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Pinnick Reveals Conditions In Rohr’s New Contract

Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, has revealed the conditions in the new contract offered to Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr. Rohr has been at the helm of the national team... Read more Coronavirus: Osimhen Finds Innovative Way To Give To Nigerians

This is the time that calls out for men and women with large hearts. As the global coronavirus pandemic stifles humanity, fills hospital wards and overwhelms morgues all over the world... Read more Shot Abia Warriors Goalkeeper Discharged From Hospital •Thanks Club, Nigerians

Wounded Abia Warriors FC goalkeeper Charles Tambe has been discharged from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, where he was admitted after being attacked by hoodlums last week Friday. The Cameroonian import... Read more Liverpool Apologise, Reverse Decision To Apply For UK Financial Aid

Liverpool have reversed their decision to place some non-playing staff on temporary leave and apologised to fans. On Saturday, the club said they were going to apply to the government’s taxpayer-funded... Read more Debate Over Fairness And Fitness As Bundesliga Clubs Resume Training

With the top clubs in the Bundesliga already back in training, envious rivals across Europe are watching to see whether the Germans gain an edge or pay a price when play... Read more IOC Must Be Commended For Postponing 2020 Olympics — Dare

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has commended the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Mr... Read more Son To Start National Service In South Korea

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will start four weeks of national service in South Korea this month. Son returned to Asia recently after the Premier League was postponed because of the coronavirus... Read more Serie A Recommends Wage Cuts For Players

Italy’s Serie A soccer league has recommended that clubs impose wage cuts of between two and four months’ pay on playing and coaching staff to reduce losses during the coronavirus outbreak.... Read more Guardiola’s Mother Dies After Contracting Covid-19

Pep Guardiola’s 82-year-old mother has died after contracting coronavirus, Manchester City announced on Monday. “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s mother Dolors Sala Carrio... Read more England Manager Southgate Set To Take Pay Cut

England manager Gareth Southgate and the Football Association’s top earners will take wage cuts of up to 30 per cent as the governing body deals with a potential £150 million ($170... Read more Barcelona Make Striker Martinez Top Priority

Barcelona want to sign a striker and they have made Inter’s Lautaro Martinez a top transfer priority. The Catalans have been searching for a new forward for a while now, with... Read more Aurier Hoping For PSG Return

Ivory Coast international Serge Aurier has revealed his desire to return to Paris Saint-Germain in the future. The Tottenham Hotspur defender told Canal+ Afrique as reported by Goal.com, that PSG remains... Read more Ighalo Worth £70m In Today’s Transfer Market — Man United

Manchester United have been so impressed with Odion Ighalo they think he’d be worth a huge £70million if he was five years younger, reports express.co.uk. The 30-year-old has been a big... Read more Player Sentenced To 3 Months For Curfew Breach

Serbian footballer Aleksandar Prijovic has been sentenced to three months of home detention for flouting a curfew imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. The 29-year-old striker who plays for Saudi... Read more COVID-19’s Deadly Blow On Sports, Others: Call For Quick Solution

Heads or tails, it is not a normal time in the World as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic ravaging the entire globe which is almost overwhelming even to the medically... Read more Osimhen Must Do More To Break Yekini’s Record — Babangida

Victor Osimhen is being backed by former Ajax star Tijani Babangida to challenge Rashidi Yekini’s Nigeria record. Yekini is the Super Eagles’ leading goalscorer with 37 strikes from 58 international appearances,... Read more Ndidi Dismisses Kante Comparison

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has described himself as a different player from Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante who he sees as a machine. The 23-year-old moved to England in January 2017... Read more Burundi To Continue Playing League Football Despite Threat Of Coronavirus Pandemic

Burundi is to continue playing league football despite the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, its football federation decided on Sunday after a meeting of its clubs. The east African country is... Read more Man City Will Not Seek Virus Furlough Offer

Manchester City say they will not be furloughing employees at the taxpayer’s expense after a number of Premier League clubs took advantage of the British government’s scheme to fund non-playing staff... Read more Rooney Says Handling Of Premier League Pay Row ‘A Disgrace’

Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a “no-win situation” over proposed pay cuts after players were urged to make sacrifices during the coronavirus... Read more Italian FA Boss Says Serie A Season Could Run To October

The Serie A season could be extended to September or October, the head of the Italian FA (FIGC) said on Sunday, warning that there could be an “avalanche of litigation” if... Read more Fifa Draws Up Guidelines To Tackle Pay-Cut Complaints

Fifa is getting ready to deal with complaints and appeals over wage cuts for players, producing guidelines for clubs and football bodies looking to cut costs during the stoppage caused by... Read more Obiora: Benitez Was Dearest To My Heart At Inter

Nigeria international Nwankwo Obiora says he enjoyed working with Rafael Benitez at Italian giants Inter Milan. This is despite the 28-year-old defensive midfielder having worked with the legendary Spanish manager for... Read more Afobe: Why Messi Is Better Than Ronaldo

DR Congo international Benik Afobe has explained why Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo. FC Barcelona forward Messi and Juventus striker Ronaldo are widely regarded as the two best players... Read more Smolov Breaks Spain’s Lockdown To Return Home

Celta Vigo’s Russia international Fedor Smolov has flouted Spain’s lockdown to return to his home country, becoming the second Celta player to break the rules of the state of emergency to... Read more UEFA President Sets Champions League Deadline

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin confirmed August 3 as the latest possible date for the 2019-20 Champions League final. The coronavirus pandemic has led to a prolonged hiatus for sport in almost... Read more Neymar Donates $1m To Fight Coronavirus

Neymar has donated $1 million to fight the impact of the new coronavirus in his native Brazil, according to TV network SBT. The Paris Saint-Germain star, the world’s third-highest-paid footballer, donated... Read more Aubameyang Joins Henderson Talks Over Wage Reduction Deal

Mikel Arteta and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be involved in a conference call with other Premier League bosses and captains on Saturday afternoon to try and finalise an agreement about a wage... Read more Atsu Condemns Notion That Africans Will Be Vaccine ‘Guinea Pigs’

Newcastle United and Ghana winger Christian Atsu has expressed outrage at the suggestion that Africans will be used as the first test subjects for a possible Covid-19 vaccine. Atsu has joined... Read more Messi Lauds Amazing Salah And Versatile Mane

FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has lauded African attackers Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah. The Argentine forward, who is widely considered to be the greatest footballer of all-time, faced the two... Read more