FIFA Threatens To Suspend Brazil Over Confederation President’s Removal
FIFA has warned Brazil that it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its soccer body leads to the election of a new president in January. FIFA said in a letter to a Brazilian soccer executive that the country’s soccer body, CBF, could face suspension if it does […]
Steve Cooper Sacked As Nottingham Forest Manager
Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Steve Cooper and are holding talks with former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo to replace him. After losing five of their past six games, Forest decided to act, telling Cooper of the decision on Tuesday. Former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner has also been mentioned as a potential replacement. The […]
Man City To Play Club World Cup Final Wthout Haaland
Manchester City will have to cope without Erling Haaland as they aim to lift the Club World Cup for the first time in Friday’s final against Fluminense. The European champions shrugged off their sluggish Premier League form to cruise past the Urawa Reds 3-0 in yesterday’s semi-final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. But City boss Pep […]
Manchester United Hold Liverpool To Goalless Draw As Arsenal Head Back To Top
Manchester United ended Liverpool’s perfect record at Anfield on Sunday, holding the Premier League title chasers to a 0-0 draw. The stalemate ensured Arsenal moved back to the top of the table. After a 2-nil win over Brighton, Manchester City drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace before jetting off to Saudi Arabia to play in the […]
Osimhen, Oshoala, Nnadozie, Win 2023 CAF Awards
Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year in a momentous event, seeing off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah. Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala clinched her sixth title of the award, having won it in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022. The Super Falcon’s goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, also […]
Manchester City Come Back To Avoid Defeat At Luton
Manchester City showed their champions’ mettle as they came from behind to beat Luton 2-1 and register their first Premier League win in a month. The treble winners came on a run of four league games without a win and were without striker Erling Haaland due to a bone injury. Meanwhile, it was two goals […]
Euro 2024: Adidas Ball Technology To Enable Quicker Offside And Handball Calls
Uefa has said the ball that will be used at Euro 2024 will help produce faster offside and handball decisions. The ‘Fussballliebe’ uses Adidas’ connected ball technology to send data in real time to officials. Uefa says the ball will offer “unprecedented insight into every element of the movement of the ball, contributing to the […]
Super Falcons Seal Nations Cup Qualification
The Super Falcons have sealed a spot in next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after beating Cape Verde 2-1 at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde in Praia. The Nigerian ladies, in the reverse fixture played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja last Thursday, won emphatically 5-0. Cape Verde took the lead in […]
Haaland Hits 40 In The Champions League As Man City Comeback To Beat Leipzig
Erling Haaland became the fastest player to score 40 Champions League goals as Manchester City came from 2-0 down to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on Tuesday. The defending champions were on course for their first European defeat at the Etihad since 2018, when Lois Openda took advantage of shambolic defending to score twice in the […]
Asisat Oshoala, Chiamaka Nnadozie Make Final List For CAF Female Footballer Of The Year
Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie have been listed among the final ten nominees for the CAF women’s Player of the Year award, ahead of the 2023 CAF awards scheduled to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 11. CAF revealed this via its X account yesterday. In 2022, Oshoala beat Zambia’s Grace Chanda and Ajara […]