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Thousands of mourners yesterday gathered to pay their respects to Brazil legend Pele who was lying in state at the ground of his former club Santos. Pele's coffin was placed in the center of the pitch at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, with fans lining the streets to get inside the ground. The three-time World Cup winner died at the age of 82 on 29 December. There will […]

Brentford made history yesterday after recording a famous first win over Liverpool since 1938, as an own goal from Ibrahima Konate and strikes from Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo sealed a remarkable 3-1 victory. Konate met the same fate as Leicester's Wout Faes did last night by accidentally turning the ball into his net for the opener in the 19th minute before Wissa deservedly doubled the hosts' lead from a […]

Rangers International F.C. of Enugu earned a goalless draw against oriental rivals, Enyimba International F.C. inside Enyimba Stadium, Aba on Saturday in its very last match of the year, 2022. Both coaches featured their best legs with the Peoples Elephants looking to do more harm to the ego of the Flying Antelopes in the 2022 calendar year but coach Abdul Maikaba had other ideas to earn some respect and points […]

Paris St-Germain lost for the first time since March as they were beaten 3-1 by in-form Lens in Ligue 1. Second-placed Lens have lost only once in 17 Ligue 1 games this season and are now just four points behind Christophe Galtier's star-studded league leader who were missing the services of both Neymar and Lionel Messi yesterday. The hosts led after five minutes when Przemyslaw Frankowski volleyed into an empty […]

Norwegian forward Erling Haaland has become the fastest player to reach 20 Premier League goals as Manchester City overcame a stubborn Leeds by three goals to one to reduce Arsenal's lead at the top of the table to five points. Frustrated by a disciplined and determined home side and their profligacy for much of the first half at Elland Road, City go the breakthrough before the break, through Rodri's follow-up […]

Defending champions Rivers United will face Lobi Stars in their opening fixture of the 2022/23 season on January 8 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt. The draw ceremony for the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League season took place in Abuja yesterday. The 20 teams were divided into two groups of 10 teams each after the interim Management Committee IMC and the Nigeria Football Federation NFF decided to adopt an […]

Manchester United have reportedly entered ‘final talks’ with Atletico Madrid forward, Joao Felix in a bid to get a deal done in the January window. According to reports, Felix is unsettled at Atletico Madrid, and Man United appear to be the front-runner for his signature, with Arsenal named as United’s main competitor for the January transfer. Felix is set to leave Atletico in January, having failed to establish himself in […]

Zambia have appointed former Chelsea, West Ham, and Ghana manager Avram Grant to take charge of their national team. The Football Association of Zambia FAZ announced yesterday that the Israeli has agreed to a two-year contract. Grant at a press conference in Lusaka said he chose Zambia because he was looking for the right challenge He has previous experience managing in Africa, having led Ghana to the final at the […]

Holland and Manchester City center-back Nathan Ake headed in the winner as his side beat holders Liverpool 3-2 in a Carabao Cup thriller to reach the quarter-finals. Despite not playing competitively for a month during the World Cup break, City and Liverpool returned to action at a ferocious pace as Fabio Carvalho canceled out Erling Haaland's 10 minutes opener after 10 minutes in a frantic start. Riyad Mahrez nudged City […]