Clasico this season after defeating Barcelona 3-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon. Barca were boosted by the return from injury of Jordi Alba…

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Man City drop more points in draw at West Ham

West Ham United defended solidly to earn a precious point against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City with a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium. The Irons had taken the lead in…

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Maradona hails ‘King’ Pele on his 80th birthday

Brazilian footballer Pele turned 80 on Friday. A number of footballers, past and present, and many Brazilians expressed their wished to the Brazilian star. Amongst these, Diego Armando Maradona, who…

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Europa League – Milan win at Celtic, Alkmaar stun Napoli, Spurs and Arsenal win

AC Milan withstood a late onslaught to beat Celtic 3-1 and AZ Alkmaar overcame the loss of 13 players with positive COVID-19 tests to secure a shock 1-0 win at…

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Marcello Lippi officially retired as football coach

Former Italy CT and World Cup winner Marcello Lippi has revealed he has coached for the last time. ‘I’m definitely done with coaching’. Lippi’s has been without a job since…

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Malta makes biggest climb – FIFA

FIFA has highlighted Malta's progress in recent games, with the country's national team even finding space in the title of the world football governing body's latest update of its ranking…

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“I hope that when I get to heaven, God welcomes me the same way that everyone welcomed me today.” – Pele turns 80

Days away from turning 80, Brazilian football legend Pele said he was happy for his good mental health in a video sent to the media Tuesday. "I thank God for…

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Lionel Messi scores in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons

Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons as he guided 10-man Barcelona to a 5-1 victory over Hungarian side Ferencvaros in their Group…

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Manchester United start Champions League with victory at PSG

Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United to another memorable victory at Paris St Germain as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men started their Champions League campaign with a bang. After a season away…

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Juve win in Kiev, Brugge beat Zenit as Champions League starts

Andrea Pirlo earned the first victory in the Champions League of his coaching career as Juventus won 2-0 against Dynamo Kiev, while visiting Club Brugge beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 on…

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Wolves move up to sixth with Leeds win

Wolverhampton Wanderers moved to sixth place in the Premiership with a 1-0 away victory at newly-promoted Leeds United. After losing their first two games of the season, Nuno Espirito Santo's…

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Bale’s return for Tottenham eclipsed by West Ham come-back

Aston Villa preserved the Premier League’s only 100% record as Ross Barkley’s late goal earned them a 1-0 win at Leicester City on Sunday to move into second place, one…

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