ARSENAL made a dream return to the Champions League as Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard inspired a 4-0 demolition of PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday. Back in Europe’s elite club competition for the first time in six years, Arsenal swept aside the overwhelmed Dutch league leaders to prove they can cope …
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THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has listed 85 referees for a preparatory course ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. No Nigerian referees made the shortlist released by CAF yesterday. The list include centre referees, assistant referees, video assistant referees (VAR), technical instructors, physical trainers, VAR technicians and IT …
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LUIS Rubiales has confirmed he is resigning as the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF]. This comes amid the ongoing investigations against him following his unsolicited kiss on Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. Earlier this week, Hermoso filed a criminal complaint, which led to prosecutors filing a case with …
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GERMANY have sacked coach Hansi Flick just nine months from hosting Euro 2024 after Saturday’s humiliating 4-1 defeat by Japan, the German FA (DFB) announced on Sunday. Flick became the first and only Germany head coach to be sacked since the position was created in 1926. Sporting director Rudi Voeller, …
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COCO Gauff won the U.S. Open women’s final, becoming the latest Black American woman to leave a history-making mark on the most sacred grounds of U.S. tennis. Gauff bested Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Saturday 6-2 in the final set. Gauff’s upset win at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, …
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SEAN Strickland defeated Isreal Adeanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion of the world with all judges scoring the fight in his favour at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. A first-round knock down by the American was the highlight of the fight that went the whole five …
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UEFA has ruled that Saudi Arabian clubs cannot participate in any of its competitions. This puts an end to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, Sadio Mane, and others playing again in either the Champions League or Europa League while plying their trade in the Middle Eastern country. According …
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Belgium striker, Romelu Lukaku, has joined A.S. Roma from Chelsea on a season-long loan. The move is a straight loan with a fee worth between £7 million to £8 million depending on performance-related conditions. Roma will cover Lukaku’s wages after he agreed to a salary cut for the remaining …
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ARSENAL made to a similarly disastrous start when Andreas Pereira pounced on Bukayo Saka’s poor pass to catch Aaron Ramsdale off his line in the first minute at the Emirates. Fulham’s rearguard held out for more than 70 minutes, but their resistence was finally broken when Saka levelled from the …
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Embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days in the wake of the World Cup kissing row. The 46-year-old has refused to step down despite mounting pressure from within Spanish football and the government. He grabbed player Hermoso and kissed her on the …
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