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Vandrezzer break into Africa Digital Football Benchmark Top 50

Vandrezzer FC, the newly formed Nigeria National League club based in the South Eastern Nigerian city of Ikot Ekpene have made an audacious appearance in the latest Africa Football Digital Benchmark released by RESULT Sports and Digital Sports Africa, jumping to...

Klopp rules out Messi bid

Jurgen Klopp has said Liverpool cannot afford to have Messi join them despite speculation but believes the Argentine will be a fantastic addition to the Premier League. "Who doesn't want Messi in their team?" was Klopp's response. "The numbers are...

Chelsea sign Thiago Silva

Chelsea have signed Brazil international defender, Thiago Silva on a one-year deal, with the option of another. Silva was part of the Paris St German side that lost 0-1 to Bayern Munich Uefa Champions League finals on 23 August. The 35...

Egbo happy with KF Tirana despite UCL loss

Coach Ndubuisi Emmanuel Egbo has expressed his satisfaction with what his team, KF Tirana gave on the field, after their 1-0 loss to Red Star Belgrade ended the Albanians' Champions League hopes. Egbo is the first African coach to...

Chelsea sign Ben Chilwell

Chelsea have signed Leicester and left-back Ben Chilwell on a five-year deal. The 23-year-old England international has been a Leicester academy product who made his Leicester debut in 2015. Chilwell, who missed the final five matches of the 2019-20...

Messi hands Barcelona shock transfer request

Lionel Messi has asked to leave Barcelona this summer after the club ended the season with a humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich. There has been an unprecedented outpouring of emotion from the team's fans, many of whom cannot believe...

Sportsbet.io now Southampton’s main sponsor

Southampton Football Club has unveiled its new main sponsor. The club on Tuesday posted the announcement that it has signed a one-year contract with Sportsbet.io to become the new main club partner and front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2020/21 season. Sportsbet.io,...

Ljungberg leaves Arsenal role

Swedish coach Freddie Ljungberg has left his role as first team assistant at Arsenal. Ljungberg, who is leaving to pursue a career in management, was Arsenal’s interim head coach for a period last season after the dismissal of former Arsenal...

Bayern Munich win Uefa Champions League

Bayern Munich have won the Uefa Champions League for the sixth time, beating French champions Paris Saint Germain 1-0 at the Stadium of Light on Sunday night (August 23), courtesy of Kingsley Coman's 59th-minute goal. Bayern have now won all...

Uefa’s Ceferin considers single-game format

UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin says the European Football governing body might consider adopting the single-game knockout format for the Champions League in the future as a result of the Covid-19 inspired experiment in Lisbon, Portugal. "We were forced to...
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