Nottingham Forest docked four points for breaking profit and sustainability rules
Nottingham Forest has been docked four points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules. An independent commission found Forest’s losses to 2022-23 breached the threshold of ÂŁ61m by ÂŁ34.5m. The immediate loss of points means they drop below Luton Town into the Premier League’s relegation zone. Forest are the second top-flight team to be […]
Manchester United to play Coventry in FA Cup semi-finals as holders Manchester City face Chelsea
Manchester United’s stunning 4-3 comeback victory over Liverpool in extra time in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday kept their trophy dreams alive. Amad Diallo practically blew the roof off Old Trafford when he netted the winner in the 121st minute. United who will now face Coventry in the Semifinals, have their rivals and FA […]
Qatar, Morocco To Host U-17 World Cups For Next Five Years
Qatar will stage the next five editions of the boys’ Under-17 World Cup from 2025 to 2029, while the girls’ tournament is set to be played in Morocco, FIFA announced on Thursday. World football’s governing body said in December that both youth tournaments would be held annually starting next year, with the boys’ event expanding […]
CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals Journey mapped out
The 2023/2024 CAF Champions League quarter-finals draw was concluded on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt with interesting outcomes as Tanzania’s Simba SC will be looking to stun record holders, Al Ahly SC of Egypt. The first quarter-final fixture sees Tanzanian giants, Simba FC, going against competition record holders, Al Ahly SC, TP Mazembe will welcome Angola’s […]
Sunday Oliseh declares he will accept Super Eagles job if conditions are right
Former Nigerian international, Sunday Oliseh has expressed his readiness to coach the Super Eagles if the right conditions are in place for him. Recall that Oliseh managed the senior national team from July 2015 to February 2016 before leaving the job after he had a turbulent relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and some […]
Mauricio Pochettino laments unfair criticism and vows to never quit Chelsea
Mauricio Pochettino has insisted he will never quit Chelsea and hit out at “completely unfair” criticism of his young team. The 52-year-old Argentinian has seen his side unfavourably compared to Blues teams of the past since taking over in July, with the London club having won five Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues during […]
NFF names two new players for Ghana, Mali friendlies in Morocco
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has named two new players to join the Super Eagles squad ahead of two scheduled friendly matches in March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that England-based defender Gabriel Osho and Tanzania-based Benjamin Tianimu are teaming up with the group for the first time. Nigeria will take on Ghana’s […]
Bayern and PSG qualify for UEFA Champions League quarterfinals
Harry Kane scored two to help Bayern Munich overturn a first-leg deficit against Lazio and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Rome, Kane’s header levelled the scores on aggregate, then goals by Thomas Muller and another by Kane made it 3-1 on aggregate. Elsewhere, Kylian Mbappe […]
Rivers United zoom into quarter-finals in CAF Confederation Cup
Rivers United came from a goal down against Ghana’s Dreams FC to navigate their way into the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals after securing a late 2-1 win. The result meant the Port Harcourt club finished second in Group C with 12 points from six games. Dreams FC topped the standings with the same number of […]
Liverpool scores 3 Goals in FA Cup Win Over Southampton
Teenager Jayden Danns called it “the best day of my life” after scoring twice off the bench as Liverpool beat Southampton 3-nil to set up an FA Cup quarter-final tie with Manchester United, who beat Nottingham Forest 1-nil last night. Conor Gallagher scored a last-minute winner as Chelsea snatched a dramatic 3-2 victory over Leeds […]
