Football

AT least eleven (11) European clubs are already guaranteed a place in the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League competition. The clubs have already guaranteed their spots in next season’s Champions League based on the guaranteed positions they will finish in their various leagues. They include Arsenal and Manchester City from the English …

PREMIER League chief, Richard Masters has confirmed that Manchester City’s hearing for their 115 financial charges will take place in “near future.” It was announced in February 2023, that City had been charged with 115 separate alleged breaches of the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations dating back to …

PARIS Saint-Germain (PSG), the reigning Ligue 1 champions, are optimistic about securing the signing of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen from Napoli, despite keen interest from Premier League giants Chelsea. According to HITC, Osimhen, 25-year-old, has emerged as a prime target for both PSG and Chelsea, with the latter making him a top priority …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has criticised Premier League clubs’ spending on agents. Infantino said more money should be going to “the clubs that trained and developed the players signed from abroad”. Premier League clubs spent a combined £409.5m on agents and intermediaries in the 12 months to February 2024, said a Football Association …

BERNADO Silva propelled Manchester City back into the FA Cup final with his late strike, sealing 1-0 victory against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. It was a moment of redemption for Silva, who had endured criticism for his missed penalty against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final, leading to City’s exit. …

VETERAN footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been named in the 2024 Ballon d’Or power ranking even though they are no longer playing in Europe. Cristiano Ronaldo who was not part of the top ten of the 2023 Ballon d’Or, is currently ranked 19th in the top 20 power …

  FORMER international, Emmanuel Amuneke, Domenec Torrent and Antonio Conceicao have made the final three-man shortlist for the Super Eagles coaching job. Newsextra24 learnt from a reliable source in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the names of the three coaches have benn sent to the executive committee by the …

Victor Boniface has revealed the reason behind Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title success. Die Werkself were crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time in their 102-year history after a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen at the BayArena on Sunday. Leverkusen ended Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign in the German top-flight. Xabi Alonso’s …

CHELSEA have spent the highest amount of money on football agents in the last 12 months (between February 2023 to February 2024) in the Premier League. Chelsea have always been known to be heavy spenders in the transfer market but since American businessman, Todd Boehly and his consortium became the owners …

FORMER Napoli striker Cristian Bucchi has showered praise on Victor Osimhen, hailing him as one of the most prolific strikers globally. The 25-year-old Nigerian striker made headlines in 2020 when he joined Serie A side Napoli from French Ligue 1 club Lille in a €75million deal, riding on the back of a …