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Man United Set To Increase Season Ticket Prices By 5%

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Man United Set To Increase Season Ticket Prices By 5%

Shortly after announcing plans for a new stadium worth $2 billion ($2.6 billion), Manchester United has announced ticket price increases for the upcoming season. Season ticket prices will rise by approximately 5%, while tickets for fans under 16 will remain unchanged. However, some senior ticket concessions have been removed. Additionally, the club is converting select seats near the Old Trafford...

Premier League Announces Puma As Official Ball Supplier From 2025-26 season

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Premier League Announces Puma As Official Ball Supplier From 2025-26 season

The Premier League has announced that Puma will become its official match ball supplier beginning with the 2025-26 season, ending a 25-year partnership with Nike. In the summer of 2023, it was reported that the Premier League was preparing to part ways with Nike and transition to Puma once the American manufacturer’s contract expired this summer. Nike had the opportunity to...

Super Eagles Aim For World Cup Redemption As Sudan Eyes Historic Victory

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Nigeria Meets Jamaica In Unity Cup Final

Ahead of two 2026 World Cup qualifying matchdays in Africa starting Wednesday, poor Nigeria and economically disadvantaged Sudan are in the spotlight. Seeded to win Group C and automatically qualify, a Nigerian team boasting the past two African Footballers of the Year, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, lie fifth in a six-team section. In a qualifying competition spanning three years, the...

Newcastle Defeats Liverpool In League Cup Final, Claims First Trophy In 56 Years

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Newcastle Defeats Liverpool In League Cup Final, Claims First Trophy In 56 Years

With a 2-1 victory over Liverpool in Sunday's League Cup final, Dan Burn and Alexander Isak put an end to Newcastle's 56-year trophy drought in spectacular fashion. Eddie Howe's side made history at Wembley with a superb display that left the runaway Premier League leaders shell-shocked. Burn put Newcastle ahead late in the first half, and Isak's 27th goal in all...

Ola Aina Reveals His Top 4 Afrobeats Artists In Nigeria

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Ola Aina Reveals His Top 4 Afrobeats Artists In Nigeria

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has joined the current discussion about Nigeria's top Afrobeats artists. The Nottingham Forest was asked to rank his top 4 afrobeats artists in a recent episode of ‘The Inside Scope’ podcast, and he mentioned Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido and Asake. He said, “My top 4 afrobeats artists? Burna Boy is number 1 because whatever he drops...

Osimhen Nets Hat-trick As Galatasaray Crush Antalyaspor 4-0

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Osimhen Nets Hat-trick As Galatasaray Crush Antalyaspor 4-0

Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen netted a hat-trick as Galatasaray secured a decisive 4-0 win against Antalyaspor on Friday night. Álvaro Morata added a goal from the penalty spot to complete the dominant victory. Osimhen opened the scoring at Rams Park, converting an assist from Morata in the 30th minute. Morata doubled the lead with a penalty in the 45th minute and three...

Rashford, James Return As Kane, Bellingham Lead England Squad

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Rashford, James Return As Kane, Bellingham Lead England Squad

England manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed his inaugural squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Albania and Latvia, featuring standout players like Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, and Cole palmer. In goal, Jordan Pickford (Everton) retains his place alongside Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), and James Trafford (Burnley). The defensive line includes experienced names such as Kyle Walker...

W’Cup Qualifiers: Torunarigha Replaces Injured Tella In Eagles Squad

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W’Cup Qualifiers: Torunarigha Replaces Injured Tella In Eagles Squad

Gent defender Jordan Torunarigha has been called up to replace Nathan Tella, a forward for Bayer Leverkusen, who has withdrawn from Nigeria's pivotal 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The replacement comes two days after the release of the final 23-man squad for coach Eric Chelle’s first assignments in charge of the Super Eagles. “Camp update: Jordan Torunarigha...

Fernandes Hat-trick Fires Man Utd Into Europa League Quarterfinals

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Fernandes Hat-trick Fires Man Utd Into Europa League Quarterfinals

Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick to help Manchester United defeat Real Sociedad 4-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday, and 5-2 overall, to advance to the Europa League quarterfinals. The first three goals on the night came via the penalty spot as Mikel Oyarzabal had slotted Sociedad into an early lead. However, Fernandes quickly restored parity and coolly scored again from the...

UCL: UEFA To Review Double-Touch Penalty Rule After Álvarez Incident

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UCL: UEFA To Review Double-Touch Penalty Rule After Álvarez Incident

UEFA has addressed the controversy surrounding Julián Álvarez’s disallowed penalty in Atlético Madrid’s Champions League clash against Real Madrid, confirming that the striker unintentionally made a double touch before converting his spot kick. This is as UEFA announced plans to review the rule on double-touch penalties after Julián Álvarez’s disallowed spot kick in Atlético Madrid’s Champions League match against Real...

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