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Football

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Roma in pursuit of Victor Moses

Nigerian winger, Victor Moses could join Serie A club, AS Roma next season according to multiple reports in Italy. Moses is currently contracted to Chelsea but he has not played for the Blues since 2018. The 29-year-old sealed a temporary...

PSG’s French Cup victory marred by Mbappe injury

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe suffered a serious-looking ankle injury in Friday's 1-0 French Cup final victory over St. Etienne. The pacy forward was substituted after suffering the injury following a horror tackle on him by St Etienne captain Loïc...

Leon Balogun joins Glasgow Rangers

Nigerian centre half, Leon Balogun has joined Scottish giants, Glasgow Rangers from Premier League campaigners, Brighton and Hove Albion. Balogun spent the second half of the 2019/20 season with Championship club, Wigan Athletic. The 32-year-old arrives with bags of experience...

Lovren poised for £11 million Zenit St Peter’s switch

Croatian defender, Dejan Lovren is on the brink of a Liverpool exit following an eventful period with the reigning Premier League champions. The centre half is closing in on a move to Russian giants, Zenit St Petersburg, according to...

FA Cup replays to be scrapped for next season

FA Cup replays will be scrapped from next season, the Football Association has announced. This is to ensure that there is an easing of fixture congestion due to Premier League games. Trying to squeeze all the fixtures into a 2020/21...

New Premier League season starts September 12

A new start date for the Premier League 2020/21 season was confirmed by English football's top division on Friday (July 24), the league said in a statement. Premier League shareholders agreed that the next campaign will get underway on September...

Henderson wins FWA Player of the Year award

Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson has been named Football Writers’ Association player of the year for 2019-20 season. The Reds captain beat off competition from Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford as well as team-mates, Virgil Van...

Sarri reveals Juventus’ physical, mental fatigue

Juventus manager, Maurizio Sarri has spoken about his side's physical and mental fatigue after Thursday's shock 2-1 loss to Udinese in Serie A. Matthijs de Ligt's opener was rendered inconsequential by strikes from Ilija Nestorovski and Seko Fofana as...

I wouldn’t turn down Eagles job – Egbo

Former Nigerian goalkeeper and Klubi Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) manager, Ndubuisi Egbo has said he would not turn down an opportunity to coach Nigeria's national team. Egbo recently made history in the Albanian league when he guided Tirana to a...

Schmeichel backs under-fire De Gea

Leicester City goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel has backed under-fire Manchester United goalkeeper, David De Gea who has come under increasing scrutiny following a string of recent high profile errors. The latest of De Gea's howlers occured during United's 1-3 FA Cup...
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