EPL Introduces New VAR Laws On Offside, Penalties Ahead Of 2021/2022 Season
Premier League referees’ chief, Mike Riley, has confirmed that officials will cut down on soft penalties next season. New changes to (Video Assistant Referee) VAR offside could prevent 20 goals from being disallowed. Riley has held discussions with clubs, players, managers and the Football Supporters’ Association over the past few months to iron out on how matches should be refereed both...
Ese Brume Wins First Medal For Nigeria In Tokyo 2020
Nigeria’s Ese Brume has won a bronze medal in the Olympic Long Jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Nation reports Brum qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place. Brume, clinched the bronze medal with a 6.97m jump. READ ALSO: Tokyo...
“I Can’t Wait To Get Started”- Onyekuru Ready For New Challenge At Olympiacos
Henry Onyekuru says he can’t wait to begin a new journey in his football career after linking up with Greek Super League champions Olympiacos on Monday. Onyekuru penned a four-year contract with Olympiacos ending his two year association with French Ligue 1 outfit Monaco. The Nigeria international struggled to make impact at Monaco and had two spells on loan at Turkish...
Chelsea Have Two Bids Rejected For Lukaku
Chelsea have had two bids rejected for Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku this summer as their search for a new striker continues. According to the Athletic, the Blues are showing a strong signal of intent to sign the 28-year-old despite Inter Milan trying their hardest to keep their star man. Lukaku scored 24 goals to help guide inter to the Serie A...
Lionel Messi Banned From Barcelona Training As Contract Saga Continues
Lionel Messi has reportedly been banned from training with Barcelona until he signs a new contract at the Spanish club. The Argentina international has been a free agent since July 1 but is still likely to sign a new deal at the Catalan giants. Despite the initial announcement that Messi would sign a five-year deal contract after being forced to accept...
Real Madrid Defender, Álvaro Odriozola Tests Positive For COVID-19
Alvaro Odriozola is the latest Real Madrid player to test positive for coronavirus. The 25-year-old Spanish footballer is the third member of the Madrid squad to contract the illness in the past eight days after Karim Benzema and new signing David Alaba also returned positive tests. Odriozola played the full 90 minutes of Los Blancos’ 2-1 friendly defeat to Rangers in...
Nigerian Coach ‘Found Dead In Hotel Room’
A coach in Nigeria's kickboxing circle, Funke Oguntuyi, has died. Oguntuyi, popularly called ‘Big Fish’ was found dead at her hotel room on Saturday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital dash — according to award-winning Nigerian sports writer, Kuti Dare. She was attending the Kick Boxing seminar organized by the state government. The late trainer, a graduate in Physical and Health Education (PHE)...
BREAKING: Blessing Okagbare Suspended After Testing Positive For Human Growth Hormone
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Blessing Okagbare of Team Nigeria with immediate effect after a sample collected from the sprinter tested positive for human Growth Hormone. Growth Hormone is a non-specified substance on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List and a provisional suspension is mandatory following an adverse analytical finding for such substance under the...
West Ham Set To Bid £20m For Zouma
West Ham are set to bid £20million for Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma with the Frenchman preferring to move across London rather than being a makeweight in a deal for Jules Kounde. Zouma, 26, has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea pursue Sevilla and France centre-back Kounde ahead of the new season. David Moyes side are poised to make...
Man City Open Transfer Talks With Aston Villa For Grealish
Premier League champions Manchester City have reportedly kicked off talks with Aston Villa over a potential British record transfer for Jack Grealish. A nine-figure fee is wanted by Villa as they look to fend off the defending City’s interest. According to Sky Sports, City made an initial enquiry earlier this month with Villa still fielding calls from the Etihad Stadium side. The offer of...
