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Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, on Monday, returned to the club’s Carrington training ground ahead of their Europa League play-off second-leg tie with Barcelona at Old Trafford. Ferdinand made his return to the training base where he used to regularly train largely under former legendary manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, during …

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has revealed he began his career as a defender. Osimhen stated this during an interview with Football Italia. “I was actually a defender,” he said. Osimhen also spoke about his childhood admiration for ex-Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba. “Growing up I started to watch Didier Drogba, how …

Croatian World Cup star, Josko Gvardiol, has suggested he wants to follow RB Leipzig teammate, Christopher Nkunku to Chelsea this summer. Gvardiol also said that he ‘struggled’ after failing to get his move to Stamford Bridge last summer. Chelsea were keen to sign the 21-year-old during the summer transfer window …

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Antonio Conte is set to miss a return to Chelsea in the Premier League next week. His assistant coach, Cristian Stellini has admitted he’s not expecting to see Conte back in the dugout for the London Derby. The Italian head coach is in Italy recovering after having …

The Nigeria Premier Football League will proceed on a three-week break after matchday nine matches this weekend. The move will afford the players and officials the chance to take a well- deserved rest after a hectic first half campaign. The General Election is scheduled for Saturday, February 25 and March …

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, has insisted that the financial allegations brought against Manchester City spurred them on in their Premier League 3-1 win over Arsenal on Wednesday night. According to Henry, Man City played as champions against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal were defeated by Man City following goals …

Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira has revealed the biggest regret of his career as a professional footballer. Vieira, who is currently the manager of Crystal Palace, admitted that he regrets not joining Real Madrid after Arsenal’s 2003-04 Premier League-winning campaign. Arsenal went on a historic unbeaten run in the Premier League …

FIFA has confirmed that Canada, Mexico, and the USA have all received automatic spots at the 2026 World Cup. The three nations will jointly host the next edition of the global showpiece. The tournament is set to have an expanded field of 48 teams Under the new rules, there would …

The 2023 edition of the Federation Cup will kick-off in May, according to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The NFF made this known in a communique released at the end of its board meeting on Monday night in Abuja. The competition will start a week before the end of the …

Former Real Madrid President, Ramon Calderon, has expressed his disappointment over the club’s legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to join Al-Nassr. Calderon said Ronaldo should have remained in the top leagues in Europe for the next three years instead of joining Al-Nassr in the Middle East. Recall that Ronaldo ended his …