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Chelsea agree deal to sign Timo Werner

Premier League club, Chelsea have agreed a deal with RB Leipzig's star attacking pearl, Timo Werner.It is widely believed that the 24-year-old Werner has a release clause of about £54m.Werner has been in sparkling form this season having scored...

Griezmann wary of playing behind closed doors

Barcelona forward, Antoine Griezmann has revealed that he has never played competitive football without spectators presents and admitted that it would be "very strange" to play under such circumstances.Barcelona visit the Estadi de Son Moix to face Mallorca on...

Primeira Liga wrap: Benfica go top after Corona opens for Porto

Benfica have moved to the top of Portugal’s Primeira Liga despite drawing 0-0 at home to Tondela on Thursday night (June 4). The Eagles dominated at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and mustered 15 shots in total with...

Dortmund concede, Bayern “too good”

German club, Borussia Dortmund will not be crowned Bundesliga champions for the 2019/20 season, according to Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc. Dortmund were four points adrift of Bayern Munich when the Bundesliga resumed last month after a two-month hiatus due...

Absa ends partnership with PSL

Absa's sponsorship of South Africa's top flight, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) will come to an end at the end of the current season.The relationship between Absa and the PSL began with the Absa Cup from 2004-2007.The Bank then...

Corona impact: Tottenham borrows £175 million from the Bank of England

Tottenham Hotspur have borrowed £175 million from the Bank of England as part of plans to cushion the effects of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The North London club announced that they expect to lose £200 million by...

Diego Costa handed prison sentences, expected to escape jail time with a fine.

Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Costa has been handed a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to defrauding the Spanish state of more than €1 million. The player failed to declare payments of over €5 million earned from his 2014...

Long agrees two-year contract extension with Southampton

Southampton striker, Shane Long will spend two more years with the Saints after agreeing a new contract extension with the club.Long will now stat remain at St. Mary's until the end of the 2021/22 season. The Republic of Ireland joined...

Nikyu moots Super 6 play-off option to end NPFL

Nasarawa United technical adviser, Bala Nikyu has said the League Management Company (LMC) should not be faulted if they decided to use the Super 6 play-off option to conclude the suspended 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. LMC officials...

Premier League ratify five substitutions per game

Five substitutions will be permitted in matches when the 2019/20 Premier League season resumes.The campaign will resume on June 17 with Liverpool 25 points clear at the summit of the standings.The decision to allow five substitutions per game was...
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