Football

Manchester City gave a guard of honour to new champions Liverpool before their Premier League match on Thursday — but showed no mercy by thrashing them 4-0 at the Etihad stadium. With the title secured a week ago, there was…

FIFA is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in a little more than half of its original projections, as a consequence of coronavirus. A revised budget published last week puts total revenue for the current year at…

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has advised star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to leave the ‘average club’ for greener pastures. Aubameyang has been a hit since joining the Gunners from Borussia Dortmund for £56m…

The UEFA Champions League soccer competition will resume on August 7, after being suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, UEFA said on Wednesday. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final matches will take place in Lisbon,…

Former Barcelona star, Ronaldinho has spoken of the sixty long days he has spent being under house arrest over forged documentation. Brazil and Barcelona legend, Ronaldinho has opened up on his ‘sixty long days’ as he remains…

A Brazilian gay rights activist has filed a criminal complaint against Neymar for homophobia, after the football superstar called his mother's boyfriend an anti-gay slur in comments leaked to the media. The Sao Paulo…

Premier League giants Chelsea have agreed to activate RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner’s £49 million release clause, according to ESPN. The Blues have moved ahead of Liverpool in the race for Werner by matching the asking price…

The English Premier League has stated that clubs will henceforth be able to make five substitutions when the top flight resumes later this month. The decision was agreed on Thursday during Premier League meeting at which representatives…

Sportswear giants Adidas will end Mesut Ozil’s £22million sponsorship deal at the end of the season. German daily Bild reports that Adidas have decided against renewing the Arsenal star’s sponsorship contract over his ‘public…

An ex-international footballer, Wahidi Akanni, on Tuesday said Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr must now focus on winning trophies after securing the job for three more years. In an interview with Newsmen in Lagos, Akanni hailed…