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Everton Set To Sign Uche

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Everton To Sign Uche

Everton have entered the fray for Christantus Uche, the highly rated Nigerian midfielder whose breakout season at Getafe has sparked a bidding war among top European clubs. The 22-year-old has quickly established himself as one of La Liga’s standout young talents, delivering an eye-catching debut campaign under José Bordalás. Uche featured in all 38 league matches, contributing four goals and...

Why I Retired At Age 32 – Ex-Chelsea, Real Madrid Winger, Hazard

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Why I retired at age 32 – Ex-Chelsea, Real Madrid winger, Hazard

Former Chelsea and Real Madrid winger, Eden Hazard has explained why he retired from playing professional football. Hazard recently announced his retirement from football at the age of 32. The Belgian brought his 15-year career to an end a few days ago after leaving Real Madrid in the summer. Hazard had endured a difficult spell at Madrid, plagued with injury issues. But he...

NFF Releases Super Eagles Squad List For Friendly Match Against Cameroon

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The Nigeria Football Federation has released a 24-man Super Eagles squad that will take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in June. The clash is to take place on June 4 in Wiener Neustadt, south of the Austrian capital. SEE FULL LIST Goalkeepers : Francis Uzoho (APOEL Nicosia, Cyprus); John Noble (Enyimba FC); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands). Defenders : Chidozie Awaziem (FC Boavista, Portugal);...

Somali Football Legend Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah Dies Of Coronavirus

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Somalia has tragically lost former footballer, Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Somali Football Federation has confirmed. Farah passed away at a Northwest London Hospital on Tuesday (24 March 2020), after testing positive to the deadly virus last week. He was 59. SFF president, Abdiqani Said Arab, has commiserated with the bereaved family on the demise of Farah, who...

Arteta Hails Saka’s Impact As Arsenal Eye Stunning Real Madrid Tie

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Arteta Hails Saka’s Impact As Arsenal Eye Stunning Real Madrid Tie

Mikel Arteta thinks Bukayo Saka can tip the scales in Arsenal's favour during Tuesday's "beautiful" Champions League quarterfinal matchup with Real Madrid. Saka is in contention to feature against Real in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium after making two substitute appearances since returning from three months on the sidelines. The 23-year-old hasn’t appeared in Arsenal’s starting lineup since December...

Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Rohr reveals why Iheanacho is not happy

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Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has admitted that Kelechi Iheanacho is not happy with a lack of game time. Addressing the media before Saturday’s friendly against Zimbabwe, Rohr however stated that the Leicester City forward has changed his attitude in training. The German, earlier this year, criticized Iheanacho for his lack of professionalism. At club level, the player was...

Matheus Nunes Of Wolves Joins Man City For €62 million.

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The Portuguese international becomes our fourth signing of the summer, following Croatian duo Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol, as well as Belgian winger Jeremy Doku, through the door.  Nunes professional career began in the summer of 2018 when he signed for Primeira Liga side Estoril. However, after impressing against Sporting in a Taca da Liga fixture, he would secure a move...

“We ‘re Not Championship Players” — Iwobi Confident Everton Will Avoid Relegation

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Alex Iwobi says he and his Everton teammates must prove they are capable of challenging in the Premier League in their remaining games this season. The Toffees currently sit just one point above the d...

Mourinho Faces Four-Match Ban For ‘Monkey’ Remark, Referee Criticism

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Mourinho Faces Four-Match Ban For 'Monkey' Remark, Referee Criticism

The Turkish football federation on Thursday fined Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho over €40,000 and banned him for four games for remarks he made following an intense Istanbul derby against Galatasaray. After Monday's game ended in a 0-0 stalemate, the 62-year-old Mourinho said the home bench had been "jumping like monkeys." He also reportedly repeated his criticism of Turkish referees. Fenerbahce said that...

2022 World Cup: Only Brazil Can Challenge England – Ferdinand

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2022 World Cup: Only Brazil Can Challenge England - Ferdinand

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has revealed that the only team that can challenge the Three Lions in the ongoing World Cup in Brazil. He made this known on the backdrop of Brazil’s impressive performance, where the team thrashed South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Recall that England will face France in...

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