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Football

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Premier League gets UEFA deadline on how to end season

Europe's football governing body, UEFA has issued The Premier League a four week deadline to outline its plans to conclude the season amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Premier League is in discussions with UK rights holders about how best to...

Premier League step up plans to resume 2019/20 season I

Three Premier League clubs have opened their training grounds as plans to resume the 2019/20 season gather pace.The three clubs are Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United.The drive has been been labelled "project restart" with the...

COVID-19 ends Argentina football season

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) is to put an end to the 2019-20 season which has been interrupted since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.This is according to the AFA president Claudio Tapia who made the declaration on Monday...

Former Liverpool star, Michael Robinson dies

Former Liverpool star, Michael Robinson has died at the age of 61.The former Republic of Ireland forward also played for Preston, Manchester City, Brighton, QPR and Osasuna, while he also enjoyed a successful career in the Spanish media.Robinson, who...

Q&A with Richard Owubokiri

An interview series by Sammy Wejinya Richard Owubokiri is one of the most iconic names in Nigerian football. He was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on July 16, 1961. ‘Ricky’ began his professional football education at Sharks FC but not...

Everton ‘appalled’ as Moise Kean breaches COVID-19 protocols

Premier League club, Everton have expressed their displeasure with striker, Moise Kean after the striker allegedly breached the coronavirus government guidelines.The Toffees say they are "appalled" by the behavior of Kean whose actions were in clear breach of regulations...

Higuain reveals he almost quit football in 2014

Argentina striker, Gonzalo Higuain has revealed that he almost quit football in 1994. The Juventus forward said fear of criticism of his performances was one of the main factors behind his planned decision to prematurely abbreviate his career. “I always regret...

French reports suggest Klopp spoke to Mbappe’s Father

The Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has reportedly called Kylian Mbappe's father in a bid to convince the PSG star to move to Anfield according to reports in France. Mbappe’s consistently high-octane performances have made him one of the world’s most...

Ronaldo says his loyalty remains with Juventus

Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has declared that he has no intention of leaving Italian giants Juventus despite speculation linking him with a move away from the club.Italian publication Tuttosport reported on Saturday that Ronaldo remains in contact with the...

Guardiola wants Bonucci at City

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola is understood to want Italian defender, Leonardo Bonucci at Etihad Stadium this summer.Juventus however do not to sell the centre half to the English champions according to Goal.Bonucci has spent the majority of his...
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