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Manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are a “different club” to some rivals in the transfer window as they are “not owned by countries or oligarchs”. The Premier League champions have only signed Kostas Tsimikas for £11.7m, while Chelsea have spent about £200m. Klopp says “uncertainty” created by Covid-19 is “less …

Frank Lampard says he joined Chelsea as manager “to win” and “thrives off the pressure” at the club. Helped by billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, Chelsea have been Europe’s biggest spenders so far with an outlay of £200m – and six major signings made. The club were under a transfer ban …

The Management of TStv Africa says it has acquired rights to broadcast English Football League Championship live matches to Nigerians, as the 2020/21 season kicks off Friday (today). This was announced in a public statement issued on the TStv Africa Facebook page. The acquisition of the EFL TV rights means …

Chelsea footballer, Victor Moses, has made a significant donation to support his former club, Wigan Athletic amid their financial struggles during the pandemic. At the end of the 2019/2020 season, Wigan were relegated alongside Hull City and Charlton Athletic. Moses played for the Latics before joining Chelsea in 2012. The …

Fifa just released the released the rating of players to be featured in fifi 21… As you might have guessed, Messi came out top of the food chain with a rating of 93 Next to him was Christiano Ronaldo with a rating of 92.

Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored over a century of goals for Portugal, the second-highest international tally on record. Here we pick out five of his best. Cristiano Ronaldo was made to wait almost a year since his 99th international goal, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the prolific Juventus …

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European to score 100 international goals in men’s football and then passed that mark with both goals in the Nations League win over Sweden. He is the second man to score 100 international goals and the first European man to reach that mark Cristiano …

Everton have signed Colombia attacking midfielder James Rodriguez from Real Madrid in a deal worth £20m. The 29-year-old joins the Toffees on a two-year contract, with the option for a further season. He joined Real Madrid from Monaco in 2014 after winning the Golden Boot at the World Cup in …

French football star Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Monday. Mbappe took a test on Monday morning that returned positive, the FFF said, and was then isolated from the French national team. France is scheduled to play at …

Two games, six goals Another pre-season game, another hat-trick for @victorosimhen9 #UEL