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World football Governing body FIFA yesterday said it had withdrawn the 2023 under-17 World Cup from Peru given the inability of the host country to fulfill its commitments to completing the infrastructure required. The governing body of world football said the 24-team competition would still be staged on the planned dates, November 10-December 2 and it would now designate a new host in due course. The biennial competition was due […]

West London side Chelsea has sacked manager Graham Potter after less than seven months in charge following Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Aston Villa which made it the 11th defeat in 31 games since replacing Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge on 8 September. Chelsea has dropped to 11th in the Premier League 12 points outside the top four having spent more than 550 million Pounds on new players this season. […]

Chelsea knocked out holders Lyon on penalties to reach the Women's Champions League semi-finals after Maren Mjelde scored a controversial spot-kick in the 128th minute to level the tie on aggregate. The hosts had looked to be heading out when substitute Sara Dabritz fired Lyon into a 2-0 lead on the night in the second half of extra-time, adding to Vanessa Gilles' strike in normal time and overturning a one-goal […]

Wild Dogs of Guinea-Bissau recorded a shock 1-0 win against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Group A of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in Abuja in what was their first-ever win against Nigeria. A first-half goal from Mama Balde sealed one of the shocks in the qualifying series and took Guinea Bissau to seven points, usurping the Eagles as Group A leaders. Osimhen had the Eagle’s first chance on goal […]

Tottenham forward Harry cane became England's all-time record goal scorer as they opened their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a first victory in Italy since 1961. Kane wrote his name into the history books in the 44th minute when he beats Gialuigi Donnarumma from the penalty spot for his 54th goal, overtaking previous record holder Wayne Rooney. Declan Rice gave England an early lead when he scored from close range after […]

A decision on the future of the Manager of North London side Tottenham, Antonio Conte is set to be made in the next 24 hours. There is a growing sense that it would be difficult for the Italian to continue as Tottenham head coach following his outburst after Saturday's 3-3 draw at Southhampton, as his comments reflect what he has felt for a long time, and he did not intend […]

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen’s goal against Eintracht Frankfurt in the round 16 second leg tie has been voted UEFA Champions League Goal of the Week. UEFA disclosed this on their verified Twitter handle on Friday. Osimhen’s goal was picked ahead of strikes from Manchester City stars Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. The Nigerian striker bagged a brace as Napoli defeated Frankfurt 3-0 […]

Norwegian Striker Erling Haaland rewrote the history books by scoring an unbelievable five times as Manchester City blowout Rb Leipzig 7-0 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Haaland became the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe's elite club competition and also the youngest player to score five times in a single Champions League game, joining Argentina great Lionel Messi and Brazil forward Luiz Adriano as the […]

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 […]