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Football

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Pulisic, Azpilicueta doubtful for Chelsea UCL test versus Bayern

Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta, who both limped off during Chelsea's FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal, have handed Frank Lampard a double injury blow ahead of his side's return to Champions League action against Bayern Munich. Both players appeared...

Rooney blames Fergie tactics for UCL losses to Barcelona

Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has blamed Sir Alex Ferguson for the losses recorded by Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League finals versus FC Barcelona in 2009 and 2011. United lost 2-0 to the Catalans in Rome in 2009,...

Ronaldinho set to be released from house arrest

Former FIFA World footballer of the year, Ronaldinho, is set to be released after four months under house arrest in Paraguay and will now anxiously wait to see if he will be prosecuted following his role in a fake...

Bayern Munich’s Oliver Khan slams UEFA over Man City’s FFP reprieve

Bayern Munich legend, Oliver Kahn has slammed UEFA for failing to keep Manchester City out of European competition after the Citizens successfully overturned a two-year ban slapped on them by the governing body of European football. The senior Bayern...

Yilmaz replaces Osimhen at Lille

French club Lille OSC have secured the services of veteran Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz following the departure of Victor Osimhen to Italian club, SSC Napoli. The Super Eagles striker completed a move to Napoli on Friday (August 1), in a...

Aubameyang the hero in Arsenal’s FA Cup victory

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put aside all speculation about his future as he scored twice to inspire Arsenal to win the FA Cup final against Chelsea, 2-1. The Gunners now hold the record for the most FA Cup wins, with 14....

Peter Bosz knows Kai Havertz’s future

Bayer Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz has given the clearest indication that Chelsea target Kai Havertz might be on his way to Stamford Bridge, claiming he knows where the 21-year-old German would end up. Bosz spoke to DPA: “But I won't tell, it's...

Arsenal topple Chelsea to win FA Cup

Arsenal have won this season’s FA Cup after coming from behind to beat London rivals, Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday (August 1). Chelsea started the brighter of the two sides and took a deserved lead through American star, Christian...

Osimhen will be huge success at Napoli, says Amoo

Former Nigerian assistant coach, Fatai Amoo has said he has already foreseen glorious days ahead for the Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen at his new Serie A side, Napoli. Osimhen was announced as a Napoli player on Friday, July 31 after...

Newton’s Turkish Cup win boosts Black coaches

Eddie Newton's success as a coach in Turkey, where he led Trabzonspor to their first trophy in a decade is a big boost for Black coaches in the era of the "Black lives matter" movement. It also comes hard...
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